Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-12-24
I RIDAY MORNING. DEC. "a, 1875.
Local..
ENDED.

REV. NC DUFF SIMPSON INSTALLED As
PASTOR OF THE SECOND PREsBYTERIAN
CHURCH-THE MATTER SETTLED BY
PREsBYTERY-THE NEWSPAPERS DIS
AGREEABLE ADJUNCTs OF PREsBYTERY
THE REMONsTRANCE OF LOCH WILL
Low CHURCH, AND SUPPLEMENTAL
SUPPLY OF REASONS BY THE SECOND
CHURCH,
&C., &C., &c.
The much discussed question of the call
Of Rev. McDuff Simpson, of Loeb Willow
Church, to the pulpit Of the Second Pres
byterian Church, Of Staunton, was finally
settled on Tuesday last, by Lexington
Presbytery, with twenty-one ministers and
elders present, by the dissolution of that
minister's pastoral relations with his
church, and his installation that night as
pastor of the new church. Rev. D. b.
Ewing acted as moderator Of the session,
and Rev. j. Murray, as temporary clerk.
There was large audience present in the
Town Hall, the place of worship, and be-
sides nearly the whole of the Second
Church congregation, there were large
number of their sympathizing friends who
showed great interest in the proceedings.
THE MEMBERS PRESENT.
On the calling of the roll the following
members of Presbytery were found to be
present: Revs. W. H. Campbell, D. B.
Ewing, D. D., L W. K. Handy, D. D., j.
z. Bowman, E. D. Junkin, G.. B. Strick-
Ter, H. Gilmore, J. W. Rosebro, J. Mur-
ray, McDuff Simpson, F. McCutchen, W.
T. Richardson, and Saml McCune. and
the following elders J. E. Beard, OF Beth.
Ell: II. q. Guthrie, OF Thinking Spring:
Chas. Grattan, of LIST Church of Stanton;
CD. Mccoy, of I'd Church of Staunton
W. M. Tate, of Hebron; G.. G. Grattan. Of
Harrisonburg, and J. Sellers, of Loci
Willow.
The moderator explained the business Of
the meeting, to act on the call Of the %
Church of Staunton, for Rev. McDuf
Simpson, and gave brief history of Pres
byteria action with regard to it. A mo-
ton to hear Mr.. J..B Quidor, the Com
missioner from Loeb Willow Church, was
adopted, and that gentleman was heard
He read the following:
ACTION AND REMoNsTRANCE OF EOcH
WILLOW CHURCH.
At congregational meeting of Loci
Willow Church, on the 18th inst, presid
ed over by Mr.. J. B. Quidor, with MI. J
A. J. Funkhouser, as secretary, a com
mittee was appointed to prepare resolu
lions ssto show cause why the pastoral
relations of Rev. McDuff Simpson
with Loeb Willow church should
not be dissolved and Mr.. Quidol
was appointed commissioner to attend The
meeting of Presbytery, on the 21st inst
The committee prepared the following
resolutions, and reported them to con
gregational meeting on the 10Th inst, and
they were unanimously adopted:
To Lexington Pres5Weay:
Whereas your honorable
body has cited Loeb Willow Church to ap
pear by commissioner at your meeting on
the 21St of December, 1875, and show cause
why the pastoral relations existing be,
tween Rev. McDuff Simpson aud said
Church should not he dissolved.
Therefore, as our beloved pastor III ac-
cepting the SCALP from the Second Pres.
byterian Church, of Staunton, does so only
from sense of duty, not from any dis
satisfaction with us, or because anything
has occurred to hinder his usefulness OF
mar his happiness in his congregation
and believing that he would be willing to
continue his work among us contentedly
s,,.h nxy CT,
been entirely acceptable, and SO far, sue
cessful in his efforts to unite the congre-
CATION, and to build up stronger churc',:
having every encouragement in seeing
members quickened in their Christian
graces, and in the hope that many will Ia
brought to Christ by his preaching; ant!
not having had sufficient time to ascertain
what he could accomplish in this commit
nifty; believing that the Christian cause
would not be promoted, and that it Wnuil
be perilous to the organic life of the church
for it to be left at this particular juncture
without an under shepherd, we feel and
believe it to be his duty to remain, and our
privilege and duty to protest against his
removal.
Resolved. LIST. That it is our Christian
duty to ourselves as we'll as to the church
at large to unanimously Withhold our con-
sent to dissolution of his pastoral rela-
tionS with. US.
End That SO cong as we may have the
privilege of being under his ministry we
will endeavor cal nestly and zealously to
uphold his hands, and to give him every
aid and encouragement by our hearty CO.
operation with him in his work, and with
our prayers and substance cordially to
support him.
Moderator-You have heard the re-
solutions of Loeb Willow congregation,
which are virtually protest against a
dissolution of the pastoral relations.
Rev. W. T. Observation-Disclosures the
commissioner may have something to say
on the subject.
REMARKS OF MIR. QUIDOR OF LOCH
WILLOW.
Mr.. Quidor said the occasion which
brought him here was a most painful mat
ter. Mr.. Simpsons services at Loeb Will
low had been acceptable and successful
and moreover the congregation of the
church felt that they had a right to his
services. AS Presbytery was aware they
had been torn and divided people, but
since Mr.. SIS ministration a great part
of the dissentions had disappeared. Mr..
s. had had no cause for dissatisfaction with
his people nor had he called for a d;ssolu-
ton of his relations. He had made the
statement in Presbytery that he felt it his
duty to come to Staunton. but the people
of Loeb Willow felt that it was his duty
to remain with them. 1t is for Presbytery
to decide the matter. If it decided yainst
Loeb Willow the sorrow and modification
of the people would be intense; but they
hoped for better things. They hoped that
on the return of their commissioner he
would bring the glad tidings that their