The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-04-07
sccond Days Proceedings.

lREPoRTED FOR TIE NEWS AND HERALD. ]
On Tuesday morning, Mt nine o'clock
the prcsbytcry met in private session
to consider and criticisc the lecture
and sermon delivered by Mr.. PlcXico
OH The previous day. After short
conference, it was resolved to sustain
them as trials for lirensurc, and eleven
O'clock was fixed us tho hour for such
| liccnsure. The regular session was
then opened, and reports from the
various committees were heard amd
considered. E'
The report Of the committee on pas
tors salaries exhibited q decided i'm
provement over former years in the
promptncss with which salaries hhtl
been paid. Only, four congregations
out Of twcnty-sevcn from which re-
ports had been received showed u
balance unpuid-thc whole aggrcgat-
ing less than one hundred aud twenty
five dollars while quite O. lMmber of
the congregations had ove,puid the
amounts promised.
The reports of the c0m,Rittecs on
finance, scssion9l records :and supplies
were, after some discussion, approved
and adopted.
At eleven o'clock the special order
Of 1he day was taken. .,pp, and she
! Plcsbytcry proceeded te' license Mr..
Plexico to the work of the gospel min
! istry. The moderator, DR.. Latham,
delivered to ytile< candidate an earnest
and touching address on the duties,
responsibilities and rewards incident
to tl;o :sWork of the minister. After
proponpdiDg the. constitutional obliga-
tion$, Mr.. PlcXico was, with PRAYER,
sQlomnly set apart and licensed to the
holy work to which lic'had been called.
| a resolution was ;passcd highly en-
dorsing and recommending tho History
Of the Associate Rcformea Church,
| recently prepared and published by
DIR. Latham. This is a complete his
tory Of Associate RcformtQ. Presby-
tcrianisn .:in America, embracing
sketches Of tho Associate Church, and
tho Reformed Church prior to their
union, and giving an account Of their
origin and progress i'll Scotland; and
from tic time OF tho union there is a
full and complete history Of tho Uni
ted Church up to tho year 1882. :,
The Littte Banner, 81 Sabbath School
paper, which has recently Been rc-
vlycd undcr the management Of tho
Rev. Dr.. Grier aud the Rev. Mr.. Todd,
was also recommended to the congre-:
gations Of tho Presbytcry for tilcir
llsnpport and patronage.
:5fho .RcX.. John Il. Presslcy, ID,
! offered his resignation as clerk Of tho
Prcsbytcry, stating that tho duties of
the position werc too laborious for one
Of his hoalth anu years. This was ac-
ccptcd, end the Rev. John r.. Chalmers
was elected to fill Ills place. A COZ =
mitteo was appointed to purchase Il
suitable testimonial 10 he presented to
DR.. PRESLEY in recognition Of his long
Land faithful services. :
Before adjourning the thanks Of the
Prcsbytcry were, ,tendofch to tho con-
gregalion md tho citizens Of Charlotte
for the princely hospitality with which
the members OF the body had been en-
Ttortained while i'll that city. The Rev.
pr: A. w Miller, oftho FirstPresby-
terian Church, then arose and in IL
pleasing manner expressed tho gratifl-
cation of the good people Of Charlotte
at having. this branch Of the prcsbytc-
r.ian. .fa.milyto meet in their midst, and
expressed the c5hope that 1t would not