The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-05-24
Presbytery OF Cherokee

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Eleven ministers and sixteen ruling elders we're
present
Rev. A. Y. Lockridge was chosen MODE ess
and Rev. S. b. Arson. temporary Clerk.
Mr. Hassell, candidate, was dismissed 10 l e
care of the Presbytery of Eastern Texas.
Mr. James G. Law, lay exhorter, was received
and licensed to preach the gospel.
Rev. j. l.. Milburn, member of Hiwassee
Presbytery Cumberland Presbyterian Church, J
was received; also Rev. A. Il. Chandler, mem.
Der of the Atlanta Presbytery.
The pastoral relation between Rev. A. Y. Lock-
ridge and the Chickamauga church was dissolved.
Rev. j. w. Baker was chosen Commissioner to
the General Assembly; Rev. A. w. CASTOR his
chosen Commissioner, and Mr.. B. +. Jones his
alternate.
The committee appointed at the last meeting,
reported that they had organised church at Cave
Spring with seventeen members, three ruling ell
ders, and two deacons.
A petition signed by seven persons requested
Presbytery to organise Presbyterian church at
Van Vert A committee consisting of Rev.
Messrs. johnson, Smith, and Arson, together
with elders R. S. Sayre and w. l.. kirkpatrick,
were appointed to organise said church at their
discretion.
Elder VIM Brazelton was added to the commit
tee are authorised to dispose of it, if they think it
egpedient to do so.
The action of Presbytery, at its last meeting dis
solving the Cassville church, was, on motion, re.
considered and repealed The committee that had
been appointed on the Cassvie church property
was discharged.
The Commissioners to the Assembly were in
structed to attend the conference invited by the
last General Assembly to be held the day before
their next meeting for the purpose OF consultation
with reference to Church University.
A Presbyterial missionary meeting was held Sat
urday night. Addresses were delivered by DR.. N.
A. Pratt and Rev. Messrs. S. h. Arson and T. h.
| Smith, after which collection was taken up for
missions.
Presbytery adjourned to meet at Bethel church.
Thursday, the 5th of October, 1871.
j. w. BAKER, Stated Clerk.
Montgomery Presbytery.-Rev G. S. Lyle is to
be installed pastor of the Locust Bottom church,
Botetourt county, on the 4th Sabbath in June,
and Revs A. Hart, j. NJ. Rice and z. B. Price
are committee to install him.
| The adjourned meeting Of Montgomery Presby
terry will be held at Buchanan May oath.
The Statistical Report shows that Montgomery
Presbytery has II ministers, "a churches, licen
tates 7 candidates: added on examination to the
churches; l2S; and on certificate, 65; total of com
municants, 1905; adult baptisms, "a; infant bap
tisms, 70; children in Sabbath Schools and Bible
classes, 1914 Contributions Sustentation, $543
For. Missions, $50; Education, $1224 Publica
ton, 1914; Disabled Ministers, and widows and or
phans of ministers, 5000; pastors salaries, S..
ssh; congregational purposes, S5,4S6; miscella
neous, $63S.
Harmony Presbytery.-A special meeting was
held at the Scion church, Winnsboro, May 5th.
The pastoral relation between the Rev. G.. r.
Bracket and the Scion church was dissolved and
Mr.. Bracket obtained leave to labor in the Pres
bytery of Charleston. He has accepted an invita-
ton to supply the Second church at Charleston.
The New Church at Eufaula, Ala.-The congre
cation of Rev. John j. Robinson, ID. d., are erect
ing and have nearly completed, new and hand
some church in Eufaula Ala.
Rev. s. W. Balm has received call to the church
in Carrollton, Ky.
Rev. VIM. swift's Post office has been changed
from Fort Opposite to Pickneyville, Ala.
Rev. ]. H. Kaufmans Post Office address ha:
been changed from Govanstown Nd, to Matawan
New Jersey.
Rev. Consider Parish's Post office address ha:
been changed from Clinton to jackson, Miss
The Children's Pulpit-Grace St. Church. Rich
mond. 1.-The Sunday School children of DR.. Read:
church are trying to see what they can do in help
ing the grown folks to complete their new church
the old one having been destroyed by the great fire
which attended the evacuation of the city in April
1865. They have now been engaged in their spe
cia effort just one year; in which time they have
raised about $40, or more-they have more than
enough to erect the Children's Pulpit, and have
now undertaken to place the communion table and
chairs in front of it, put it in thorough order, and
make it as comfortable for their dearly beloved
pastor, Rev. Dr. Read, as possible.-C0r Chris
| tan Observer.
First Presbyterian Church, Savannah, Ga, of which
Rev. David II. Porter is pastor The building was
begun before the war. Having erected and occu
pied the lecture room, and with sufficient encour-
agement to go forward the foundations of the mair
edifce were laid. At this point, the work was
necessarily suspended by the war. The young men
of the congregation entered the army. and were
soon followed by the pastor as chaplain. Upon
the cessation of hostilties, not only all the funds
which had been collected for the building, but a
large majority of the membership of the church
were gone and the congregation almost hopelessy
disintegrated and scattered. On January 7, 1866,
by great effort, the lecture room was repaired
and re-opened, and the church began de moro,
with the same pastor,) not only impoverished,
but in state Of depression. But there is Won
derful tenacity of life in Presbyteriansm 1t can
be killed! Since the date above mentioned, the
congregation has outgrown the accommodations, OF
the lecture room, and the membership Of the
church has received an accession from all sources,
of sixty five, and now numbers upon its roll one
hundred and four members three times as
many as could be found five years ago.
With available funds sufficient to guarantee the
commencement of tasteful and commodous house
of worship upon one of the most beautiful squares
in the city, and with the sympathy and interest OF
the entire community, this beloved church needs
nothing now but fresh and abundant baptism Of
the Holy Spirit to make it blessing to all the
land.-Presbyterian and Lader.
Mt. Carmel Church, Tenn.-A correspondent Of
the South Western Presbyterian says Il have
just assisted Rev. S. B. O. Wilson at Sacramento
meeting. A large accession was made of about 20
persons, twelve of these upon profession Of their
faith in Christ Some of those who were received,
were the fruits of the revival of Covngton, but all
of them were children of the covenant who had
always had faithful religious training at home in
the Sabbath School, and the Sanctuary. In ad-
dition to these, there were number of others in
state of serious inquiry respecting their souls
salvation On Sabbath afternoon an inquiry meet
ing was held for the benefit of such, which was ex-
ceedipgly interesting and encouraging and attended