Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-17
ith the pastors and Sabbath Schools is

Tinkiing Spring, G. B. strickier, 26i 260
Cookies Greek, W. 7. Price, 1870 so
Bethel, James Murray, lo3 80
Messy Greek, J. ". Rosebro, IA 125
Augusta Church, L. w. K Handy DID. 153 IS
Lebanon, g. l.. HOgue, l3f l50
CollierstoWn, I'll. r. Smith, ~ 135
Bethesda q. A. HUMPHREYS ~ I0b
Waynesboro Frank McCutehen. 112 80
Windy Cove, Geo. L. Brown, lUo 10
Wiiamsville. j. II. II. Winfree, 100 40
Showing a total in these fifteen congre-
cations of 1883 members and 2,315 Sunday
school scholars. New Providence having
the largest membership and Staunton First
church the largest Sunday school.
FOURTH DAY.
Mr.. William Laird, a member OF New
Monmouth church, was received under
charge of Presbytery as a candidate for
the ministry. Lectures were read by
Messrs. Preston and McCorkle, which
were approved, and these young gentlemen
were licensed to preach, call from Pen
dleton church, W. Va, being placed in
the hands of Mr.. Preston, for his consider
alton.
ANOTHER NEW CHURCH.
A petition of thirty-one members OF
Pisgah church in Highland county, who
reside at Monterey and vicinity petition
ed for separate church organization, to
be called Monterey church, other members
of Plsgah church who adheared to the old
organization endorsing the petition, and
it seeming to be a suitable change, Presby-
terry granted the petition, Revs. VIM. E.
Baker, S. McCune, and Elder Robt. Sit
lington, we're appointed to organize the
new church.
Rev. Geo. L. Cook, who has for some
time past been supplying the pulpit of
| Collierstown church, was, at his request
dismissed to the Presbytery of Mecklen-
burg, where he has call to preach.
| A SWISS CONGREGATION.
The spiritual necessities of the Swiss
settlement in Randolph county, W Va,
known as New Helvetia, engaged the ear
nest attention of Presbytery. These
settlers belong to the German Reformed
| Church, and wish to be organized in con-
nection with this presbytery and to have
minister who can speak the German
language. It was determined that the
| committee on Foreign Missions, to which
| was added the name of Rev. G.. B. Stgick-
| Ter, should correspond with the Board
| of Missions of the Reformed Church,
with reference to obtaining such minis
| ter as the people desired.
| CLOSING HOURS.
| The hour of IL, which was appointed for
| services in the church, having arrived,
| Presbytery repaired to the commod1ous
| basement of the church, and while the
Rev. D. A. Penick preached to a crowded
| house above, the ecclesiastical body dis
posed with much dispatch Of a great deal
of routine business preparatory to adjourn
ment.
After hearing the narrative on the state
of religion, receiving the reports Of the
| ministers without charges, with some in
structions to the Commissioners to the
General Assembly. the following resolu-
lions with regard to the Book of Church
Order; were adopted:
| 1st That Presbytery informs the General As
sembly that they have adopted the Book of Church
Order, and they adopt the Book whatever shall prove
to have been tile votes of the Presbytery the sep
arate subjects and alternative propositions submit
ted to the Presbyteries. In some of these subjects
feel very great interest," and would feel that the
J Book would be far less perfect without them
| And be 1t resolved
ty of the Presbyeres and if the work Of revision is
| continued, the General Assembly be AID is hereby
| Book, the amendments which have been adopted by
this Presbytery and which are herewith transmit
| ted.
Presbytery then passed with hearty
unaminity resolution of thanks to the
hospitable citizens of Waynesboro and
vicinity for their generous entertainment,
to the pastor and session and the other
| churches of the town for their courtesies
and attention when the fullest and most in
| teresting session which Lexington Presby-
| terry has held since the war came to an
| end.
INCIDENTS
During tho session of Presbytery large
and well-constructed map of Lexington
| Presbytery. some 6 by s feet in dimen-
-sions, stood near the pulpit. 1t could be
distinctly seen from almost every part of
the building. The map was the work of a
Stauntonian-M A. Y. Lee, gotten up
| under the supervision of Rev. w {. E. Baker,
and presented to the Presbytery. 1t shows
the exact bounds of Presbytery, including
| in it's limits the nine counties of Rock
bridge, Augusta, Bath, Highland, Pendle-
ton, Barbour, Randolph, Tucker and
Rockingham in which the As churches are
located beside extensive missionary ground
| Of those 4S churches, Is OF over one fourth
are'in Augusta county, and 10 nearly one
fifth, in Rockbridge. Highland comes
next in order, with six churches. Such a
| map is very valuable and every Presbytery
| ought to have one.
Throughout the session, religious servi-
ces were well attended from the opening
| sermon by the Moderator, to the closing
services on Saturday night and Sunday.
Rev. J. w. Rosbro preached on Saturday
| night, and on Sunday Rev. Samuel Nc
| Cune preached in the Presbyterian church
| in the morning, Rev. G. L. Hogue at
| night, and Rev. A. II. Hamilton in the
| morning in the Methodist church. Not
withstanding the bad weather Sunday,
there were good congregations. Every
day during the lntermission, bountiful
table was spread in the basement lecture
room, when visitors from the country were
furnished with a choice and abundant
basket lunch, and the heartiest open
| handed welcome was extended to all by
the citizens of both town and country.
PERSONAL.
Among the members of Lexington Pres
bytery present on this occasion, are some
of the most distinguished and efficient
ministers and laymen, in the Synod of
Virginia. Short sketches of few of these
may prove not uninteresting to the readers