The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-05-12
EvANGELIsTIC LABOR,
The Presbytery of South Carolina

Met at Smyrna church, Newberry District, on
Thursday, April Sth, and adjourned on the Mon
day afternoon following There were present twenty
ministers and thirty.fve ruling elders.
The following candidates, were licensed to preach
the gospel viz, A. P. Nicholson, l.. K Glasgow,
w. G. Smith, and j. +. Latimer.
The committee appointed to organise church
at Walhalla, reported that they had fulfilled this
duty, and that this infant church has begun life
under very encouraging auspices.
The following persons were appointed Commits
sioners to the next General Assembly: Ministers
Rev. John McLees, Rev. w. f. Pearson; ruling
elders-Maj. JAS M. Baxter, DR.. Il. A. Evins.
Aternates: Rev. Hugh McLees, Rev. R. A.
Mickle; Elders f. A. Calhoun, and j. A. Leland
A memorial on the support Of the ministry was
referred to special committee, with instructions
to report thereon at the next regular meeting Of
Presbytery. A resolution, intended as supple.
mentary to this, and as covering more ground. was
offered by ruling elder, and adopted as follows
RESOLVED, That it be referred to committee tc
report to this Presbytery at its next regular meet
ing, what may be done to improve the condition
of the church and increase its efficiency.
1t is cause for thankfulness that there are in
this Presbytery so many men Of marked ability in
the ruling eldershp, who arc waking up to a live
ly interest in church matters, and to an increased
sense of their responsibilities. Several Of oul
churches are blessed with officers upon whom we
can look with feelings akin to pride.
Our evangelist has been continued and the
Executive Committee of Domestic Missions places
high valuation upon his services in this capacity
1t is now made the duty of vacant churches desir-
and the duty of the said committee to supply them
as far as practicable, subject to the following con
ditions, viz:
|. All our ministers and licentiates shall meet
the appointments made for them by this commit
tee, provided they are not called upon more than
twice from one regular meeting of Presbytery to
another
3. It is required of each church thus supplied
to nay to the minister thus SENT not less than SIC
for each appointment, and to pay it at the time
he visits them.
3. It shall be the duty of each minister receiv-
ing such appointments, to report as soon as practi-
committee of Domestic Missions, through it's chair
man, whether the appointment has been filled and
the required amount paid to him; and the COM
mittee is required to report to Presbytery all its
action under these resolutions.
An overture to the next Assembly was adopted
to the effect that said Assembly order to be sent
down to the Presbyteries for their adoption, the
Revised Book of Discipline and Rules for Church
Judicatories, approved by the General Assembly
which met at Memphis.
Rev. DR.. Turner offered his resignation as stated
clerk, which was accepted, and Rev. r. A. Mickle
was elected.
1t was resolved that in order to raise the $500
assessed upon our Presbytery by Synod, for the
support of the Professors of the Theological Semi
nary, the Chairman Of the Committee of Educa
ton be authorised to assess our several churches,
using the Presbyterial assessment on each as a
basis, and that he notify the sessions as early as
possible of the amount laid upon each.