St. Paul daily globe., 1885-04-23

Royalton; S. G. Anderson. P. E., St. Paul;
j. M. Patterson, 5. s., Minneapolis; II. q.
Birchby, S. S., Willmar.
The roll of the elders was then called,
and the following were present:
Minneapolis, Andrew, w. NJ Clark; Mime
apolis, Park Avenue, j. c. Hall; Minneapolis,
Westminster, ]. H. Monrova; Minneapolis,
Franklin Avenue, j. Shaw; ST. Cloud First,
L. j. Gray; Minneapolis, Highland Park f.
c. Wyatt and E. r. Pond; Minneapolis, Fifth,
A. ID. Conrad; st. Paul, Central Webster
Smith, St. Paul, East Seventh Street, d. A.
McCloud; Minneapolis, Olivet, A. c. Cook;
Cloquet, Thomas Nalson; ST. Paul, Dayton
Avenue, D. W. Ingersoll; Duluth, First, O. P.
Bailey; Hastings, William Moorhouse; Mime
apolis, Hope; S. NJ. Williams; Red Wing, NJ.
r. Lewis; St. Paul, Fort Street, f. E. Bryant;
Minneapolis, Bloomington Avenue, Walter
Smith, ST. Paul. House of Hope, c. G. Lee;
Buffalo, c. E. Oakley; st. Paul, Westminster,
A. w. Bartlett.
THE sEcRETARY's REPORT.
The stated clerk then read the minutes of
the fall and subsequent special meetings in
which the acceptance by the Presbytery of
the resignation of Rev. Mr.. Herriott as pas
tor of the First church of st. Paul which at
the first named meeting was denied, was
shown to have been reconSidered at sub
sequent special meeting held at the West
minister church at Minneapolis and accepted.
In this Mr.. Herriott's usefulness and de-
votedness to the work were fully sustained,
and it was resolved to institute church in
West ST. Paul and install him as pastor over
the same, $500 being appropriated to in
ausurate the opening of the same.
THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES.
were announced for the year:
Overtures and Judicial Business-Rev. r.
q A n L
Financial-Elders D. W. Ingerson and NJ. B.
Lewis.
Mileage-Revs. E. V. Campbell, D. E. We lis
and Elder ]. II. Monroe.
Leave of Absence-Revs. S. G. Anderson,
A. W. Benson and Elder W. NJ Clark.
Rev. NJ. D. Edwards of st. Paul, who
had served the Presbytery as stated clerk,
having been appointed to the same position
in the synod, resigned after three years. Sc
vice, and was rendered grateful vote of
thanks for his unsalaried service, and Rev.
j. B. Donaldson of Hastings was appointed
his successor at salary of $50 year. Rev.
j. NJ. Patterson of Minneapolis was elected
regular clerk and treasurer also to fill the
vacancy caused by the promotion of Mr..
Donaldson.
NEW CHURCHES.
Rev. Mr.. England reported the establish
ment of the new church of st. James OF
Tower, Minn., organized with six members
and two elders, which was voted into the
Presbytery. Rev. DR.. Stryker reported the
establishment of the new Westminster
church in West st. Paul with fifty members
and three elders and board of trustees,
which had sprung into existence with great
spirit and benevOlence, provided from $500
to $500 for its pastors salary the first year,
| and contributed S25 to foreign missions.
The phenomenal growth of this church gave
great cheer to the Presbytery, and it was
admitted to the same with the greatest OF
satisfaction.
The name of the Olivet church at North
ern Pacific Junction was changed to McNair
Memorial; that of Olivet at Minneapolis to
that of Shiloh, and that of East Seventh
Street church in st. Paul to East Street
Presbyterian church,
Rev. Dr.. Stryker, as chairman of the
| committee on foreign missions, reported
S4,556 contributed this year, as against
1882 during the previous year.
Rev. r. Macquesten, chairman of the
committee on education, gave good ac-
count of four of the five students preparing
for the ministry under the auspices of the
Presbytery.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Rev. r. f. Sample, Rev. A. W. Benson
and Rev. John p. Woods were elected COM
missioners to the general assembly, with
Rev. ID. E. Wells, j. r. Geswell and G. G.
Herriott alternates.
r. II. Dixon, E. T. Thompson and T. j,
Gray were elected lay delegates to the gen
eral assembly, with A. B. Robbins, Ill. K.
Taylor and Col. Mcclellan as alternates.
DR.. Abbott, president of the Albert Lea
college, ably presented to the Presbytery
the claims of that institution.
Rev. DR.. Campbell reported that the
Northwestern Presbyterian was in good con-
dition, and had paid expenses the past
year.
Ten overtures submitted by the general
assembly were all answered i'll the negative
but one.
Rev. T. c. Horton of st. Paul was dis
missed to the Presbytery of Philadelphia,
DR.. ID. r. Breed of st. Paul to the Presby-
terry of Chicago, and Rev. X. ii. Fulton was
received into the Presbytery of st. Paul
from that of Bismarck, u. r.
The report of the committee on the mar
rative of religion by j. \. Paige was very
interesting, and showed that in almost all
the churches of the Presbytery the past
winter there had been interesting and profit
able revivals of religion.
In the evening session, after devotional
exercises conducted by Rev. II. j. Service
of Red Wing, Rev. Peter Stryker, ID. d., of
Minneapolis gave an interesting address on
Church Work in the City. He was fol-
lowed by Rev. Samuel e.. Anderson, who
spoke of the problem of the country church.
The last speaker was Rev. Geo +. McAffee,
the synodical missionary, whose theme was
The City, the Country and the Frontier.
The Presbytery will meet again this morn
ing.