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church to employ one-fourth of the time
of the Rev. NJ. G. Hutton until next pres
bytery.
Report No. 30 adopted.
Examination of candidates was sus-
tanned as a whole, and Messrs. j. A. Mont
gomery, R. E. Lentz and L. NJ. Weiss were
licensed to preach. Rev. j. A. Montgomery
was dismissed to BRACES presbytery; Rev.
L. M. Weiss was granted permission to
labor without the bounds of presbytery
until next meeting of presbytery.
Report No. 80 adopted.
Rev. S. j. McMurray was dismissed to
West Texas presbytery.
Judge q. 7. Fillmore read report on
Round Rock institute. Report No. 32
docketed with all papers pertaining to
said institute.
Report No. SO adopted.
Report No. 20 was taken up and adopted
as corrected.
A committee of one IVES appointed
presbytery printed.
A committee consisting of Rev. Messrs.
King, Peyton and Dodson was appointed
to report on the minutes of the genera
assembly.
Report "a was read and all of it was +, :
jected except the overture TO the genera
assembly.
Presbytery instructed Rev. R. E. Lentz
to visit the churches
of Comanche, Dublin, Hico
and Beulah, and that the stated clerk give
him an introductory letter to said
churches.
Report 80 and overture was recei we'd
and, pending further discussion, pres by
terry took recess until 3 p. m. y
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Presbytery re.assembled at 8 p. m,
with moderator and quorum present.
Reverend Lentz was transferred to Co.
manche.
Reverend Weiss was transferred to San
Antonio.
| church by the presbytery will, ny order,
| be published. 1t takes the old-fashioned
view of the practical religion in the fami-
lies against worldly amusements and re-
vealed that the Presby terians we're taking
the stand of the primitive Methodists in
this country, and proposed to serve God
in such way as to make the people of
the world respect the professors of re-
ligion.
On motion, the presbyteries of Dallas,
Paris and east Texas were invited to co
operate in the movement relative to the
| theological school.
Doctor Smoot was elected as treasurer
of the endowment fund.
A call was read from the church
at Bolton for the services of the Rev.
j. P. Robertson. Call accepted.
Reverend Montgomery was transferred
to LAGRANGE.
The Round Rock institute question was
postponed until this next regular meeting,
as the matter was of too much import
anee to be hastily disposed Of
A resolution of thanks was made to the
citizens of Austin for their kind hospital
ity; also, vote of thanks to The AUSTIN
STATESMAN for the liberal space allowed
the proceedings.
At O'Clock the moderator's galve rose,
and as it fell he pronounced the prssby-
terry adjourned, to meet in Turnersville
on September 4, 1889.
NIGHT SESSION.
Last night at $3.50 o'clock DR.. R. L.
Dabney preached the presbyterial sermon
before large and cultured audience. The
sermon was delivered in the doctors
usual clear and logical manner, and was
listened to with marked attention.
sNAPPERs.
Yesterday was the last day.
Most of the members will remain over
Sunday.
The session has proven very pleasant
one socially and very successful one in
the business done.
The Rev. G. H. Dobbs, of Round
Rock, left for home yesterday, prepare
tory to going as delegate to Chattanooga
on the 10Th.
The presbytery made things move rap
idly Friday afternoon and yesterday. Re
ports and resolutions were carried or de-
feased in rapid succession, and every
thing had the air of "a home stretch
about it.
The presbytery is to be congratulated
on the harmony that has prevailed at its
meeting. There has not been
the slightest unpleasantness arising
and everything has moved quietly
aud rapidly along. Some attribute this tO
Moderator Young's "fair fight" system.
The following are the pulpits that will
| piou ny VI uho plooOy uol y
to-day:
Southern Presbyterian-Morning, Rev
s. A. King; evening, Reverend John
Young.
Northern Presby terian-Morning, M
G. Hutton; evening, Malcomb Black.
Cumb erland Presbyterian - Morning
Rev. @. M. Hutton; evening, Rev. G. W
Peyton.
Baptist Church-Mornirg, Rev. j. P
Robertson.
Southern Observation-Disclosures a.
Up. M, conducted by Rev. L. Tenny
Rev. j. NJ. Purcell. Ruling elders to a.
sist W. c. Dodson, j. H. Faubion, H. N
McCalvey, NJ. c. Mcmillan, G. W. Storey
Sidney Seymour, B. F. Bouchilop, J. W
Shive.
"IT Is a fact that many of the beS
proprietary medicines of the day." sale
the late DR.. j. G. Holland in Scribner';
Magazine "are more successful than many
physicians, and most of them were frs
discovered or used in actual medical prac
tice. When, however, any shrewd person
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