The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-12-21
NEWS FROM THE ECHURcHEs
Southern Presbyterian.

Southern Presbyterian.
Rev. T. j. Allison has been called to Tai
lahassee, Fla.
Rev. David McMeekin, of Ballvmena
Ireland, has declined the call to Eufaula. Ala
Second Church, Petersburg va.-On
last Sunday Messrs. Freeman w. Jones and
John Bate were installed as elders in this
church.
Rev. c. M. Howard has been holding a
series of services in the Presbyterian church AZ
Drummondtown, Accomac county, Va, since the
beginning of this month.
Rev. R. A. WALES. late of Lynchburg,
Va, was, on the 11th inst, ordained and in
stalled pastor of the church at Tarboro, N. G..
Rev. ]. H. Smith, D. d. presided and preached
the sermon; Rev. S. NJ. Smith delivered the
charge to the pastor, and Rev. T. J. Allison
the charge to the people.
Rev. w. G. Woodbridge, pastor elect Of
the Hot Springs (Ark.) church, has declined to
be installed, and has notified his congregation
that his services as their minister will cease
with the third Sabbath in January. He has
not yet determined where he will labor.
Rev. F. w. Lewis has removed from Ken
lucky to Louisiana. and taken charge of the
church at Vermillionville and Opelousas. His
Post office address is Vermillionville, La.
Mt. Carmel church.-Lexington Presby
terry will meet in this church next April, and
the congregation are having the house of wor-
ship thoroughly repaired and painted.
Rev j. e. Booker, of Staunton, has lately
conducted series of meetings at Olivet chapel.
which resulted in the addition of six persons to
the church The meetings closed on Sunday,
l1th inst.
Organization.-Ino obedience to an order of
the Abingdon Presbytery which met at Dublin,
Pulaski county. Va, on the 25th day OF Novem
Der, 1881, after due notice the Rev. ]. M.
kirkpatrick preached sermon at Martins Sta
tion' Va, and proceeded to organize Presby-
terian church which was done with ii members
and that being finished the church then went
into an election of its officers R. Martin.
b. h. Watson, and G.. A. Calfee were elected
ruling elders G. L. Teaney and S. M. William
son, deacons. We commend the little church
into the hands of our Lord and Master and
ask the prayers of all Christians for the growth
VI Vne church. M.
SeweH Church, West va.-A church
"lth THIS name, of seventeen members was or
ganized at Sewell Station on the Chesapeake
q Ohio Railroad on the 10th of December. 1881
by Revs. James Haynes and j. H. Lewis, with
elders a. D. Johnson and c. S. Warner. a com.
mittee appointed for this purpose at the fall
meeting of Greenbrier Presbytery. The mem
oers all came from other Presbyterian churches
out one who was received on examination.
several OF them were from churches In Scotland
Dr. ). 7. Hughart, who had previously served
as an elder in Messy Gre elk church in Augusta
county, Va, was elected and installed into that
ofhce and John Kay. was elected, ordained. and
installed into the Office of deacon Two others.
one OF whom had served IN that capacity in
fayette church were elected elders, and one
other was elected deacon but have not vet sig
mined their acceptance. There are sixty or
more families living at this place and no other
church organization as yet 1t is hoped therefore
that this little church may serve as a nucleus
Tor the formation of a prosperous Christian broth
erhood at no distant day. This makes the sixth
church organized in this Presbytery within a
little more than year, two Of them in the field
OF our evangelist, Rev. L. A Mclean He feels
very much encouraged by these indications of
the divine favor. This little band at Sewell
aided by others at this place have erected
building for church and school purposes COM
bined and seems disposed to work. Nav grace
mercy, and peace be multiplied among them.
l..
Rev. e. III. Harding D. D.-The Savan
nah EUening Ne10s of December 18th, highly
commends the sermon preached on the Sabbath
preceding by Dr. Harding, who is now supply
ing the First Presbyterian church of Savannah.
and says that an earnest effort will be made to
have him repeat it.
Auxvasse Church, Mo-Dr. Cowan sends
us by postal this good news
We have been conducting meeting in nv
church for the past ten days Up to this date.
there have been thirty five added to the church
on profession of faith--some Of them heads Of
families and advanced in life."-iSt Louis Pres
byterian
Des Peres church under the care Of Rev.
). A. Smith, received four new members on the
llth inst. At the same time, the elders.elect
Messrs Black and Syder, were ordained and in
stalled.-Ib.