The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-11-01
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
Southern Presbyterian.

Augusta, ny. correspondents Will please note
the change.
Rev. ]. R. McAlpine's Post.o office ad-
dress has been changed from Selma, Ala, to
Columbia, S. G.
Rev. w. T. Thompson, pastor of the First
church, Charleston, S. c., returned home last
week with his family after a short vacation.
He found his rooms furnished and prepared so
as to be quite transformed, and all to his great
comfort
The Synod of Missouri resolved at its
late meeting to commission tro evangelists to
labor within its bounds. 1t expressed the de-
sire to see at least one evangelist in every Pres
bytery.
Farmville, Va.-A letter from Rev. H. H.
Halves October 27th,) says: "a great work of
grace is in progress in Farmville. Au of us are
at work in the Methodist church. NY people
share the blessing largely. The Baptists began
the meeting; then it was transferred to the
Methodist church. There are about 60 or 10
professions so far" Mr.. Halves has gone to
Fluvanna to conduct a meeting. Rev. DR..
Wharey will supply his place in Farmville
Rev. Robert P. Kerr of Savannah Ga.
has been elected pastor of the Tabb Street
church, Petersburg, Va, to succeed DR.. Wither-
spoon. Mr.. Kerr is co pastor with Dr. Arson
of the Independent Presbyterian church, Savan-
nah. Hon. c. F. Collier was appointed by the
congregation to prosecute the call for Mr.. Kerr's
services before the Presbytery.
Lewisburg, va.-The Green5ricr Tndepen
dsNi says Rev. G. W. Finley, from Romnev,
West Va, stopped over in Lewisburg as he re
turned from the Synod and preached in the
Presbyterian church to large attendance of
hearers on Sunday morning and evening last.
The Independent gives a synopsis of the SER
mons and speaks of them as very able and
practical sermons"
Charlottesville, Va.-The Rev. DR.. Chas.
II. Read, of Richmond, preached fine sermons
IN the Presbyterian church last Sunday, one in
the morning and the other at night, to large
congregations. In the morning sermon the dis
tinguished preacher discussed with great ability
the two great facts of humanity-Sin and Re.
demption-showing how the ruin brought on
the race by the former is to be counteracted bv
the triumphs of the latter through the Lord
Jesus Christ Chronicle.
There are two colored Pregbvterian
churches in Marenzo county, Ala.-Rocl,
Spring and Witherspoon. The committee of Do
nestle Missions of the Presbytery of South Ala.
bama, at recent meeting, resolved to make an
effort at once to secure suitable colored minis
ter as evangelist, to supply these churches and
look after the spiritual interests of the colored
people IN the bounds of this Presbytery.
Evangelistic Labors.-Rev. w Mor
ton and Rev. DIR. E. o. Guerrant evangelists in
the Synod of Kentucky both made lengthy re.
ports Of their labors for the year at the late
meeting OF Synod. The reports are published
IN the Christian Observer. Rev. Mr. Morton
concludes his report with the statement:
The immediate visible results of this effort
on the part of the Synod in the section in
dlcated are: Three hundred and eighty four SER
vices held by your reporter since December 80
1881. There were sixly.ive confessions and
renewals of confession of faith in Christ There
were eighty additions to the churches. Twenty
SIX infants and seven adults were baptized
Two elders were elected, ordained. and in
stalled. Two hundred fifty six ministerial visits
nave been made. One church was organized
Pledges to the amount of seven hundred and
ninety five dollars have been secured in desti-
tute fields for the support of ministerial SUD-
plies; one hundred and sixty-six dollars and
ninety cents have been collected and paid over
70 the Treasurer of the Executive Committee of
Eyangellstic labor This work has reonired q
travel of three thousand one hundred and 6ftv
miles Oy ran and and four hundred by private
conveyances."
Dr. Guerrant says in his recapituIation
have preached some two hundred and
sixty three times, and received seven bnndrad
and thirty one persons into the church most
OF whom baptized organized five new church
es and re organized two old ones Zone in Louis
vile Presbytery, two in Pennsylvania. three in
west Lexington, and in one Ebenezer) Two
Oh thsse are now engaged in building houses of
worship and two others are making prepara
tlons to build Five young men are PREPARING
ior the gospel ministry in our new churches
ana many others have their hearts turned TO-.
wards it. W
Three hundred and fifty dollars have been
contributed to the Synods evangellstic work
Noesides their regular contributions) by the
various churches and persons 1 have visited
lnree hundred dollars were also given bv one
church to the general sustentation cause and I
nave collected some two hundred and eighty
dollars to assist in building the new houses Of
worship in the mountains"
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