The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-18
PREsBY TERRAIN.
The CrswfordsviIIe Presbytery of the synod
of Indiana At Frankfort.

or Indiana At Frankfort.
FRASKFoRT, Ind, April 1.-THE Crsv
foIdsville Presbytery Of the Synod of In
diana held their regular semi annual meet
ing, in this city. April l6 and Il, in the FIRST
Presbyterian Church. with Rev. J. A. Sam
mis- Of Waveland, moderator.
Rev. John N Bishop of Rock6eld, stated
clerk.
Rev. W. B. Lyle, of Crawfordsvllle, and
Rev. J. Mount, Of Shanondsle, assistant
cleIkF.
There we're forty-six members Of the Pres
bytery present-twsnty ministers and TWEEN
Iy.six elders.
An unusual degree of interest was reported
ss having been manifested during the winter
in most OF the churches represented. Sab
auxiliary societies had been usually well
sustained
The following were appointed delegates to
the General Assembly: The ministers as
principals, we're Revs. ]. A. Campbell of
Frankfort. and Edwin Barr. of Lafafayette.
As slternates-Revs. ID. B. Banta, of Lsbs-
non, and u. ID. Parker, of Lexington
Elders as principsls-Revs. n s. Mcclure
of Delphi, and Alfred SDoddy, of Dayton.
Alternates-Revs. Alex. A. Rice, of Lafav-
cite, and G. A Buchanan, of South Judson.
The relation Of the Presbyterian Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary Society to the
Presbytery occasioned q lengthy and ami
mated discussion, which resulted in a mo
ton for the Chair to appoint COMMITTEES 70
decide whether it could, in any sense, be in
cluded as psrt of the Presby terial body or
not. The motion was ordered. and J. II.
Bishop of Rockftld; James OmeIvena, of
Dayton; and J. A. Mount, of Shanondale:
toH Tha n
stoned by the Incorporation of the procsed-
ings of the Woman's Missionary meeting,
as held in connection with the Presb gterv on
the evening of April 10.
Charles W. Rice, q graduate OF Lane
Theological Seminary, passed creditable
examination, and was Licensed TO preach
Resolutions were adopted relative to the
dissemination of Presbyterian principles
among the freedmen.
A memorial was presented by Rev. John
Nj. Bishop relative to the life, services and
death of the late Rev. w. y. Allen, an old
member of the Presbytery, who was its
stated clerk from 1S4S 10 1870.
Tne next meeting of the Presbytery will be
at Hopewell September % 1885.
Charlottesville Presbyterian Church was
organized in June 1924 in Eugene IL 1926.
II Lafayette the first Presby terrain Church
was organizedin 1898 as was also the churchs
in Delphi and Wavslsnd, and seven others
y
On the morning and afternoon OF April Is
the Wonan's Home and Foreign Missionary
Society Of the Charlottesville Prssbytery
held its eighth annual mesting in the III. Z.
Church. Sixty local suxiliaries were repre-
sented by delegates.
Addresses were made and letter was read
from Mrs. Van Houke, missionary OF the
society. now in Persia
In the evening a union meeting of the
Presbyterian and the Woman's Missionary
Society was held in the Presoy terrain Church,
which was crowded
Mrs. Bishop presided Tue Secretary, Miss
n. +. Garrett of D8iphi, gave an interesting
report Of the years work.
The Treasurer, Mrs. J. @. Rainey, of
Lafayette, reported as collected the sam of
$1,000 an increase from last year of over $500.
Professor Edwin f Lewis, who for twelve
years was one eff the faculty OF the Wabash
College in Syria, gave descriptive talk.
Rev. William 0melvens, of Rockville,
presented fine address upon the Need of
Home Missionary Work"
At the close Of the programme arranged
by the ladies, the regular meeting OF the
Presbytery was continued from the after
noon session.
them the standing Committee on Temper
ance, which presented form OF resolutions
that resulted in q warm discussion among
the clergymen, and an elimination OF part
OF the resolutions, as follows:
Resolved, That as Presbytery we continue our
our diligence in support of temperance That as
ministers we preach at appropriate times on the
subject, and as elders we continue to labor zeal
ously in our churches and communities to pro-
mote sobriety.
Resolved, That this Presbytery especially com
mend the work of the w. G. T. q. in its education
OF the young to the effects of alcohol on the
mind aud body, and its uncomprOmising attitude
toward the licensed evil OF intoxicating LIQUORS
for q common beverage
On motion the following conclusion of the
resolution was eliminated
We suggest, al the request of the W. C. T. T. of
Frankfort, that all our churches take a collection
once year for this work. snd place the same in
toe hands OF the local Vice Presidents at our sew
eial churches.
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