The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-09-18
PRESBYTERY OF MONTANA.
THE REGULAR FALL MEETING FOR 1885
Held In Deer Lodge, sept. IL and Ii.

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in the Territory, held its regular Fall meet
ing in Deer Lodge during the week past.
The opening sermon was preached on Sun
day evening, 18th inst, in the Presbyterian
Church, by the retiring Moderator, Rev
Geo. NJ. Fisher, Of Missoula- p.
The following ministers were In attend
ance:
DR.. D. J. McAillaa, Pesident Of College o
Montana. b..
Rev. Lyman Z. Hanna, from Church a
lwickes
Rev. e. J. Groeneveld, from church Al
Deer Lodge.
Rev. George NJ. Fisher, from church a,
Missoula.
Rev. Edwin M. Ellis, from church at Ste.
vensville. ~
Rev. e. P. Linnell, from church at Miles
City.
| Rev. r. NJ. Stevenson, from church at
Bozeman.
Rev. Thomas A. wickes, without charge,
Helena.
Rev. r. M. Howey, without charge,
Helena.
Elders John Andrew, of wickes, and
The call of the Deer Lodge church, ex-
tended to Rev. K. ]. Groeneveld last fall, was
prosecuted in the usual form, and the install
lation services were held in the church, in
the presence of large congregation, on
Sunday evening ~
Rev. Geo. NJ. Fisher preached the sermon;
Rev. Z. p. Linnell delivered the charge to
the pastor, Rev. Lyman E. Hanna gave the
charge to the people; and Rev. T. A. Wickes
offered the prayer and gave the right hand
Of fellowship.
At the close of the service the members of
the church came forward and gave their pas
tor a cordial greeting and welcome to the
new relation.
On Monday morning Rev. T. A. Wickes
was chosen Moderator of this session, Thos.
w. Catlin, Recording Secretary, and later,
Rev. L. e. Hanna, who has faithfully and
acceptably performed the duties of Stated
Clerk for the past year, was chosen to fill the
same office for the next three years.
Devotional exercises were held with the
students at the College on Monday and Tues.
day mornings at o'clock.
All the deliberations and discussions Of
this Presbytery were conducted with Christ
ian courtesy and good feeling; great enthu-
siasm and earnestness were manifested in all
the enterprises which this body has on hand,
and much important business was disposed
of In satisfactory manner.
Presbytery was requested by Rev. Mr..
Stevenson to give its endorsement to and
Of an enterprise to establish an
Academy at Bozeman, to be feeder to the
College of Montana, which request was COM
phed with upon condition that the Academy |
be under the control of the Presbytery, and |
the prosecution of the enterprise in charge |
Of a committee of Presbytery appointed by |
the Moderator of the present meeting. The |
condition was accepted by Mr.. Stevenson,
and such committee was appointed, consist
ing of Revs. r. NJ. Stevenson, e. P. Linnen /
and K. j. Groeneveld, and Elders j. NJ.
Waters, NJ. D., and +. Z. Hammond.
Over $1,000 are subscribed by the citizens
Of Bozeman for this enterprise, upon the
that Mr.. Stevenson raise 5000 In
which the Endorsement of Presbytery will
,nable him to accomplish.
There are Is churches under the care of
Ibis Presbytery, with a membership Of $50.
The report Of the Committee on Systematic
states that this membership has
increased q per cent, and the contributions
% benevolent objects increased 1856 per cent,
being an average increase Of 90 per cent. per
member during the year past, which may be
argely due to increase in population, though
lot in the same proportion.
There are 16 ministers in this Presbytery.
tx of whom are not supplying churches.
Four are settled pastors, three are stated
upplies, and some preach regularly in other
places than those where they are located.
Four churches are without ministers, and
hree were organized within the year.
The church at Missoula will in few days
the erection of fine stone church
'difice, 60x30 feet, which they hope to CON-
,lete this fall.
A committee was also appointed to arrange
or the organization of church at Boulder.
The ministers present at this meeting rep
esent all the active Presbyterian churches,
With the exception of Helena, in the Terri
DRY, and their coming such distances, from
west, and from Miles City east,
o attend this session of Presbytery, proves
heir devotion to the interests of the church
n Montana.
An adjournment was reached on Tuesday
It noon. The spring meeting will be held at
,ozeman, March IA, 1886. @.
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