Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-17
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Judge Reade has declined the Republican
Congressional nomination in the Raleigh dis.
trict.
-Diphtheria is prevailing to considerable
extent in that section of Lincoln and CASTOR
counties around Stowesvile.
- Gen. James G. Martin, who was an officer
in the Mexican war, and who served as Brig
adler General in the Confederate States army,
died in Asheville, recently.
H. H. Helper, of Davie county, has for
mally announced himself as candidate for
Congress in the seventh district, as National
or Greenbacker.
- The Carolina Fair will open at Charlotte
on the 18th of November and continue four
days. Preparations are making for grand
display.
e. B. Curren, the telegraph operator, was
caught stealing money out of the drawer of
Mr. M. L. Carroll, Railroad agent at Shelby,
and was bound over to Court in a thousand
dollar bond.
Rev. Neill Pressly, of Statesville, a min
lister in the Associate Reformed church, has
been selected as missionary of that church
to Mexico, and will leave for the Mexican
capital about the 1st of December.
- The prisoners in Statesville jail made
their escape on Monday night of last week, by
overpowering the jailer when he went in with
their food. The most important prisoner
Jim Laxton, colored, under sentence of death
for the crime of rape-was re'captured day
or two afterwards and returned to his old
quarters. His day Of execution is fixed on
the 25th instant.
- The Hickory Press says: There are sew
enty-three convicts now at work on the Ches.
ter and Lenoir Narrow Gauge, under the ef.
6cent management of Mr.. Joseph Fry. Things
are moving very briskly and the prospects
for the road to- Lenoir are becoming more
aattering to the citizens of Caldwell every
day. The force is now at work on a section
one mile from Lenoir, which is the heaviest
work the other side the river. Capt. Dwight
is now in Lenoir, busy with his Office work,
after making different surveys of the road.
MEETING OF BETHEL PRESBYTERY.
Bethel Presbytery held its Fall Sessions at
Douglass Church, Lancaster county, S. c.,
beginning October 3rd and ending October
9th, 1873. The meeting was an unusually
small one for Bethel. There are twenty-five
ministers connected with the Presbytery and
thirty-seven churches under its care; and yet
there were but twelve ministers present and
thirteen churches represented.
After sermon by the Moderator-Rev. L.
H. Wilson-Presbytery was duly constituted
with prayer. The members present were en-
rolled. Rev. J. S. White was chosen Moder-
ator, and Rev. R. E. Cooper, Clerk, pro. tenn.
An interesting report from the Trustees of
Davidson College was read, showing health
full and prosperous condition of the 1nstitu.
ton, and highly commencing it to those who
wish for their sons thorough mental drill and
training and high moral culture. A large
majority of students are members of the
church, and a good number are candidates
for the ministry.
At the Spring meeting of Presbytery, steps
we're taken to secure historical facts connect
ed with the churches within the bounds of
this Presbytery. By previous direction, Rev.
J. H. Saye read sketches of Fishing Greek
and Cedar Shoals churches, which constitute
his pastoral care From these sketches it lie
shown that the territory now embraced with
in these two congregations, was visited, and
to some extent occupied; by Presbyterian
minister's before the Revolutionary war.
Friday being previously appointed by Gov
ernor Hampton as day of fasting, humilia.
ton and prayer, Presbytery directed that the
religious exercises of preaching, prayer and
praise should be conducted with special refer
ence to the afflicted condition of our country.
Narratives on the state of religion in our
bounds, as far as reported, were very encour.
aging, showing that many of the churches
have been greatly revived and strengthened,
aggregating, in the churches sending up re-
ports, 2S7 additions, with one-third of the
churches not heard from, the additions to
which will probably swell the number to 300.
Presbytery had the pleasure of once more
seeing in their midst Rev. j. R. Baird, who
was long one of its valued members, but who
for about ten years has been laboring in Bra
zil. The ten years residence and labor in a
foreign land have greatly increased Bro.
Baird's devotion and zeal in his chosen work,
and having returned to his native land to
stay, he would be glad to be employed in
preaching or teaching, that be may advance
the cause of his Divine Master.
In the education of candidates for the min.
istry, Presbytery will hereafter cooperate
with Central Committee at Memphis.
Trustees of Davidson College, Rev. A. A.
James and Maj. j. w. Tench for three years;
Rev. j. Lowrie Wilson, to fill the unexpired
term Of Rev. j. B. Mack, dismissed from our
bounds; and Rev. James S. White, the un.
expired term of Rev. R. E. Cooper resigned.
Presbytery desiring to disseminate sound,
religious literature within our bounds re-
quested D. Harrison to engage in the work of
Colportage, and in accordance with the plan
of the General Assembly, directed the church
es to take up a collection for a Colportage
fund, and to send the same at once to S. j. G.
Dunlap, Rock Hill.
Lcentate T. NJ Lowry, at his own request,
was dismissed to the Presbytery of Tombeck.
bee, Synod of Mississippi.
Presbytery will hold it's next regular Ses-
sions at Bethel Church, Thursday before the
1st Sabbath in April, 1879, at II o'clock, a.
m. D. HARRISON, Stated Clerk.
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
THE ACTION IN REGARD TO THE ASSESS