Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-12
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
Affairs Along the Susquehanna-Gleanin
in and Around the Borough Picked Up

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.
> Affairs Along the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
in and Around the Borough Picked Up
by the Intel!igencer's Reporter.
Borough Budget.
Mrs. Samuel Allison has received $32
! from Monterey lodge, /. o. o. F., Lancat
. ter, for benefits accruing at her husband
death.-David Coleman is convalescent.-
Haldeman elected president of tn
j. A. Meyers. secretary pro tem.-" Tht
Tourists" April 17.-Daniel Gohn AM
> Adam Wolfe had fight at Aug Weise'
saloon. GohD was knocked down, but il
the end whipped Wolfe.-The iror
workers have quit fishing and gone
back to the rolling mill.-Frank Frayne
at the opera house. Friday evening. g.-Elo
cution club next Tuesday evening at Miss
Maggie Purple's.-Pay-day on the Fred
erick division.-Mrs. Henry HOllinger
critically i'll.
The Meeting Of tho Westminster Fresbytery
After Rev. Roberts opening address on
Monday evening, vote of thanks was
tend red him. The clerical members o.
the presbytery were assigned to examine
church records as follows: T. NJ. Craw-
ford, Slate Ridge ; c. W. Stewart. York
J. d. Smith, Chanceford II. E. Miles,
Statewide r, Gamble, Columbia w. B.
Browne, Chestnut Level D NJ. Daven.
port, Cedar Grove John Mccoy, Mid
die Octoraro T. S. Springer, Bellevue ;
J. NJ. Galbreatl, Marietta w. J. Hoar,
Strasburg ; ]. Y. Mitchell, D. d.. Mt.
Nebo; A. Michael, Centre w. G..
Cairnes, New Harmony; w. l. Led
with, Stewartstown e. S. Bell, Mona
CHAN J. McEImoyle, Leacock r. 8.
Clark, Donegal ]. Il. Barbor, Coleman
Memorial.
Besides these there were present Revs.
| G. II. Whitcombe, G. S. Cooder, ]. c.
Hume, S. Martin, VIM. Travers, L. A.
Martin. Several visiting clergymen were
present, among them being Revs. w. G.
Roberts, OF the Elizabeth prcsbytery C.
S. Gerhart, of tho Reformed church;
Long, of tho Church of God /; Esterline,
of the Church of God Yingling, Of the
Lutheran church Geo. Chamberlain, of
the Rio Janeiro Pr.sbytcry.
The representation of elders is rs fol-
lows: II. S. Parkc. d. E. Small, H. w.
Kilsgore and II. NJ. Stokes. J: Mullin, W.
Il. Clark, Geo. R;ssel, NJ. Heidelbaugh,
r. Maxwell, S. +. Sterret, Joseph Clark,
]. G. Gorden, j. w. Andrews, G. NJ.
Johns on, w. Williams, J. S. Patterson.
Rev. John McElmoyle was elected mod.
orator, and Il. L. Clark and Elder Milton
Heidelbaush, the committee of arrange
ment.
In yesterdays session after devotional
exercises reading of minutes, records and
other routine business, it was ordered that
the whereabouts of Rev. John Boyd be
ascertained.
A letter from Rev. A. W. Hubbard was
referred to the committee on foreign mis-.
Sions.
Rev. Samuel Keneagy was excused from
attending the meetings of this presbytcry.
Rev. w. G. Roberts, D. d., gave more
information regarding the Home Missions
works.
The moderator appointed committees Oh
seasonal records, supplies, treasurer's re.
port, narrative next September and min.
utes of general assembly.
Revs. c. w. Stewart and Alonza
Michael were elected commissioners to
general assembly Revs. w. T. Ledwith
and Geo. Bell, alternates Elders S. H.
Purple and John Tyson we're elected lay
commissioners ; J. s. Patterson and Geo.
A. Davis, alternates.
The moderator appointed Revs. Mitchell. |
Mccoy, Lcdwith and Elders Sterrett and !
Mullin to the Stewartstown church to /
examine their records.
In view of the difficulty at Mt. Joy and |
Donegal churches, a committee consisting |
of Revs. Fl. 7. Niles, c. w. Stewart, |
Crawford and and Elders D. E. Small and !
Robert Maxwell were appointed, with
whom the parties might confer and the
matter be brought before the presbytery. !
- cl>v
terry proceeded to examine Mr.. A. S. Stewart,
candidate for license on experimental re-
ligiop, systematical theology and sacra
ments. ancient history and government
and the Hebrew language. The trials
were consignad as follows Latin, to Rey.
James McDougall :; Greek, to Rev. J. d.
Smith history, to Rev. CD. Cooder.
His examination proved satisfactory and
the committee recommended him. After
tho roll was called he was elected. The
stated clerk Was directed to give all neces-
sary papers to Mr.. John T. Kerr to unite
him to the Prcsbytery of Elizabeth.
The committees OH various church
records reported and recommended their
which was done.
A letter was read from G. c. Kellnger,
a candidate under the care Of the Prcsby-
terry, asking that letter be sent to him
stating that his examination in languages
had been sustained by the presbytery and
that his name he dropped from the oil of
the samc. His request was grained in
full.
The committee to which was referred
the difficulties at Donegal and Mount Joy
churches, reported as follows: "That
they have endeavored to give patient and
prayerful consideration to the paper pre-
sented to them, and also to the verbal
statements Of several members of the con-
gregation, in regard to the installation of
Rev. c. B. WhitcOmb as pastor. While
deeply grieved that any difference of opin-
ions have taken place in those congrega-
tions to disturb the unanimity which was
manifested in offering the calls and Sec
ing reasons af:ectlonately and emphati
cally to enjon upon all persons con nected
Herewith to lay aside personal differ
ences. and study only the things where
by one may edify one another, we cannot
do otherwise than judge that the interests
of Christ's cause require that the pastor.
elect should continue in his place. We
therefore recommend that the presbytery
reaffirm its previous action in placing the
aforesaid calls in the hands of Rev. Whit
comb, and if he receive the same. take
action for his early Installation as pastor
of those churches"
Signed II. E. Niles. G. w. Stewart,
J. NJ. McElmoJ!e, d.: Z. Small, Robt.
Maxwell.
The report was accepted and adopted.
In the evening the service opened with