The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-05-12
PresbYterY of Tuscaloosa
Met at Tuscaloosa. Ala, April |, 1869.

Met at Tuscaloosa. Ala, April l, 1862
Present eight ministers out of eleven; and seven
ruling elders, representing eleven of our twenty
eight churches.
The Rev. NJ. J. Mclean was elected Moderator,
and the Rev. G. NJ. Hutton, Temporary Clerk
The Stated Clerk was directed to write to all
the churches not represented at this meeting, urg-
ing the importance and duty of sending delegates
to all our meetings, and reminding the sessions of
our Standing Rule, requiring them, whenever
unrepresented at any meeting, to send up in ,crit
ing to our next meeting reasons for such delin-
quency-showing that they had appointed dele
gates, and had inquired into their fidelity in
discharging their duty.
| Mt. Olivet church was appointed as the place
for our next stated meeting.
Rev. WI Kennedy was appointed to preach
the sermon on Education at that meeting, and
Rev. d. D. Sanderson his alternate
| The Committee Of ,flucation reported our three
candidates as advancing favoraby in their studies
two. about to finish their collegiate course and
the other, in his second year in the Seminary The
churches are appealed to urgently for liberal con.
tributions to sustain these young brethren in their
studies flfi qR M
| The report of the Committee of Domestic Mis-.
sions was adopted, embracing the following points:
|. The successful prosecution of his work by the
Rev. NJ. j. Mclean in the field assigned him, and
arrangements Tor its continuance.
g The prospect of securing the services of the
Rev. d. Anderson to supply our vacant churches
in Sumter, viz, Bethel, Hadden, Oxford, and
Elizabeth.
8. An effort to relieve the Elyton church from
debt for their church building.
| 4. There is a large amount of territory within
the bounds of this Presbytcry. embracing the
counties of Favettc, Marion, Walker, Winston,
Jefferson, and Blunt, of whose spiritual condition
we know but little, and in behalf of which we have
made but few efforts. We feel that it is incumbent
on us to make some movement in that direction !;
at least to obtain more full and definite informa-
ton of their spiritual wants We have no evan
gests nor missionaries to send amongst them, and
have no immediate prospect Of any. And yet We
certainly might and ought to do something for
them, even with our reduced numbers. We re.
commend that all our ministers be sent into that
region for six weeks during the coming summer
to explore the country, and TO preach the gospel
wherever there is need and opportunity; and that
our churches be severally requested to give up the
services of their ministers for this work to the ex
tent above indicated; and also, that at least one
ruling elder be requested to accompany each min
ister and that full report be made at our next
stated meeting
| The Committee of Domestic Missions were in
structed to give direction to this missionary work,
assign the respective fields to the brethren, and
inform them accordingly, as soon as possible.
Rev. w. l.. Kennedy and DR.. NJ G. Knnard
were chosen Commissioners to the next General
Assembly. and Rev. d. D. Sanderson and DR.. j.
c. Wilson, their alternates.
Leave was granted the following churches to
employ the ministers named as their stated sup
plies for the next six months:
Tuscaloosa, Rev. w, L. Kennedy; Oak Grove
Rev. j. Somerville for one half his time, and
Carrollton for one-fourth of his time MADDEN
church, Rev. E. Anderson for one fourth of his
time; Livingston and Demopolis, Rev. j. w.
Phillips, esch, for one-ha of his time.
the Edership," was deferred till our next meet.
ing. G. A. STILLMAN, Stated Clerk