Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-05-09
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LEXINGTON PRESBYTERY.

LEXINGTON PRESBYTERY.
The LAST OF THE SEssIoN-lNTEREsTING STATS
r1cs-DELINqUENT CHURcHEs-CoNTR1BUT1
TO RELIGIOUS OBJEcTs-SUNDAY School RE-
PoRTs-FEMALE EDUcATIoN-OxFoRD THE PLACE
OF THE FALL MEETING.
&C., &C., &c.
Lexington Presbytery adjourned on Saturday
afternoon last, having convened here on the
Wednesday. evening before. The session was
harmonious and the proceedings were varied by
very able and eloquent sermons from the mem
bers, the last of which by Rev. Mr.. Pratt, of
Lexington, was listened to Sunday night by one
of the most densely packed audiences as
sembled in a church in Staunton. The proceed
ings of Wednesday and Thursday were pub
lished in this journal last Friday, and to-day
we give report Of those of the remaining two
days:
PASTORAL MATTERS
Friday to 23d of May was fixed for the installation
of Rev. G. L. Brown at Windy Cove. Rev Sam'l
Brown was appointed to preside preach the SER
mon and PROFOUND the constitutional questions,
and Rev &. G. Gordon to deliver the charge to
the people. In the matter of the call, purporting
to come to Rev. Mr.. Calhoun, from Greenwood,
the Presbytery decided that there was not sufi-
Gent unanimity among the congregation making
it, and directed that its prosecution should be
deferred until there appeared further evidences
of harmony in the views and feelings of the con-
gregation. Rev. W. T. Richardson re-
ceived from Chesapeake Presbytery. Broadway
Church asked for the ordination of Rev. Geo L.
Cook, and the matter was RENTED to the meet
stated that arrangements would be made to
supply Mcdowell in Highland
FEMALE EDUCATION.
Referring to the report sent down from Synod
upon the subject of female education, Rev. W.
D. Price made an eloquent address upon the val
ue and Importance of the education of girls I'M
der church auspices. He adverted to the fact
that there were large number of middle-aged
ladies qualified by intellect and otherwise, for
the conduct of Presbyterian female schools, aud
particularly he urged the establishment of such
schools in localities which had been hitherto
unregarded.
DR.. Kirkpatrick advocated The same views
He said that in the families of 81 600 900 of the
inhabitants of France, the children could read
where the mother could read, no matter whether
the father could or not A great number of
men were lost to the Presbyterian Church by its
members marrying into other denominations
This might be called idea, but Presbytery
must remember the world is governed by
ideas.
Mr. Price offered resolution that the Presby-
terry approve of the object of female education,
and that the Committee on Domestic Missions
consider the propriety of aiding in the establish
ment of schools and enter in correspondence with
teachers regarding it.
resolution was offered by Mr. Bowman, endor-
sing the female school intended to be commenced
at Harrisonburg by the wife and daughter of
Rev. Mr.. Campbell.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
The Committee on Sunday Schools reporte d
that in the "a schools of the Presbytery heard
from, Oeaving unheard from), there were
-372 teachers in the ROLL and 2, SOB scholars the
average attendance of scholars being 1,645
The teachers have increased Is and the scholars
I'll during the year. Among the teachers, 10
were added to the Church, and of the scholars j,
49, The schools contributed 1894 for school
purposes, and 1881 for foreign missions. OF
the "a schools reported, % are under the Goa
troll of sessions in 25, the pastors and elders
attend the exercises in 10, the pastors preach
to the children in 80, the shorter catechism is
used, and in &c the Scriptures memorized.
Few of the schools have adopted the system of
uniform lessons. Sunday School reports are
hereafter to be made from March to March.
.Staunton and six other schools were otreported
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The total contri buttons of the churches to Fer
.aign Missions for the year were ST., $50, being an
increase of $505 on last year. Of the total,
Lexington contributed 1888, New Providence
$3l5, and Stanton $2o5. The churches that
did not contribute anything were, Messy Greek,
Beverly, Mingo Flats, Tygart's Valley, Leading
Creek, Phillip, Mcdowell, L ebanon and Kerr's
Creek and those that have not contributed any
thing for FIVE years are, Kerr's Creek Leading
Creek Phillip, Tygart's Valley, Miugo Flats
and Beverly.
1t was explained by Rev. Mr.. Scott, in reply
to this report, that Phillip did contribute
something in 1871, and that several of the other
churches named were struggling hard and not
able to contribute to Foreign Missions.
DELINQUENT CHURCHES.
:. Out of the "a churches reported, Ii had paid
their pastors in full, II are in arrears and one
has satisfied" its pastor. The following church
es are put down as seriously delinquent"
owing their pastors as follows: Mt. Horeb,
500; Lebanon, 500 ; Augusta, 1923; Massa-
nutten, $3.50 Fairfield, $94. The following
churches are Gin arrears to their pastors to the
amounts named Shemariah, So Hebron, SIS ;
Mt. Carmel, $35 Rocky Springs, small
ami punt Oxford $ls; Pisgah, $50 Loeb
Willow, S33
rhe ministers were very reluctant to report
their congregations, and in some cases Presby tery
had to ,7ressit out OF them Rev. DR.. Handy said
there was no trouble about it with his people,
that they were very kind and disposed to do
right, and the We was no necessity for the clerk
of Presbytery to write to them on the subject.
Mr.. Ewing followed in the same strain. The Com
mittee reporting the delinquent churches added
the li'fbe IIe NiNA IA VI W.
bytery write to the cong legations, pressing them
to pay up and requiring ministers to report all
delinquencies.
STATISTICAL REPORT.
The statistical report shows thatthe Presbytery
has 30 ministers 40 churches, licentiates and
candidates. There are 1927 members, and
during the year there have been 25S additions
by examination and lO3 by certificate. There
have been sc adults baptized and l67 infants