Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-04-20
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

met at Bellefonte, Pa, on Tuesday,
the 18th inst. Rev. Mr.. White, of
Milroy, retired Moderator, preached
q sermon from that beautiful text,
s'The Lord rcigneth," after which the
meeting was opened for the transac-
ton of business. Twenty-eight min
listers and twenty-seven elders were in
attendance. The following are the
present officers G. w Zahnizer, Mod
orator; d. I'll. Barron, Rec Secretary;
and W. B. Mckee, Reading Clerk.
The pastoral relation existing between
the Rev. W. A. Hooper and the con-
gregations ofTyrone and Birmingham
was dissolved. The Rev. John Moore
of Williamsburg, gave notice of his
intention to resign his charge, at the
adjourned meeting in June next. The
Rev. r. NJ. Wallace accepted call to
the church of Altoona, and arrange
ments were made for his installation.
The Rev. w. B. Mckee accepted call
from the united congregations of Bald
Eagle and Ft. Matilda, and arrange
ments were made for his installation.
Rev. Orr Lawson and Rev. R. B. Moore
were appointed the principal commits
sioners, Rev J. B. Strain and Rev. w.
A. Hooper their alternates, and Hon.
Samuel Linn of Bellefonte and Hon.
James Parker of Lewistown, Lay
Delegates, to the next General Assem-
bly,, which is to meet in the city of
Newark, n. J. on Thursday the 10Th of
May, 1864 On Wednesday morning
Rev. Mr.. Barron Of Hollidaysburg,
preached the usual Missionary sermon
from John x.16, "And other sheep |
have which are not of this fold, them
also must bring, and they shall hear
my voice, and there shall be one fold
and one shepherd" At the close of
the sessions, the Rev. James Linn,
d. d., who has been a member of the
Presbytery for more than fifty years,
at the request of the Moderator, brief
ly addressed the Presbytery in an af-
fectionate and touching manner. He
congratulated the brethren for their
great cordiality, and expressed his
qualification in being once more per-
mitted to meet with them, and after
mentioning the names of some of his
former co-presbyters, who preceded
him in their passage to another world,
amongst which was prominently the
name OF the late Dr. Woods, he init
mated and manifestly felt that it was
in all probability the last time he would
constitute one of their number After
his remarks, he closed with an affec-
tionate and impressive prayer, when
the Presbytery was dissolved, to meet
at Philipsburg in June. Its next reg
ular session will assemble at Shirleys-
burg early in October, and the Philadel-
phia Synod Of the Presbyterian church,
comprising seven Presbyteries and
perhaps 200 members, will meet at
Lewistown the third week in October.
p1-A special Synod of the Luthe-
ran Church assembled in this place
last evening for the purpose of ordain-
ing Rev Mr. Rice as missionary to
benighted Africa The Rev. p. Sahm
of Andesville, Perry county, preached
the sermon for the occasion, after
which the impressive scene of laying
Or of hands was performed. A num-
Der of ministers from the surrounding
.counties were in attendance.
Es~ Local items this week are scarce.
The water is falling, boatmen are get
ting ready for the Spring campaign,
girls do more gadding than work, boys
swear as much as usual, people are
fesolved to do without, or with very
httle, coffee, sugar and other articles
which are now ir speculating hands,
houses are scarce and rents looking
ppward, and all the girls from twelve
years to forty-fve are in market for
husbands.
sea. The water stock held by the
Borough was sold at public sale on Sat-
nrday last at from two to three dollars
per share above par.
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