Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-19
THE CUMBERLANDS.
Forty-Ninth Annual Con-
vention.
Fourth Days Session of Its Lead
Ing Ministers.
Report On.the Deceased CIergy-.-Other
Proceedings, Etc.

The Forty. ninth annual assembly OF
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
met at the Cumberland church ON
Court street, in adjourned session at
an early hour this morning, the mode
rator, Rev. j. S. Order, presiding.
The proceedings opened with a
prayer by the Rev. NJ. NJ. Smith.
Religious services then followed, con-
Quoted by the Rev. j. H. Coulter.
The first business in order was the
release of Rev. Il. B. Crissman from
serving on the committee on the state
of religion. The Rev. DR.. Bell was
placed thereon in his stead.
The committee on deceased minis
tiers made a report, which was con
Cured in by a rising vote. The con
vention then Joined in a song, 20,
Lamb of Rest, for Thee I Sigh" The
Rev. Daniel Patton then led in prayer.
The following are the names of those
deceased during the past year:
Reverends j, R. Brown, Of Guthrie
Presbytery Samuel Calhoun and G.
C. Gates, Ohio w. A.. Cottman,
Memphis S. c. Davis, McGee; T. S.
w. Gillespie, 0bion; Minor Neal,
New Lebanon Louis Taylor, Her
nando W. Bell Gillian, Bell; j, N,
Norris, Allegheny }. N. Vance Ora
ham r. M. King, California Robt.
Walters, Kansas John Crawford and
james Ferrell, Ewing, ILL.,; Joseph
Nicely, Foster j, c. Hardin, Helena
w. J. Holt, Jackson; M. II. Rennick,
Little river j. A. Cornwall, Pacific
w. NJ. MeGill, Tehuacana ; N. T.
Power and s. S. Berton, Tennessee
j. B. Logan, Vandalia w. D. Chad.
wick, DID,, 0coec; l.. r. Woods.
Mackinaw; Henry Dye, White Rock.
Licentiates-Alfred B. Wright, Bethel
presbytery j. r. Humphreys, Geor-
gia; S. D. Johns, Madison. Candi-
dates-W. w. Mcdonnell, Presbytery
of Sparta.
The report was signed By j, II.
White, chairman Daniel Patton,
Thomas P. Stone, L. Hearon and Il.
NJ. Antram.
The report says the angel of death
during the past year has demanded an
unusual number of victims from the
youth aspiring to the ministry to the
aged who had numbered their four
score years.
Gods ways are not our ways, nor
His thoughts as our thoughts, and
we are assured that "afiiction does
not spring from the ground, nor
trouble arise by chance" and that all
things shall work together for those
that love God. He nothing does,
nor suffers to be done, but thou
wouldst do myself if thou couldst see
the end of all He does as we'll as He"
The names of these faithful SER
wants are recorded on high, and it re-
mains for Christians and biographers
to transmit to posterity the earthly
record of their deeds.
Their personal labOrs on earth are
ended, but they being dead, their
memory yet speaks and admonishes
their survivors to be also ready.
A voice from heaven proclaims,
Blessed are the dead that die in the
Lord" and a response seems to come
back from the tomb, Whatever thy
hand indeth to do, do it with thy
might The night cometh in
which no man can work"
The report closed with a resolution
requesting That earnest prayer be
made throughout the church for a
more thorough conservation of all our
ministers and churches, and that God
will revive his work and call other
men to preach the gospel of Jesus
Christ who may receive the nantes Of
those who have gone before"
The death list includes twenty
seven ministers of the gospel, three
licentiates and one candidate, thirty
one in all.
The report of several synods were
heard and suitably acted upon.
The convention then suspended the
rules and adjourned until 2.30 o'clock
this afternoon.
THE BOARD or PUBLICATIONS.
AT the session of the Presbyterian
assembly Saturday the report of the
board of publications Of the church
was read, and after reading was re.
ferred 10 the committee on publica-
tons. 1t shows up a rather unfayor-
able aspect of the situation. With il
came the resignation of the board.
which is composed as fellows, all Of
Nashville, where the publishing house
is situated W. Il. Ward, president
John Frizzell, John NJ. Cant, w. c.
Smith and p. II. Manlove.
The financial part Of the report
shows receipts Of Sz ,479.42 during the
year, all Of which was paid out except
S2O3.36. Last year the total receipts