The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-02-13
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
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held IN the main audience room Of the new
Presbyterian church 10 Greenville. s. c., On
Sunday last January 9th. For several weeks
services have been held in the Sunday School
room; but Che increased attendance rendered it
necessary to use the larger room, although it is
not yet finished; but the work has been suffi-
GENTLY advanced to comfortably accommo late
the large audience present at the first religious
service within its walis-Greenv Ne,Os
Organization.-The Commission of the
Presbytery of East Alabama. Rev. Messrs T. NJ.
Lowry and Baxter D. D. Greer, and Elder A.
Mcleod, on January Goth. organised church
an Geneva. Ala. with IA members. Others will
unite as soon as they receive letters from their
churches. The following Off ;ers were elected
Ruling Elders. John A. Campbell NJ. Currie,
Daniel Vaughan Deacons, w. c. MCLAUGHLIN
and w. K. Kenan. This is the only Presby-
terrain church in Geneva county. The Rev. R.
@: Baker, of Eucheana. Fla, breaches here
neutrality-suspicious. Presbyterian.
The Rev. J. n. Gaillard. Stated Clerk of
'Chickasaw Presbytery writes us that at a called
meeting of Chickasaw Presbytery, held in Pom
totoc church, Mrs.. on the 2Sth ult, Mr.. John
'Storment was received under the care of Pres
bytery as candidate for the ministry. Mr..
w. l. Sinnott. licentiate under the care of Cen
trail Mississippi Presbytery, was received, er-
amined, and ordained to the full work of the
ministry. committee consisting of Rev.
Messrs. W. T. Savage ] H. Gaillard, with rul
ing elder S. F. Abney, was appointed to install
him pastor over Tallahatchie and Hopewell
churches on the second Sabbath in April and
the Saturday before.-I6
Northern Presbyterian.
Rev. Charles A. Briggs, D. D., has dis.
covered that there were Presbyterian ministers
and churches previous to the arrival of Francis
Mackenzie at Snow Hill and Rehoboth. and is
writing about it In the EUdngeL,st and Inde
pendent. All of that has been generally known
and was fully discussed in the Banner some
years ago by one of the descendants of those
old Presbyterians. But there was no organiza-
ton beyond churches, and in most, if not all Of
these, in most imperfect manner until the DAYS
%of Mackenzie. Those early Connecticut and New
York churches had no coherency and had near
Iy all lost what little of Presbyterianism there
was about them long before 1905, when the
first Presbytery was formed, and they welded
no influence worth mentioning in the early his
tory OF Presbyterianism in this country Francis
Mackenzie is the central figure in the organiza
ton of the Presbyterian Church on this CONT
nent, an honor of which he can never be depriv-
ed, though there were few Presbyterian minis
tvs before him IN Maryland, Virginia Connec-
tic t and New York. The impress that he gave
to Presbyterianlsm here has not been lost TO
this day. The Confession of Faith is the
" American type" of Presbyterianism, not a few
scattered ministers and imperfectly organized
churches In the 18th century.-Presbyteria
Banner.
The Synod of India, at its recent meet
ing, resolved to establish Theological Train
ing School at Saharanpur, and appointed
Board of Directors, to which was committed the
duty OF selecting Principal and other Profes
sors. Rev. j. G. R. Ewing of Allahabad, has
been chosen Principal with Rev. ]. J. Lucas. of
Mainpuri and Rev. E. M. Wherry, of Lodiana
Observation-Disclosures Banner.
The late James F. Clark. of CLEVELAND
Ohio, bequeathed $4,000 for educational char.
liable and religious purposes, including $24 900
TO Oberlln College and $4,000 each to the
American Bible Society the Presbyterian Board
o Foreign Missions and the Presbyterian Board
of Home Missions.
The Second Presbyterian church
Kansas City, Mo-, received seventy.one ad.
dltlons last year. The Fourth church added
eighty three to its roll, more than half of whom
were on profession of faith.
a dispatch in the secular papers saws "a
new educational institution will soon be opened
IN Guatemala under the auspices of the Presby
terrain Board of Foreign Missions of New York
and the immediate direction of the minister
Mr.. Hill, the pastor of the Protestant conerepa-
ton in this city. The course of instruction will
be wholly in English, and in accordance with
the system in vogue in the best schools in the
United States"
The Home Missionary tells how the endow-
ment Of 100000 for Maryville College, East
Tenn, was effected -" Some portion of the
amount was subscribed on condition that the
whole be subscribed before the close of 1883
The very last day of the year two gentlem g n -,
one in Western New York and another in West
ern Pennsylvania, telegraphed Professor Lamar
promising $4,000 each, and the work was done {"
A new Presbyterian church was added
to the list on Friday evening" February 1st
when large congregation assembled in Hebron
Memorial Presbyterian chapel, at Twenty-Rfth
and Thompson streets, Philadelphia, to partici-
pate In the organization of a new church. After
devotional exercises sermon was preached bv