Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-26

MEETING LAST MISUNDERSTANDING
OF REV. sAM'L MC'CUNE At mellow
ELL-THE CALL TO THE IND PREsBY
TERRAIN CHURCH OF srAUN TON PLACE.
IN REV. Mc'DUFF SIMPSON Is HANDS
CORRESPONDENCE,
&C., &C., &C.
On Friday last a called meeting of Lex
ington Presbytery was held at Med well
Highland. on Friday last, for the purpose
of ordaining and installing Rey. SAM
McCune as pastor of Ned well Church. :
There were present Rev Messrs G. S. NJ
See, Moderator; R, G.. Walls ar, Stated
Clerk of Prssbytery; Winfree and Sinp-
son ard Elders J. Layne and L. s. Hogs
head and Messrs. J. B. Quidor, commits
sioner from Loeb Willow Church and
Thos. s. Doyle, commissioner from the Cd
PRESBYTERIAN Church of Stanton.
TRIAL SERMON.
The Rev. Sam'l McCune preached his
trial sermon from text il Isaiah, 5oth
chap. 10Th verse, the subject being Faith.
1t was one Of the best expositions of the
subject ever delivered in the bounds of
Presbytery aud at its conclusion Rev. r.
C. Walker and others said they had no
criticism to offer; that they were charm ID
with its matter, its deep thought and the
forcibIs manner in which it had been de-
iivered.
THE CALL TO REV. MC'DUFF SIMPSON.
In the Afternoon the cali of tie 2ud
PRESBYTERIAN Church for Rev. McDuff
Simpson of Loeb Willow. was presented
by the commissioner, Mr.. Ihos. S. Doyle.
and the remonstrance of Loeb Willow
Church, embodied in a series Of resolu-
tions was presented by commissioner J. B.
Ouidor. The resolutions have already
been published. The following is the call !:
SrAUNToN, VA, Nov. 18th, 1875.
Rer. lMcDuf Simpson, Charchuille, "a.
Dear Sir
1t is as certain as any
thing of the kind can be that the congrega-
ton of the Second Presbyterian Church Of
Staunton will, at their meeting, next Sun
day, make out call for your services as
pastor. and we have thought it well, in ad-
vance and unofficially, to let you know
this fact in order that you, if you think
fit may give due notice TO your present
congregation on next Sunday of a congre-
gational meeting of them: at which meet
ing you and they can consult us to your
action with regard to this anticipated call.
We consider it best to take this early
action in view of the fact that there is to
be meeting Of Lexington Presbytary at
Mcdowell on Friday, the 18th inst, and
we wish that what ever action is to be Ia
ken in TIE premises may be had at that
meeting. We sincerely trust that you will
conclude to accept the call when it is
placed in your hands. In the first place
we would respectfully Lemind you that in
our first petition to the Presbytery for per-
mission to organize second church IN
;Staunton your name was coupled with the
petition, and although by circumstances
we were compelled to omit your name from
the second andsuecessful petition; still oul
wishes underwent no change upon the sub
ject and we feel convinced that we have
therefore ali exceedingly strong claim up
on you. AS you are aware, the field ct
USEFULNESS to Christianity and Prebyte-
rianism here is exceedingly large, and is
distinctly recognized to be so by the Pres
bytery, as shown by the singular unanim-
ity with which it granted our petition for
new church; and the need for laborers is
very great, and we are certain that you
are the particular laboFer who would be
most useful just here and just now.
The most Of your time and work, since
your arrival in America has been given to
us here in Staunton, and we feel persuaded
that i. has not been given in vain. We
have no desire to.spe, k vainly or as fat
terers; we only speak what we feel and
know to be true when we say that in this
;sabor of yours performed for lis here many
minds and hearts have been qaickened to
a sense of their Christian duty, and we
claim that this same labor Shall be further
used Tor the furthfrance Of Cnrist's work
among us. We could give more. many
more reasons why you should consider our
call favorably, but time forbids; besides
we feel that those quoted above ought to
fbe abundantly sufficient, not only to ill.,
duce you to accept our call, but to In Ike
YOUR present congregation feel that in
uniting with you in asking for dissolu-
ton of your pastoral relations with them
at the hands Of the Presbytery. they are
doing what is best for what we and they
should both have nearest our hearts-the
cause of Christ and Of Presbyterianism in
our midst.
This, as you know, is a very critical june
ture with new and feeble con yregation,
and we sorely need what aid you can give
us. Therefore we trust that our call may
be favorably considered both by yourself
and your present congregation.
Very sincerely your friends,
THos. S. DOYLE,
CHAs D. Mccoy,
JED. HOTCHKISS.
Mr.. Quidor urged on behalf of the Loeb