The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-08-02
NEWS FRoMTHE CHURCHES
Southern Churches.-(C Continued from LIST
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New Haven, Ky.-Some two or three
years ago, Rev. ]. H. Morrison of Louisville,
was called on by Presbyterian church mem
Der to visit New Haven, which was an almost
exclusively Roman Catholic community, and
hold services there. He labored for some
months and gathered the nucleus of small
church, which was duly organized. He has
bestowed much care, mostly in the form of week
day services on this little church. They now
have neat frame church building finished, and
Mr.. Morrison spent last week there, making
preparations for the dedication of the new
church which was expected to take place last
Sunday. 1t is light shining in a dark place
Christian Observer.
The Warren Memorial church, of Louis
vile, KY, has made arrangements to rebuild
erecting the lecture and Sunday School building
hrst, and the main edi6ce as rapidly as possible
without mourning debt. Mr. Charles j Clarke
the experimenting architect for the work, is al.
ready engaged in taking proposals from build
ers, and within ten days it is hoped that the
work will begin. 1t will be Gothic church
OF stone with the lecture room, etc., in the rear
ID.
The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, D. D.. of
Brooklyn N. Y, lectured in Charleston. VIVA.
recently, on The Bright Side of Things" He
was introduced by the Rev. ]. C. Barr. The
State Tribune speaks in high terms of the lee
ture, and of the favor with which it was re-
celved by an intelligent audience
Northern Presbyterian.
Grafton, West va.-About forty persons
were received by the church at Grafton, TAYLOR
county, on July 2, most of whom Joined on
confesslon-the result of a series of meetings
held at the court house by evengelists from
Baltimore, Cumberland, and other places
About two hundred conversions are reported
OF whom the above number connected them
selves with the Presbyterian church, and more
will probably do so, and the others with Metho.
dist, Lutheran, Baptist, and other churches in
the city.-Ib.
The ten new Presbyterian church
edihces of the burnt district in Michigan. bnild.
ing and to be built, are in a state of PROGRESS
The one at Sand Beach will be a building of
some size as that is growing place with fair
beginnings already-Ib
A New Church in Manchester, NH
The Presbytery of Boston met JULY 10 in tbo
herman church, Lawrence Mass the Rev
Robert Court acting as Moderator A petition
was presented from certain German residents in
Manchester, N. H., for the organization Of q
German Presbyterian church in that CITY. The
Rev. A. II. Hager, in support of the petition
gave an account OF the origin, circumstances.
and prospects of the society wishing 10 he
formed into church. Various interesting facts
were stated in regard to the status IF the Co.
mans On Manchester. There are at least POO
Germans in that city. Few have been attsnd.
ing any church. At the Presbyterian preach
ing the attendance has been hom $50 to 175
A Sunday School has 81 children ATTENDING il
regularly. The desire for church is shown 70
be sincere by the fact that already the pro.
motors Of the organization have subscribed seve.
raj hundred dollars towards building an edifce
Other Churches.
Lutheran.-W. E. Craig, treasurer Of Rich
mond (Va) Mission. in his report of the work
IN this city, says: 1t is with pleasure that
am able to report that gratifying measure of
success has attended the mission work itself
FROM nucleus of seven members in 1879 tho
roll Of membership has been increased 70 ono
hundred and twenty two; Of this number t,von
ty'two have, by death and removal Terminated
thelr membership, leaving at this time one bnr'
dred active members. Rev. w @. Scbaefer bos
Dteen, and now Is serving the mission conorega
Cion very .accePtably he is popular with Bis
PeoPle ana actVe In his labors the good Lord
mas graoously prospered the work of ms hands
~, 10 our missionary are due the thanks of our en-.
and support" 'P'''y