The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-04-12
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Proceedings OF tAas BODY as Eaxsrly,
Cc6ey ceuhty.
Rev. j. r. Hendy. pastor Of the Pres
byterian church of this city. returned
Monday from meeting of the En-.
porla Presbytery at Waverly, and fur
nishes the following report of the pro.
ceedings of the session:
The PfesbYtery of Emporia met on
Thursday evening last at Wayerly, in
Cofcy county, and was opened with a
sermon by Rev. E. ]. Brown, of Newton,
Kas. A large number of ministers and
elders were in attendance. aggregaiing
about sixty.
: Rev. John F. HendS. of this city, was
unanimously chosen moderator of the
body, and ReTs. James Wilson and j..
II. Ralston were appointed clerks A
large amount of routine business was
transacted on Friday. By special re-
quest, 0. ID. Swan. Esq, Of this place
was invited to address the Presbytery IN
regard TO the status and future pros
poets or the College of Emporia,' which
institution was located here last fall by
the syned. Mr.. Swan made one OF his
lucid and felicltOus addresses, setting
forth the obstacles that had been met
and surmountad; he encouraged the
members Of the presbytery to give all
possible aid, both moral and financial,
to the enterprise, expressing the I'M
shaken conviction that the church at
large would rally to the support of our
institution, and assist US in putting the
college on solid and enduring basis.
We are prepared 10 say that Hfr Swans
address gave decided pleasure 10 the
body, and quickened hope in all present
in the final success of our college enter
prise.
Friday night was devoted TO popu-
Tar meeting In behalf of moral and
religious work among the Indians In
our neighboring territory. Very inter-
esting addresses were made nv Revs.
Wilson, Fleming and others who have
served in this work as missionaries and
who were prepared to speak from per-
sonal knowledge and observation. 1t
was determined to prepare memorial
to the supreme court of the church, and
to congress, if necessary, in order to
have the wrongs of the Mes Percas In
dians brought TO the knowledge of the
country and the proper redress obtained.
On Saturday morning delegates to the
general assembly, which meets in May
ct Saratoga, were chosen. Rev. w. w.
Curtiss, of Usage City, and j. II Raj
ston, OF Burlington, together with
Elders Calvin Mays, of Peabody, and
r. E. Lawrence, of Wichita, were the
men thus honored.
At night a popular meeting in the in
terest Of temperance was held. The
| house was crowded, and ringing speeches
were made by Messrs. Moore, Curtiss
Platter and others. A series of resolu-
lions were adopted, pledging renewed
devotion TO the cause of prohibition and
ceaseless warfare against the infamous
whisky traffic On Sabbath morning all
the churches and preaching points with.
/ In raolus of twelve or fifteen miles
were occupied by the members of the
Presbytary.
The Moderator preached in the church
at Waverly and presided at the installa
| ton of the new pastor, Rev. w. NJ. Pc
cock. The Services were both solemn
and Impressive. In the afternoon 6
-children's mass meeting was held, and
crowded house again listened to tbs
earnest words of the children's preach
ers On Sunday night Rev s. B. Elem
ming. of Arkansas City, preached a ser
mon of great power and full of vigol GU.
thought For nearly an hour he held
the close attention of the great audience
as with mastery logic he swept away
the sophisms of the self-styled liberals
in theology.
The Presbytery again assembled OF
Monday morning, and devoted couple
of hours to business, passed resolution
of thanks to the good people of WaverlI
for their large-hesrted hospitality, AMI
adjourned to meet In this city in tn
TALL.
The writer has attended church assem-
blies of this character for nearly invent,
years past, but in all that time nom
more stimulating, harmonious ant
thoroughly enjoyable than this meeting
of EmpoIia Presbytery.
In the bounds of this body there ar
upwards of sixty churches, and every on
Of them is regularly supplied with tn
preaching of the gospel. On the rol
there are about forty-five ministers
nearly all young. vigorous and showini
in the result of their iabors unmistaka
Bile zeal. Said the venerable DR.. Hill a
he sat on the platform of the writer an,
looked down on the body while in Sc:
sion: "There, look at that aggressiV
body of forty preachers; when organ
lied them fourteen years ago there wa
just four in ALL" All in all, this sessio
of Emporia Presbytery was a remarks
BILE one. It will be remembered wit
J pleasure by the members, and we believ
the kind people of Waverly will eve
recur to it with unmingled satisfaction