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Elijah praying for death, yet running

Elijah praying for death, yet running
for life. Disc. viii.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF EDUcA'
TIoN.--This report presents such state
of Indifference to this subject, on the
part of the most of our churches that
will not tell it in Gath or publish 1t in
the streets of AskelOn.
STANDING CTNlMITTEE ON THE MIN.
UTES OF PRESBYTERY.-This is q recent
thing-to have standing Committee on
the Minutes of Presbytery. 1t is, how.
ever, the fruit of experience and obser.
walton, it is necessary, it is highly use.
full. It. originated at Roberts Church
last June, during an adjourned meeting
When the Committee reported it was
evident that they had not fully con.
ceived the duty of the Committee. A
motion was made to recommit, but the
Moderator ruled $50 the writer thinks,
the report out of order at that time
When the report was again called fol
there was no response, and the suppo.
stion was that the Committee had OBJ
tanned leave of absence and returned
home.
STANDING COMMITTEE ON SYSTEM
ATTIC BENEFICENcE.-This Committee
asked and obtained permission to report
to the next regular meeting.
The Walhalln Church obtained per-
mission from Presbytery to engage Rev.
w. McWhorter as temporary supply
until such time as the church could Sc
cure q pastor. Bethel Church obtained
similar permission respecting Rev. E..
+. Hyde. Although, in this action, the
Presbytery unwittingly cut right across
the plans of its own Executive Commit
tee of D. NJ, (plans, too, which the Com
mittee had matured after six months
careful deliberation, in obedience to
written instructions sent down to the
Committee by the last Fall meeting) yet
no member of the Committee will COM
plain after mature reflection; for they
will rather thank God, and take cour-
age, at this public token of return to
High- Church PresbytcrianisDa, when
contrastcd with the hitherto mongrel
system of q Prcsbytino-congregationdl-
iladepcndency-a system which has been
feeding upon the very vitals of our
church, "Cunctando reStHuit."
Towards the close Of the meeting
Gen. Jas. Gillian offered the following,
after some very forcible and pertinent
remarks. Inasmuch as every Spring
there are so many churches who fail to
send up their Statistical Report to this
Presbytery, therefore,
Resolved, That the Stated Clerk be
instructed to make out list of the de-
linquent churches, and transmit the
same to the Executive Committee Of
Domestic Missions, and that this Com.
be instructed to write to such churches,
instructing them to report at our next
regular meeting, showing cause, if any
they have, in extenuation OF their de-
linquency.
This motion meta hearty second and a
unanimous approval. II Gen. Gillian
had done nothing more during his at
tendance on the recent session OF Pres
bytery, he would not have attended in
vain. II Presbytery had done nothing
more than pass the above resolution it
would have been good session. Let the
Presbytery next Spring repeat the reso-
luton, and repeat it every Spring until
there shall be no necessity for it, then the
day of prosperity will have dawned. I
think hear some one say-"make it 4
standing rule." don't like stay rules-
they frequently stand everywhere ex-
cept where they ought to stand.
Corresponding Members. The follow
ing brethren were invited to sit as cor
responding members: Rev. w. II. Ca
pers, of the NJ. E. Church, Abbeville,
5. c.; Rev. r. II. Miles, of the p. +.
Church, Abbeville, S. c.; Rev. J. l..
Wilson, D. d., of Harmony Presbytery {;
Rev. Jas. +. Latinler, of w. Hanover
Prcsbytery; Rev. H. IT. Sloan, of the
A. r. p. Church 4; Rev. J. I. Bonner,
4. r. p, Pres. of Due West Female
College; Rev. J. M. Grier, A. r. p,
Pres. of Erskine College; Rev. John
Penney, NJ. E. Church.
Before adjourning vote of thanks
was passed to the citizens of Abbevlle
Court House, for their kind and gencr-
Gus hospitality; to the NJ. E. Church for
the tender OF their house of worship,
and the use Of their pulpit on Sabbath !;
to the G. d C.. r. r. for courtesy shown
the members of Presbytery, in the way
of half-fare, and an extra train.
Time and pl"ce Of nert regular meet
ang.-Considerable discussion arose on
this question. The places nominated
were Nazareth church near Reidville,
Spartanburg County, and Richtand
church in Oconee County. One argu-
ment in favor of going to Nazareth was,
that DR.. Palmer of n. O. was to deliver
an address there on the 18th Of nert June,
it being the Centennial Annivcrsory.
But, when Presbytery remembered, that
June came three months before the
time for the fall meeting, the argument
was imperative. On the other hand
Presbytery decided to go to Richtond,
because she is beginning to believe, that
she has a treasure in her mountain
churches, and it is high time she was
looking after them. -.
AdjOu11lmcnt.-About G3 on Saturday
afternoon Presbytery adjourned to meet
again in regular session, at Richiand
church, on Thursday before the Fifth
Sabbath in September.
M.