The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-12-08

not be satisfied with present attainments, but
press forward. And unto Him will we sscribe
all the praise. '-Southern Presbyterian
Rev c. A. Munroe writes. November
23d: have Just returned from an evangelistic
mission to Blowing Rock. where l received four
members into the prospective church we have
there. Have also the promise of number of
other additions at an early day. The result, or
at least the most of them, of weeks meeting
held there by DR.. Rumple and myself the latter
part of last monthly O. Presbyterian
Northern Presbyterian.
There are eleven Presbyterian church
es in Troy, N. Y. The Ninth church is eigh.
teen years DID, with membership of 525, and
Sabbath School of 500.
The First Presbyterian church in the
town of Lakes, ILL.,, was totally destroyed by
Ere last week. The loss is about forty thousand
dollars insurance unknown.
Rev. F. L. Patton, D D., will occupy the
Chair of Theology vacated by the death of Rev.
A. A Hodge, D. D, in Princeton Theological
Seminary, during the remainder of the session.
The Synod of Atlantic has overturned
the next General Assembly to be divided into
two Synods making the line between the States
of North and South Carolina the Southern
boundary of the new Synod, which is to be
called Catawba, while the Synod south of that
line shall retain the name Atlantic.
During the past six years, in Southern
Dakota, Presbyterian church has been or
ganzed for every month, and a church building
has been erected for every other month. Five
colleges and academy halls have been built and
four manses. In the ninety churches are more
than three thousand members.
Rev. DR.. Liggett. pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church, Railway, N. j., and his
wife were generously treated by the people of
the church on the twenty-ffth anniversary of
their wedding. An elegant silver tea service
was presen, ed to them, with one hundred and
eighty five silver dollars on a silver waiter.
Other friends at distance sent tokens of their
regard.
/ About year ago through the efforts of
the pastor Rev. Davis W. Lusk, a voluntary
organization was formed in the Sixth Presbv-
terrain Church Of Newark N. j., called The
Builders" We gave at the time an account of
the Society and the object they hoped to ac-
complish which was largely copied by our con-
temporaries, and our readers will no doubt be
interested in learning how the new and original
plan worked. The Society was composed al
most entirely of your people, and each member
was furnished with the necessary documents,
and authorized to solicit cash donations and
weekly subscriptions from one penny upwards.
No large subscriptions were asked no one was
asked to do all he could, but only to do some
thing The plan embraced a two years's work.
One evening last week large congregation
gathered at the first anniversary meeting and
the report presented by the pastor showed that
from all sources there had been raised the hand
some and encouraging sum of over So 900. In.
teresting addresses followed. Both the speakers
and the people were in the best of spirits, and
everybody seemed surprised that SO large sum
could be raised in 80 small way So much for
system perseverance and tact Both people
and pastor feel greatly encouragedin beginning
the second year of the work, which we sincerely
trust may show even better Christian
at Work