The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-11-18
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FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Presbytery of Savannah.

The Presbytery OF Savannah met according
to adjournment at Pennington, Liberty county.
Ca, and was opened with sermon and by
prayer from the Moderator, the Rev. A. w.
Clisby.
There were present during the sessions six
ministers and five ruling elders.
The Rev. J. Fl. Alexander was elected Mod
orator, and the Rev. R. Q. Way temporary
Clerk.
The Rev. W. J. Mccormick, of the Pres
bytery of Florida, was invited to sit as cor
responding member.
Mr.. Charles T. Way appeared before Pres
bytery, and,was taken under its care as can
didate for the gospel ministry. 1t was ordered
that application be made to the Assembly s
Committee of Education for one hundred and
fifty dollars per annum to assist Mr.. Way In
the prosecution of his studies.
1t was resolved that hereafter aor,ttea re.
ports should be required from every church
respecting the. state Of religion within its
bounds.
The committee appointed to confer with
John Maxwell. (colored, candidate, and to
recommend any action they deemed expe'
dent in his case reported as follows, which
report was adopted:
"That having had free conversation with
him, and taken into consideration the circum
stances of the case, and the prospects OF any
benefit to be derived on either hand from the
relations existing between him and this Pres
bytery, they deem it inexpedient that said re.
lation be continued, and recommend that it
be at once dissolved.
The Presbyterial Committee on Sustentation
was directed to apply to the Assembly.s Com,
mittee for an appropriation OF one hundred
and fifty dollars to repair the house of worship
at st. Mary's.
The Rev. H. L. Deane was dismissed to the
Presbytery of Atlanta, and the Rev. j. s.
Cozby to the Presbytery Of Macon. The pas
toral relation between the latter and Bryan
Neck church was dissolved without the for
NAL concurrence of said church, because OF
its disorganised condition, and the Rev. G.
B. King was directed to declare the church
vacant.
The Committee on the Assembly's Minutes
made the following report, which was adopted :
l. This Presbytery adopts the plan recon
mended by the Assembly to raise the salary
of every minister devoting himself exclusively
to the work Of the ministry, to at least six
hundred dollars
2. That the Rev. D. II. Porter, Rev. DR..
Arson, and ruling elder II. A. Crane, be
added to the Presbyterial Committee of Sus.
tentation, (ot which Rev. G. B. King is
chairman and said committee be clothed with
all the authority necessary to secure the OBJ
servance of the conditions imposed by the AS
sembly on all applications for aid to its Com
mittee OF Sustentation.
8. We enjoin the ministry to use special
diligence in instructing and exhorting the
churches to greater liberaEty in contributing
to the Assembly's Committee of Sustentation,
and not to fail to gather the collection required
on the first Sabbath in January next.
The Stated Clerk was directed to docket the
other items of the Assembly's Minutes for
consideration at the next regular meeting of
Presbytery.
Presbytery recommended the churches of
Valdosta and Bethany to apply to the Susten
tation Committee for an appropriation Of two
hundred and fifty dollars to support the min
istrations of the gospel.
Calls for the pastoral services of the Rev.
N. P. Quarterman from the churches of Elem
time. were presented to Presbytery, and being
accepted by him, he was accordingly installed
pastor of Remington, on Sunday afternoon;
the Moderator presiding, Rev. A. w. Clisby
preaching the sermon and giving the charge
to the people, and Rev. @. B. King to the
pastor.
The Rev. Messrs. G. B. King and D. 81.
Porter were appointed to conduct his installa-
ton at Walthourville on the fourth Sabbath
in December.
The assessments on the churches was in
creased twenty-five per cent, and the amount
ordered to be sent to the next meeting of Pres.
bytery.
Presbytery adjourned to meet in Mt. Yer
non, Montgomery county, Ca, on Thursday,
before the second Sabbath in April, 1869, at
7 o'clock, P. NJ. DAVID H. PORTER,
Stated Clerk.