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port was accepted, and on motion e
was ordered that LoDgtown be en-.
rolled as one of tho churches Of this
PresbS terry. NN''

! AVoUS VI " ~ Nj
SATURDAY MORNING., April Il.
Presbytory mot, and after iei utiona
exercises proceeded to the order q
business. :"
The Rev. r. Latham, d: D., Of the
a. Il. Church, and the Rev. II. IS
! Franks, of tho Nj. e. Church; South
being presents on motion of the Rcy
Y. II. English, by unanimous vote O,
the Prcsbyttry; they were invited &c
sit as visiting brethren.
Members who were absent from last
Prcsbytery were called upon to rcndc,
their excuses for such absence. The
excuses Of tho following iiicmBcrs
were sustained: Rev. j. SDratt White,
Rev. W. W. Mills and Rev. II. B.
Pratt.
Tho excuses Of the following church
es, through tho delegates, were sus.
tanned: Dccrshcbn, Salem, Aimwell,
Lebanon, WaXhaw, HopcwelI:
~ petition was read; asking for tho
organization of church st Richburv,
IN Chester county. BY vote OF tic
Ircsbytery) tho request was granted
and the Moderator appointed com
mission tor that purpose us follows: /:
Rev. j. ii. Sayc, Ruv. l.. II. Robinson.
slider John j. Stringfclow. Alter
mates Rev. J. g. McMullcn, Rev. Ii.
Is. Pratt, Elder Leroy Miller.
The Moderator then announced the
usual committees.
a call from Tirzah church for one
hNif Of tho time Of the Rev. w. G.,
| White was placed in his hands and
accepted. The Moderator announced
the usual commission on Installation
the time set being Friday before the
fourth Sunday in May.
Calls from Rninah, Harmony and
Mt. Pleasant churches on the Rev. w d,
W. Ratchtord, each for one fourth of
his time, W. C rEau and placed in his
hands. lie signiiietl his accebtancc of
the calls from Harmony and Mt.
Pleasant, AID held that from Ramah
under cons dcralion. Tho Moderator
appointed the usual commissions on
installalion-ior Harmony on Satur-
day before tho third Sunday iii May,
and for Mount Pleasant on SATURDAY.
before the fourth Sunday in Mav.
n call from the Rock Hill churcli for
The pastoral services Of thu Rev. J.
Sprntt White, was, in view Of his fec
bic health, retained in the hands of
Prcsbytcry till the fall meeting.
The Kew. Nj. Il. kirkpatrick, of the
a!cCklcnburG Prcsbytcrv, was, after
due examination, admitted and cn-
rolled as 4 member OF Bethel Prcsby-
tcry. a call for his pastoral services,
rom Clover church. was nt once placed
III his hands, and accepted. His in
stallation was appointed for Saturday
before the first Sunday in May.
Calls from various churches for the
pastoral services Of the ministers
named, were read by The stated clerk,
ana by vote OF Prcsbytcry placed in
their hands:
Lancaslcrvillc-Rcv. ri. B. Pratt;
LonnEtown and AinIwcll--Rtv. John
IL. McAlpmc; EDcncZcr- Rev. j. ii.
Ihorhwcil, for onc-half his time:
which calls were accepted. A call
from Bullock's Creek church for Rev.
y. q: McMnllcn, wits placed in his
hands; and Il call from lIortb church
for Rev. W. w. Mills, for n portion Of
his time; was PLACED In his hands. The
TWO last na.hcd did not signify their
acceptance Of the calls.
The Rev. II. a. Webb moved the
appointment Of a committee 10 draft
and submit to prcsbvtcry Il suitable
lS"T, 7nA'lG' 'utcGascu; 'nn6' IL member
OF this Prcsbytery; A(lumctl. The
NJ odcraior appointed as SAID commit-
tee, Rcvs. II. a. Webb and j. II. Save.
Ihe hcV. DR.. Mack, Of the Charles
TON l'rrsbytcry, being present, WIS inl
Vltcd to sit with Prcsbytcry us Il cor
responding member.
Ihc Rcv. &. a. Trenholm, chairman II
OF TIC executive committee. submitted
INC usual scmi-annual report on behalf
OF ttiat committee. Accompanying the
report is the draft of a set or rules: for
lhc guidance OF tho executive commit
tee; submitted by that committee, Pic
report, with accompanying papers, was
placed in the hands of Il snccinl com.
mlttcc, consisting Of Revs. III. b. Pratt
ana -. f. Johnson, and Elders W. H..
Stewart and II. II. Glenn: The re-
port was afterwards adopted.
On motion. PrcSbytcrv proctcdcd to
the examination Of Tic candidates for
the mii!lStry-Alr. S. r.. Hope, of ChcS-
ter, and Mr.. II. II. DcOraiNnrcid, of
tort Mill, York County--takcn under
the care Of tho Prcsbytcrv. The Mod
orator proceeded to examine the cou,]i-
dates on personal pictv and motives
for seeking the ministry. The nxnmi-
nations were crcditablc TO the candi-
uatcs, ana by unanimous vote Of Pres
DNtcry were sustained.
The committee appointed at the
afternoon session TO prepare IL memo
rial sketch Of the Kew. s. T.. WuIsDH
an appropriate sketch Of tine
lie, lab0rS and character of that ven
cradle divine, which was unanimously
accepted and ordered to be spread upon
the records.
me Moderator appointed a commit
tcc TO organize the church at Ricllbu'w,
p, MONDAY MORNING, April 16.
The Key. DR.. Mack matlc an address
IN tho interest Of tho Columbia Thco-,
logical Seminary, representing that
institution as in a'prospcrous condi-
tlon,' with IN efficient faculty. a f;jh,
attendaneG CO. e. f. sudcntss IS. sore here, and
y % N- - "ss.1.1 she was was III ,t
mos Cntnrril SnuT ana rncournU-
'hIg" aid increasing endowment. lie
was highly complimentary of Bethel
Prcsbytcry for the liberal encourages
mont it had extended towards the iu-
stitution, the action Of Bethel Prtsby-
terry, ho said, being tho Keynote BY