The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-10-27
reason for encouragement and thanks to God.

Knox Church. Miss.-Rev. Messrs.
Graves, of Meridian, and Witherspoon PRESIDENT
pastor) closed weeks meeting at this place
with the hsppiest results. The whole commune
ty was greatly refreshed and the church was
left in happy condition. Tners were twenty
seven accessions to our church (Knox) twenty
six upon profession of faith, and one by letter.
Eleven adults were baptized and nine children.
There were about as many more who made pro.
fession of religion and will unite with the other
churches. Knox church is in fourishing con-
dition. Mr.. Wltherspoon has been called to
the pastorate and the installation service will
take place on the 9Th Sunday-I6.
Uniontown, Ky.-A correspondent writes
that Rev. Mr. J. M. Evans and j. H. Hop
per came to his town (Uniontown, in Union
county, Ky,) under discouraging circumstances,
and labored faithfully over two weeks, and in
spite Of opposition, had the most successful
meeting ever held in our town and from a
mem bership of seventeen or eighteen, we now
number fifty four A great many of these are
from the Sunday School. The members are
greatly encouraged at the result Their solourn
with US was very pleasant. The memory of it
will long be bright Landmark in our earthly
pilgrimage Is.
In connection with the General Assembly's
Centennial in 1888, the Board of Directors of
the Southwestern Presbyterian University have
determined to make effort to raise 5000 900
as an endowment for the University. They be-
lleve that by united and persistent effort on.
the part of the six Synods combining in the sup
port of the University, this amount can be Sc
cured. The Synods have the following mem
bership: Alabama, 1917 Arkansas, 1887;
Memphis, 6.344; Mississippi, 9,915; Nashville
1884; Texas, S.257i making total member
ship of 1884. There are in the churches with
in the bounds of these Synods 26,S97 children
in the Sabbath Schools A small amount Sc
cured from each would aggregate a considerable
sum In accomplishing this grand work Four
dollars from each church member, with the con.
tributions from all the Sabbath Schools and
ladies societies. will ensure the 100000 A
committee was appointed by the Board of
Directors to bring The matter before the Synods
this fall for their consideration, and thus
through the Synods reaching the Presbyteries
and the churches
Northern Presbyterian
At the communion last Sabbath at West
Arch Street Pr,sby terrain church, Rev. Dr.
Hemphill pastor, there was an addition of forty
six new members. thirty upon examination and
SIXTEEN by certificate. The total membership
of the church s now $50
Cincinnati has seventeen PRESBYTERIAN
churches. To these were added last year 464
on confession of faith and 239 on certificates
total of 703. The total membership of these
churches aggregates 4,470.
The Synod of Ohio is larger than any
other in our Church except New York and
Pennsylvania. 1t has II Presbyteries, 500
ministers and hcentiates 607 churches, 2,453
elders and 1892 communicates. Though we
have twenty six Synods, the Synod of Ohio
constitutes one-tenth of the constituency of the
Presbyterian Church. For some years before
1881 there were four Synods in Ohio, but by a
constitutional amendment the Synods are now
one, and bounded by State lines, where the
Church is strong enough, or except where a
Presbytery at home or abroad has to be at
hed.-Herald and Pres6yter
The Twenty-Four $50 Presbyteries.
Rockaway, NJ j., Oct IA, 1885.
Mr. Editor Mr.. Jacksons figures compiled
from the Minutes, and published recently in
your paper, showing that the churches in the
Presbytery Of New York contributed last year
nearly $40 per member, set me to thinking and
figuring with the subjoined result. would
say that these computations have not been
verified in every case but they were made with
care, and are, as 1 believe, substantially &C
curate There are twenty four Presbyteries
which show an average of $50 and over per
member. Arranged according to their relative
rank, they are as follows:
PresbUterv. Per member