Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-10-14
From the Presbyterian Of tho West.
WHITE WAITER PREsEYTEEY

WHITE AAIE4hk htAEsh Afa@
This body met, according to adjourn
ment, at Liberty on the 18th OF Sept
Opened with sermon by w. III. Moore
the last Moderator, from Cor. tx. I6.
Ministers all present but +. p. Mon
fort and w. Nj. Stryker. Fourteen
Ruling Elders were present.
James GiIchrist was chosen Modera
tor, and w. ii Moore clerk.
Isaac Watts Monfort was ordained an,
installed pastor of the church at Liberty
+. Monlort preached the sermon; James
Gilchrist presided, proposed the consti
tutional questions, and offered the or
daining prayer. ID. ID. Mckee deliver
ed the charge to the pastor, and ID. NJ
Stewart TO the people.
James Gilchrist was elected trustee d
the Presbyterial Academy, in place oI
ii. l.. Mcclure, deceased.
The following was adopted in regard
to the death Of Brother Mcclure.
Presbytery, with a keen sensibility OF
painful bereavement, and an humble
submission to the Divine will, records
the death of our young and beloved Bro
Henry l.. Mcclure, who departed this
life, on Sabbath the 4,h OF Sept, al
Richmond.
Presbytery express their thanks to the
church and citizens at Richmond fol
their kindness and sympathy extended
to our lamented brother, while laboreI
among them, and especially during hi.
late sickness; and we deeply sympathize
with them in their loss, and exhort them
that they remember the words he spakt
unto them while he was yet with them
and that they look TO the Lord Of the
harvest to send them another pastor az
ter his own heart.
Presbytery would be instructed by
this solemn visisation OF Providence u
be more watchful and faithful as laborers
In the vineyard, that "whcn the chief
sheperd shall appear, they may receive a
crown ofglory that shall not fade away"
ID. NJ. Stewart was appointed to pre-
pare a brief memoir OF the life Of broth
er Mcclure, to be put on the minutes oil
Presbytery.
ID. ID. Mckee, minister, was nominal
ted as Commissioner 90 the next As
sembly as principal, and ;. ) Potter as
alternate; aud Judge 0dgen, Ruling Ell
der of Bath. as principal, and A. X. For
syth, Of Greensburgh, as alternate.
The next stated meeting OF Presbyte-
ry will be at Greensburgh, on the third
Tuesday Of April next, at o'clock 4.
The pastoral relation between l.. ID.
Potter, and the churches Of Brookvlle
and Metamora was dissolved, in order
that brother Potter may accept his up.
pointment 40 principal ofthe Presbyte-
rial Academy.s
=. 5. Potter, J. G.. monfort, ID. M.
Stewart and J.. ID. Potter were appon.
ted TO examine the credentials OF travel
ing preachers.
An overture In reference 10 the pro-
priety Of instrumental music in public
worship, was answered-"Let every one
be fully persuaded In his own mind"
Leave was granted To the church OF
Ebenezer to employ ]. j. Scott for one
year, and to Rising Sun, Hopewell, Mt.
Hope and Versailles to employ w. II.
Moore.
The following supplies were appOin.
ted:
At BrookviIle, Sd Sabbath of October,
l.. ID. Potter;lst Noyember,D. M. Stew
art; lst December, | w. Monfort; LIST
w. Pelan, and LIST Of March, John Gil
christ.
At Ripley, 4th Sabbath of October
Il. Moniort, lst OF December, w. NJ
Stryker and LIST Of February, j. G.. Mon
fort.
And at Sardinia and Union, F. Mon
fort, James Gilchrist and s. s. Potter,
each one Sabbath.
]. G.. Moniort was elected Historian
OF the Presbytery.
After much discussion, the following
action was had in regard to Theological
Seminaries in the West, on which the
ayes and noes were called for, and are as
follows:
Resolved, /. Presbytery regret that
the Board OF Directors OF the New Alba
bany Theological Seminary, in offering
the institution to the General Assembly
placed u restriction upon the transfer
in regard to the location.
AYEs--J. q. Moniort, John Gilchrist
Mckee, James Gilchrist, Hewitt, porla
Hair, Fisher, Raymond and Logan,-l0.
NoEs-Moore, +. Monfort, Stewart
Pelan, 8. s. Potter, |. w. Moniort
Mallan. Il. Odgen, Rosebrough, Frior
Beal, Maple, and ID. odgen,-I3.
2. Presbytery feel satisfied that Dam
Vile is not as scitable a location as New
Albany, II we are to have one great Sem
mary for the West.
AYKs-2l. NoEs-McKee and Pc
LAM.
3. The location ofa Theological Sem
mary at DanviIle has been secured by
the regular aud orderly action OF our
Church, and we feel that il would be un.
wise and improper to establish another
institution In the same general region Of
country, until Danyille Seminary has
had fair trial, nor should Il be attempt
ed then without the appreciation of the
Assembly.
AYEs-Those voting ave on the first
resolution, and Scott, /. w. Monlort
Mullan, Rosebrough, Frior and d. Cd.
genie.
MOSS.
4. Inasmuch as the N. A. Theo. Sem
mary has not been accepted by the zen.
eral Assembly, Is regularly organized
and has building, library, and partia
endowment, Presbytery feel tina, the nc
ton Of the General Assembly docs no
Require the destruction OF the Seminary
hut leaves is Directors under an obliga
stlon To maintain the Institution. until tn
.Syaods united In is direction aud con
,irQl shall order is dissolution.
j. G.. MoSFoRT,
stated Clerk.