The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-06-04
NEWS FRoMTHE CHURCHES.
Southern churches.-(C Continued from LIST
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Kansas City (Missouri) Central church,
Rev. W. Frost Bishop, pastor, at the recent COM
rnunion service, had thirty additions, and six
infants were baptized
A society consisting of about forty youn
ladies has been established in connection with
the church to raise funds for the purchase of a
pipe organ. Last Sunday Rev. Thomas Drew,
of Richmond, Va occupied the pulpit.-&.
Louis Presbyterian.
Greensboro KyARev j. NJ. Evans and
Elder j. II. Hopper left yesterday after sew
eral weeks faithful work. During their stay
the services were owned and blessed of God in
the reviving of saints and the salvation of
many souls. Our own church has received
ffty-eight accessions, and every church in town
will doubtless reap some fruit from our meeting.
Our church has contributed about $400 to the
Synod's Evangelistic Fund this year.
10. &c. MoLLoY
Cynthiana, Ky.-Rev. DR.. ]. L. Mckee,
of Danville, KY has been here for ten days
preaching to greatly interested audiences. Three
other denominations (Baptists, Methodists and
Disciples) have Joined with us in the meetings.
About forty persons express hope of saliva ton,
of whom seven. have united with the Presbyte-
rian church, and several others indicate like
purpose.
Grown people esteem it a precious Gospel
feast to hear DR.. Mckee; while the children
are delighted. Indeed he surpasses any one we
have ever heard in addressing children
H. V.M
The Pine Bluff Church. Ark-The 4th
Sabbath of May was an interesting day for the
Presbyterian church at Pine Bluff 1t was the
last service held by the pastor, J. A. Dickson
before leaving for the Council at Belfast, and a
visit to the Continent of Europe. The church
was filled to its utmost. At the beginning of
the service, two children of believing parents
and one adult believer received the Sacrament
of Baptism. The sermon was from the words
=" Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, after which in the midst If deep and
pervading solemnity the Lords Supper was ad-
mlnlstered to large number of communicates
Three new members were announced, as receiv-
ed into the church. The past has been year
OF prosperity to the church About thirty have
been added to the membership. and the church
has contributed, to all purposes over 50 600
The church has given the pastor three
months leave of absence, continuing his salary.
ID.
Rev. DR.. B. M. Smith of Union Theolo..
glcal Seminary, preached at Charlottesville, Va.
on Sunday, May 25th. The Chronicle says:
d" His sermon in the morning was from the text,
For them that honoreth me I will honor. and
they that despise me shall be lightly esteem ed
list Samuel, I'd chapter, Both verse In the
afternoon he lectured on the Cuneiform In
scrlptons and their relation to the confirmation
of Bible History In this lecture he showed
that not only was the book of Moses recognized
by the subsequent books of the Bible and New
Testament and endorsed by Christ himself, but
the discovery of these stone tablets had furnish
ed new evidence, in that upon them were writ
ten heather accounts of the prehistoric events
He explained the process of deciphering these
hieroglyphics and the manner in which thew
were made to appear as plain and accurate &C
counts of events of Bible history. The lecture
was very interesting On next Sunday this
pulpit will be filled by DIR. Peck, of the Union
Theological Seminary"
Campbellsville, Ky.-On Sabbath Nav
18, Rev. E. o. Guerrant dedicated the new and
beautiful church in Cambellsville, the county
seat of Taylor county, Ky. large congrega.
tlon-probably five hundred people from that
and surrounding counties took part in the SER
vice. A collection was made before the formal
dedication and s. 200 was raised to finish nav
ing off the debt the house. The church ia
unique in its rchitecture-being octagonal in
shape, but most comfortable and commodions
and the best church probably in any town of
the size in Kentucky. 1t cost 81 900 and is a
very cheap house at that. But what is most
remarkable, there never was a Presbyterian
church organization in the town of Campbells.
vile. There Is a church in the country
Bethel,-and some thirty members lived in
town. These with generous help from country
brethren and friends in town, built the church.
DR.. Guerrant, the evangelist. spent week
there. During the services there were twenty
one confessions of Christ, from the child of ten
to the venerable man Of seventy years. On
Tuesday, DR.. Guerrant organized church Of
over fifty members, aud good ones, with seven
excellent officers four elders-'squire David
Moore, John A. Turner, Henry Hazard. and
DR.. =. B. Fleece, and three deacons-Jobn
Cloyd' Charles Patterson and George Weather
ford. Sabbath and Tuesday were great days for
the Presbyterians Of Campbellsville and TAYLOR
county. The new church starts out under the
most favorable auspices It will be under the
care Of Rev. w. NJ Crenshaw. the faithful mas.
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