The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-18

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Texas.-B.
Hartwell Ga-A friend writes us: On
the first Sabbath in January the evangelist of
Athens Presbytery, the Rev. R. w. Miner, or
ganised church in Hartwell, Ga, of twenty
members with three ruling elders and two dea.
cons. The extreme inclemency of the weather.
combined with other causes detained quite a
number at home. On the first Sabbath in
February, others will doubtless be received into
the church, and other officers will be ordained
and installed May his people ask for the Mas
tors blessing on the work done. "-Southern
Presbyterian.
Second Church, Wilmington, N c.
During the year QSSD this church has added
by profession of faith in Christ sixteen members,
| and by certificate seven, OF di .missals and re-
movals by death there were six; leaving net
gain of seventeen members. There are now one
hundred and twenty members enrolled-one
hundred and seven being resident. The Sab
bath school now numbers one hundred and
twenty pupils, over forty having been added
during the past year. This church is one of the
most prosperous in our Southern Assembly, the
gain in membership being 1Ol per cent, in the
The finances are in an exceptionally pros
porous condition. The church has paid the
pastors salary contributed to all the benevo-
lent enterprises of the Church at large, cancelled
bebt on the manse of nearly 5000. met all the
incidental expenses and begins the new year
entirely free from debt with balance on hand
In the general treasury, and a sinking fund
started towards erecting new building. The
total amount raised was 1892 The officers ALL
have been diligent and faithful and, as the
result shows, efficiently. c. Presbyterian.
Northern Presbyterian.
East Mendon, New York-This con-
gregation has discontinued pew-renting, and
gone back to the old custom of circulating
subscription to raise the ministers salary. Two
advantages have resulted from the change, alto
gether less difficulty in obtaining the necessary
! sum, and decided increase in the congregation.
The ruts of any long continued system may be-
| come so deep to make it best to get out of
them.
A Large Bequest.-The CongregationaHst
says that The will of the late Captain John
Brooks of Bridgeport, Conn. bequeaths the
greater part Of his property, estimated at l5O,-
600, to the First Presbyterian Church of that
city"
Mr.. Walter Lowrie, son of former mis-
slonary to China, and Mr.. James D. Paxton son
of DR.. William NJ. Paxton of the First Church,
N. York city, were received under the care of the
Presbytery of New York at its January meet
ing. Grace and blood will tell
The Memorial Presbyterian church at
Eighteenth street and Montgomery avenue,
Philadelphia, Rev. S. A. Mutchmore pastor, had
preparatory evening meetings last week, and as
a gratifying result their communion service last
Sabbath witnessed an accession to their men,
bershlp of thirty five persons, eleven on certif-
cate and twenty-fou on profession of their
faith. The entire congregation was so much
impressed with the prevailing seriousness among
the unconverted that it was unanimously re.
solved to continue the meetings during the
evenings of another week
The Oxford Presbyterian church. Phil
adelPhia, (Rev. Dr. Robbins pastor,) was filled
with great congregation on Sunday evening
last. Twenty-four persons were admitted to
full membership in the church, fourteen of them
on profession of faith in Christ. A number of
these were baptized, and some of them are men
of influence in the community, from whom good
work for Christ may be expected
To our latest inquiries we have received
the sad response that the venerable DR.. Mus
grave is very low" His physicians and
friends await what seems to them to be the
approaching end Of his long and useful life.
Among the prominent supporters of a
charity school in San Francisco, CAL, number
ing over three hundred children, on Barbary
Coast answering to the Five Points in New
York; is Mr.. Guthrie, son of DR.. Guthrie, Of
Edinburgh. He is a partner in one of the prom
inent San Francisco firms. Like his father he
is interested in the poor children.
The friends of education among the
Freedmen will be rejoiced to learn that gen
tleman in Morrlstown NJ j., who has previous
ly given largely to Scotia Female Seminary in
Concord, N G has now given $4,000 for the
erection Of a wing to the main building, which
has been greatly needed for some time.
On Sabbath January l. twenty new mem
bers were added to the Wakefield PRESBYTERIAN
church, Germantown, Philadelphia, of which tn,
Rev. Mr. McFetridge is pastor, fourteen 0
whom were on profession of their faith, two o
them being baptized.
The Presbyterian Memorial Chapel il
3 Lancaster, Pa, lately received thirteen new
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