The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-02-06
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES

Southern Churches.-( Continued from 1st
pGge0
Rev. J. D. A. Brown; of Orangeburg. S.
C., has accepted call to the church at Darien,
Ga
Rev j. L. McLin's post office'address has
been changed from Huntsville, to Clyde, Darling
ton county, s. c. His feld-of labor remains the
same.
Central church, Kansas City, Mo- There
were twenty five additions to this church at the
last communion. The new pastor, Rev. w. F.
Bishop, will be installed on next Sabbath
Rev. r. Henderson, late of Portsmouth.
Va, has accepted an invitation to do the work
of an Evangelist in Savannah Presbytery, and
enters upon the work at once. His post Office
address will be Valdosta, Ca
MIR. Junius B. French was licensed to
preach by the Presbytery of Western Texas at
an adjourned meeting held at Luling. Texas, on
the 18th of January.
The Boonville Church, Mo-Sunday
January 9th, was favored with the presence of
Rev ]. R. Smith. of Pernambuco Brazil, who
gave us very interesting and stirring account
of his work in that field. By his visit he has
made two impressions on US:
1st. The narrative of his labors is beautiful
chapter confrmatory of the Gospel as the polUer
and a0tsdom of God to all cat of every nation who
believe.
End The demands, encouragements and i'm.
Portance of the work there loudly call for fell
low-laborers with him in that particular field
May our beloved Church be moved bv the
spirit of new conservation freely to give her
money and her men to hasten on the dav of the
Lords glory by preaching the Gospel for
witness in all the world. o. VIC
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Northern Presbyterian.
MIR. William Curran, for long time
member OF the Arch Street Presbyterian church
Philadelphia, by his will bequeathed large
sum of money for the founding OF college for
the education of women in the city of Philadel
phia. He directed that the money should ac
cumulate until it reached the sum of $500 900
and that then the college should be opened. An
effort has been made to break the will, but by
decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
made last week, the provisions of the will are to
be carried unto effect and the benevolent pur-
poses OIL Mr.. Curran fulfilled.
Palmyra, New York.-For seven weeks
past Palmyra has been enjoying, or witnessing
such religious awakening as it has not known
In Its history for more than quarter of GEN.
tury. On Sunday evening, December ID q
series of union meetings, including the Meth
odist, Presbyterian and Baptist congregations
was opened, led by Rev. E. E. Davidson a
al, o. E.
winch nave just closed with the most gratifying
results over four hundred persons have
started in the Christian life A good MANY of
these go to other towns to find their church
MONIES, and some OF course unite with no church
while others give no satisfactory evidence of a
~cnange OF heart and life so that onlv a few
over two hundred have asked for admission into
the Palmyra churches The converts are mostly
young men, and seem to be about evenly dis
'trlouted among the three uniting churches. This
Is now the fourth week that the stores and sbops
nave been closed evenings, to give all an op-
Portunlty to attend the meetings The com
munlty at large, with very few exceptions, have
manifested hearty co operation in the efforts
OF Christian people to save their Young men.
The subject of providing reading.room, where
good religious literature can be found. and a
quiet pleasant evening be spent, free from the
snares Of evil surroundings, is now agitating the
minds OF those interested in saving the Young
who have not the restraints of religions bomes
Over a Thousand strong.-No good
Presbyterian can take up the Minutes of the
Synod OF New York, which have Just come 10
hand without lively sense of qualification. It
is goodly pamphlet of eighty pages filled with
reports and statistics that are cheering and in
spring. What grand show does it make for
the year that is past Here is SYNOD which
is confined to one State alone, and which vet
n lmbers over a thousand ministers To he exact
1t has on its roll the names of 1.O3l minister's
and 767 churches. If all who were entitled to
sit in that body had been present, Including
with the above ministers, one elder from each
church, there would have been 1,798 members
"a number quite too large to be crowded into
any Fresbyteran church in the State unless it
were the Brooklyn Tabernacle AS it was
there were present in the Madison-square Church
Bob ministers and 172 elders-527 in all Even
this was found to be somewhat unwieldlv
body, and the Synod resolved hereafter that its
members should represent Presbyteries rather
tnan individual churches. By this wise reduc.
zion, 1t will be more compact and manageable
and can be much more prompt and efficient in
the despatch Of business. This is a step forward
the general aduapco 81 - m II