The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-04

prise.-R onney Intelligencer.
Jamestown, Miss.-Five thousand dollars
have been raised for the erection of house of
worship at this place, on the Mobile and North
western railroad, and the contract is ready to-
be placed in the hands of the architect. Chris.
tiGn Observer
Rev. J. e. Spilman, D. DAT an ad-
journed meeting of the Presbytery of Central
Mississippi, held at Vicksburg during the ses-
sions of Synod, the pastoral relation between
Rev. j. E. Spilman, D. D., and the Canton church
was dissolved.-5.
Ashton Church is the name of a new
church on Honey Island, recently organized by
the Presbytery of Central Mississippi.-B.
Rev. w. A. Alexander has resigned the
pastoral charge of the church at Lexington. and
taken charge of the Yazoo City church.-Ib
memorial tablet has been placed in the
First Presbyterian church in Augusta, Ca with
this inscription: In mem ory Of Rev. Robert
Irvine ID. D., for over ten years the beloved and
faithful pastor of this church Born in County
Down, Ireland, September 18TH 1914; finished
his Christian ministry in the service of this
people, April 8th, 1881 Blessed is the man
that trusted in the Lord"
South Carolina.-The Monthly, published
at Clinton, S. c., says that Georgetown is the
only county in the State without Presbyterian
church. If this be so the State is better pro.
vided for in this matter than any other South
ern State. There should be an effort made
without delay to plant Presbyterian church in
Georgetown.
Bethel Presbytery has organized three
churches during the past year and ordained two
young men to preach the Gospel The pastoral
relation between Rev..S. L. Wilson and the
churches of Aimwell and Horeb has been dis
solved by Presbytery. There are at least nine
vacant churches in Bethel Presbytery Rev. F.
l.. Leeper has declined the call of Presbyterv
to the evangelistic work.-N. c. Presbyterian.
Winston, in Orange Presbytery.-Rev.
f. ID. Johnston writes December 26th: At our
communion here last Sabbath a week ago, FIVE
young persons were received into the church on
profession of faith and one on certificate. Preach
ing was had daily for week previous to the
meeting and was continued one week after
From twelve to fifteen persons attended the
various inquiry meetngs-I5
lexington, in Concord Presbyterv
Rev A. M. Watson writes on December 10Th
God has blessed Lexington with visit of his
gracious Spirit, and we have recently added TO
our church seven on examination, and others to
come IN yet. The sister churches also have re-
ceived as many-B
Selma, Ala.-A friend writes u.s. "The
First Church of Selma, Ala, DR.. Hooper. pastor
has resolved to raise $1,000 the next year to
send new missionary to China with the ex-
pectation of making this an annual contribu-
ton. The salary of married man is 900 Mex
leans or $500 of U. S. currency This does not
interfere with the 5000 the Sabbath school has
always furnished for a school in Soochow. Be-
sides, the ladies expect to furnish $3.50 as o.
minimum, and the Busy Bees, whose small
est amount ever raised was $780, in the future
VIII work for foreign missions. 1t is probable
this church will give $500 in 1882 to the
baltimore treasury. One subscription was
$l56, ($3 Sabbath); another 500. Several
gave 500 each, and many $25. There seemed
to be great revival in the Church, that is. all
were full of love and zeal. Each member was
IKE stove. Worldliness does not prosper, but
family religion hourishes. This result was
reached by a committee of the elders and dea-
cons presenting a subscription list to each mem.
bor Of the Church. A pious widow who wished
to carry out her husbands wishes gave $50. AS
a memorial of their former pastor, the Rev. w.
}. Lowry, D. D.. the Church propose to the
committee to call it The Lowry Mission They
agreed that this should not interfere with other
objects s.-Souttern Presbyterian.
The Evangelistio Committee Of the
Synod of Kentucky has elected two other evan.
gelists, the Rev. Messrs J E. Triplett and A. d
Tadlock, who, with the Rev. Messrs f. O.
Guerrant and W. D. Morton, will enter next
week on their work as Synodica evengelists
The following wise resolution was adopted.
"ResotUed, Thatit is the sense of this committee
that the evangelists elected by the SYNOD devote
their time chiefly to eysngelistc work proper
that is to say, in preaching the gospel to vacant
and feeble churches and in organising churches
II the way he clear in destitute places in eroup-
ing churches, and in rendering them assistance
IN securing the stated services Of ministers gpend
ing only so much time among the stronger
churches, either with or without a pastor as BE
weather during the winter or early spring or
other providential circumstances NAV make
necessary III.
Northern Presbyterian.
A correspondent in Madison. wis
says Of the departure of the Rev. John E. Wright
to assume the charge Of the Second Presbyterian
church, Chicago Mr.. Wright has supplied the