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The Presbytcry of South Carolina
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l send you the following items:
The opening sermon was preached III
the Washington street church Grcenrillc,
S. c., III Wednesday evening, Septcln-
Der 26, by the returning moderator, Rcv.
a. L. Miller, from Proverbs, iv: Is.
There were present at the organization
sixteen ministers aud fourteen ruling
elders; subsequently, six ministers and
thirteen ruling elders were enrolled
Making in all forty-nine members in at
tendance.
and Rev. K. c. LigOn, temporary clerk.
Rev. #. L. Davis and liccntiate f. p.
Davis, were received from the Prcsby-
terry of Mecklenburg.
The request of X. A. Reid, that Presby-
terry withdraw his licensure was granted.
The annual report of the trustees of
Davidson college was read the college
rencwedly commended ; and Rev. Il. II.
Reid selected trustee for the next two
years.
Two recently organized churches were
enrolled: "Edgefield' and "Gatlncy city
Limestone.
Mr.. J. L, Brownlce was read from the
A. X. P~rcsbytery, as Il candidate for the
gospel ministry; also Mr.. W. q. Gerell,
of Walhalla church, and Mr.. 7, Il. Craig,
of Bethany church.
\ call for tho pastoral services Of liccn-
tiatc F.. P. Davis, from Wellington and
IIopewcll churches, was accepted. The
following appointments were made for
his ordination and Installation ut Will
lington OH Saturday before the first Sab
BATH in November 81 at II o'clock, a. H.,
viz: TO preside, preach the sermon,
&C., Rev. J. o. Lindsay, d. d., (Rcv. w.
+. Pearson, alternate to deliver tho
charge to the people, Rev. J.. l.. Martin,
(Rev. 5. l.. Morris alternately
A suitable minute was adopted express
ing the PreSbytery's appreciation of Rev.
J. l.. Kennedy, and her loss 1T the recent
d]ispensation of Prodidcnce in his death.
The p~artoral relation between Rev. T..
r. BUST, D. D., and tho Washington
Street church, was dissolved (by request
of the pastor, and consent of the congrc-
cationj to take effect on january lSt.
Roberts, Mt. Zion, and Nazareth (B.
d. churches were granted permission to
employ, for'the mex six months, the SER
vices Of Rev. Jno. b. Agnew, d., with a
view to their calling him to the passionate.
The following paper in reference to .td
ger College, WalLalla, $. c., WAS adopted:
Resolved, /, That the Prcsbytcry of
South Carolina, having heard with great
pleasure, of the existence nj success OF
Adger College at Waltalla, 5. G., do most
heartily commend his institution to the
support and patronage Of our people.
ID, And, when the additional sum of
ton thousand dollars shall have been add
ed to the present endowment, by the
friends of the college, we will then con-
slider the proposition to take the Adgcr
College under our care.
ReVS. D.. T.. FrierSon and JAR. Riley,
were requested tn preach once each, at
Bolton church. Rcvs. c. Il. Stewart, and
". p. Jacobs once each, at Liberty Spring
church.
The Executive Committee of Domestic
Missions was directed to supply the va
cant churches according to the plan
adopted last Spring, viz: to send sup
plies once or twice per month, to such
churches. as shall apply to the commit
tee, promising TO pay the ministers tray
Cling expenses and s.. The committee
was instructed to mako out Il list, group
ing tho vacant and feeble churches; of the
Presbytery. and report such grouping to
the Presbytery, next spring for its adop-
ton. The committee was further i'll
structed III reference to Edgrticlu chucli.
/. To send supplies each alternate month
until spring. ,. To secure an cyangcl-
ist for that field.
Presbytery passed a resolution request
ing each session within its bounds, to APP
point all agent (member Of the session or
congregatiOn) to canvass within the
bounds of tho congregation, and supply
the destitute with the word of God.
On Friday evening, under appointment
of last spring Presbytery, a sermon on
"7Hc ScTiptarat DOCTRINE Of Giring," was
preached from job, xii: II, last clause.
The next stated meeting of Prcsbytcry,
will be held at Clinton, Wednesday be-
fore the second Sabbath of April, ut s
o'clock, p. III.
Prcsbytery will meet in Columbia at
the call of the moderator during the APP
preaching meeting of synod, October 18th.
AT this meeting Of Synod, the question
of changing the present boundary lines,
will be considered ; and perhaps finally
settled. y.