The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-05-24


greatly revived 1t was the pastors gracious
privilege upon Sabbath morning to announce
the names of forty one communicates added to
the roll; of these several were heads of families
and one received the ordinance of baptism :
thirty eight of this number were received upon
profession of their faith; and three were added
upon certificate In addition to the foregoing
there were fifteen infants presented for baptism,
thus making a grand total of fifty six names
added to the roll of the church.-N C. Presby-
terian.
The Kentucky Synodioal evangelists
report nearly four hundred additions to the
church IN the various places where they have
been laboring during the last four months.
The larger part of these accessions, we believe
have been to churches which have pastors.
Rev. L. H Blanton. D. D., is reported as
having been thrown from buggy May 10Th.
One arm decentralization Observer.
Highland, Ky.-At meeting of the com,
mission last Sunday afternoon, a new church
was organized on East Broadway, near Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY Twenty five
members were enrolled. Mr.. w. C. Nones was
elected deacon. The election of other officers
was postponed till next Sabbath afternoon.-I5.
Henderson, Ky.-Ten additions were an
nounced at the last sacramental service May :,
1882. The church is prosperous and abound
ing IN many graces. The Sunday Schools are
doing remarkably well. Two bands of active
workers, about fifty in all, with nearly three
hundred scholars, give token of present zeal
and conservation, and Of large fruits hereafter.
The congregational school Is crowded and i'm
Provements in the school rooms are proposed,
which will help forward this blessed and In
portant work. The Mission school is one of
much interest. For many years it has been
dong good work. II was never more needed,
and probably, never more effective than il is at
present.-I6.
Northern Presbyterian.
The receipts of the Board of Home Missions
during the yer Just closed have been S403
lO0.87. Its payments have amounted to $426
9l0.09. 1t closes with debt of SIS, ,S62. .54 The
receipts for Sustentation have been 500, ,279 98 !
and the disbursements $25, ,23I SO. The large
balance Of last year is thus reduced, leaving
Y2O, O,78l.59 as the present surplus. The re
celpts of the Board of Foreign Missions have
been larger than during any other church year
since the reunion, amountinr TO $500 $50 6e
"nu io@v4ng DaIance OF YaIs 90 -,
celrts Sll3,l52.59 were from legacies. 'hg ne ne
press at Shanghai, instead of being a charge
upon the Board, has paid into the treasury
$4,000 from its earnings.
The Rev DR.. D. c. MARQUIS submitted,
the question to his Presbytery whether he should
go to the Theological Seminary at CHICAGO or
remain In his Pastorate. 1t decided that e
should remain.
fhe forty sixth anniversary of The Union
Theological Seminary was held last week in
Madison Square Church, New York. The grad
uating class numbers thirty five.
The PresbyteIy of New York reports q
gam Of lO65 In membership during the past
year a decided advance over former wears A
considerable falling off in contributions to the
Boards IS reported, many thousand dollars less
having been sent to Home and FOREIGN MIS-
sions and the other Boards than last year. Per
maps tins Is well, for it is better that the Boards
should gather their receipts from the whole sur.
face OF the church than that they should dep nd
upon large gifts from the churches in the great
cities. If New York and PHILADELPHIA lessen
their gifts this year it is a comfort to know that
the whole church has given more.-PI -PIcsJytertan.
In the month of March last fftv persons
asked the Presbytery of Washington. D. G. TO
be organized into Presbyterian church which |
was subsequently done B. +. Brockett F
Hodges, ]. T, Thompson and ]. H. Warman NJ
D., were elected elders The church was or.
ganized under the name Of the Unity Presbv-
terian church Of Washington, D. c. On the
18th Of April, by order of the Presbyterv. the
Rev. George B. Patch, of Washington. D. c.
was installed pastor The congregation wor
ships in a comfortable hall on Fourteenth street
near Corcoran, in a rapidly growing part of the
city, and have earnestly entered upon the work
o! providing church accommodations for church
services
Princeton Seminary Students in ad
dition to the report Of the anniversary. some
figures recently collected are Of great interest
The three classes last year numbered Il9 SFwo
persons were Inaccessible when the facts we're
gathered. OF the remaining III. 81 were sons
OF ministers, % were sons Of elders. 6 were sons
Of deacons. In the case of 44 both parents sere
private Christians, and Of 10 the mother wa,
church member, was Of Catholic parentage.
oi Quaker parentage, and in one case neither
parent sustained any church relations. o6 en-
tsrtained Christian hope before reaching the ace
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