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 THE NORTH CAROLINA PRESBYTERIAN. 
 
 The Presbyterian Church in North Carolina has long labored under a serious disadvantage from the 
 want of a journal to advocate her claims and represent her interests. It is estimated that only 1000 
 Presbyterian Weeklies are taken in the bounds of our three Presbyteries. We have 13,000 Communi- 
 cants, and it is safe to infer that there are 30,000 Presbyterians in principle in the State. Our Synod 
 stands fifth in the Union in point of numbers, and her membership is greater than that of any Synod 
 South or West of Pennsylvania. Our sister States on the North and South, neither of which has a 
 membership so large as ours, publish the Central, and the Southern Presbyterian, for the benefit of 
 their people. The time has come when the Presbyterian Church in North Carolina should likewise do 
 her duty to her children. It is a conceded and important fact, that hundreds of our members will take 
 a State paper who will take no other. The Paper is needed to be the organ of our Synod and Presbyte- 
 ries — to elevate and enligliten the piety of our membership by dift'using evangelical knowledge — to pro- 
 mote the cause of Education — to develope the talents of our Ministry, and to strengthen the attachment 
 of our people to the soil and sanctuaries of their own State. 
 
 If our Church in other States, and other Churches in this State, can supply their members with a 
 Eeligious journal, why may not we? Are North Carolina Presbyterians inferior in talent, energy and 
 patriotism to their neighbors on the North or South, or to Christians of other denominations at home? 
 With the same or better opportunities of accomplishing this work, shall we leave it undone? In the lan- 
 guage of one of our most able and useful Ministers, an adopted son of our State, "It ought to have been 
 undertaken 20 years ago, but it is not too late to begin to do right." 
 
 In the last two or three months, a fund of about $5000 has been subscribed as a permanent capital. 
 At a meeting of the contributors, held at Greensborough on the 14th of May, — Eev. A. Baker, Chair- 
 man, — the Paper was unanimously located at Fayetteville, imder the name and title of the North Caeo- 
 LiNA Pkeseyteeiax. Kcv. Wui. N. Mebane and Rev. George McNeill were elected Editors: Rev. Messrs. 
 George McNeill, Wm. N. Mebane, A. Baker and C. H. Wiley, and Messrs. George McNeill, Sr., John 
 H. Cook and David Murphy were a])pointed an Executive Committee, to establish the Paper and man- 
 age its business affairs. 
 
 It is our wish and design to make the Noimi Cauolina Pkesbytekian a journal of the first class, 
 equal to the best in the country in typographical appearance and in adaptation to the wants of om- 
 Churches. Its columns will afibrd the latest intelligence, both foreign and domestic, and special care will 
 be taken to give a full and accurate summary of State news. The name of the Paper is designed to be 
 r an exponent of its character and contents. From conviction, it will advocate the conservative, orthodox, 
 Old School doctrines and order of the Church. 
 
 Our first appeal is to our own people— to N. C. Presbyterians. AVhilst we rely confidently upon 
 their favor, we trust that the native sons of North Carolina who have found homes in other States, and 
 the adopted citizens of our State who form so important an element in our Ministry and membership, 
 will take a deep interest in this enterprise, and give it their hearty support. 
 
 Terms: $2 per annum in advance, ov on delivery of the first number: $2 .50 in six months; |3 at the 
 
end of the year. To clubs of 25 or more, paying in advance and when the Paper is sent to one address, 
 a discount of 10 per cent, will be allowed. Oar Ministers and Elders are earnestly desired to act as 
 Agents, and all others friendly to the cause will please assist in procuring as many subscribers as possi- 
 ble, and forward the names, hy August 1st, to this Office. As soon as 1500 subscribers are obtained, the 
 first number will be issued. If a faithful and vigorous effort is made in the next two months by those 
 who take a lively interest in this Avork, we will, without doubt, be able to begin the publication at the 
 end of that time with a paying subscription list of at least 3000. 
 
 2^p^ Address, Editors of the North Carolina Presbyterian, Fayetteville, N. C. 
 
 Fayetteville, May 20, 1857. 
 
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