The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-12
~presbyterial Meeting.

The Presbytery of Platte held its regu-
lar Spring meeting in the Presbyterian
Church Of Savannah, or Tuesday, April
2, at 7::30 o'clock P. NJ.
The meeting was opened with . sermon
by the last Moderator present, Rev. E. B.
Sherwood, of St. Joseph. There was
quite a good attendance OF members, both
ministers and Elders. 4
The Rev. NJ. L. Anderson, of Rosen-'
dale, was elected Moderator by a unani-
nous vote, and our townsman, Mr.. John
H. Tyner, Elder Of the Presbyterian
Church Of Savannah, was elected Tempo
rary Clerk with equal unanimity. Both
these officers seemed to discharge their
official duties TO the complete satisfaction
of all the members present. IS ~
The Moderator, on the fast morning of
the meeting, appointed the various COM
mittees to examine and report on the SEES
sional records of the different churches
under the care of the Presbytery. He
also appointed various other committees,
among which were: The judicial Commit
tee. the Committee Oh Bills and Overtures
and the Committee on the narrative of the
state of religion within the bounds Of the
Presbytery during the past year.
We do not remember the names of the
persons appointed on these several commit.
tees; but as their duties were discharged
before the adjournment of the Presbytery,
the remembrance of their names is not 90
important as that of those on committees
whose duties continue during the year.
The Committee on the Narrative report
ed that while some churches. seem to have
made little, if any, progress during the
year, yet, looking at the whole Presbytery,
there was evidently considerable of an ad-
vance in everydeplrtment of church work.
Several of the churches have had Access
sions to their numbers during the year.
Quite a number Of. new churches have
been organized. Il
A committee was appointed to organize
a church on blackberry Ridge, if the way
be clear. Another committee was ap-
pointed to organize a church a few miles
from Oregon, ifthe way be clear. a
The Prcsbytery elected the following
committees for the ensuing year: Commit
tee on Education, of (which the Rev. John
A. PiukcrtOn, of Chillicothe, is Chairman;
the Committee on Sustentation, consisting
Of one person, Elder John DeClue, of st.
joseph. and the Committee on Home Mis-
sions and Church Ere, ton. of which Rev.
Robert Cruikshank, DID,, of Savannah, is
Chairman. aud Rev. Henry Billiard of st.
Joseph and Elder II. III. Dobb.ns, of Sa-
vannah. are the other members. We have
thought il proper to give the address of the
persons on these committees. because they
continue in cfice during the year, and
many persons in different places within the
bounds of the Presby:cry may wish to cor
respond with them.
The Prcsbytery clothed the Committee
on Home Missions with power TO organize
churches wherever deemed advisable by
said committee, and to report to the Pres
bytery at its stated meetings, for enrolment,
the churches thus organized.
Some difficulties which had been before
the Prcsbytery for more than a year, which
seemed to occupy o menacing attitude aud
TO threaten the peace, harmony and pros
perity Of the church, were at this meeting
amicably adjusted.
This meeting Of Platte FTesby,ery wa.
raagardc.i, bY, manyw who haze bceu msWbeIs
its history. All its sessions were charac.
tcrize1 by the courtesy which prevailed
in the discussions of the varnus questions
which were presented for adjustment.
The Presby,ery continued its sessions
until Thursday evening. 1T which time II
adjourned to meet at Oregon, Holt county,
on the first Tuesday in September, at 7:3u
o'clock =. VI.