The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-05

Bills and oEeTtuFes-ReyS, J. u. HsT- /
ltt, Mathew Me eatters and Eldcr o. d.
Swan
Judicial-Rev. j N McClung. p. ].
Leenhouse and Elder r. X. Turner.
Finance-Elders Crawford Kear. n
Mills and Rev. ]. r. McQuown.
Minutes Of General Assembly -Reys.
o. J. King. N. H. Lackey and Elder
Lewis.
Assessment-El Elders II. W. Lawrence,
S. s. Inns, and Rev J. II Ralston.
Leave of Absence-Rev- W. n. Pc
cock, Archie B. Lawyer, Elder DIR. W.
F. Osborn.
Tie report of the treasurer was read
and placed in tho hands of the commit
tee for auditing
The committee to install Rev. Il. ].
Leenhouse reported that duty not yet
performed and the committee was con-
tinued.
The committee appointed TO install
Rev. M. Williams reported that duty
performed and the report was adopted.
The report of the standing committee
on education, in the absence of the chair
man, wSs deferred
The report of the standing committee
on board of publication was received and
adopted.
The committee on home missions was
granted leave to withdraw.
a report was received from Rev. Dud-
| ley of the organization of two churches
one at Hartford, with thirteen members
and two elders, and one at Elmendaro
with eighteen members and
two elders with requests
from those churches which report and
requests we're referred TO committee
consisting of ReYs, McFealters. Lackey
and Dudley.
Revs. J. N. McClung, Hewitt and
Platter were appointed to represent the
preshytery at the synod in the matter. of
al appeal against the action of the pres
hytery in transferring Rev. E. p. Foster
from Eureka to Caldwell.
The standing committee ON church
erection reported that they had recon-
mended the church at Mayfield for $500,
which the board has granted; also, that
the church of Harmony asks the pres
bytery TO authorize this committee TO
recommend them to the board for $400.
Report adopted.
A call was presented from the church
at Sedan for the services of Rev, r.
Hahn for thFee.fourths services. The
call was referred TO committee con.
sisting of ReVs. Hendy and Lackey.
4 communication from II. II. Fulton
to the presbytery informing it of the
, non payment of salary due him from
the church at Eureka was referred to a
special committee
The report of the committee on Ell
mendaro and Hartford organizations
!, was received, recommending:
LIST. That these churches be received
and their names placed on the roll oil
the presbyterY.
, I'd. That the preshytery. disapproves
: of the organization Of churches within
its bounds without application 10 tho
; presbytery for organization, Report
!, adopted.
, The committee on the call to Rev
Hahn reported the call in order.
3 The standing committee on Sabbath
schools reported that they had no re-
port to make.
The standing committee on historical
society, reported that there had been nc
'cause of action.'
, The standing committee on systematic
benevolence reported that they had
written all the churches which were
deficient.
The stated clerk reported that the
CHOICE of NEXT place of meeting was
made the order for 8 o'clock p. m. to.
, day.
r Revs. McFeatters, @. j. King5and Ell
der Swan were appointed committee
, to assign parts of trial to Candidate
Moore.
The committee on installation of Rev.
P. 8. Leenhouse reported recommending
that said installation take place on Sat
urday, October Goth; that o. j. King
preach and preside; E, d. Walker
charge the pastor, and A. 81. LAckey
charge the church.
Rev. j. II. McClung accepted the call
from the church at Wellington; and Bros
Read, McQuown and Leenhouse were
appointed a committee to make arrange.
ments for his installation
The following was passed by a unani
nous vote:
Resolved, That q popular meeting be
> held in this house tonight in the inter.
, est of our several boards, and that the
, following persons be appointed to make
ten minute addresses:
Home missions-J. Z. Platter.
: Foreign missions-W. NJ. Peacock.
Education-Mathew McFeatters.
81 Publications.. II. Ralston.
Church erection-J. n. McClung.
Freedmen-W. w. Curtis.
Systematic benevolence-J. D. Hcy
3 | lit.
8 Work among the Nez Pcrces-Rey
, A. Lawyer.
! THE AFTERNOON SESSION
was devoted to the examination of Mr.
j. T. Moore, licentiate, locking forward
; to ordination. Rcvs. A. II. Platter and
j. D. Hewitt conducted the examination
in theology. Mr.. Moore preached a ser
, mon from Matthew Iv:11-12.
Waverly was selected as the place oil
the spring meeting and the time fixed
| for the first Thursday in April, 1888,