The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-04-23
The Lehigh Presbytery.

The Lehigh Presbytery met in the South
Fifth Street Presbyterian Church; Reading,
Wednesday evening. 1t occupies the territory
of Berks, Northampton, Lehigh Monroe, Car
bon and Scbuylkill counties and part OF Lu.
zerne county, and is composed Of 50 minis
ters and the same number of laymen, EN-
braces forty churches, FIVE thousand
communicates and about ten thousand
children under Sabbath school instructionj
and, during the past year, has contributed
upwards of seventy thousand dollars for re-
ligious and benevolent operations.
Rev. David james, Of Bath, was elected
Moderator.
A petition from Stroudsburg, asking for
the orga nizatiou Of church ut thai point,
was referred to the Committee. j. b.
Adams, of New Castle Presbytery, was re-
celved and his name enrolled. Rev. j. Ew-
ing was dismissed to Philadelphia Presby-
terry. E. P. Morris and James M. Long
were appointed to audit the account Of the
Treasurer. Rev. Mr.. Brown was appointed
moderator of Shawnee Church. A resolu-
lion omtting the following churches was
passed: Lehighton, Beaver Meadow, Eckley
aud Womelsdorf, and the trustees OF the
Presbytery instructed TO inquire into the
property affairs Of said churches.
Rev. Drs. Miley and Ferrier were elected
Con. mssioners, and Judge Muckey and Dr.
Zern as Elders TO the-Generai Assembly
the churches at Audenred aud Slatington
were granted leaye to fill their pulpits until
the fall meeting of the Presbytery.
Rev. DIR. Wood, OF Allentown, offered the
following 9s an overture TO the General AS
sembly: First, The quantity Of ierunent,
ed or intoxicating wines used at the
Lords Supper. About zoe barrels are Used
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used by other churches swells the whole
amount In several thousand. Second, This
necessitates the appearance of evil, by COM
plicity with the manufacture, sale and use
OF intoxicating drinks. Third, Some able
orators hold that intoxicating wine is neces-
sary TO the proper observance Of the Holy
Supper. Others, of equal ability; aver that
our Saviour could not have used at the Sup
per a wine which his word denouuces as q
"mocker," but that he did use the natural
and nutritious juice OF the grape, which was
not intoxicating and which is often COM
mended in his word. Fourth, Former de
lIverances OF the Assembly seem TOO vague
ami indirect to compose present and grow
ing difficulties Reformed men are afraid
10 use the wine offered, lest vicious appe
tite be revived, and in many churches this
state of things produces strife aud tends Il
ulNlSlOn. LUIS Tfesoy ylery respectfully dshs
the General Assembly to answer the follow
ing questions, viz: First, Is the use OF in
toxicating wine essential TO the proper cele-
bration OF the Lords Supper? Second, Are
any OF our churches at liberty to use "tht
fruit OF the vine" that will not intoxicate i
they can get il?
Quite "A discussion was gone into by The
different members on the statements anC
questions in the overture, alter which it wal
lald over and made the special order fol
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society
} met in the church IN the afternoon, anC
Mrs. Hendricks, who has lately returned
from Africa, where she had labored as I
missionary gave an outline ofthe work done
and also graphic description of that coun
try. Mrs. R. H. Allen and Mrs. w. Brown
of philadelphia, also addressed the audience
The evening session was devoted TO tn
reading OF paper on the state of religion
ordination services, and the administering
OF the Lords Supper to the members of tn
, Presbytery.