The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-06-02

Thomas Wharey, A. +. Hardie. Georgia :
Rev. B. B. Blair, A. C. Maxwell. Mem
phis-Rev. L. G. Vass. w. W. Darlington
Mississippi A. L. Hogshead, R. S
Evans. Nashville w. w. Carothers
Thomas Webb. North Carolina-Rev. J
D. Porter, w. D. Robinson. South Caro-
l;ro@Rey. R. K. Smoot,. w. K. Patterson
Texas }. l.. Bartlett; VIM. Killen
Virginia Rev, 7. 1. DeVeaux, Glass Mar
shall.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Reports of the Executive Committees.
Sustentation-Friday, at half-past ter
o'clock.
PubIcation-Immediately afterwards.
Education-Saturday morning, at half
past ten o'clock.
Foreign Missions s-1mmediately after
wards.
Overtures were read aud referred to the
Committee on Bills and Overtures.
OVERTURE NO. 1.
PETERSBURG, LINCOLN Co. Tenn
May 18th, 1869.
To the General assembly Of the Pres6y-
teriGm Church IN the United States, met IN
Mobile, Ala., May, 1869:
Inasmuch as there is at this present time,
in our religious periodicals, some agitation
touching the pastoral relation; comparing
said relation with that very common con,
nection between our ministers and churches
denominated stated supply; and inasmuch
as many of our churches are so feeble as to
be utterly unable, after grouping two OF
three, or. even more together, to provide all
adequate support for pastor; and inasmuch
as the form of call, prescribed in our form
of Church government, strictly construed,
binds the the congregations calling, to re.
lieve the pastor from "worldly cares and
avocations, and inasmuch as there is very
prevalent uniformity of opinion as to the
superiority of the pastoral relation, over
that of the stated supply system, we would
respectively overture to the General Assem-
bly, for a deliverance, as to whether call
can be considered regular, not pledging the
said adequate support.
Question call for pastor be con-
sidered regular tR Presbytery, which does
not pledge the congregation calling, to pro-
vide an adequate support for pastor?
The particular point of inquiry amounts
to this: If the pastoral relation is much
more beneficial to the church than that of
stated supply, cannot the form be 50 con-
structed, or SO modified, as to allow presoy'
terles to es'aollsn tnis relation between MN MN
listers and congregations 1or tne same
amount OF compensation that tne congrega'
tlons are able 10 anora tne minister lor SeIV'
ing them IN the relation OF stated supply
the parties themselves SO desiring IT, :,
nespectiuliy anu ane0''ona'e'y p''''n''O
oy 'le ulo0' ''sn0u' 1
T GpvTp
A. ENLoE.
This overture was subsequently answered
as follows:
mTbot .uob co,l. 90 tbs overture contem.
.os ar ara 'o nat % S.r;o.lv rs,ular hnt that ;r
p.asoe I'LL INV ohmrohoS ora not obIa ~ nledae
.dS'o 49, "~n annnnnt O. 81 nastora tba N evns
J;onoH io ~ 1f onnst;tnt;no Tho astoral relation
ho T ~ ~ +bo ;mdrmagt of Presbvter;es !"
W i'i' - WV
OVERTURE NO. z.
The Presbytery of Central Texas, in ses
sion at Carolina G. H., April 18th, 1869
adopted the following:
Resozved, That the Presbytery overturel
the General Assembly, on the importance
of having the Form of Government. Dis
cinline. Rules of Order. and the Shortel
Catechism, bound up with the new Hymn
Book, and request the said Assembly to con
slider the proprlety OF doing the same.
-, -. e
answered as oy calGng a!.en'lo1 20 1ne Iac ,
that tne Executive Vommit.ee OIL Iupnca'io'
nave aireauy a'senaea 10 'na' lna''er'
OVERTURE NO. 3.
The Presbvtery of South Carolina woulC
respectfully overture the General Assembly
of the PRESBYTERIAN Church in the United
States. to meet in the city of Mobile, Ma,
Goth, 1869, as follows: e
To order to be sent down to the Presby
teries for their adoption, the revised Bool
of Discipline and Rules for Church Judica
tories. approved by the General Assembly
which met M at Memphis, November, 1866.
ResOlved, That the Commissioners of thi
Presbytery to said General Assembly be in
structed to present the above overture.
Adopted by the Presbytery met at Smyr
ma church, April 10th, 1869.
HUGH McLEEs, Moderator.
r. A. Mickle, Stated Clerk.
Answered by reference to a special com