Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-09
CHURCHMEN IN SESSION
wE, ruiNsrER rnrsn,,rHS MEETING
uttcu.sIrg the Rtvlsed Boon %, p,vi,i,,
I"U Ncw nin,stsrs-tiusi AtIuutr-
inent OF inn Mnnx-

after icV'sS. Dr. Stewart, chairman of
tho committee To bring in report on the
overture sent down by the last general
aVcmhlv, VIZ The revised book of dis
crpNur, pr'S'ntod his report. lilo read a
lengthy rrNicw of the overture, stating
scurral aui special exceptions To il, Tho
members 0i prcsbytery marked the cxocp
toms Oa tho printed copies before thom,
whi,U they wcrr read aloud by DR., Mitch
/ ell. Tao book contains lis sections,
mauy proposing radical changes. The
chairman Ot the prcsbyterial committee
recommended that tho book DO rejected ns
/ . whole, aud that the general assembly be
ovCrturcd to send down To the prosbyteries
/ fro time 10 time such parts AS may be
| deemed necessary for their acton.
! An animated discussion followed, par
| t.tipA'Cd IN by many of the members,
when /. WAS resolved that the overture bS
answered iu the negative, and tho general
! assembly bo overturned To send down
| amendments to tho existing book. for
| their adoption, with reasons for tho
| charge.
Ca motion prosbytery resolved to take
! q recess At fifteen minutes before 3, to
| visit tho soldiers orphans school.
After the transaction Of some routine
business, recess was taken until u d. m,
whcu popular meeting was held.
The pvcSOytcry went in body to tho
soldiers orphans school and were conduct.
cd through tho large building by tho
superintendent, All were greatly pleased
with tho arrangements throughout for tho
comfort Of the scholars aud tho evident
pains taken to provide literally for their
wants. In the large school room, tho
scholars were assembled aud sang with
marked harmony several very beautiful
songs. GA invitation of tho supcriuten
dcut. R-y. d. Mitchell addressed the
school
After rrCyss, prosOy terry met ami u large
! congregation WAS IA attend SncD. The
| popular meeting arranged for, was pre-
sided over by Rev. q. l.. Smith, of York.
| The services commenced with singing Of a
voluntary by n well organized choir.
PRAYER was offered by Rev. l.. Thompson.
! Tho presiding officer, after scriptural
readings, introduced with few appEo-
! priA'o remarks, the subject, " The
/ cAuIcA's duty 70 non church goers and
! how ;o secure their attendance" The
! discussion WAS participated in by Rows.
! Springer, Thompson, Gaylord, Mitchell,
! stewart. and others, aud WAS listened 10
| with uuwayerlns attention until the dis
cussIDu closed az o'clock. 1t WAS resolved
that when the presbytoTy adjourned, it be
| - meet 40 Marietta on Juno 2i,h az 3
&C, ,,k = N. R5v. NJ. Montgomery, Of
/ the Philadelphia a VI. +. conference, being
present. was invited to sit as correspond.
. log member Presbytery adjourned ia
meet Wednesday morning at 5, o'clock
| WSdBt.iIg Morning Presbytery met at
! :! o'clock, and was opened with prayer
! Dy tho moderator. The minutes OF the
preceding day were read, corrected and ap.
, proved. \ plan for the reduction Of the
! F,..a i 70 tha ~
| prepared by DR.. J. Ford Sutton, of Phila
delPLia, was presented, but presbytery
TcsD we'd that no action be taken. The
c mmittce - audit the treasurer's account
reported they find the same correct, with
| q balance IN the treasury Of SEQ. 10.
The committee on sessiOual records re
ported approval of the minutes OF the fol.
loving churches Chestnut Level, Chance
ford, Belvue, Lancaster, Mount Joy
Marietta, Slake Ridge, Christ Chapel
Middle OGtoraro, Cedar Grove, CenteTville
Columbia, Leacock, Hopewell.
Exceptions were made To the following
S,ra,burg Mt. Nebo, WrightsvilIe, Cal
vary church, York, steIartstOwn, DOno
gal.
The standing committee on home mis-
siops reported, specially recommending
new missionary enterprise in York also
! *
mortal IN mssiou. In addition Wrightsvlle
Strasburg and Mt. Nebo were recommend
ed for aid. Mr.. Gaylord was authorized l.
hold afternoon services at StrasburE unit
the next meeting of presbyteTy. The 70!
loving supplies were appointed for Mt
} NgbO until the next meeting of presby
try April -, Rev. I. n. Crawford
MAY H. Rev. ;. KeneaGy May 25, Rev
q. W. Ely June /, Rev. I. NJ Craw
ford June l5 R3v. J. Y. Mitchell, d
D.; June %, Rev. Robert Gamble Jul
l3 Rev. w 3. Brown July 81, Rev. 1
NJ Crawford Aug. TO- Raw. L. Thomp
son Aug. "a, Rev. 7. NJ. Cra" ford Sept
:, Rev. w 3. Brown.
Rev. T. VI, Crawford was continued a
Q stated supply of Pine Grove for the mex
six months. The church at Chrlstiana hat
4 leave TO supply their own pulpit, and II th
) way be clear to unite with the church o
3 Atglen in a call for pastor.
t Rev. 4. I. Fox was appointed to preac
in tn Stewartstown church, April 20, an
e il mutually agreeable to him and the COZ
0 gregatiOn that he continue 10 supply tina
o pulpit for six months.
s The churches of Sllteyille and Slate
T ridge were directed to take steps for tn
0 building Of a chapel aud organizing SAT-
d bath school at Delta.
Bellevue church had leave t. suppl
D their own pulpit.
= Rev. p. J. Timlow was appointed moo
u orator Of Bellevue, G.. w. Ely moderate
u of Marietta, 7. NJ. Crawford moderator {
Mt. Nebo.
Messrs. r. p. Cobb and julius A
. Herold, Of Princeton theological seminary
were further examined on theology, churc
history, church government and sacr
n ments and Hebrew.
,. The committee appointed TO oxamiI
d their written parts OF trial, reported the
is approval. The report was accepted an
/ adopted.
n The candidates Cobb and Herol
If preached their trial sermons, after whiC
d the presbytery voted unanimously to su
tain all the parts of trial, and the your
= men were regularly licensed to preach u
!. gospel.
20 These young men are members OF u
ID Lancaster Presbyterian church, and thC
10 will preach in that pulpit next Sabbath
1t Mr.. Cobb in the morning aud Mr.. Hero
/. in tho evening.
10 The committee ~ temperance reports
/, the following resolutions, which we
# adopted
3. !. That we reiterate and emphasize o
ID belief in the propTietY and necessity
10 total abstinence for the individual, and
el prohibition for the state.
W 2. That as public sentiment must
"A aroused and as the moulding OF pub