The Daily Phoenix

Rev. Dr. Wilson, in a letter to the Rev. James Woodrow, of the Theological Seminary, in this city, gives an account of his recent visit to Baltimore, to solicit aid in behalf of destitute Presbyterian Churches in the South. He bears testimony to the fact that the citizens of all religious denominations have freely and liberally contributed in aid of the suffering people of the South and their destitute churches. We quote from his letter the following:

A public meeting was called at the Rev. Dr. Bullock's church, soon after my arrival, to which were invited all who felt an interest in the condition and welfare of the Southern church. The evening was unfavorable, but the attendance nevertheless was good, embracing a number of persons from all the principal churches. After a general statement by myself of the condition and wants of our church, the meeting was organized, and effective addresses were made by George M. Gill, Esq., chairman, and by Dr. Bullock and Mr. Lefevre.

A committee of twenty-five or thirty persons was appointed to solicit contributions for this object. The committee signalized their interest in the cause by raising among themselves the first night of their meeting $2,000. Their work has not yet been completed, but it is understood they have collected something like $6,000. This does not include, except to a limited extent, what is being done by Dr. Backus' church, which, I understand, prefers to act by itself.

Dr. Bullock, Mr. Lefevre, George M. Gill, and J. Harmon Brown have been specially active in this good work, and they, as well as others who have been scarcely less active, deserve the heartfelt gratitude of our whole church. It is no breach of confidence for me to state that Mrs. George Brown, without any solicitation, gave $1,000 to this fund, besides $500 to other objects of benevolence at the South. Our Christian people ought to know, too, that it was this same Christian lady who recently gave $10,000 for the re-endowment of our seminary at Columbia, after having given a like sum to the Union Seminary in Virginia. Her name deserves to be embalmed in the grateful and affectionate remembrance of our people.