The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-06-28

and Agricultural College at Milledgeville, on the
9th of July.
Tarborough Church in Orange Pres
bytery After the close of the last pastoral
year. June 1st the pastor (Rev R. A WALES
gave brief review of the history of this church
during the previous year, which shows "that
the church has been open, and divine services
held twice Sunday on two Sundays of every
month except one. That prayer meeting has
been conducted, generally by the pastor or ell
ders, every Wednesday night during the year
That eight persons have been added to the
church roll, on profession of faith, while the
same has been reduced by four removals and
one death That the church has contributed to
all the objects recommended by the Assembly .,
and that in their various contributions, excu.
sive OF building project, they have averaged
S94.60 per member. ~ c. Presbyterian.
Degrees Conferred-At the late Com
mencement at Hampden Sidney College the
Board of Trustees conferred the degree of D. D .
on Rev A c. Hopkins of Charlestown, W. Va.
and Rev. T. NJ. Niven of Dobb's Ferry, N York,
and the degree of LID. on Prof. F. H. Smith
of the University of Virginia,
NorCnern Presbyterian
The last General Assembly was the
largest ever held, 547 Commissioners being
present. seven more than attended at Madison
two years ago The travelling expenses were
also the largest, S23, 3,66O67, averaging to each
Commissioner $43.25. Twenty of the Presby-
teries paid only in part to the mileage and en-
tertainment funds eight paid nothing to either
These cbyyta
three Commissioners. The amount thus with
held was $4,12S.54
DR.. Herrick Johnson preached to his
people of the Fourth church, Chicago on the
morning of June 1lth, a sermon appropriate to
the second anniversary of his settlement over
them. The accessions during the past year have
been elghty-f five, eighteen of the number on
confession. The total number of members now
enrolled is 437, an absolute increase of seventy
one, allowing for deaths and those dismissed to
other churches The activities of the church
in the direction of Bible class, missionary. as,
soclation and other Christian work. are credit
able and increasing, and there Is a growing
Pecunlary piety. On this point we find the
pastor reported as saying: A word now as to
our record Of benevolence the past year. We
have given for all purposes S36,642 over
against $29,885 the year previous, showing an
advance of nearly $1,000 Of the total amount
this year, $lS,032 have been devoted to salaries,
iuel, incidental expenses, etc, leaving $18,6l0
as the amount of our strictly benevolent offer
lngs The several items are as follows To
Home Missions, $7,316; to Foreign Missions,
$4,624; to Education, $771; to Publication,
1892; to Church Erection, 81 ,381 to Relief
Fund, Y275; to Freedmen, 1922 to Sustenta-
hon' $lo2i to General Assembly, $685. to mis-
cellaneous purposes, including Tract Society,
Bible Society American Sunday School Union,
ETC., Y3,4 This is exclusive of $3, 900 or $4,-
600 given by individual members of the con
gregation to colleges, and of course exclusive Of
the fine gift of $4,000 by one of our number to
the Theological Seminary" The closing refer
ence Is to Mr.. G. H. Mccormick, whose hber-
allty Is further to abound in this direction, un-
I'll the property endowment of the Seminary is
available. All things considered, the Fourth
church may well thank God and take courage
and vote the Moderator round vacation.
The AdUance says -" The Welsh Presbyte-
rian Synod of Wisconsin held its first business
session at Chicago. The Synod has As minis.
ters l35 elders, 3 45O full members in its seve-
raj churches and 1,71S probatoners. The
question of forming new Synod of the church
es in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska
was discussed, and decided in favor Of the pro-
posed change. The success Of missionary work
in Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri was reported
as beyond all expectations but there was still
room for more workers, and the regret was that
there were so few young men engaged in it."
Princeton College.-The most interesting
event attending the commencement at Princeton
College this year was the opening Of the new
Marquand chapel" a new and beautiful
chapel erected for the College by Mr. Henry G.
Marquand, the New York banker The chapel
is in the form of Greek cross, and cost over
100000, and will seat comfortably over seven
hundred persons. There is carved gallery
front and low balconies on either side for TWEEN
tysix Professors, their seats being arranged
like the old stalls in Westminster Abbey
On Sabbath June 11th. fourteen persons
were added to the membership Of the Presby-
terian church in Olean, n Y, David Winters
pastor) making twenty three accession in two
and half months.
One of the serious consenuences of