Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-25
THE SOUTHERN PREsBYTERIANs.

The General Assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian Church met in Atlanta, Ga, on
Thursday last, and organized for the session
by electing the Rev. r. II. Smoot, Of Austin,
Texas, moderator. The opening sermon was
preached by the Rev. r. F. Farris, of st.
Louis, the retiring moderator.
There are delegates in attendance from the
synods of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia. Ken
lucky, Memphis, Mississippi, Missouri, Nash
will, North Carolina, South Georgia and Flori-
da, Texas and Virginia. ...
The following are the delegates from the
Synod of South Carolina: T. R. English, j.
L. Harris, j. l.. Girardeau, W. G: Vardell,
Thomas H. Law, H. G. Dubose, l.. S. Nc
Laurin, Robert Bradley, John McSween, E.
P. Davis and J. R. Cunningham.
The branch of the Presbyterian Church
which this Assembly represents was separated
from it's sisters of the North by the war. In
full sympathy with what had been known as
the ''Old School Presbyteriansm," which had
sternly eschewed all political or sectional ques-
tions up to the war, when that organization
so far violated it's conservative tradition rs
to make bitter deliverances upon the matters
about which The country was divided, there
was seemingly no alternative for the Southern
church but separation and independent exist
ence. Every consideration of principle and
self-respect demanded that they should with
draw from relation in which they were re.
garded as sinful and criminal.
In 1861 the ministers and elders of the yari.
our Presbyteries in the then Cofederate States,
organized at Augusta, Ga, ''The General
Confederate States of America" with con.
stituency of 911 ministers and licentiates, and
1867 communicates. Of this Assembly the
Rev. DR.. B. NJ. Palmer, of New Orleans, but
native of South Carolina, was moderator.
Since then the General Assembly has met an
nually as follows: In 1862, at Montgomery
Ala, DR.. j. L. Kirkpatrick, moderator; III
1863, at Columbia, S. g., DR.. j. A Lyon, mod
orator; in 1864, at Charlotte, N. c., DR.. j. s
Wilson, moderator in 1865, at Macon, Ga.
Dr. George Howe moderator; in 1866, al
Memphis, DR.. A. II. Kerr, moderator in 1867
at Nashville, DR.. j. V. Moore, moderator; il
1868, at Baltimore, DR.. J. n. Waddell, mode
rator; in 1869, at Mobile, DR.. Stuart Robin
son, moderator in 1870, at Louisville, DR.. r
l.. Dabney, moderator in 1871, at Huntsville
Ala, Dr. w. Plumer, moderator in 1872, al
Richmond, DR.. 7. r. Welch, moderator; ir
1873, at Little Rock, DR.. H. Smith, modera
tor; in 1874, at Columbus, DR.. J. L. Girar
deau, moderator in 1875, at st. Louis, DR.
NJ. d. Hoge, moderator; in 1876, at Sayan
Hall! LII ID. M. DIIIlGli, liIOVeldGOi, III 1os' a.
New Orleans, DR.. C.. A. Stilman, moderator
in 1878, at Knoxville, Dr.. Thomas E. Peck
moderator, in 1879, at Louisville, DR.. JOSEPH
r. Wilson, moderator in 1890, at Charleston
S. c., DR.. Thomas A. Hoyt, Moderator il
1881, at Staunton, Va, Rev. Robt. P. Farris
ID. D., moderator.
Since it's organization in 1861 the Southern
Presbyterian church has greatly increased il
membership and influence, amid all adverse
circumstances Its 81 ministers are nov
2,O61 it's $4,000 communicates, now III 900
During the session of the Assembly on th'
10Th, Dr. Smoot, the moderator, presiding
DR.. Gregory, a fraternal delegate of the Dutcl
Reformed Church, was received. The annua
reports on mission work were encouraging
The subject of fraternal relations was introdu
ced and referred to the committee of foreign
correspondence, of which the Rev. VIM
Brown is chairman. Upwards of thirty over
lures were presented to the Assembly.
On the Doth, kilograms of Christian greeting
were received from the Cumberland Presby
terian Assembly, and from the Northern
Presbyterian Assembly, and cordial responses
were sent The Assembly decided not to taxi
action opposing the Revised New Testament
at present. The next years meeting Of th'
Assembly will be held at Lexington, Ken
tucky. A delegate from the Reformed Dutcl
Church was heard to-day and the Moderate
responded.