, 1877-09-21
pREsBYTERY OF PUGET SOUND.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. IL, 1877.
Rev, Mr.. Mann and Rev. Mr.. Rea

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Rev. Mr.. Mann and Rev. Mr.. Rea,
were appointeda a committee, to bring
the subject of our Indian Mission be-
fore the Synod of the Columbia,
which meets in Portland, Ogn., in
next October. The executive com
mittee were also charged to be dill.
gent in their care Of this subject.
The judicious grouping of weak
breaches was urged upon the Pres
bytery-with a view to lessening
their dependence upon the Board Of
Home Missions.
The supplies for Port Townsend
pulpit during the pastors absence,
reported that they had all been paid
$40 per Sabbath for their services.
The application of the Seattle
Church to the Board of Home Mis-
sions, was endorsed and ordered sent
on to New York.
The minutes of the Newcastle
Church we're approved and signed
by the Moderator in the usual way.
The Presbytery renewed it's earn
est plea to the Board of Missions for
aSynodical Missionary.
The Presbyterian "Hy mnal'' &
The "Occident," of San Francisco,
were heartily endorsed and recon-
mended to the teachers and families
of the Church.
The Presbytery took up collec-
tion of $500 to be paid to James
Stockand whose services during its
Sittings added so much to the com
fort and convenience of the members
and the public.
Rev. Mr.. Reid delivered a very
cheering address before the Presby-
terry, giving his views of the work
and methods of the body, and ex.
pressing his pleasure and satisfac
ton with his visit and his deter.
mnation to attend the meetings Of
the Presbytery whenever possible.
THURSDAY, Sept. 13.
The hour for morning recess hav
ing come, the Presbytery accom-
panied Mr.. Reid to the steamer and
bade him Godspeed Homeward.
AFTERNOON; Resolved that the
Session of the Churches within our
bounds be urged to take measures
to secure their representation by an
Elder at each stated meeting of the
PreSbytery and Synod.
The next regular meeting OF ithe
Presbytery, will be held in the Pres
byterian Church Of Olympia, onjthe
lst Wednesday OF April next, at 10
o'clock A. ~. The opening sermon
TO be preached in the evening rs at
the Presbyterian Church.
The Committee on Systematic
Benevolcnce was instructed to re-
port at the next meeting, the details
Of a system OF Presbyterial visitation
OF the congregations within our
bounds.
The Prssbytery expressed its
qualification at the prompiness with
which the Port Townsend Church
paid the amounts promised 10 the
supplies for the CommisIoner's pul.
pat during bis absence atthe General
Assembly. aud also expressed its
very great pleasure at the marked
progress or Presbyterians ia Port
Townsend, evidenced by thcir beau.
tiful and comfortable house of Nor
ship, and the interest manifested by
ths audiences present at the evening
services Of the body.
A vote Of thanks vas rendered to
ths editors Of the newspapers, AR
vIs and " Press" fur the insertion
oi notices snd iieuls regarding our
meeting; AMI also Ia the klud friends
Nth whom the members Of the Pros
bytery lodged during the meetings.
aud 10 the officers on stesmers on
the Sound for favors shown.
This n.eenng Of he body has been
spoken II as being one Of the most
deiishlful anl interesting ever held,