The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-03-08

also IN Gloversvllle n. Y. where thirty persons
have been received into the Presbyterian church.
forty into the Baptist church, and nearly one
hundred into the two Methodist churches. All
through the State west from the city of Albany
there is in many churches an unusual religious
interest. The Presbyterian church at Little
Falls is rejoicing in new pastor, and on the
the whole the prospects of our Zion in this region
are Frightening
The Rev. A B. Simpson, who a short
time since was immersed and left the Presby-
terlan Church. has started Union church in
Caledonia Hall, New York. He claims that it
is an Independent, Christian church, organized
on a simple evangelical and scriptural basis"
According to the Stated Clerk of Gin
sinnati Presbytery there are in the Presbytery
twenty one pastors. The average length of their
pastorates is FIVE and one. third years. Leaving
out the four installed during the past year, the
average of the remainder is over six years. Dur
ing the past year one pastor of fourteen years
and another of ten years were released. During
that year one pastor was called away by death
who was in the twenty first years of his pastor
ate.-Herald and Presbyter.
The Gazette states that DR.. Eells' Sunday
evening lectures on the apostle Paul are draw.
ing audiences which fill the Second Presbyterian
Church. Cincinnati. Last Sabbath evening he
dlscoursed on the benevolent politeness which
was so characteristic of the Apostle. His cour-
tesy was based on the charity, or high benevo-
lence, which is strikingly set forth in the
thirteenth chapter of LIST Corinthians He is
model to all men in affording an example of
OF evenness of temper in making outward acts
the expression of inward sympathy, and in
avoiding both fattery and roughness-I5.
Dresden, o.-During recent series of
meetings held in the Madison Church, Adams
Mills, o., twenty nine persons appeared before
the session to be admitted to the communion of
the church on profession of their faith in Christ
Most of them are from the Sabbath school-boys
and girls between the ages of Is and II.
Rev. w. g. Pollock is now laboring under
the care of the Home Mission Board at San
Angela, Tom Green county, Texas The territory
under his charge is almost unlimited. HIS
nearest neighbor in the ministry is at Coleman
City, seventy miles away
Oregon.-A Presbyterian church of thirteen
members was organized at Knappa, Oregon.
February 18th. Knappa is on the Columbia
river, twelve miles above Astoria; and is place
OF considerable business. The people are mainly
from Nova Scotia.
Portland, oregon-Forty members of the
First Presbyterian Church have organized an,
other congregation, to be known as Calvary
Presbyterian Church. Services will be held
temporarily in the new chapel, corner of
Eleventh and Main streets. A place of wor.
ship, to cost about ,oOO will be commenced
early in the summer
Paterson-During the ten years pastor:.tte
of Rev. David Magic, D. D., of the First Church,
357 have been added to the church, 200 on
profession. Nearly $4,000 have been ex-
pended in improving the church property and
removing debt. About $4,000 have been given
to establish and maintain a mission, which it is
hoped will soon become a selfsustaining church.
Sz,oOO were given to pay the debt of the Third
Church, besides large sums offered for other
benevolent work.
a venerable Church.-The PHILADELPHIA
Times mentions the celebration by the congrega
ton of the Market square Presbyterian church
In Germantown avenue, of its 15Oth anniversary
The Rev. E. P. Cowan the twentieth pastor
who has ministered in the church and is the
present incumbent preached commemorative
sermon. The first services of the church were
held in 1922, in a lowly stone structure. In
1852 additions were built which doubled its size
AT the latter time Washington who lived In a
house opposite the church, now occupied by
Elliston P. Morris, was daily worshipper, and
his familiar figure, in white perique, buff
waistcoat, velvet knee brooches and silver
shoe buckles, is said to have greatly awed the
unruly boys of the congregation. During the
exciting Revolutionary times the gilded wealth
efcock which rose above the gabled roof, be-
came target if not for the enemy's bullets at
least for the Jealous sons of the town who were
bent upon perfecting their Workmanship and
several of these, having been dug from the
woodwork of the roof are now treasured up as
curiosities. The older members point also with
great pride to a venerable looking bronze bell
which was cast in Germany in 1923, and for
many years was rung in the old belfry. In
1888, to suit the more modern ideas of the
people, the original BODYBUILDING was replaced
by brick structure, which in 1857 was enlarged
to accommodate the growing congregation
other Churches.
On last Sabbath the Seventh Street Chris
tan church, Richmond Va, celebrated its semi
centennial. The Rev J. h. Tyler, the pastor
Drnocbod n so~r,o.,