South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-04-26

Right proportion Of Interest In FoRsisI
related to HonH work. including Instruction.
work, and contributions, discussed By Rev
Nessrs Hollis, Crawford and Lane.
At night the Report OF the Presby tssial
Committee on Foreign Mioions was read.
and the .emainder Of that session vas taken
mp with two addresses, one on CHINA by
Rev. DR. Hou atom, and the other on BRAxir
by Rev. Edward Lane.
These discussions and addresses were nc.
companied throughout the day with freQusui
devotion al exercises, and were conducted in
the presence Of largo and deeply interested
congregations. The impression produced
was excellent. aud decidedly in favor of the
Missionary cause. All agree that il was one
OF the best days work ever done by Pres.
byiery.
On Thursday morning the regular BUSH
ness OF Presbytery was taken up After the
presentation Of 81 ssionsl Records, sud the
receiving OF Seasonal Reports an overture
from the Woodstock church asking that the
election Of commissioners to the General As.
tembly be held hereafter at The Fall instead
OF the Spring meeting, was referred to the
next stated meeting OF Prssbytery.
10 snsver 10 the proposal Of Lincoln Uni
yersity, Penn to educate . colored candi
date without cost to US. Presbyte-y express.
I'D its grateful appreciation Of :he generous
oner, but fer reasons givec, declined to &C.
cept IL. "
y committee wos appointed to prepare q
map Of toe Piesbytery.
The assessment oL the church was reduced
from ia TO 10 cent? per member
Rev. y. n Woods was appointed to pre-
pare from the material in hand, a eummM =
lied hisury of Presby terry.
Rev. Ia. Campbell was retained as
ehsirr,sn Of committee Of Publications but
was relieved OF the responsibility of prose-
cutting the work of the committee al hereto
fore conducted.
The Committee of inquiry respecting a
Fifth Professorsbip in Union Theological
Seminary reported: whereupon it was
Resolved, That Presbytery is deeply im j..
pressed with a sense OF the impor lance OF
al increase of endowment Of the seminary
and should take steps to raise funds to in
crease The endowment. To carry this Reso-
luton into effect, Rev. DR.. Hopkins WINS APP
pointed our Pre-, by,erial Agent, in accord
sncs with the action OF Synod in 1887.
The following appoint uents, or Evangel-
isuc Labor were made, viz; AT Star Tame
~ Rev q. ". Hollis.
In Rev Wslkup's Field-Rev Messrs
Epes II. NJ White. Graham and q. n. lamp
bell, at such times and places as may be
agreed upon between the Evangelist aud or
poiotees.
On Patterson's Creek -Revs G. w White
end Finley, two appointments each.
In the Allegheny Field-Revs. Nessrs
johnson, Clymer. Woods aid Duck wall. al
such times and places as msy be agreed up'
on by those concerned.
Rev. g. w. White, ID. D., and Elder d
q Someryille, N. D., were appointed com
missioners to the General Assembly. Rev
w I ollis and Elder " N Lemon alteruates
Bunker Hill was chosen as the place C
the Lext stated meeting, and Wednesday
September lith, "a p m, thu time
Presby,ery adjourned TO NEE: 10 Charles
town, Tuesday, June 4th. at 81 pm
This meeting was one Of the most inter
estipg aud pleasant ,he Ptesbytcry has evel
held-W ILchesler ! ines