The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-16


ton, Allegheny county, va. He has already
come to Virginia with the view of entering upon
the duties of his new field of labor at an early
day.
Bethel Church in Orange Presbytery.
Rev. ]. C. Alexander writes, February 9Th: At
Bethel church, last Sabbath, fourteen persons
made public profession of their faith in Christ.
six of whom received adult baptism Others
will make a similar profession at an early day.
~. c. Presbyterian.
Northern Presbyterian
The following items are all clipped from the
Philadelphia Presbyterian. 1t will be observed
that precious revivals have visited many of the
Northern churches.
twenty-five members have Just been
added to the Presbyterian church at Licking.
Pa, and fifteen to the Presbyterian church at
Alton n. Y.
AT late communion in Calvary Presby-
terrain church, San Francisco CAL (Rev. Mr..
Hemphill's,) forty nine made confession of
faith in Christ.
On the 23d of January twenty eight per-
sons were added to the Presbyterian church at
Mechanicstown, Ohio. Twelve of these were
baptized.
The large and important Presbyterian
church at Belvidere, H., is being blessed with
rich work of grace. A number of conversions
Is reported, and all the members are being
awakened to renewed activity and conservation.
twenty persons have been added lately to
the Presbyterian church at Homecoming, Nd
Rev. D. H. King, now connected with the Cum
berland Presbyterian church, has accepted call
to this church
The Third Presbyterian church of
Wheeling, West Va, Rev. ]. G. Lyle, pastor,
on late Sabbath received an accession of ff-
teen new members, making a total of fifty added
to the church roll within one year.
Opposite ST. Louis on the Mississippi
river is small town, the terminus of a great
many railways, called East St. Louis. In the
Presbyterian church in this place there has been
revival lasting through several months, and
1t is said that more than eighty persons have
made known their purpose to live Christian
lives
There is special religious interest in the
First Presbyterian church at Saltwater, MINI.
The pastor, the Rev. A. A. Kiehle is much en-
couraged In his work, and has deemed it advisa-
Die 10 multiply services, that this season of grace
may be more generally improved.
Rev. R. N. Adams. who has recently
taken charge of the Presbyterian church at
Fergus Falls, Mimi. is already rejoicing in a
spiritual harvest of souls, according to the word
one soweth and another reapeth."
The old historic church at Deerfeld. N.
j., of which the Rev. D. j. Hunter is pastor, is
In the midst of a remarkable revival of religion
More than seventy souls have already given evi
dence of conversion and the work is still pro
crossing.
remarkable revival of religion, begin
ming in the Week of Prayer, has visited the
Presbyterian church of Sharon Presbytery of
Pittsburgh. As result sixty seven persons
made profession of Christ and have been re-
celved into the church. Baptism was admins
tered to fifteen. For this ordinance the grand
iather-nearly four-score years old-and grand.
child stood side by side. Eighty persons have
been received into this church during the first
year of the pastorate of Rev s. R. Gordon.
The church of Union, Presbytery of Kit
tanning, Rev. H. Magill, pastor, has been gra-
ciously visited Meetings have been continued
for three weeks, and as a result thirty.three
were added to 8embership-one on certificate
and thirty-two on confession, ten of whom re-
ceived the ordinance of baptism.
In San Francisco the Rev Mr.. Mex enzie
reported that in his church there were sixty con-
verts, and many more under deep religious i'm
presslons In the Central Presbyterian church
there were scores of inqurers and many con-
verts.
Other Churches.
Apropos of the spiritual decline in the
churches, upon which we commented editorially
last week. the Examiner and Chronicle notes
the fact that 40S of the Baptist churches in this
State received no accessionS by baptism duling
1880, and it says:
The fact is a sorrowful one, but it should be
known that 800 of these churches are among
the smallest in the State, and that too many of
them have had no pastors through the past year.
These facts may be Justly regarded as mitiga-
ton of so large number having had no baptism,
but can be by no means said to excuse it,"
This shows that the churches are all in the
same condition-Baptist and Pedobaptist, Con-
gregational and Presbyterian. May the Lord
send His Holy Spirit and change it all and if.
as DIR. Gordon says, the age of miracles las not
passed, may He work first class miracle. and
put new heart in the Indifferent church mem
bers, the non-relable, plenty Of excuse to offer
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