Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-11
AFRAID TO OFFEND.

Why a Clergyman Objected TO Tabooinx ,
New Church scheme-Incidents Of tn
Presbytery-Eccle sfastfcal Councils q
the Two Cities Hold Meetings of Interes
TO Presbyferinns.
The Presbytery of Pittsburg convened
yesterday in the Hazelwood Presbyterian
Church. Rev. j. III. Sutherland, d. D..
preached the opening sermon. Rev. vii
liam Ewing was chosen moderator, and Rev
A. A. Mealy, clerk. The pastoral relations
existing between Rev. W. f. Brooks an6
the Grace Memorial Church were dissolved
and the ex-pastor was dismissed to tn,
Atlantic Presbytery.
An application was received signed by 81
residents of Lawrenceville asking for per
mission to establish another church within
the precincts of the Seventh Presbyterian
Church. The matter was referred to com.
mittee, and later on in the Presbytery a
lively discussion was started, when the COM
mittee reported unfavorably. Rev. Mr..
Hill, the ex-pastor of the Seventh Presbyte-
rian Church, opposed the adoption of the
committees report on the ground that such
an action would ALLEVIATE these So men and
hundreds of their friends from the church.
The report was nevertheless adopted.
The pastoral relations existing between
Rev. W. b. Miller and the Mingo church
were dissolved, and the pastor dismissed to
the Presbytery at Kearney. Rev. L. NJ.
Lewis was also notified officially of the de-
sire of the Canonsburg church that he
should take charge of the congregation; 50
he will consider the matter. A notification
of the call of the Phillipsburg church for
the services of Rev. I. q. Young was re-
ferred to the proper authorities.
The following gentlemen were nominated
as delegates to the Synod, to be held in
Altoona in October:
Ministers: R. A. Hill, C. B. Hatch, A. E.
Lynn, A. ]. Beacon, ]. F. Patterson, A. A
Mealy II. H. STILES, W. P. Shrom, @. K. Or
mond J. M. McJunkin, E. R. Donehoo and N.
Bernard.
Elders: ]. B. Heron, DR.. 3. F. Hill, 1. M.
Thomas, 9. L. Rose, DR.. ]. L. Ferson, W. II.
Guy, d. E. Sheridan. R. s. Davis, ]. F. Heck
man. Vincent Miller, ]. B. Dunlap, DIR. ]. w.
Nicely, Henry Leach. DR.. G. G. Turhey, Willis
o. Booth and W. A. Finley.
The call of the Seventh Presbyterian
Church for Rev. Charles McClelland was
laid over for constitutional action. Resolu-
tions were adopted advising that more strin-
gent regulations be made for students
"a
lively debate was had on the question
whether or not the General Convention had
right to review the minutes of boards of
trustees. It was decided in the negative.
There was also lively debate in the even
ing when the motion torevise the Confession
OF Faith came before the Presbytery.
The Allegheny Presbytery met yesterday
also, in the East Bellevue Presbyterian
church, Rev, Newton Donaldson. pastor.
The officers were Rev. H. c. Ferguson,
moderator; Rev. j. L. Nesbit, stated clerk,
and Rev. Newton Donaldso n, temporary
clerk. The designations of Rev. j. T. Glib
son, of the Sharpsburg Presbyterian church,
and Rev. c. M. Gunter, of the School
Street. Allegheny, church, were received.
At 1:3o P. M. the session was resumed with
a discussion on Revision of Faith" and
subsequently Rev. W. J. Grinner was or
dained pastor of Providence church, ALLIE
gheny.