Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-12-24

simple and only action Tor PreSpytery IS TO
dissolve the pastoral relation. Without
expr, ssing any opinion on the collateral
matters bearing on the subject, that is my
conviction about the duty Of Presbytery.
WILL GET INTO THE NEWSPAPERS.
DIR. Junkin thought otherwise and moved
that the relations be not dissolved He
saw no reason for fully discussing the mat
ter, especially as everything said in Pres
bytery is put into newspapers and is scat
tered through the land. He thought there.
was more for consideration than DR.. Han
dy had stated and quoted from the Form
of Government to show that Presbytery
should consider ''the whole view of the
| case.o
AN APPEAL FROM LOCH WILLOW.
| After motion of Mr.. Simpson to hear
| DR.. Davies, another representative of Lccll
| Willow church, that gentleman made
few remarks saying that Loeb Willow
| congregation looked to Presbytery to ex-
tend its fostering protection over them in
this perilous moment Of their church his
tory.
|
missioner from the second church at Nc
Dowell Presbytery
Moderator-He was.
Mr.. Bowman-Was Mr.. Quidor there as
commissioner
Moderator-He was
Mr. Bowman-That is new information
to me. did not know that. Ny impress
sion had been that Loci. Willow was not
heard at Mcdowell at all and that Presby-
tory had placed the call in MI. Simpsons
hands without hearing both sides. / find
that Presbytery has been regular in the
whole matter.
Mr.. Quidor said there had been an irreg-
ularlty in the calling together of Loeb
Willow congregation which had been done
by the pastor, instead of by the official
body.
Mr.. Bowman-I know nothing of that
irregularity. Was Mr.. Quidor at Pres
bytery as commissioner
Mr.. Quidor-I was, but l hardly under
stood the mode Of procedure. Ny appoint
ment was very hurried.
|
go before Presbytery as commissioner a nd
with set Of elaborate resolutions adopted
: by Loeb Willow congregation
REGULAR AT LAST.
Mr. Bowman-ThaI settles the question
{ of legality. Presbytery has already ar
rived at the conclusion Of the whole mat
{ ter. 1t has heard the commissioners Of
both Loeb Willow and the Second Church,
maturely considered the matter and placed
the call in Mr.. Simpsons hands, all of
J which was perfectly regular and am very
glad it Was, because this Presbytery has
been getting into trouble lately. The mo-
T ton to ssnot dissove' the relations is not
proper one here. The only way to get
! that in would be TIC get into the case d
MORO.
SHORT CALLS.
Dr. Junkin said that to say that the
Lord called man two months ago to a
field of labor and now called him away be-
, fore he had had time to become acquainted
| with the ground and see what he could do
was strange position to take.
? NO SNAP JUDGMENT.
Rev. VIM. T. Richardson was afraid
, some of the members of Presbytery would
!, be misled by the positions taken by Dr.
Handy and MI Bowman and the action OF
the body not be a fair representation of its
Judgment indeed, he feared those gentle
men would be misled by their own argl-
ments. He did not want any to go off
} ! saying that snap judgment had been taken
OF Loeb Willow, nor that members present
at tbs meeting should say that the thing
had been done at. prior meetings and they
could not undo it.. He did not take the
opinions of others in the matter; indeed,
, the opinion Of Mr.. Simpson himself would
rot be conclusive with him thongh it
would help him to make up his mi id. The
gu stion for settlement was whether Pres
bytery was bound to dissolve the pastoral
relations because it had placed the Call in
PASTORS lnds. Mr.. Simpsons position
was not positive. at Mcdowell he was
undecided at 5.adntun lie was decided /;
what is his position now? The speaker
wanted all to feel that the merits of the
question were open to discussion.
SUPPLEMENTAL PAPER FROM THE SEC
oND CHuRCH-RsAsoNs FOR ITS ACTION
Maj Jed Hotchkiss, commissioner from
the Second Presbyterian church read a pa
per of which the following is the sub
stance
A meeting of the congregation Of the
Second Presbyterian church was held on
the 10Th inst, presided over by Maj. Jed.
Hotcbkiss, with Mr.. II. A. Walker,
Secretary. Messrs. G. d. Mccoy, j. w.
Morrison and VIM. A. Hudson were APP
pointed a committee to prepare Il paper to
be presented to Presbytery setting forth
the reasons of the congregation for believ-
ing that Mr.. Simpson lis right in his de-
cision accepting our call, and why we
press our request for his speedy installa-
ton" The committee prepared paper,
and Messrs. Jed. Hotchkiss and W. A j..
Hudson were appointed Commissioners to
Presbytery to represent the church. The
paper sets forth
lSt The field at Stanton is larger than
that at Churchvile, it's largeness and
Importance having been clearly ecognized
by Presbyterv i'll October by its singular
unanimity in granting the petition for a
new church. The Second church has dou-
bled its membership since its organization
Loeb Willow congregation is embraced in
., narrow belt of sparsely inhabited coun-
try thrown in between two other churches
Union and Hebron, themselves only a few
miles apart. a.l.1us. -tt.l.
ID Mr.. Simpson, intimately acquainted
with both fields, has, after mat. re and
careful consideration. declared before Pres