The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-01-20
NEWS FROM THECHURCHEs.
Southern Presbyterian.

NA ooo LAS Ueeu CnduBeu lIOu nOChy mount, va,
to Marion, Smyth county. Va He has accepted
a call TO Marion
Springfield and Harmony churches,
Maryland Presbytery. have lately shown their
appreciation of their pastor and his work by
making him some very valuable presents.
Prytania Street Church, N Orleans
The lecture room of this church was consumed
by fire on Monday. January 4th.
Rev. j. g. Law, of Darlington, S. c., has
been called to the Ebenezer church. Charleston,
S. G.
First Church. Louisville, Ky.-On Sab
bath, January 10th, there were thirty. seven ad
dltions to this church, of which Dr. T. D. With
erspoon ls pastor.
Rev. ]. Lowrie Wilson's post-office adj
dress has been changed from McConnellsville to
Abbeville, S. c.
Second Church, Petersburg, va-On
the first Sabbath of this month nine persons
were received into the communion of this
church.
Fourth Church, Richmond, va.-On the
first Sabbath of this month nine persons were
received into the communion of this church
four of them profession of faith
Presbytery of North Mississippi was
called to meet in Oxford, Miss, yesterday, jan
uary 10Th, to dissolve the pastoral relation, if
the way be clear, between DR.. D. K. Mcfarland
and the Oxford church, and to dismiss him to
Lexington Presbytery. In order to his accept
ance of the call to Staunton, Va.
Manchester. Va.-After the morning ser.
vice last Sunday the Presbyterian church held
congregational meeting to respond to the re-
quest of the pastor, Rev. T. P. Epes, that the
church would unite with him in asking the
Presbytery to dissolve the pastoral relation.
Mr.. Epes has received call to the Madison
church, North Carolina. resolution to unite
with the pastor in the request was, after DELHI
Grafton, voted down.
The congregation, without taking further ac-
ton, appointed two commissioners to represent
them at the meeting of Presbytery called to be
held at the Grace Street church, Richmond Va,
on Friday the 22d inst, at II o'clock.
The Presbytery of Louisville net, in
special session, in the lecture loom of tls First
Presbyterian church, Louisville, ~, en- Tues
day, January 18th, In response to the call Ct
the Moderator issued at the request of Rev f.
b. and I. f. Converse, editors of the Christian
Observer. There were present twelve ministers
and six ruling elders. Rev Drs Boggs and E.
Daniel, of Memphis. were also present and pre-.
ferred charges against the Messrs Converse.
Rev. F. B Converse presented for himself
and brother a statement and memorial asking
Tor an investigation of the accusations that had
appeared in the Memphis appeal, which may
reflect injuriousy upon them
After some discussion as to what ground the
accusations should cover. how far back they
should extend, &c, and what was the proper
mode OF procedure, the Presbytery adjourned to
meet again on the third Wednesday of Februa
~, for full hearing of the matter
Ronoeverte, w. va-New Years eve
was celebrated at the manse in Ronceverte by
an entertainment as agreeable as it was unex-
Pected to the inmates. While the pastor DR..
Samuel j. Baird, and his family were unsus-
pectingly entertaining two or three friends who
mad casually called, the house was suddenly in
undated with throng of the congregation and
friends from other churches, each and all laden
with tokens of afectonate regard in the SUBJ
stantial shape of vegetables, fruits, groceries
meats, and every imaginable thing for the sup
plying CT the table, while an envelope was
found to contain the equivalent for full suit of
clothes for the pastor. After an hour spent in
social enjoyment, the friends dispersed to their
homes, leaving behind them grateful and un-
fading memories of the thoughtful kindness and
warm affections which from the beginning and
increasingly have been apparent in all the rela-
lions Of this people to their pastor and his
family
Thus agreeably has closed a year which
through all lis months, and especially during
the last quarter. has been crowned with tokens
OF Gods favor. The church was organized July
Sd, 1881, with twenty-three members. DR.
Baird, who had commenced his lsbors here with
the first of October, 1884, was installed in the
pastoral Office on the 18th of May, 1885,
Through the summer there were growing indi-
cations Of qulckened spiritual interest The
Session was therefore encouraged to appoint
special services commencing with Sunday the
first Of November Six Of the officers Of the
church we're appointed to preside in turn, in
prayer meetings held every night that week.
The interest Of these services was deep and in
creasing to the end The services were, there
fore, continued until thanksgiving day, when
they we're closed. During this time there was
preaching every night, preceded by prayer
meeting In these services the pastor was most
acceptably assisted by The Rev. W. McC. Miller,
during the first week and the Raw ID T. Frier-