The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-05-03
Lexington Presbytery.

The Presbytery of Lexington met at Mount
Carmel church, April 9th. Rev. j. ii. 1T.
Winfree preached the opening sermon
Thirty-one ministers and twenty seven elders
were present. Rev. W. M. McEwee was
elected Moderator and Rev. ]. E. Booker and
Elder DR.. W. j. Bell, of Mount Horeb church,
clerks.
Rev. G.. L. Brown accepted the call of Green
wood church Che has been serving it as stated
supply, and will be installed as pastor at
time to be appointed
Revs. j. H. H. Winfree and g. L. Brown.
with elders DIR. George S. Walker, of Staunton.
Judge j. w. Warwick, of the Warm Springs
were appointed commissioners to the General
Assembly, which meets at Atlanta Ca and
Rev. j. R. Bowman and Rev F. H. Gaines. and
elders D. A. OFT and Frank Anderson alternates.
Rev w. s. P. Bryan declined the call to
Columbus, Miss.
committee was appointed to visit Millboro'
and organize church there if the way be clear.
Rev Alfred Jones accepted calls from Fair
field and Timberidge churches.
Rev. A. ID. Hamilton was appointed chair
man of the standing committee on Sabbath
Schools.
Rev; DR.. Francis P. Mutually rendered. by
letter, his resignation of the pastoral charge of
the Lexington church. The church was cited
to appear before an adjourned meeting of the
Presbytery to be held at Timberidge church
June the 18th, to show cause why the pastoral
relation should not be dissolved
Also ordered that Mr.. J. c. McClung, student
at Union Theological Seminary, be received at
that time as a candidate for the ministry, if the
way be clear.
Mr.. E. H. Slower, a member of Thinking
Spring church, and student of Hampden Sidney
College, was received under the care of Presbv-
terry as a candidate for the gospel ministry. He
was examined on his literary course and the
examinations were sustained
From the statistical report it appears that the
losses and gains in the membership of the
churches during the past year are about equal
There was an increase of several hundred dol
lars in the contributions to benevolence; also.
in the amounts paid to ministerial support and
congregational expenses.
Clarksburg, W. Va, was chosen as the place
of the next stated meeting the 3Oth of August
The fact that this large Presbytery has only
three candidates, and the additional fact that
there is great scarcity of candidates in our whole
Church, was matter of deep concern to the
Presbytery.
Resolutions were offered directing the minis
ters to urge upon Christian parents the duty and
privilege of giving their sons to the Church in
the service of the gospel ministry and to press
upon our young men the claims of this Office
Ministers and people were invoked to pray the
Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers into
His harvest"
IHO appear lIOlu Tie dCJlOQ OF J06 session OF
PhilipPi church. by which a member was sus-
pended from its communion, occupied several
hours OF the Presbytery's time The records of
the trial contained near two hundred pages of
manuscript. very large majority decided that
the appeal should not be sustained
Rev. A f. Laird was granted permission to
labor in Highland county, in the field formerly
occupied by Mr. See.
An appropriation of one hundred dollars to
complete church building in Pendleton coun-
ty, W. Va, was granted. This is the fourth
Presbyterian church erected in that county be-
sides a manse nearly completed within the last
few years, though one of these is partly owned
by another denomination
The Presbytery also authorized the committee
of Domestic Missions to secure six county
laborers with Rev F. j. Brooks for four months
and to apply to the Assembly's Committee for
$50 per month, if needed
The following supplies were appointed: Rev.
w. r. Baker, two Sabbaths in Highland county:
DIR. Stricken at discretion Revs. McCutchon,
Hamilton, and Sprunt, each one Sabbath at dis
creton; DR.. Kirkpatrick, two Sabbaths in
Staunton, In the absence of Mr.. Baker Mr.
Walker, one Sabbath at Loeb Willow Mr.. PEN
lex one Sabbath at Mountain Grove; Mr.. Book
err one Sabbath at Loeb Willow Mr.. Gaines
one Sabbath at Rocky Spring; Mr. Cooke, one
Sabbath at Warm Springs DR.. Bowman, one
Sabbath at Pendleton and one at Phlippi Mr..
@. l.. Hogue, one Sabbath at Warm Springs.
A collection amounting to $64.56 was taken
up to aid in building a church at Aleena, in
randolph county. STATED CLERK.