Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-15
Religious.

Usual services at the Christian church to-mor.
row morning and night.
Rev. James Greer will preach at Elm Parh
school house on the third Sunday in October,
Usual services in the Baptist church to-mor.
row morning and night by Rev. DR.. Talbird.
Rev. Geo. l.. Leyburn will preach at the
Presbyterian church tomorrow morning and
night.
Rev. Vim. NJ. Prottsmsn, the newly appoint
hid pastor. will peach in the Methodist church
tomorrow morning and evening.
Rev. John Demand Will preach at the German
Methodist church tomorrow night. Sunday
school in the morning at the usual hour.
Daily services at the Catholic church, sk
O'Clock, q. NJ; Sunday services 8 and 1OK
O'Clock, b. M, and 2k O'Clock, p. M, Rev. ].
J. Lilly officiating.
Services at the Episcopal church tomorrow
morning at II O'Clock and afternoon at 1
O'Clock, Rev. A. T. Sharpe officiating. Sunday
school at TX O'Clock.
DIR. Talbird will pxeach at Hicklin's school
house tomorrow at 8 O'Clock p. m. Rev. A.
II. Cockrell, evangelist Of the Lafayette and
johnson Association. will. by the direction of
the executive board. hold q series of meet
ings at Hickl1n's scoolhouse. beginning
on Saturday morning, Oct. Goth. the Saturday
before the 5th Sunday. All are invited to attend.
The Lafayette and johnson Association of
Missionary Bnptists convened ct Elm Spring
church, johnson county, on Friday, the It'll day
of October, and continued in session two days.
Hon. H. C. Wallace, OF Lexington, was r~e-elect-
ed as moderator; Prof. W. F. Bahlman, Of
Warrensbnrg, assistant moderator; NJ. F.. Royle,
of Lexington, treasurer, and J. C.. Winkler,
of Knob Noster, was elected secretary. The
meeting was harmonious and interesting.
The Presbyterian Synod OF Missouri began its
laborsa at Central Presbyterian church, Garrison
and Lucas avenues, St. Louis, last Tuesday,
Rev. j. NJ. Travis. OF the Palmyra Presbytery,
acting as moderator. Prayer was offered by
Rev. H. NJ. Syndenstricker, and Rev. Mr..
Travis preached q sermon. The Synod organ
ized by the election of Rev. W. B. 7. Wnkie,
of the Missouri Presbytery, as moderator, and
Rev. G. L. Leyburn, OF the Lafayette Presby-
terry, as temporary clerk. Rev.ET. C. Smith is
stated clerk. There were in attendance from
Lafayette Presbytery, ministers. j.. Barbee. I.
P. Bowen, H. B. Bond, JIM. CLANCY, B. s.
Campbell, }. A: D. Hughes. G. L.. Lsyburn;
Elde5s, Ken. Ryland. Lexington; HI. Higgins,
Higgtnsvilfe; Robert Smith, Miami.
Ministers were assigned as follows by the
Southwest Missouri Conference: Lexington
district, j.. L. D. Blevsns,: presiding elder;
Lexington station. W. M. Prot tman; La Monte
circait, J. B.. Woodbridge; Windsor. j. T.
Peery, L. II. Davis, supernumerary; Clinton,
to be supplied by J. F. Robb; Chillhowie, W.
L. King, N. NJ. Dowdy; brownsville and Black
water, R. H. shaeGer; Dover, W. B. MeFar-
land; Waverly station, b. A. Holloway; Elm
wood and Grand Pass, W.. B. Cobb; Miami and
Mt. Carmel, J. G. Daily; sedalia, J.. C..
Shackelford; Higginsville circuit, W. T. East
wood; Wellington, W. 8. Woodard; Herndon;
W. c. Campbell; Warrensburg station. w. NJ.
Poage. Rev. NJ. NJ. Pugh is continued as pre-
siding elder of the Kansas City district. NJ.
Adkisson goes to Pleasant Hill circuits; T.. M.
Cobb to Harrlsonville; L. W. Pearcs to Column
bus; T. P. Cobb to Chapel Hill B. A. Allen to
Burdette. Rev. Preston Phillips il made pre-
siding elder at Boonville, with j. n. Anthony
at Sedalia, and W. B.. Palmsre at Jefferson
City. W. G. Cooley is president of Morris
vile Institute, of which s. NJ. Godbey is a pro.
lessor. q. w. Waike is transferred to South
Carolina, and Josiah Cooley, Jr.. to West
Texas.