The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
Southern Presbyterian.

pastor of Sharon church, Mecklenburg Presby-
terry.
Lioentiate J. T. Plunket has been or
dained and installed pastor of Steel Creek
church, by Mecklenburg Presbytery, N. c.
Rev. L. MoKinnon was requested by the
Presbytery of Concord to furnish his sermon on
Evangelical Labor preached before last meeting
of Presbytery, to the Southern Presbyterian
Review for publication.
Rev. j. W. Rosebro, pastor of the Messy
Creek church. Lexington Presbytery, has re-
ceived unanimous call to the First Presbyte-
rian church, Savannah, Ga.
Church for Colored People.-A commit
tee was appointed by the Presbytery of South
Alabama at its late meeting to organize a
colored congre2 ation at Laurel church, Marengo
county. Ala.
Rev. 3. e. Goodies pastoral relation to
the church of Valdosta, Ca, has been dissolved
by the Presbytery of Savannah, and he has
been dismissed to unite with the Presbytery of
West Hanover.
The Church at Yorkville, 8. c., has
lately received an addition of thirty one men,
oers. The pastor, Rev. T. R English, was as
sisted IN protracted meeting by Rev. G. A
Trenholm and Rev. ]. Lowrie Wilson In the
last Six months about three hundred additions
have been made to the churches of Bethel Pres
bytery.
Rev. w. B. Arrowood, of Montgomery
Presbytery. has been elected an evangelist by
Concord Presbytery. Mr.. Arrowood has offered
his resignation of the pastoral charges which
he holds, and Montgomery Presbytery will meet
In Christiansburg on Wednesday after the
fourth Sabbath in November, to consider the
question of dissolving the pastoral relation
Rev. w. e. MoIlwain, of Mecklenburg
Presbytery, has also been elected an evangelist
by Concord Presbytery and has asked leave to
resign his pastoral charge. The matter of dis
solving his pastoral relation and dismissing him
to Concord Presbytery was to be determined at
meeting of Mecklenburg Presbytery at Char
lotte, N. c., on yesterday, Q5th inst)
Church Dedicated at Marion. va.-On
the 23d ult. substantial brick edifce, lust COM
pleted, handsomely furnished, and paid for, was
dedicated to the worship of God The dedica-
tory services were conducted by the Rev. W. v.
Wilson OF Abingdon Presbytery, and former
minister in charge. At the above date there
were three accessions to the church.
D. E. FRIERsoN
Rev. B. w. Mebane writes from Hills
vile, Va, November LIST:
meeting at Pine Creek church, Abingdon
Presbytery Va, of which Rev. Lee C. Brown
is pastor continued eight days, resulting in
about twenty professions and eleven accessions
TO the church.-N. c. Presbyterian
The Second Presbyterian church, St.
Joseph, Mo-, colony from the LIST (Dr Camp
bells) is In charge of Rev. Geo. Miller, an able
and popular minister. who, since the war has
been connected with the Northern PRESBYTERIAN
Synod of Missouri. He will now unite with our
Synod, and will meet with most hearty well
come.-&. Louis Presbyterian.
Rev. DR.. A. D. Madeira, of Kansas Citv.
Mo-, writes to the 81. Louis Presbyterian a let
ter OF explanation in regard to what that paper
said about his movement to organize an In
dependent church in Kansas City. DIR. Madeira
says that he has 81 no church organization. in
dependent or otherwise" He is engaged simply
as an evangelist, taking Kansas City as his
held of labor, in order to reach large class of
people who do not attend any church
The st. Louis Presbyterian, however, thinks
that what DIR. MADEIRA said about "denomina-
tonal distinctions" etc., smacks of demagogism,
and says very properly, while all would re-
Joice to know that he is engaged simply as an
evangelist. taking Kansas City as his field of
labor, 1t Is source of unfeigned sorrow to those
who love him best. that he sets out to do this
work by thrusts at his own and all other de-
nominations and by reflections upon his breth-
rem OF all names who prefer to be pastors of or
gained churches"
Mount Sterling, Ky.-An interesting
meeting has been in progress in the congrega.
zion OF Rev. W. E. Keller. The house cannot
mold the congregations that gather. We have
not yet heard of the results Christian Obser-
Uer.
fhe First church, louisville, KY
held congregational meeting last Wednesday
night, and by unanimous vote protested
against the severance Of the pastoral relation
IN order to DR.. Guerrant's undertaking the work
Oh an evangelist for the Synod.-I6.
Rev. Il. e. Erwin expects to take a brief
season OF rest with his family in North Carolina.
Letters directed TO Rutherfordton, N. c.. would
reach him.-Ib
Cynthiana, Ky.-Exceedingl interesting
and impressive services were held here on Sab
bath, October Both, when a commission of West
Lexington Presbyterv (consisting of tbree min.