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Presby,ery of South Carolina

The Presbytcry of South Carolina met
ut Greenwood, s. c.. Wednesday, April
at 3 o'clock p. NJ. Opening sermon War
preached by Rev. w. G. Smith, from II
Peter, i: Ill. There were present ut the
organization II ministers, and - ruling
eluors. Subsequently the number was
increased to "a ministers, - ruling elders,
making So in all.
Rev. A. l.. Miller wa elected Modera.
tor. Ituling elder Carver Randall, assist
ant clerk.
Rows. r. p. Franks and w. A. Clark OF
the NJ. +. Church and Rev. J. :. jordan
of the Baptist church. were invited to sit
as corresponding members.
Rev. .. +. JIatilner was dismissed to
Mecklenburg Presbytory. Rev. F. ia
cobs, d. d., t, Atlanta Presbytery. tul.
r. Z. Perrin "a elected u of the TrlIs-
from last fall.
The following were elected Conilnis-
sinIlers to the General Assembly to luect
next May in. New Orleans Rev. A. r.
Nicholson, alternate Rev. r. A. Fair ;
Rev. j. B. Alger. d. d., alternate Rev.
II. II. Reid f:ulin. Elder, \. B. Tow
ers, alternate j.. }. Norton; Ruling Ill
der DR.. Wright, alternate Col. d. w. Al
ken.
RichlanL church obtained permission
to employ Rev. s. F. Morris II half his
time. Liberty Spring church to employ
I;ev. H,lgll Strong one half of his time.
Rev. J. b. Adger, D. D., preached by
previous appointment, o sermon on the
Scriptural Office Of the Evangelist, from
Ephes iy: 1913. Presbytery requested
the sermon for publication in the South
ern Presbyterian.
P~resbytery appointed the first Sabbath
IN July as a LAY of special prayer for the
clU Of our Presbytery.
Measures were adopted looking to the
supply of all our churches at least once
per month. Churches should write at
once for further information to Rev. Il. II.
Law, of Spartanburg.
Rev. W.P. jacobs, Clinton, was elect
ed Chairman Of Executive Committee of
Education, vice Rev. F. Jacobs, resigned.
The Executive Committee of Domestic
Missions was instructed to group the va
cant and feeble churches, and report such
grouping to Fall Presbytcry. Such
grouping, when adopted by Presbytery,
shall he binding upon churches and min
listers.
A protracted and interesting conference
was held OH the Slate of Religion within
our bounds. A similar conference on Tie
subject of Domestic Missions was made
the special order for IL o'clock Friday
morning, at which TIME the report of the
Standing Committee on Domestic Mis-
sions was to be considered. This confer
ence was prOtractcd till near midday on
Saturday, and was very interesting.
Some measures were adopted with the
hope Of bringing d~efaulting churches up
to duty.
The following committee were appoint
cd to organize Il church in Edgetield
county, viz. Rev. J. J.. Martin, Il. A.
Fair, and w. +. Pearson; r. Elders,
Col. Thomas Thomson and Maj. j. NJ.
Baxter.
A call was placed in the hands Of Lii
centiatc $. T.. Morris from Walhalla
church, for one half time. Call accepted.
Time for ordination and installation Sat
urday before the fourth Sabbath in April.
Rev. r. A. Fair to preside and preach
the sermon. Rev. w. McWhorter, alter
nate Rev. ID. +. Frierson to deliver the
charge to the pastor. NJ. Smith, alternate
Rev. i. G.. Law to deliver the charge to
the people. Rev. w. F. Pearson, alter
nate.
A call was placed in the hands of Rev.