The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-03-16
NEWS FRoMTHE CHURCHES.
Southern Presbyterian.
Richmond Churches last Sabbath. =

preach. Rev. DR.. A. D. Pollock, of Warrenton,
preached again in the Grace Street church in
the morning. In the afternoon Rev M. H.
Houston, who will soon return to China as a
missionary preached in the Second Presbyterian
church (Dr. Hoges) a missionary discourse, and
at night he preached the same discourse in the
Grace Street church to the united congregations
of that church and the First and Third church
es. collection to aid the Foreign Mission
airy work was taken up both at the Second
church and the Grace Street church
Madison G. H, Va.-Our little mountain
village is far away from the more active, busy
scenes of life, and yet the Central comes to us
weekly, comforting and refreshing our hearts
with glad tidings from abroad We too would
like to be heard from occasionally, and we ask
you to give us asmall space in the column de-
voted to the news from the churches, to tell you
of the great sorrow that has recently fallen upon
us. We have Just parted with our dear, good
pastor, I. P. Eppes, and as a church, we feel as
If our greatest earthly stay had been taken from
u.s. lie came to us several years ago, and found
us few In numbers, pecuniarily poor, and weak
IN interest but his untiring efforts revived that
relation as pastor and people was so pleasant,
we can scarcely be reconciled to the fact that
others more favored will now enjoy the minis
trations of one we looked upon as peculiarly our
own, and whose influence was doing good in
our community. His conscientious discharge
OF his duty, his firm and unwavering adherence
to what he believed to be truth, his earnest, CO.
operation with other denominations in all their
efforts for the promotion of Christianity and his
gentle, kindly manner in the home circle, en-
deared him to old and young and there are but
few amongst us who do not feel as if they had
sustained personal loss in giving him up. We
are hoping to make a permanent arrangement
by which our pull pit will be filled once month.
and though we cannot see it now, we pray that
p" these things may all work together for our
good" ]
Lunenburg.-T church Will be supplied.
at the Court House, on one Sabbath in each
month, by the Rev. II. A. Brown of Charlotte.
Rev. j. F. Cannon. of Leesburg has re-
ceived unanimous call to the church at Shell
byville, Tennessee.
Tuscumbia and Florence Churches.
Alaoama.-Rev. DIR. j. w. Hoyte lately as
sisted the Rev. ]. g. Lane at Tuscumbia, and
Rev. M. L. Frierson at Florence. AS the result
OF the meetings twenty eight persons were added
TO the church at Tuscumbia, and nineteen at
Florence.
Texas Items.-Rev. ]. ]. Hines, recently of
North Carolina, has engaged to supply the
churches of Augusta, Cochino, and Aston in
Houston county, and will preach also at Trinity
station In Trinity county, where he hopes soon
to organise Presbyterian church.
Rev. John T. McBryde, OF. South Carolina
has been invited to visit the Henderson church,
with view of supplying it. We are expecting
him to arrive in few weeks.
The ladies of the Beaumont church are working
energetically to build house of worship and
sustain their pastor
Rev. Ii. W. Currie has removed to the neigh
borhood of Indhn Village in Polk county, and
Is making encouraging progress in missionary
work among the Indians. S. F. TEsEEy.
Rev. e. H. Rutherford. D. D.. and the
Grand Avenue Church. st. Louis-With
sincere sorrow we are compelled to say that
rumors OF Dr. Rutherford's purpose to accent
call elsewhere, have too much foundation.
Months ago he declined to entertain the over
ture' but recently it and others were pressed
upon him with SUCH urgency, private and
Official that he was constrained to consider the
matter After a struggle which we know has
been most painful, he has decided that duty
demands he should yield to that urgency.
He announced this decision to his people last
Sunday week ago, and asked them to ioin
him in requesting the Presbytery to dissolve
his pastoral relation to the Grand Avenue
church. At meeting held last Sunday. the
Moderator, by request of DR.. Rutherford re-
newed the expression of the pastors wish that
the chmch would unite with him in asking the
dissolution of the relation and thereupon. with
deep solemnity and amid many tears, the mem
bers singnifed their concurrence.-R Loyis
Presbyterian.
Revival at Tuscumbia, Ala.-We have
just closed a series cf most interesting and prof
table meetings in our church at Tuscumbia. Ala
DR.. J. W. Hoyte, of Nashville, Tenn, was with
US and did the preaching. The minister hid
himself behind his message, and the Master most
graciously owned and honored it. The preach.
ing was plain and direct, yet tender and elo-
quent, presentation Of the gospel. The meeting
lasted two weeks, and from the beginning to the
very end, this man Of God" held the undivided
attention Of crowded house. The meetings
while absolutely free from anything like excite.