Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-04-15
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The General Assembly.

The General Assembly.
The majority of the readers of this pa
per feel more or less interest in this bod.
of Christians, which is SO soon to conven,
in this city. The Importance which is at
tached to it arises from the fact that it i
the highest Judicatory of the Southern
Presbyterian Church. 1t was formed il
the year 1851, and met for the frs
time in Augusta, Ga. DR.. Benjamin
M. Palmer, of New Orleans, was it's frs
Moderator. Among the Moderators since
that time, we find the names of such dis
tinguished Divines as Drs. Howe. Moore
Stuart Robinson, Dabney, Plumer, Girar-
deau, Hoge and Peck. 1t is not, as many
suppose, large body, on the contrary, il
is comparatively small, being but LITTLE
over twice as large as Lexington Presby
terry, and about one-third as large as TIT
fort of the good housewives of Staunto1
who are expected to entertain this body
for some of them have had visions of 50(
delegates, and not only that, but that
those 500 would be here for three weeks
This body consists of not more than Isl
Commissioners and usually adjourns aft el
ten days sitting. 1t comprises - Synods
viz: those of Alabama, Arkansas. Geor-
gia, Kentucky, Memphis, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, Nashville, North and South Carroll
ma, Texas and Virginia. These Synods
consist of 81 Presbyteries. The Assem-
bly, is composed of Commissioners from
these 81 Presbyteries-every Presbytery is
entitled to two Commissioners Min
lister and one Elder-those Presbyteries
numbering over "a ministers are entitled
to four delegates-two Ministers and two
Elders. There are eight Presbyterles rep
resented by four delegates of these eight
being in Virginia, viz: Lexington, Win
chester, and East Hanover. In this As
sembly the total number of ministers and
licentiates, is !, 117-number of communi-
cants 120, 028-Amount of money contrib
uted to all objects last year, 81 1852, 1885,
The attention of the church will be espec-
tally directed to this meeting, as the sub
jects which are to come up are of vital Inn
portance. The question Of ''Retrench-
ment and Reform and the Revised Di-
rectory for Worship are among the most
important. The Rev. T. A. Hoyt, D. D.,
of Nashville. Tenn, being the last Mod
orator, will preach the opening sermon. on
Thursday, the 10Th of May, at IL O'Clock,
A. M, in the LIST Presbyterian Church.
The following commissioners are all that
have so far been reported to the commit
tee who have the matter in charge here.
Most of the Presbyteries have not yet cleo
ted their delegates:
Athens Presbytery.-Rev. John B. Nor
ton, Elberton, Ca; Elder, r. G. Latimer,
Lexington, Ga.
Wilmington Presbytery.-Rev. B. F..
Marable, Mt. Olive, N. C.; Elder, M. H.
Wooten.
Red Riuer Presbytery.-Rev. J. T. David
son, Homer. La; Elder, A. H. Davidson.
St. Johns Presbytery.-Rev. VIM. Fl.
Dodge, Jacksonville, Fla; Elder, Calvin
GlllfS. FalaCKa, Fla.
Ouac1ita Presbytery.-Rev. E. M. Mum
roe, Camden, Ark; Elder P. A. Patillo.
East Alabama Presbytery.-Rev. G. W.
Maxon. Auburn, Ala; Elder J. M. Bu-
ford, Eufaula, Ala.
Bethel Presbytery.-Revs. III. B. Pratt,
Winnsboro, S. c.. and G.. A. Trenholm.
Chester, S. c.; Elders J. M. Withers,
Winnsboro, and W H. Withrow, Chester.
Missouri Presbutery.-Rev. VIM. W.
Trimble, Concord, Nc; Elder c. H. Jen-
nings, Triplett, Mo.
Florida Presbyterq. REV. B. L. Baker,
Monticello, Fla; Elder J. B. Brown.
Gainesville, Fla.
East Ie1as Presbytery-Rev S. N. Luck
EFT, Palestine, Texas; Elder J. W. K. Bry-
an.
Harmony Presbytery-Revs. J. Leighton
Wilson, D. D., Baltimore. Nd, Secretary
Board Foreign Missions and John Il. Law,
Darlington, S. c.; Elders J. J. James, OAR
lington, S. G. and Jerome P. Chase, Flor
ence, S. Z.
South Carolina Presbgteru-Rev. j. B.
Adger, D. D., Pendleton. S. c.; Elder S.
P. Dendy, Wachita, s. c,
Enoree Presbytery- z. L. Holmes,
Laurensville, S. c.; Elder DR.. J. J. Boozer,
Clinton, S. c.
Augusta Presbytery-Rev. o. P. Fitz-
simmons, Sparta, Ga.,; Elder Chas. A.
Rowland.
Concord Presbytery, N. C.-Rev. E. F.
Rock well and Elder Fl. G. Hamilton.
The Northern body of Presbyterians,
esThe General Assembly of the Presbyteri-
an Church, III the United States Of Amer
ica,' will meet in the Central Presbyterian
Church of Buffalo, N. Y, on Thursday,
May 10Th, at eleven O'Clock, A. M, and be
opened with sermon by the Rev. William
M. Paxton, D. D., the Moderator of the
last General Assembly.