The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-10-19
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES.
Northern Churohes.5C Continued from 1st
page.)

meeting VIZ: Wllowdale, sixteen members
Oakdale, twenty two members, both in Antelope
county and Hainesville, thirteen members, in
Knox county. 1t also appointed committee
to report on the expedency and practcability
| of establishing an academy at Oakdale, Neb,
for which the citizens of that place had sub
scribed $1,000.
Pref, Blackburn. who for thirteen years was
Professor of Ecclesiastical History in Chicago
Theological Seminary, has been called to the
Central Presbyterian church, Cincinnati and
will probably accept the call.
The last meeting of the Synod of Pitts
burg was the " eightieth," and was its final
meeting, as the Synod will be m .rged in the
new Synod of Pennsylvania. The meeting
occurred in connection with the centennial of
! !" Old Redstone" Presbytery, and the Synod
passed the following resolution ~ esolved,
That as monument of this memorable occasion
4 the churches within the bounds of the SYNOD
4 contribute $4,000 to found in the Western The.
logical Seminary scholarship to Re named the
Redstone Centennial Schola ship"
The Theological Seminary of the
Northwest has now been in session over one
month, with fourteen students under regular
instruction Ia the three classes Lectures and
Rotations have been carried forward by the
three instructors on the ground, Rev. Drs. ]. ].
Halsey, Herrick Johnson and Rev. E. S. Curtis.
In addition to the studies of his own depart
ment of Sacraments and Church Government.
Professor Hasey, at the request of the Directory,
has gwen instruction in the chair of Systematic
Theology to tie three classes, and Mr.. Curtis
to the classes IN Greek Exegesis, in addition
with Hebrew. At meeting of the Board of
Directors. held here last week, the three profess
sors elect were present, Drs. Skinner, Craig. and
Marquis. 1t is understood that DIR. Skinner will
accept the chair of Systematic Theology and
enter upon its duties about the first of Novem-
Der. In the meantime Dr. Halsey will 90 on
until DR.. Skinner comes with instruction in tn at
chair Its thought that DIR. Craig will accept
the History Chair, to which he was elected and
enter upon its duties during the session. Dr.
Marquis has declined to come during the present
term, and the directory have requested DR.
Halsey, as soon as DR.. Skinner arriv. s. to give
instruction In the chair of Greek Exegesis for the
remainder OF the session. DIR. Halsey's health
Is greatly improved, and having in former wears
gwen instruction in each of these chairs, IN
addition to his own, he will doubtless be abl, 70
render good service until the Faculty is full
though the number of students owing to the
peculiar circumstances is small, yet the prospects
of the institution are good for the futurs-ba-
terror.
The Second Presbyterian Church of
this city, (Chicago) has extended call to Rev
DIR. VIZ. Coddington, professor of philosophy
and languages In the Univ ersity of Syracuse.
The pecuniary inducement is said to be Sc oCo
per year, and 81 900 to defray expenses of NOV.
ing DR.. COddingtoni is a Methodist and is now
called to pulpit for the first time. He has
gwen no direct assurance of his intention. but
1T is thought will regard the call favorably.-I5.
The Churches among the Free Omen
are busy and prospecting. In the church at
Mount Vernon, N c., thirty five persons have
protested faith in Christ, and twenty seven
united with the church-thrteen adults and
hfteen children received baptism. In the neigh
boring church of Poplar Tent ten new members
were received.
DR.. Talmage has been on a visit to Chicago
Tor few day, and preached in the Third Pres
oyterian church, the largest in the CITY. from
which great number, spoken of as thousand
or more, were turned away for lack of room
lie preached in Farwell Hall in the evening
where there was another overflow The Chicago
reporters expressed surprise at his quiet and
earnest manner, having formed their opinions
from the ridiculous caricatures of the New York,
press which have not wit enough to be spicy
except by ridiculing minister. DR.. Talmage
has accepted the place vacated by DR.. Deems
as editor OF the Sunday Magazine, and the De.
cember number will be his first issue.
Other Churches.
Some little feeling seems to have come to
the surface by the reordaning by Bishop Ste
Vens, Of Pennsylvania, of Rev. William Jordan,
clergyman in the Moravian Church, to the
Protestant Episcopal Ministry. The Moravian
Church as the reader may know, is Bohemian
otfshoot from the Roman Catholic Church, which
In the fifteenth century secured the Episcopacy
from Bishop Stephen of the Austrian Waldenses.
This Episcopal order has always been recog-
nlzed in England but Bishop Stevens declined
70 allow it, saying that " there is no precedent
that recognizes the validity of Moravian or
dination." This stirred up the Moravian SEN
timent, and led the pastor of the First Moravian
Church, Philadelphia, on Sunday of last week
to say 1t is fit, on this first possible occasion,
that should publicly, in the same pulpit in
which, in the years since 1874, the Bishops
Ilnzendorf Spangenberg, Wolfe, Shultz and De