The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-16
.oo'c'ork onIlursaay morning, being
closed With prayer by tile Moderator.

l,excuSes 1Or tafOlneSs, ana were duly
enrolled: The Rev. Il. IL. McCor-
nick, Elders j. +. Kennedy and j. j.
Anderson. The minutes Of the last
regular meeting, and those Of the call
cd meeting held at Chester, July 20,
were read and received as information.
The minutes Of last nights session
were also read and confirmed.
The Rev. ID. p. Robinson returned
to this Presbytery his letter of dis,nis-
sion to the Prcsbytcry Of fAIccklcnburg.
a communication was received from
Mr.. James p. Miller, student under
the care ofthis Prcsbytery, stating that
he is now a student at Union Thcologi-
cal Seminary, Virginia, and asking for
aid to enable him to continue his stud
les. On motion, tho committee on
education was directed to send the
name Of Mr.. Miller to tho central COM
inittce 1T Memphis.
The Moderator then announced the
usual standing committees.
On motion, the letter of the Rev. j. S.
White was taken up for consideration.
His reasons for non-attcndancc at the
presentsc session were sustained. Catholic
and Pleasant Grove Churches were
called on to state, through their repre-
sentativcs, their views in the matter.
Prcsbytery was then informed that
both churches consented to q dissolu-
ton Of tho pastoral relation. On mo-
ton, the request of the Rev. Mr.. White
was then granted.
On motion Of the Rcv. Mr.. Lcepcr,
the following resolution was adopted:
ResolUcR, That tho Moderator be
instructed 10 write letter to Bro.
White, conveying to him the tender
sympathy of this Prcsbytcry in his
Affections.
On motion, tho reading Of tho Con-
grcgational Narratives was made the
special order for Friday morning i'm
mcdiately after the reading of the
minutes.
Presbytcry then took rccess, until
after morning service.
Alter the recess, upon rcsuming
business, letter was read from the
Rev. G.. A. Trenholm, CONVEYING his
reasons for his absence from the scs-
sion of Prcsbytcry, and the
reasons were sustained. The Rev. II.
| w. Mcllichamp, Of the Baptist church,
wassntroduccd to the Moderator and
| invited to sit us visiting member.
The report Of the treasurer was read ,
and referred to the committee on
| finance.
a letter from Licentiato w. T..
Matthews, now attending the Prince
ton Theological Seminary, asking for
aid, was docketcd for future consider
alton.
| On motion, the Rev. j. L. Girar-
deau, ID. D., was invited 10 sit as n
corresponding member.
After hearing an address from the
Rev. j. B. Mack, u. D., in the inter-
est OF the Columbia Seminary, Presby-
terry took recess till 81 O'Clock, D. m.
After recess Prcsbtcry proceeded 60
consider the application Of Liccntiatc
Matthews for assistance. On motion.
the Prcsbytcrial committee on educa-
ton were instructed to recommend
Mr.. Matthews to the central commit
tee, with the understanding that such
committee cndeavor to obtain for him
q scholarship at Princeton.
The tolloWing-namcd members ap-
pcarcd, and, giving satisfactory ex-
cuses for tardincSs, were duly enrolled: !:
Revs. Il. T.. Cooper and !. T.. McMul-
len, and Elders W. B. Love and j. E.
J Carothcrs.
Addresses were then made by the
Rcy. Drs. Girardcau and Mack, in the
interest ofthe Columbia Seminary.
The Rev. j. II. Saye offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted: /:
Rcs otccd, That this Prcsbytcry make
an effort to raise $4,000, to make up
the $50, 900 Of tho Howe memorial in
aid Of the Theological Seminary at
Columbia, and appoint the Rev. j. L.
| Williams, the Rev. Rev. r. e. Coop
CT, the Rev. q. a. Trenholm and the
Rev. W. w. Mills agents in thcir re-
spectivc counties, to secure the same ::
that the Rev. r. e. Cooper be appoint
ed chairman of such committee; and
that the committee convene at once
and propose some plan to raise the
sum needed.
On motion, Prcsbytery then ad-
journcd till "a o'clock, D. m.
| AT the night session religious scrvi-
ces were conducted by tho Rev. Dr..
Girardcau, who preached an able and
eloquent sermon. Prcsbytcry thcn
proceeded to business.
On motion it was resolved that the
next meeting of Presbytcry be held at
Lancaster G. H., on Wednesday night
before the first Sunday in April, at "a
O'Clock.
The chairman Of tho committee on
domestic missions made verbal re-
port, showing that the committee had
not yet succeeded in engaging al evan
gclist, and that there is at present no
prospect of procuring one. The fol-
lowing resolution was then adopted: ::
Resot0ed, That the committee on
homo missions be instructed to post
ponc the employment Of an evangelist
for six months.
a paper from tho committee on
homo missions, asking that Presbytery
raise Il certain amount for the year,
was read for tho information Of the
body. On motion, it was resolved, as
the sense of tho body, that Prcsb ytcry
do not obligatc itself to raise any
| specific amount for domestic missions