Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-04-14
For the Yorkvllle Enquirer.

This Body recently held its regular semi-annq.
al meeting at Douglass Church, in Lancaster Dis
trict On the morning of the I'd instant, it was
opened with q sermon by the retiring Moderator,
Rev. D. HARRISON. About thirty members
more than half cf whom were Elders-were in
attendance on the sessions. Rev. J. A. DAVIES
was chosen Moderator and Rev. JOHN s. HARRIS,
Clerk
During the whole meeting (the last day only e1-
ce ted) there was preaching t,rice day, by diff
ferent members Of Prcsbytery. Of the numerous
items of interest transacted the following may be
nned:
The election of Rev. J. R. BAIRD and Col. R.
G. DAVIDSON, as Commissioners to the General
Assembly the recer tion of Rev. C. R. SMITH from
East Alabama Presbytery, who is now laboring in
Six-Mile and Unity Churches-the onef Laucas
ter and the other in York District. Also addition
of Rev. W. II. JOHNSTON from Cherokee Presby
terry, Georgia, who is now resident of Yorkvle,
but in feeble health the appointment ofa Commit
tee to visit, with view to organizing Church in
the community near Grindall's Shoals, in Union
District; the preaching Of the "Annual Sermon
on Education" by Rev. JSo. s. HARRIS, who pre-
sented "7Nc obligations Of the Church to gire an
educated Ministry to the world."
Rev. J. NJ. H. ADAMS was appointed to preach
the Sermon next year, touching "7he duty Of Pa.
rents to dedicate t1r children to God for The Gospel
Ministry" =
minute was adopted concerning the death of
Rev. P. E. BISHOP, and in accordance with this,
Rev. J. H. SAVE was appointed to preach q Ser
mon next Fall before Presbytery, relative to the
life and character of Mr.. BISHOP
Rev. J. T. WHITE was chosen to preach at our
Autumpal Meeting, "Doctrinal Sermon" upon
Justification At the same time Rev. JOHN S.
HARRIS is to preach the Missionary Sermon.
call was laid before the Presbytery, by the
Churches of Concord and Mount Olivet flate pas
toral charge of Rev. Mr.. MCCORMICK for the Ia
bors of Rev. T. W. ERWIN, now of Concord Pres
bytery, North Carolina.
The Church of Ebenezer has been fortunate in
securing the services of W. s. HALL, Licentia,e
from North Carolina.
The Churches of Lancaster, Douglass and Wax.
haw, are in correspondence with Mr.. J. N. CRAIG
of the Theological Seminary in Columbia He
was present at Presbytery, and preached in o
manner acceptable to oil concerned.
In answer to the questions sent down by the
General Assembly to oil the Presbyteries, Bethel
Preshytcry decided that no additions shall be
made to the Constitution of the Presbyterian
Church, whereby provisions shall be made for the
..Demission Of the Ministerial Office"
The names of all the Elders and Deacons be-
longing to the Churches of the Presbytery, are to
be printed in an appendix to the Minutes of the
Spring meeting.
The intelligence of the continued success aud
hatterng prospects of the Yorkvlle Female Col
lege, was pleasingy received by Presbytery, and
who also unanimously confirmed the reelection
Ca;ely made by the Trustees) of Rev. j. NJ. AN
DERsoy, to the Presidency of said Institution
1t was also in this connection Resolved, "That
Messrs. EDWARD MOORE, F. H. SIMRIL and ELI
MEEK, WOOSe leIul cl lTuSlVCouiP hOH SAP'tSoI
be re- elected and that Rev. JSo. S. HARRIS be
the appointee to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the decease of Col. I. D. WITHERspooN, in the
Board of Trustees of the Yorkville Female Col.
lege."
Rev. S. L. WATSON, Rev. JOHN S. HARRIS, Rev.
J. E. WHITE and Elder WM. WYLIE, were appoint
ed Trustees of Davidson College.
The rcI orts from the Churches indicated nm en-
courag'n ng state Of religion in the bounds Of the
Presbytery. "Contributious to Benevolent OBJ
jects" are on the increase
If all the arrangements alluded to are consum-
mated, there will be but two vacant Churches in
the Presbytery, of which one is in Union, and the
other in Chester District
Presbytery chose Six Mile Church as the place
of the next regular meeting. An adjourned meet
ing, however, is to be held at Fishing Creek
Church on the 18th of this month, for the purpose
of taking into consideration the dissolution of the
Pastora! relation now subsisting between Rev.
B. L. BEALL and that Church.
After having spent q most pleasant season Of