The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-04-18
VIRGINIA.

Rtchmond.-The pulpit of the First Church was
occupied by Mr.. l.. Gresham and Mr. A S. Johnston
of the Senior Glass of Union Theological Seminary.
DIR. McFaden unwell.
AT the Grace Street Church DR.. A. L. Phillips
preached at the night service.
The Rev. j. j. Fix, of Manchester preached at the
night service in the chapel of Union Seminary.
Abingdon-The congregation of the Sinking
Spring Church has just built chapel in a rapidly
growing part of the town south of the Norfolk and
Western Station; and Sunday school has been or
gained with an enrolment of ftythree. This makes
four Sunday schools that are now conducted by this
congregation.
Observation-Disclosures Addison Hogue conducted
services at the Colerstown Presbyterian Church
Sunday morning, April Sh, in the absence of the pas
tor, DIR. Mebane, who at Dublin preparing to
move his family to Collierstown.
Clifton Forge-On Sunday, April Sth, the annual
report of our church read before the congrega-
ton, which showed very encouraging condition o.
affairs. 1t showed that the church had reached the
hlgh-water mark in her contributions, having raised
during the year from all the SO 577 O2
which Is nearly thousand dollars than she has
ever raised any year previous to this. Seven hun
dred and siXty-siX dollars of this amount went for
benevolent causes; $4,000 pay balance on our new
organ, which installed last year and the rest
Tor the current expenses of the church. There
thlrtyone additiOns-sixteen by profession and fiji
teen by letter; and these added to the fortyseven
additions reported last year makes total of seventy
eight additions since the beginning of the present
pastorate, little less than two years ago Our
Sunday school reported an average attendance of
officers, teachers and scholars, of two hundred while
her contributions amounts to $4,000. We think this
a pretty good showing for our church. but we hone
to do even better during the new year. upon which
we have already entered with splendid prospects,
JAS. b. Cook, Pastor.
Front Royat-This congregation is looking for
ward with much pleasure to the approaching meeting
OF Winchester Presbytery within her doors The
matter of greatest local interest will be the celebra
ton on May End of the ffteth anniversary of the
ordination of DR.. James H. Turner as a ruling elder
IN this church. Appropriate addresses will be made
by Rev. H. NJ White, ID. D., on Fifty Years of Pres
byterianism in Winchester Presbytery; and bv Rev
f. NJ Woods, d. D. the Eldership The opening
sermon will be preached by the Rev. A. G. Hopkins
D. d.
Failing Spring.-The Rev. DR.. Buckner has been
unwel for some weeks. His pulpit has been supplied
by Dr. James A. Quarles and Mr. r. S. Saunders. of
Washington and Lee University
DanUWe.-The date for the great evangeistic ser
vices to be conducted here under the direction of
Dr. ). Wilbur Chapman, has been changed from
April 22d to 9th The meetings will last for two
weeks.
LeDngton-Servces were held each afternoon and
evening last week, the Rev. DIR. r. NJ Halves of
Louisville, KY preaching for the pastor, the Rev.
r. ID. Southall.
O1ford.--A sum of money has been raised by Ok
ford Church to secure Mr.. James D. Deacon as music
teacher, to hold singing school every Saturday at
the church for four or five months for the purpose
OF improving the singing in the congregation This
IS move in the right directions and there are very
few congregations in the county but what reed i'm.
Proyement in congregational singing One late Sab
bath Rapps new church received quite handsome
present-55 hymn books, 80 without notes and 20
with notes They were presented by the Rev j. p
Smith, Jr, pastor at Oxford Church and were do
mated by the Presbyterian Committee of Publication
The books were second hand but practically new
Rockbridge County Ne1s
Newport Ne,os.-First Presbyterian Church report.
ed to Presbyery of Norfolk it's most successful