Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-06-15
fPublishcd by Request
Dir. Mutually and tho Lexington
(Va.) Church.
CONGREGATI0NAL MEETING.

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING.
On Sunday morning last an Announce mcnt
was made from the pulpit Of the Presbyterian
Church. that in accordance with II citation Of
the Lexington Presbytcry there would DC held
a meeting Of the congregation Of tho Loxing.
ton Church on Monday, 22l instant, at II
A. NJ. to consider the resignation by DR.. Mul,
lally Of his pastorato Of tho church, ten
dercd Prcsbytery at its last session at Mt.
Carmel.
IL will be remembered that Dr.. Mnllally
made announcement that he contemplated
tcndnrng mis- resignation before tho meeting
OF ,,Prcsbit terry AMI asked the congregation
to unite with him in order to expedite tho
matter The congregation mat and refused
to unito with him in tho presentation OF His
resignation to the PrcSbytery.
At The meeting of The rcsbytery DR.. Mul>
lally rendered his resignation, and now the
matter comes back again to the congregation
Cor it's final action The Prc<bytcry adjourned
TO meet at Timber Ridge Church on the Sth
'ot June for the hearing Of this matter.
At a meeting Of the congregation Of the
Lexington (Nn Presbyterian Church held on
Mnnday, May %. the following paper offered
by Judge j. Is. Elmondson and seconded By
Judge !. II. Anderson, was adopted:
Whereas, our pastor. The Rcv. Francis p
Mnllnlly, d. y, at Tic meeting of Lcxirgton
PIesbyicry, held at Mt. Carmel Church
April ooh, tcuicred his resignation Of the
pastoral charge Of thi; church, and whereas
Presby,cry has cited this church to appear
by it's ,mmissioncrs at an adjourned meeting
thereof to hc held at Timber Ridge Church
Jane Sih to show cause. if any, why the
resignation shall not be accepted And
whereas, our pa>tor is dcsirons that we unite
DC dissolved. tho Presbyterian Church of
Lexington in congregational meeting as
scmhlcl. resolves, that in asserting to tho
dissolution Of pastoral relation of over five
years duration, which has been so sisnally
blessed hy The grcnt Head Of the Church in
the number and character OF the additions to
church memberships desires to bear testimony
to the ability, earucsincss and (aithGulness OF
DR. Mutually as Il preacher. to his souudncss
~ WV i''''''' W MS pcISpuHl worm ara
sympathetic attentions as Il pastor; rccogniz-
ing the fact that lie has specially cndearea
himself to many in the congregation in their
times Of bereav cmcnt and sickness sand that
he has ever been true to what he believed to
be essential to the purity. honor and indc,
pen'lcnce Of The church
lcsolccd, 81. That tho prayers Of this
,b Ia,
to perfect health, and our sympathics arc ex-
tended to himself and family in this hour Of
their trial and alil ction.
Rcsolccd 3. That into whatever field the
Master may call him, our prayers will attend
him and his csimablc family. for their pres
cnt happiness and eternal reward.
Hesolrcd, 4,h That Professor James j.
White and A. Il. Barclay be appointed com
missioncrs to represent this church before
Presbytery, ard assent to the dissolution Of
the pastoral relation now existing.
On motion Of Jacob Fuller, ESQ, seconded
by Col j. IT, l.. Preston. it was resolved that
DR.. Mullally's salary be continued aud paid
TO November lst. 1882.
On motion oc Professor Campbell, q copy
Of the proceedings were ordered TO DO cert,
fed to the pastor Of tho church. Row. L. p
Mutually, ID. D.-Lcnington GazcNc
Addison made good point against the
atheists OF his day when he told them their
their theory, Of no God that the belief in i'm
mortality must also be dclusion But. said
Addison, will, grim humor, tho "chancc, to
which you attribute thir 81, has actually
given you n place in this bad world. Why.
then, may it not hereafter give you place in