The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-08
Lexington Presbytery.

Lexington Presbytery.
Lexington Preshytery met in Lexington
last week. Rev. Alexander Sprunt preached
the opening sermon. Rev. w. S. Plumel
Bryan was elected moderator, and the Rev
G. i. Wolfe and Elder p. L. Marlborough
Of Millboro' church, temporary clerks.
Rev. DR.. Shanks and Rev. E. T. Hoge
of Montgomery Presbytery, being present
were invited to seats as corresponding
members, Rev. DR.. James B. Taylor
pastor of the Baptist church at Lexing-
ton, was invited to sit as "a visiting brother.
Pending the consideration of the records
of the lust stated meeting and the many
adjourned and special meetings since, it
was decided that special meetings should
not adjourn to meet at the time and place
appointed for the next stated meeting, but
could simply adjourn.
A cali from Beverly wv. Va.) church for
the pastoral services of the Rev. DR.. S. J..
Baird was read.
The Rev. Frank McC utchen, of Waynes-
iboro', was elected treasurer of the Presby-
terry uice Rev. William e. Baker, resigned.
Thanks were returned to Mr.. Baker for his
faithful services as treasurer.
The. Rev. j. Mel. Seabrooke resigned
the pastorates of Mcdowell and Williams
vile churches, and was dismissed to the
Presbytery of South Carolina.
In answer to All overture from Augusta
church the Presbytery adopted an over
ture 70 the General Assembly to take such
steps as NAV be deemed best to secure the
more general observance of the day of
prayer for colleges. the fourth Thursday
of February. winch has for sixty one years
been appointed.
The lseY Mr.. Ralston, an ordained min
lister Of the Christian Church, which is an
offshoot Of All old organization in Virginia
called the Republican Methodist Church,
after full inquiry rs to the soundness of
the church by which he was ordained, and
an examinatiomon experimental religion,
theology, church government, and the sac
raments, was received as memberiof this
body.
The Revs. D. G. Irwin and A. III. Ham
ilton, with Elders u. ]. Bell, of Mt. Carmel
church, and I. q. Morton, of the Staunton
Second church, were elected commissioners
to the General Assembly at Vicksburg,
Miss.
The Rev. J. Ii. McCown, of Greenbrier
Presbytery, was invited to seat as cor
responding member, The courtesy of a
seat as visiting brother was extended to
the Rev. Mr.. Wade, of the Methodist
church of Lexington.
2 A resolution was adopted commencing
the object of endowing new professor
ship in Union Theological Seminary, and
recommending Rev. S. Taylor Martin to
the churches as the agent to raise funds
for this purpose.
The Revs. S. w. Haddon and r. M. Ste
venson, of the Associate Reformed Pres
byterian Church, were invited to seats as
corresponding members.
The following subject concerning the
Sabbath-school work was selected for dis
cussiOn at the next stated meeting 1.-THE
Importance and Methods of Securing Eff
cient Teachers for the Sabbath Schools
This as the Best Means of Giving the
Greatest Success to the Schools
The following answer was adopted to
the overture concerning the office. of the
evangelist That the following language
be added to our book as it now stands:
sand in the foreign field, native minis
ters also, both as pastors and evangelists,
when necessary provided that, in the Or
dinati0n of pastors and evangelists, no
joint power is available in timely con-
sistency with the best interests of the
work. And where two or more evangel-
lists are i'll the same field, no ordination to
the ministerial office shall be accomplished
without the Recommendation Of the ma
jority of the evangelists in the field"
After long and careful examination,
Messrs. Crawford. McClung, and d. M.
Layton were licensed as probationers tor
the gospel ministry.
Rev. Messrs. Haddonand Stephenson, of
the Associate Reformed church, were in
vited to seats as corresponding members.
Messrs. Sprunt and Booker were ap-
pointed members of committee of Home
Missions; Rev. MI. Murray, chairman of
committee on Arts and Sciences DR..
Preston, chairman of Publication com
mittee, with Rev. Messrs. Penick and D.
q. Irwin.
The use of all the churches was extended
to the Presbytery, and the courtesy CRATE
fully acknowledged.
Rev. Alfred Jones was chosen Evangelist
of Presbytery. Mr.. Jones asked time to
consider the matter, which was conceded.
1t was recommended as the opinion of
the Presbytery that correspondence by let
ter is preferable to correspondence by dele
gates.
1t was resolved to hold the next stated
meeting at HuttOnsyille, Randolph county,
w. Va, August 18th, 1884.