Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-27


NG1'ON Intel
Religious.
Usual services at the Baptist church to-
morrow morning and evening.
Rev. W. NJ. Poage will conduct services a
the Methodist church tomorrow morning al
II o'clock, and at night at I o'clock.
Rev j. W. Hill will preach at St. Johns
African NJ. E. church, Tomorrow morning al
II O'Clock, and at night at u o'clock.
There will be services at the christian
and at night at 7 o'clock, Elder c. s. Black
well officiating.
Rev. l.. w. Pearce will preach at Mt. Tabor
church every 1irs. Sunday in each month, and
at McKindree Chapel every second Sunday
the other Sundays be prescacs at Columbus
and nj BlackwateT Chapel.
Rev. Il. ". Stewart will ~of1ieiate at the
African NJ. f.. church, tomorrow at II
O'Clock, n. NJ; class meeting at 8 O'Clock, p.
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Sunday school at 9 o'clock a. m.
There will be services ut Christ Church,
Protestant Episcopal, Tomorrow morning,
at II O'Clock and in the afternoon Mt 4 O'Clock,
Rev. Jno. Davis, the rector. Officiating. Sum-
day school ut % O'Clock. II. IL. Communion
every Sunday morning, except the lrst sum
day in the month, at 8 o'clock.
The following is the financial exhibit of the
NJ. f.. church, South, of this city, FOR the COR
ference year beginning Oct. 1, 1882, and end
ing Sept. 80, 1888: For the support Of the min.
istry, $3.50; for Sunday school, $l1O 4s; for
church repairs. 1850; for other objects, 1886;
Conference collection, 300 30; Bishops fund,
s16 .; church extension, $50; for missions,
S1s2 10; for missions by Woman's Missionary
Society, 8l65 Is; for missions by Central Fe-
male College Society, &105 45 for missions by
Missionary bells, S48 70; total for all. pur-
poses, 81 ,102- 04. This Is such an exceeding
ly creditable showing that we publish 1t fol
the emulation of other co~ngregaaien5-
Presiding Elder NJ. NJ. Pugh announces the
following dates for the first round Of quarter
ly meetings for Lexington district: Browns
Vile and Blackwater, Oct 18th and n; Miami
and Mt. Carmel, Oct. Goth and 21st; Grand
Pass and Elmwood, Oct. 81 and-2s; Waverly,
Oct. p and %; Dover, Nov. Band 4; Lexing-
ton, Nov. 8 and 4; Herndon, Nov. 10 and IL;
Wellington, Nov. II and Is; Odessa, Nov. "a
and 20; Higginsville, Dec. l and 2; Clinton ct,
Dec.s and 9;CIinton sta, Dec.8 and 9; Windsor,
Dec. is and 10; Sedslia, Dec. 10 and 16;
Chilhowee, Dec. @ and %; Warrensburg,
Dec. 90 and 90; LaMonte, Dec. % and 30. The
district steward are requested to meet In
Brownsville in the church, Nov. I'd, at 10
O'Clock a. m. Mr.. Pugh hopes that every
charge will be represented.
DR.. Prime. senior editor Of the New York
Observer, after so years in the ministry. de-
livered q discourse, Oct. II, in which he said:
"Cnspeakably greati is the blessedness Of be-
ing a minister Of the gospel Of Christ through
these fifty years, and to have had the oppor-
tunity In the pulpit, and every week for for
ty-three years and a half out of these fifty
years to speak through the press to tens Of
thousands of intelligent Christian men and
women; seeking to stimulate to a higher and
better living; to promote every great moral
reform; to advance every department Of holy
work in the elevation of the degraded and
ignorant to reclaim the wicked; to give the
knowledge Of God. to the world; striving to
heal the woes of suffering humanity; to COM
fort those in sorrow; to scatter light and
peace and hope in the paths of them who
mourn, and SO to make the world brighter
and better because we have lived in it." In.'
deed this ambition has been q noble one, and
the man who entertained 1t has made glorious
use of his opportunities.
Under the caption sis the Old Faith by.
ing" the November Century says, editorial
ly:-"lt Is often said specifically that men Of
affairs, as a class, have lost their interest in
the churches, and an attempt was lately made
to test the truth Of this assertion. In an.
eastern city, with q population Of q little less
than forty thousand, the president and cashier
Of one of the national banks were requested
to furnish a list of the fifty strongest business
firms In the city, with the name Of the head
of each firm. The gentlemen furnishing the
list had no knowledge whatever of the use
that was to be made of it. In classifying
fifty-four names thus given, 1t was found that
there were seven whose relation to the
churches was unknown to the gentleman who
had obtained the list; six who were not lden-
titled with any Of them; and forty -one who
were all regular attendants upon the churches
and generous supporters Of their work-the
great majority of them commandments. In a
western city Of q little more than sixty thou
sand inhabitants; a similar list of tfty-two
names was obtained in the same way; and the
analysis showed three whose ecclesiastical
standing was unknown; one Jew; SIX not
connected with churches; and forty two
regular church-goers, of whom thirty-one
were communicates. These lists were both
made up by weil-informed and sagacious
business men; the cities represented by them
are not conspicuously religious communities;
and the composition of them git s small color
to the notion that the business men of our
cities are estranged from the churches. 1t is
astonishing that such u notion should eve-
have gained currency, in the face Of the pal
pable fact that SO much money is contributed
every year for the support Of the churches
and the prosecution of their charitable and
missionary enterprisese."
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD At MARSHALL
The Synod of the .. S. Presbyterian church
in Missouri, met in regular session at Mar
shall, Mo-, Oct. 18th, II was opened with =
sermon by the moderator, Rev. W. W. Rob-
~ertson, ID. D., from Jno 5:40. Owing to an
unusual detention Of trains the election Of
officers was deferred until the second morn.
ing.
Organization; Rev. J. A. Quarles, D. D.,
was elected moderator, aud Elder j. II. Al.
exander TEN. clerk, with Rev. +. Mitchell
reading clerk.
The attendance was unusually large of both
ministers and elders ;there being in all present
during the sessions Of synod so ministers and
~ ruling elders. There was also present
and invited to sit as corresponding members,
Rev. DR.. Craig secretary Of home missions,
DR.. NJ. H. Houston, missionary to China, and
representative Of the Committee of foreign
missions.
The following paper on cooperation with
theNorthernsynod was adoptedby alargs ma
1ority: "Whcreas, Fraternal relations have
been fully established between tho Northern
and Southern Presbyterian churches upon
terms alike honorable and satisfactory to
both parties; in evidence whereof there has
this year been a mu,ua interchange of dele
gates. together with the appointment of SINH
lar delegates to tue general assembly of 1884;
as also the appointment of q committee BY
each assembly to confer touching work and
common to both, with q view to
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