Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-04-18
cleardeld Pa, April i6, 1877.
THE HUNTINGDON -PRESB y
Terry


We are indebted to the Tyrone Den
ocrdt for the proceedings OF this body
which met in the Presbyterian churcl
at Tyrone, Tuesday, April 10th, 1877
at II o'clock a. m, and was openc,
with a sermon by the retiring Modcra
tor, Rev. IL. S. Butler OF Clearfeld.
Rev. r. NJ. Campbell, of Bellyille
was elected Moderator for the ENSUING
year. Rev. N. IL. Miller, OF OsccoIa
was elected Recording Clerk, and Rev
d. Ii. Campbell, of Fruit Hin, elected
Reading Clerk.
The roll was called, showing A Min
listers and 80 Elders TO be present
Report of Committee on devotional OK
ercises was read, when a recess wa.
taken till 2 p. m.
Presbytery metaccording toadjourn
ment. Rev. ]. Kistler, of the Tyrone
Lutheran church, was invited to sit a.
corresponding member. Committee
to organize church at Petersburg re.
ported, which was adopted and name
of church placed on roll OF Presbytery.
Minutes of called meeting at Bellefonte
were approved
Committees to install Rev. William
Lanrie at Bellefontc, and Rev. T.
Thompson at Philipsburg, reported
duty performed.
Belloville, Miflin county was fixed
upon as the place for holding the next
stated meeting of Presbytery, and the
first Tuesday of October as the time.
Adjourned to Z p. m.
Prcsbytery assembled at I p. M, and
after devotional exercises, the Mission
airy Sermon was preached by Rev. NJ.
N. Cornelius, Of 1st Church, Altoona,
taking his text from / Timothy LII.
Collection taken for Home and For.
eign Missions amounting to $3.50.
After free conversation on the state
Of religion, adjourned to 81 a. M,
Wednesday.
Met according TO adjournment, when
Rev. ID. ii. Barron, Rev. ]. c. Barr.
Elders b. +. Custer and G. B. Hotch.
kiss were elected Commissioners to
General Assembly, which meets in
Chicago, May l7th. Rows. J. c. Kelly
and J.V. r. Hughes, and Elders Tussoy
and l.. Baird were elected alternates.
Names of A.. Ross Read and S. W.
Pollock, under care OF the Prcsbytcry,
were stricken from roll. A. L. Kin.
kead, of Hollidaysburg, on list of can.
didatcs was, by resolution, requested
to show cause at next meeting Of Pres.
bytery why his namo should not be
dropped.
Prof N. +. Brown was examined
and taken under the care OF the Pres.
bytcry.
Attic request of Rov. j G. Wilhelm,
the pastoral relations existing between
him and the churches of Shaver's Creek
and Bethel were dissolved. Rov. Will.
helm was appointed topreach sermon
IN each OF those churches and declare
the pulpils vacant.
The pastoral relations existing be.
tween Rev. John Mexican and the
Little Valley church were dissolved.
A request from Morrisdalo Mines,
Clearileld county, for the organization
OF o church at that place was granted,
tho new church TO be under the charge
OF Rev Thos. Thompson, of Philips.
burg. Reys. ID. W. Moore and N. II.
Miller, and Elder Doris appointed TO
organize the church.
H. T.. FliclSinger, a candidate for
the ministry, preached trial ser
mon on Wednesday evening, from
Luke IA II. lie was examined thor.
ougbly on Theology by DR.. Gibson,
and on Church History, etc, by others,
crcditably passing which he was
licensed TO preach.
Port Matilda, on tho Bald EARLE
Branch railroad, was fixed as tho place
for holding the adjourned meeting of
Presbytery in June.
AT evening session Rcv. W. Laurie
was appointed TO preach the Mission.
ary Sermon at next stated meeting.
Report Of committee on statement Of
religion within bounds of Presbytery,
showed the total additions TO the
church during the last year TO be $50
A number Of churchea arel