Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-21
parssYrsRY or Los ANGELES.
Business Transacted Churches Or
ganized-Reports of Committees
--Missi onary Meetings.

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| This Presbytery met in the First Pres
byterian Church, on the corner of
Second and Fo,t streets, on Tuesday.
There were present six elders and fifteen
clergymen. Rev. r. II. Dodge, Of San
Diego, was elected Moderator and Rev.
f. H. Robinson. Scribe.
The following ministers were received
as members Of the body on presentation
Of letters of dismissal and recommends
tion, and after the usual doctrinal ques-
tions: Reverends Parker, Hill, Davis
and Wells. Corresponding members ad-
mitted: SD. Chaplin, James Campbell,
Vim. Metcalf and = Saunders.
NEW CHURCHES.
A church at El Cajon, Santa Paula,
and Pomona was reported, after which
w. C. Mosher. of Pasadena, made re-
port in the matter of the Board Of Edu-
cation. A report of the delegates to the
General Assembly was made by Messrs.
Young and Bransby.
Rev. J. w. Ella made report on
the part of the Committee on Education
with reference to the establishing of q
theological school under the direction OF
the Presbytery. The matter was refer
red to a committee Of three to report at
the meet ng Of the Presbytery ut Sacra-
mento in October.
On motion, the Presbytery of Los An
geles was incorporated, with Rev. j. w.
Ellis, Rev. J. H. Clark, and Elders w.
7. CIapp, Mccoy and Hunt.
LADIES' MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
This society held a meeting in the
afternoon in the parlors Of the church,
at which reports we're presented by Mrs.
Mccoy, of Westminster, Mrs Brothers,
Mrs. Forsyth, Mrs. Robinson and Mrs.
Diaz. A committee consisting Of Mrs.
Cochran, Mrs. Forsyth, Mrs. Boal Mrs.
Meredith and Mrs. Hunt. was appointed
to oversee the work to be done among
the Spanish population of Los Angeles.
Miss McDermott spoke Of the work
among the Chinese in this city, and Mrs.
Seward and Miss Rust of the same work
in Pasadena. Mrs. Chapin and Mrs. For
syth spoke of the unfortunate condition
OF Chinese women. Acommittee was then
appointed on this work, consisting of
Mrs. Forsyth, Mrs. Woodward, Mrs.
Mosher, Mrs. Widney, Mrs Crawford
and Mrs. Chaplin.
In the evening meeting was held by
this Society in the audience room of the
church, conducted BY Rev. J. w. Ellis.
The Secretary, Miss Boal, read re-
port of the operations Of the Society for
the past eight months since its organiza-
tion. Miss Aida Ellis read report on
the history and present condition of the
work of the Society in this Presbytery.
Miss Alice L. Armor contributed pa
per on Christian Benevolence. Rev. J.
H. Clark spoke on the subject of the aid
of women in all great moral reforma-
tions. Mrs. Chaplin made an address on
the Foreign Missionary work, embody-
ing her observation as a missionary for
twenty-one years in China. Mrs. F. II.
Robinson also Made an address On mis-
sionary work. DR.. Dodge, of San Diego,
spoke on the subject Of religious educa-
ton of the Indians and the Chinese, and
was followed by Rev. j. w. Ellis, after
which the meeting Adjourned.
The morning session of the Presby-
terry consisted Of devotional exercises
and business meeting, which continued
till 10 o'clock, when the meeting ad-
journed to allow some of its members to
attend the meeting Of the W. C. I. U.
Convention.