Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-17
Third Days Proceedings Of the
Forty Ninth Annual
Session.
The Next Session to be Held at
Evansville, Indiana.
Appointments for Divine Service at the
Various Churches Tomorrow, Etc.


A COMMUNICATION
from Sedalia, Mo-, in the form of an
appeal for aid to help them build a
church, the sum of 81 from each
member Of the convention would be
acceptable, the paper said, and signed
by c. f. Boatwright, with two other
brethren, was referred to the commit
tee on missions.
STANDING COMMITTEES REPORT.
Revs.W w. G. Darby, W. j. Dewitt and
r. B. CrisSman were recommended as
a committee to arrange a programme
for the semi-centennial meeting ofthe
Cumberland Church general assembly
to convene at Evansville, Ind, next
May. Rev. W. Benton Farr was the
chairman of the committee on this
subject. and Evansville was decided
on at yesterdays session as the place
for holding the assembly.
SALARIES.
A resolution was offered regarding
ministers salaries and provisions to
care for INDECENT, diseased and super
anuated ministers, many of whom
after long service in the work of the
Lord are left in poor circumstances
and are unable to provide for their
most pressing needs, The subject was
referred to the committee on finance.
RESOLUTION
offered at the last general assembly
and referred to the present assembly,
the points of which are that as
churches belong to the presbyteries
and not to the synods, the church
therefore has no power to transact
business without reference to higher
authority, was referred to the judiciary
committee.
I'm hoohhDbl olNN ~ liz LUhD.
Near II o'clock this forenoon, there
being no business before the assembly,
the members joined in singing a verse,
Jesus, l my cross have taken"
From TewycOnee, Texas, came
a request asking whether a presbytery
has the right to dissolve a cOngrega-
ton. 1t was referred to a committee
on yesterday, who this forenoon re-
ported in favor of answering no. 1t
is understood that there is an unruly
member out in Texas who persists in
violating ssthe rules Of the church,
and in unChristian practices. A
portion of his congregation are anxious
to be rid of him. The question ex-
cited considerable discussion.
SERVICES TOMORROW.
The following appointments were
announced for religious services at the
various churches tomorrow.
First Presbyterian Church-M. B.
Dewitt, at the morning service; J.R.
Brown, ID, in the evening.
Alabama Street Presbyterian
C~hurch-Morning service, Rev. w.
II. Black, of Pittsburg, Pa; evening
service, Rev. j. II. Coulter, of Pitts
burg.
DR.. Waddell's C~hurch-Morning
service, Rev. s.. o. Woods, of Ten.
nessee evening service, s. n. Ander-
son, DID,, of Texas.
DR.. Richardson's Church, Chelsea
Morning service, Rev. W. Benton
Farr, Of st. Louis evening service,
Rev. j. A. B. Lovett, of Alabama.
First Methodist Church-Morning
service, Rev. A. J. MeGlumphy
DID,, of Illinois evening service.
Rev. s. II. Buch man, ID, Of Ar
kansas.
Union street Methodist Church
Morning service, Rev. B. G. McLesky
DID, of Tennessee evening service.
Rev. 0. Il. Hart, of Iowa.
fernando street Methodist Church
Morning service, Rev. 6. w. Sharp
Of Missouri evening service, Rev. G
N. Wood, of Mississippi.
Saffarans street Methodist Church
Chelsea Morning service, Rev. b. d
Cockrell, of Mississippi evening ser
vice, Rev. r. B. Flaniken, Of Ten.
nessee.
Georgia Street Methodist Church
Morning service, Rev. R. s. Thomas
DID,, of Missouri. No evening ser
vice.
Central Baptist Church-Mornin
service, Rev. j. H. Houx, Of Missouri
evening service, Rev. J. Il. Sharp. o
Missouri.
Second Baptist Church-Morning
service, Rev. D. P. Chestnut, of Nash
vile evening service, Rev. $. Patter
son, OF California.
First Baptist Chureh-Morning ser
vice, Rev. u. B. Gresham, DID,, o
st. Louis evening service, Rev. G. B
Thomas, Of Tennessee.
Linden Street Christian Church
Morning service, Rev. S. g. Burney
ID, Lebanon, Tenn; evening ser
vice, Rev. j. D. kirkpatrick, Lcba
non, Tenn.