The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-03
VOL. 17---NO. I.
w. Hooper, D. D.. of Selma

ping together for several Sabbaths in the absence
of DR.. Read, and services are held alternately
at the two churches DR.. Hooper is a native of
Hanover county, not far from Richmond and
his first pastoral charge was near the home. of
his youth. He has many friends in this city
who We're glad to welcome him back His SER
mons were very fine and full of instruction.
Rev. D. o. Davies, of Henderson. XIV.
was In Richmond last week. He was on his
way to Florida, on business trip.
The Columbia Theological Seminary
The iooard OF Directors of the Columbia The
illogical Seminary met on July 10Th, 1881.
A letter from the Rev. Dr. B. NJ Palmer
was read, declining to accept the Professorship
of Pastoral Theology. After a full and free con-
ference on the condition of the Seminary, a
Committee was appointed to prepare an appro-
pirate paper They made the following report.
which was unanimously adopted:
" The Committee appointed to embodv the
results of the conference on the condition of the
Seminary, would recommend the following ac
tion, viz.
Il. The Board hereby records its profound
regret at the conclusion to which Dr. Palmer
has arrived in declining the Professorship to
which he was elected last May, but feels itself
reluctantly shut up to acquiesce, at least for
the present in his conscientious views of the
matter.
2. Furthermore, the Board now finds that,
because of the delay inevitably occasioned by
the steps taken to obtain Dr. Palmer's services
for the Seminary, sufficient time is not now
left to secure the needed addition to the Facul-
ty, in order to resume the exercises of the in
stitution in September next. The Board there
fore expresses its great reluctance at being COM
PEELED to keep the Seminary closed for another
year.
"3. Encouraged by the extraordinary liber
ality of the friends of the institution, and firm
y resolved to resume its exercises in 1882, the
Board now sees Its way clear to elect two ad-
ditional Professors-which step is Judged to be
the more necessary in order that the associated
Synods many have the opportunity for such
action as may be deemed proper at their next
regular meetings"
The Board then entered upon the election of
two additional Professors, viz, Professor of
Church Government and History" and an
Associate Professor of Biblical Literature"
Rev. DIR. I. D. Witherspoon of Petersburg,
Va, was elected Professor of Church Govern
rnent and History, and Rev Prof Charles R.
Hemphill, of the Southwestern Presbyterian
University, was elected Associate Professor of
Biblical Literature. Both of these brethren were
elected on the first ballot and by unanimous
vote. As, however, the exercises of the Semi
nary will not be resumed until September, 1882
their tenure of office will not begin until July
lst, 1882
The following resolution was also adopted:
" ResolUed, That the Board appoint a Com
mittee of three to confer with the chairmen of
the Synodlcal Commissions regarding the modi-
hcatlons of the existing Constitution of this
Seminary, which may be needful in order to
adapt it to the relations of the institution to
the Synods"
The Rev. Drs. Bogg8 Mack, and Clisby were
appointed this Committee. J.B.M.
Linville Creek, Rockingham Co., Va.
We have just closed series of services in con-
nection with our communion on the 18th inst.
Two persons were received by letter. Linville
Creek church is growing in membership slowly
but steadily. Congregations are good and in
creasing in number, and give serious attention
to the preaching of the word. wonderful
advance has been made in their department, in
the house OF God. We were assisted at onr
communion by Rev. Robert Nall, D. D., of Ala
bama, whose praise is in all the churches"
His preaching is largely expostory. His ap-
plication is pointed and practical truth and
the sinner are brought face to face the sinner is
stripped Of every refuge of lies and shut up to
the faith Of Christ. Such preaching cannot fail
to bring forth fruit; we look for it. Gods
word shall not return unto him void" We
know that we shall reap in due season, if we
faint not" We do not like to look at the dis
couragements that surround us in our work. but
at the promises of God, on which he has made
us to hope A. H. P.
Cooper Colored Church.-The commits
sion appointed by North Mississippi Presbytery
to organize a .colored Presbyterian church at
Sand Springs, completed the organization in
June. The church has thirteen members; is
named Cooper Colored Presbyterian church :"
has two elders and one deacon. They are build
ing a house Of worship. They have a Bible
class, under the tuition Of Rev. r. w. Meclllin,
Of twenty-five members, which meets every
Sabbath Christian OJSeroer.
Weimar, Texas.-A communion meeting
was held on the second Sabbath in July. at
Weimar Colorado county, Texas, the first in the