Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-04
Market exceedingly dull all round.
The Nee ting of Lexington Pres
bytery.
Correspondence of Staunton Vindfcator.
Cooks CREEK CHURCH.,
I ROCKINGHAM Co.. AUG. 20. 1874.

Correspondence of Staunton Vindioator.l
Cooks CREEK CHURCH,
ROCKINGHAM Co., Aug. 80, 1874.
We have just closed an unusually pleas
ant meeting of Presbytery Twenty-Five
ministers and nineteen elders have been
present during the sessions. The church
building is OF good size, and handsomely
frescoed. The pastor, Rev. VIM. T. Price,
made us a very cordial, welcoming adj
dress, in which he evidently gave utter
ance to the real feelings of the people
Their hospitality was such as ecclesiasti-
cal bodies need not expect in place so
of Staunton There is in the church-yard
here a very remarkable oak-one such as
every church-yard ought to have. Upon
tables under this oak the congregation, on
coming out from morning service, always
found an abundant repast, something far
better than the usual acorns which drop
from ordinary oaks. The attendance of
the people has been large, so metimes fur
nlshlng two congregations, to listen to
the preaching. And all who could find
seats IL the church took them-even the
young people gave strict attention to the
detail of business, as well as during the
religious services. The absenc of every
thing like huckStering was ano ther fact
noteworthy characteristic.
Rev. R. II. Fleming accepted the ''calP'
to the Pendleton church, and the Rev. H.
Gilmore that to Shemeriah church. Pas
tors Rev. G. B. Strickler and Rev. r.. g.
Walker. and elders j. L. Walker and G..
NJ. Effinger, were nominated as delegates
to the General Assembly, which meets.
next May in the city of st. Louis,
Some amusing ideas were suggested, and
some were not. Among the latter there
was no such seasonal report on ministe..
rial labor as that read On certain other
occasion. in which it was stated of the
pastor that che had married a number of
couples, but unfortunately, had not been
given an marriage himself" [ forheaE
names, as | would not try to
an advertisement into your COL
umns. One missionary reported that he
had "a Bible class at the Cross Roads on
the catechism, " when inquiry was made
of those who were acquainted with the
of the catechism if they conld
state the locality Of said Cross Roads.
Presbytery before adjourning returned
thanks to the ''good'' people of the con-
gregation. 1t is to be hoped that none of
them will regard this action as intended
chat there are "had' as we'll as ssgood5'
people everywhere, and the former are of
5en as hospitable as the latter. am sure
that there was no design to withhold cred
t from any..class. If there are any ''b ID
people here who feel sighted, hope they
will consider that they were charitably in
;luded in the good" referred to in the
esolution of thanks.
One citizen gave quite hard hit an
hose who attend religious gatherings from
and only when there was a
rowd, in saying that overcoats and whine
night be left in the carriages at the earfv
art of the meeting, for there was never
ny stealing until Saturday.
To speak seriously, the meeting was a
God one, and hope the people enioVed
as much as their guests. The various
eports indicate progress and prosperity
4 the churches.
ROCKTNGHAM