Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-04-22
Reported for the YOrkyille Enquirer
BETHEL PRESBYTERY.

The Presbytery of Bethel met at Fishing
Creek Church in Chester county on Friday,
April 9th, at II A. NJ, and was opened
with a sermon by Rev. r. A. Webb. Of its
twenty-three ministarseeventeen were pres
ent, and of its %forty-one churches thirty
were represented. Rev! George Summey,
of Chester, was chosen moderator and Rev.
NJ. r. kirkpatrick, of Clover, vas chosen
assistant clerk.
A committee previously appointed to pre-
pare a Manual of the p~resbytery, submitted
the result of their labors and were directed
to have as much of their report, as in their
judgment they should deem necessary,
printed and circulated among the ministers
and churches previous to the next fall meet
ing.
After a warm discussion, the presbytery
decided to adhere to its present plan to send
ten per cent. of its home mission money to
the Assembly's committee for distribution
outside of it's own bounds. The opposition
sought to have all these funds sent to the
central committee and then draw back so
much as the ~presbytery might need.
The last General Assembly sentdown sew
eral overtures to the various presbyteries,
recommending their adoption as amend
ments to the Book of Church Order. The
first concerned the method of changing the
late provision made for the amendment of
Tile SOulGSSlOu VI TdlGll. III llllS GllC plCo-
bytery consented. The second proposed to
confer upon p~resbyteries the power of origi-
nal jurisdiction in cases where a session
was incompetent to act. This, and other
kindred overtures were answered atfirma-
lively. The third concerned the powers of
the foreign missionary in ordaining other
missionaries, and was answered negatively.
The fourth asked the presbyteries to enact
an article comforting the right to moderate
a church court upon ruling elders. Both
the affirmative and negative of this propo-
sition were voted down, and so the presby-
terry makes no answer
The report of the committee on the d.
rectory Of UOrship was placed on the docket.
The Revs. w. B. Jennings, Roger Martin
and J. S. White were appointed a commit
tee to arrange for a yearly representative
Sabbath-schOol convention, having for its
object consultation and comparisons of meth
dds.
AT an adjourned meeting, held at Wins
boro last year, the presbytery adopted a
programme for the celebration OF a centen-
NAL service at the old Waxhaw church,
where the Synod of South Carolina and
Georgia was first organized in 1855. Accord
ing to this programme, the Rev. Jas. II.
ThHornweli was to preach an inappropriate SER
mon and the Rev. Jas. H. Sage was to read
an historical sketch of WaXhaW church.
But the presbytery, asssuch, failed to hold
this service, and at this meeting adopted
the following resolutions:
/. Presbytery laments it's failure to attend, as
a presbytery, upon the centennial services to see
to the carrying out of its own programme and
to enjoy this rare privilege.
3. Presbytery further regrets that no appro-
~propriate record was made Of these services.
It then records the fact that a "sermon,
~abundantly adapted to the occasion, and
full of the spirit and power of the gospel,
| was preached by the Rev. j. H. Thornwell
from Luke, VT. 1t was a feast of fat
things to the large and intelligent audience
there assembled" The Rev. J.. II. Sage
failed to respond, because he had not been
notified of his appointment.
Since the last meeting Rev. Roger Martin
has been installed pastor Of Allison Creek
and Beth-Shiloh churches, and Rev. j. S.
White of Hopewell,
The Rev. II. B. Pratt was released from
the pastoral care of Lancaster. He has been
employed by the American Bible Society
to make a new translation of the Bible into
Spanish. He will shortly move to Staun-
ton, Va.
Mr.. Jas. A. Wilson, a member of the
Yorkville church, was licensed to preach,
and calls from Aimwell and LongtoWn
churches were placed in his hands, which
he accepted.
Mr.. G. A. Blackburn, a licentiate of North
Alabama presbytery, was received on GER
tificate from that body, and Olivet church
given permission to employ him as a stated
supply.
certificate from the p~resbytery of South
Carolina, and a call from Concord church
placed in his hands and accepted. Arrange
ments were made for his installation in
May.
The churches of Catholic and Pleasant
Grove called Rev. j.. l.. McIin, of Harmo-
ny presbytery. 1t is understood that he
will shortly apply for admission into this
presbytery with u view of entering upon
this work.
Calls for Mr.. J.. II. Lumpkin, a student
under the care of the Athens ~presbytery,
from Richburg and Cedar Shoals churches,
were presented, found in order, and re-
tanned by the presbytery for the present.
Also calls from Mizpah and Salem churches
for Mr.. RI. p. Burgess, a theological student
under the care Of Harmony preSbytery,
were found in order and forwarded to Har-
mony presbytery. A call was also present
ed from the Lancaster church for Rev. II.
4. Webb, which he declined.
A memorial sketch of the Rev. l.. H..
Robinson, deceased, was read and approved
by the presbytery.
The Rev. II. A. Webb, and Major Jas. G.
Lowry were elected principal, and Rev.
Geo. Summey and elder Sam'l Mccormick
alternate commissioners to the General AS
sembly to meet in Augusta, Ga, May Goth.
After thanking the people for their hospi-
tality and the railroad authorities for re-
duced rates of travel, the presbytery closed
its very busy session on Tuesday at IL
o'clock.
It will hold an adjourned meeting at
Blackstock on the 18th of May, and its next
regular meeting at Clover in September.
STATED CLERK.
DIR. WOODROW's ORTHODOXY NINDICA-
TED BY HIS PREsBYTERY.-The Presby-
terry of Augusta, of which DR.. Woodrow is
a member, is now in session at Waynesboro,
Georgia. 1t will be remembered that last
year DR.. Woodrow asked his Presbytery to
investigate the reports of his u~nsoundness
on account of his views on evolution, and
that the Presbytery then refused either to
try him or to say there was no cause Tor
trial. The Synod of Georgia, on appeal, re-
versed this decision and ordered the Presby-
terry to take up the case. Last night a tele-
gram was received here, stating that the
Presbytery has cleared DR.. Woodrow, and
furthermore has elected him as it's commits
sioner to the General Assembly of the
Southern Presbyterian Church, soon to con-
vene at Augusta Columbia Register.
John Reed, colored, living on Mr.. j.
Nj. Moore's place in Lancaster county, was
shot by the accidental discharge of a pistol
in the hands Of his brother on Tuesday
morning last. The ball entered his left
breast and glanced around the ribs infiIct-