Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-16
PRESBYTERIAN.
Meeting Of the General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian Church at Little
Rock,
The Opening SermOn-List Of Delegates
Present Organization Perfected
DIR. Smith Moderator.

LITTLE Rock, May l5.-The general
assembly of the Presbyterian church OF
the United States met in this city to-day
1t eleven O'clock, and was opened with
a sermon by Rev. z. r.. Welch, modera-
tor Of the last assembly. The reverend
gentleman took as his text: "But ye
shall receive power after that. The
Holy Ghost is come upon you, and We
shall be witnesses unto me both in
Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria
and unto the uttermost part of the
earth. .u-Acts I: S. The speaker was
listened to with undivided attention
during the delivery Of the sermon, and
closed with the prayeTful appeal: "May
the blessed comforter preside over all our
deliberations, and abide in all our hearts
as the spirit Of wisdom, and understand
ing the spirit OF counsel and might, the
spirit Of knowledge and the fear
Of the Lord" After the ser
mon the assembly was constituted
with prayer by the moderator.
following commissioners Had appeared
and had been enrolled:
Synod Of Alabama-Ed. Fay, J. NJ.
Mclean, Jos. Hardie, Jas. SOmerville
and J. X. Spence.
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D., J. +. Allen, Sam Williamson, DID,
and Chas. Chester.
Synod of Georgia--W. ]. Keith, NJ
A. Chandler, T. 2. Cleveland, H. d.
smith, d. L. Baker, A. b. Hagen, Jas.
3. White and J. W. Montgomery.
Synod of Kentucky-R. Morrison, J.
A. Dickson, J. S. Forman, W. /. NOurse,
w. W. George, J. w. Pugh, p. .. Tu--
pin, p. o. SmoOt, J. A. McCheIi and r.
ii. Kennard.
Synod of Memphis-F. Patton, Dan
Mcfarland, +. II. Bowman, w. d.
Somers, Z. c. Davidson, George H.
Russell, w. A. Allison, Alex. Penland
and RObt N. Patton.
Synod Of Mississippi-S. S. Brown, A.
J. Liddell, A. Il. Young, w. f. V.
Bartlers J. NJ Newton, H. NJ. Smith,
DID, a. r. Banks, J. II. Stroud, A. P
smith and DIR. J. NJ. Henson.
Synod OF Nashville. H. Martin, J.
w. Veehorn, Jas Park, WV. Anderson,
II. II. Banks, w. o. n. Perkins, F. A.
Thompson and A. Thompson.
synod of North CarOlina-Neil Nc
Kay, D. D., A. ID. McLern, J. o. Alex
ander, J. II. WelbOrn, L. o. Nass, r. J.
Hickson, 4. +. Dickson.
synod of South Carolina-P. Garrison,
w. II. Adams, Z. H. Buist, r. H. Reid,
\. Z. BOozer, II. w. Leland.
synod of TeXas-lS Frazer, J. s. Bes-
ser. 4. Mcdonald, J. w. Shive, J. S.
Moore, r. NJ. Loeghridge.
synod of Virginia.. ID. Thomas, d.
G. Duun, c. n. Campbell, L. ]. Roth
rock. W. Brown, ID. D.. w. T. Price, j.
Calhoun, ID. Blain, w. B. Morton. +.
\. Mhaiiev, q. l.. LeyBurne, J. :.
Songster.
The stated clerk announced that he
had read information of the OTganiza-
ton Of the presbvtery Of Tuscumbia by
the synod of Memphis and that the
commissioners from said presbytery had
been enrolled. The Assembly then
proceeded to the election of officers.
Rev. II. NJ. Smith, DID, Of the presby-
terry Of New Orleans, Rev. n. Mckay,
DID. OF the Presbytery Of Fayetteville
Rgy. James Bowman, of the presbytery
of Memphis; Rev. James Park, of the
preshytery Of Knoxville, and Rev. A
Il. Divon Of the presbytery Of Whining
ton. Were nominated.
The second ballot resulted in the
choice Of DIR. Smith by the following
vote: Rev. II. NJ. Smith, 43; +. H
B0wm 81.
Rev. DR.. Welch, on resignlng hi:
chair 10 his successor, said: "It gives
me great pleasure TO welcome you to the
moderat0T's chair, and also in the name
of the people Of my charge tC
welcome you 10 our city of roses, and
10 the hospitalities Of our houses. May
Gods blessing be upon you and the
body over which you preside"
On taking the chair DIR. Smith said
81 have, dear brethren, a deep sense oi
the honor conferred upon me, and trust
that your judgment Of my fitness fol
the high position 10 which you have
called me may prove more correct thar
my Own. shall rely upon your courtesy
10 aid noe in the discharge Of the dat g
which will devolve upon me-
Rev. r. H. SmOOt was then nOmi
mated and elected temporary clerk.
On motion, il was resolved that th'
session of the assembly begin at nin'
O'Clock in the forenoon each day, anI
end at one o'clock in the afternoon, un
til further ordered.
The assembly then adjourned unit
tomorrow at nine o'clock. Closed witt
prayer by Rev. r. NJ. HObsen.