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

by those who had heard Mr. Sasakura some months
ago. After the address about twenty-five of the
students gathered at the home of President Me-
Allister and for two hours were charmed nv, tho
interesting answers and comments of the genial
Asiatic. ME- Sasakura will sail for home about
June 1st, and pastors who their people to hear
an address they will remember would do we'll IN
correspond with him.
News has recently come of the appointment of
Mr. Carter Dupuy Johnston (class of 1880 as AS
sistant Attorney General of the Philippines Mr.
johnston is the son of honored brother Rev T.
B. Johnston, d. D., pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at South Boston, Va T O. NrcA
Lunenburg-The churches of Iunenbure Court
House and Ebenezer in Roanoke Presbytery are
arranging with Bardwell Chapel Burkeville Crewe
Nottoway Court House and Blackstone in East
hanover Presbytery, to hold joint meetings at Not
to"av rails the last week of July and the first
week of August. The Rev A. /. Phillips ID n
has consented to be present July goth to
hold Sabbath-School Institute The Rev + r
BOOKER superintendent Home Missions in SYNOD
OF Virginia, will also be present Further notice
Oh arrangements and details will be given later
Norfolk.-Second Church, Sunday April 1 was
communion service and eight new roenobars. ,,,oro
received into the church
Norfolk.-Rev. M MEG Shields commenced bis
labors on April LIST with the Park Avenue Church
Old Stone Church-In these days of new and
modern things, we must not forget the old Angus
Ia church. Familiarity known as the "Old Stone
Church' where the senior editor of the Central"
spent most of his happy boyhood days This
church has not grown gray with age for if was
born gray being built of the native limestone
History says that she formally organized in
A'fV out there is conclusive evidence that there
was an organization as early 1877, only five
years after the first settlers came TO this section
In that time they have had only nine pastors
the present incumbent being the ninth Within,
the territory once regarded as belonging to this
curch there are at least 100 churches of the
oS'eIlah ana other denominations. She has had
many daughters and grand daughters Her con-
uhued contribution of members and means to her
children and to the city churches has kept her
from being a large church at any time At the
beginning OF the present pastOrate, she had 1876
members. Since that time 29S have been added.
majority of these have come from the cont
Fosts' OF which there four. The hope of the
old church was in this phase of her work At three
OF these points, Spring HILL Burketown and New
nope we have commodiOus, we'll equipped chaDels
Those at Spring Hill and New Hope were built
within this pastorate The work at each one of
these points grows encouraging every wear
Many other improvements have been made A
STATE roof mas been put on the old church. which is
the third roof since 1749, when the present bui1d
ing was dedicated. An addition has been built TO
the manse which is now one of the most COM
pIete and commodious manses in the country In
all these these good people have been kind
tender and sympathetic many, many times en-
couragtng the pastor and his family by SURVIVING
them with the good things of this life, and when
In sorrow and trouble, giving that tender unosten-
tatious sympathy and support which speaks more
IMAM words They entering now upon a work
which has been upon the hearts of the people for
long time-the building of an iron fence around
their cemetery, which will involve much labor and
expense.
Last, but not least carry upon our roll the
names OF two minister's who have gone out to
preach the gospel in this land Rev A. n Lambert
and Rev j. /. Mauze, also Rev r. Gamble See
ana MS sister Miss Ruth b. See, Of Lavras,
Brazil. Truly the Lord has been good to us for
which devoutly thankful. w.