Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-15
wEsTMINsTER PREsBYTERY.
Its Session in Wrightsvllle.

opening sermon was preached by Rev. "
c. Alexander, pastor of Pequea church.
The following members of presbyter
were present:
Revs. C. w. Stewart, D. D., J. D
Smith, W. B. Browne, ]. Y. Mitchell
John Mccoy, w. c. Alexander, 7. [
Springer, A. Michael, W. 6. Cairnes, w
L. Ledwith, A. G. Lane, J. L. Lands
John McElmoyle, II. B. Scott, G. S. Bel
and r. l.. Clark.
Elders J. L. McComma, of Union
Isaac Scarborough, of Slate Ridge J. q
Wright, of Mount Joy =; H. B. Essick, o
Columbia d. W. Patterson, of Lancaster
Ross McComma, of Little Britain 4; Johr
Smith of Chestnut Level John Hyson, o.
Hopewell; Robert Ferguson, of Middle
Octoraro Solomon Martin, of Pequea; j
N. Logan, of Dillsburg George Russell, OF
Cedar Grove; A. P. McIlvaine, OfLeacock
James Fulton, of Stewartstown; j. A. G.
Galley. of Centre j. w. Weltzhoffer, OF
Wrightsville.
Rev. 7. l.. Springer was chosen moder-
ator and Revs J. l.. Landis and j. Nc
Elmoyle clerks.
On Tuesday morning the following ad-
ditional members were in attendance
Revs. r. NJ. Crawford, H. E. Niles, d.
D., Joseph Gamble, J. NJ. Galbreath, j.
NJ. Davenport, w. j. HOar, and Elders
Geo. A. Davis, of Statewide Thomas A.
Clark. of Chestnut Level A. w. Cassel:
of Marietta Joseph Clark, of Mount Nsbo
David E. Small, of York.
Rev. J. B. Barbour, of the presbytery
of Butler, and Rev. Shannon, of the Phil
adelphia conference, being present, were
invited to sit as corresponding members.
A number of standing committees were
by the moderator, and letter
from the presbytery Of Butler dismissing
Rev. Barbour was read, and Mr.. Barbour
was received, after examination, as reg
ular member of Westminster presbytery.
Mr.. Barbour has been called to church at
Dillsburg, York county, and it is expected
that arrangements will be made for his
settlement over that church.
The following ministers were chosen as
delegates to attend the general assembly &:
Revs. j. NJ. Galbreath and II. +. Niles,
DID,. and T. J.. Springer and W. J. Hoar.
Elders A. p. Gault, John NJ. Brown,
James Fulton and J. n. Logan, as alter
mates.
The name OF the Christian church was
stricken f""-, ~ roll of the Westminster
presby v, .....t it might be placed upon
the roll OF tine presbytery of Chester, and
transferred to it's care.
Rev. II. b. Scott, having received and
accepted a call from the church at
a committee was appointed
to arrange for his installation.
The chairman of the educational COM
mittee was authorized to assign parts of
trial pieces for Mr.. Stewart, a candidate
for the ministry under the care IF presby-
terry.
The treasurer's report was presented and
accepted.
Statewide was chosen as the place for
the next stated meeting, and was changed
from the regular time, so that the meeting
will be held on Monday, September 13,
meeting at 1:30 p. m.
On Tuesday afternoons after various COM
mttees had reported, DR.. Stewart, chair
ported the following resolution, which
after debate was adopted by a vote of "a
yeas to 5 nays, Judge Patterson voting
with the minority:
Resolred, That this presbytcry overture
the general assembly to order a committee,
consisting of one member from each synod
on the home field. the member from each
synod to be elected by the synOds respec-
lively, whose duty it shall be to report to
the next general assembly plan for the
modification OF the modes of operation of
the board of home missions, such as shall
tend to prevent friction and conflict be.
tween it and the presbyterlcs.
Rev, G. w. Seller, of the presbytery OF
Kalapoor, India, being present, was in.
vted to sit as corresponding member.
Requests from several vacant churches
for permission to supply their own pulpits
were made and referred to committee on
supplies.
Reports from the several churches were
read, accompanied by remarks by the pas
tors. These reports will be made the basis
of the report Oh the state of religion to be
prepared and read at a future session of
presbytery.
During the day the following members
appeared and were enrolled Revs. f. s..
Heany, w. B. Reed, Prof. James McDou-
gall, .jr. Elders, DR.. Josiah Martin, of
Strasburg, and Patterson, of Mt. Joy.
June 3, at 10 o'clock a. m, was fixed as
the time for the installation of Rev. Scott,
DR.. II. E. Niles to preside, propose the
questions and preach the sermon Rev. NJ.
Smith to deliver the charge to the congre-
CATION, and Rev. C. w. Stewart, d. d., the
charge to the pastor.
On Tuesday evening Rev. T. M. Craw-
ford read the report of the committee ap-
pointed at the last stated meeting of pres
bytery, to visit the Little Britain church.
The report stated that the committee had
visited that church, been very kindly re-
ceived, and at meeting of the ccngrega-
ton, held while they were there, they had
examined into the financial condition of
the chnrch, and were assured that by ear
nest effort the congregation could meet all
financial obligations resting on them. The
committee has also been assured since
their visit that the condition Of the
church is in much more hopeful state,
and that the visit had done much good.
The report was accepted and the fidelity
of the committee commended.
The committee on the case of W. j.
Bridells, now pending, moved that the
matter be heard in private session.
Adopted.
The subject Glow to make the Sabbath
school a help to the church in securing the