The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-10
North Alabama Presbytery.


The Presbytery of North Alabama
convened in the Presbyterian Church in
Pulaski on Thursday, March Goth, con.
tlnuing its sessions until Saturday even
ing. Rev. Mr.. Woods, of Marshall coun-
ty, was elected Moderator, and Col
Boyles, of Fayetteville, clerk pro tenn.
The attendance of Ministers and dele
gates was very good, the following nam
ed ministers being in attendance:
Rev. DIR. Mack and DIR. j. G. Mitchell,
Columbia; Rev. S. w. Mitchell, Zion
Church, Maury county; Rev. j. S. FriePs
SOC, Mt. Pleasant, Maury county; Revs.
w. j. Frierson and G. F. Williams,
Maury county; Rev. Mr.. Gray, Spring
Hill; Revs. VIM. Stoddert and j. Il.
RothrOck, Giles county; Revs. Alex,
Smith and Isaac Osborne, Lincoln coun.
ty; Rev. w. j. Alexander and Rey. Mr..
Woods, Marshall county.
The Clerk of the Presbytery left the
city on Monday morning early, taking
the minutes with him, and we cannot
give as full report as we intended, and
for the report we make, we are indebted
to DR.. Du Bose, of this city. The ses~
sions were CHARACTERIZED by great har~
moly and fraternal feeling, and it was
belieye ed that the conference OF the breth-
rem would be prolific of good results,
both in the government of the Church
learning and brotherly love.
Key. DR.. Du Bose, pastor of the Pres
byterian Church in this city, from Muh-
lenburg Presbytery, and Rev. Mr. Gray,
OF Spring Hill, from the Presbytery of
Abingdon, Va, were received into mem
bersbip with this Presbytery.
Pastoral calls were given to Rev. DIR.
>. E. Du Bose, of this city, and Rev. DIR.
j.. G. Mitchell, Of Columbia, one from
from the Church at Columbia. each of
which being accepted by those gentle~
men, committees were appointed by the
PresDytery to install them into their re-
spectlVe churches. The installation of
Rev. pr. DQ Bose in the Church at Pu-
laski is to take place the third Sabbath
in April,
The reports from the different church.
es were very favorable, showing that,
with lew exceptions, they are in a
healthy and growing state.
A very interesting and heated discuss
sion arose upon the question of Church
rolls, it being found that some of the
churches had the names of persons up
on their rolls who had never been dis
missed yet could not be found, and 9TH
ers who had long since considered Them
selves out of the church, yet no session
al action had been taken il Eegard to
them. Elder ISewton White asked the
question in Presbytery, ''shall we report
our entire list as members, or drop
those who are not members de fdot02"
The subject is one of vast Importance to
the church and needs to be seriously
1t is a lamentable fact
that there are those in every communi>
ty who have had their names enrolled
as members OF the church, and yet are
men OF ungodly habits and precarious
walk. Hitherto there has been no set |
tied, authorized method OF expunging |
these stumbling block and the question |
received in its discussion That consid- |
Grafton of the members which it's vast
Importance demands. The question |
was referred to a special committee, !
who are to report at the next meeting Of |
the Presbytery. Rev. Drs. Mitchell and |
Du Bose were appointed on this COM |
mittee,
Another matter which elected some |
debate was the application of a church |
Tor the ordination of a licentiate without |
4 pastoral call, There being opposition |
20 it, the matter was deferred
Swan Creek Church was determined |
lpon as the next place of meeting of the
Rev. J. S. Frierson was elected dele
gate to the General Assembly, which
'onvenes in Columbus, Miss, in May
lezt.
Other matters of Importance came up
before the body, which we are unable to
give. The Presbytery adjourned Satur-
lay evening, but many of the ministers
'emained over Sabbath.
The Methodist and Cumberland
Churches were rendered by their reopec-
i've pastors for the use Of the PresbyS
cry. Ministers were sent to the Cum
0erland Church on the sabbath, but by
agreement the congregations of the
Methodist and Presbyterian Churches
vorshiped together at the Presbyteri-
in church. The communion service in
he afternoon of Sunday was solemn
md impressive, and the more interest
ng because there were those of differ
mt ereeds around the same table, man
testing common interest in a cause
which lay equally near to each of their
learts. 1t was indeed an occasion of
leart> rejoicing, and many felt like ex-
tanning with the Psalmist: "Behold,
low good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unityy'