Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-05-14
LEXINGTON PRESBYTERY.
DIRECTORY OF WoRsHIP-CoUNsEL AS TO
EXISTING SOCIETIES.
TReportsd for the Dispatch.

| EXISTING SOCIETIES.
| reported for the Dispa.chl
| The Presbytery of Lexington met at He
bron church, Augusta Co., Va, On the Oh
instant. The Rev. J. N. Van DevanteI
preached the opening sermon.
The Rev. DIR. D. K, Mcfarland was elect
| ed moderator; Rev. F. L. MoCus and Elder
/ DR.. Ralston, of Cook s. Creek church, TEN
porary clerks. The minutes of the last
stated meeting and of eleven adjourned ol
special meetings were read.
The Rev. Dir. W. q. Hamilton was re
ceiyed from Pennsylvania Presbytery, Synod
Of Kentucky, North, after carefnl exam
| inatIon.
Mr. VIM. L Lushbaugh, Of Ssaunton, pre-
sented the presbytery With 2 handsome
gavel, aud Mr.. Wesley Kerr, of Staouto0,
with small marble tablet TOR the Modera-
tors use. Though over ons hundred years
old, the presbytery never before had q g4ys,
aud il was explained tbat the presep tati1n
of one at this time was not ialsadad az re
flsoton On the HebroG-2huroh people.
TO THE AsHEvILLB ASSEMBLY.
Commissioners to the General Assembly,
which meets next week in Asheville, N c.,
are Revs. A. Fl. Hamlt1a and d. A Penioh,
with Elders A. A McColiy, of Bsthosjla
church and James E. Beard, Of Bethel.
The prsebz terry declined tp atinpt tie D
rea'ary Of " orslip, has asked rs f:.rtAcr
Consideration.
The committee appointed to install the
Rev. j. w. Lafferty as pastor Of Timber
Ridge and Fairfield churches the An of
April reported that owing to his protracted
illness at bis homo in North Carolina the
work was not done. Tie committee was
continued, the installation to take place at
time agreed upon by Mr.. Laferty and the
churches.
A DEMAND FOR MINISTERS.
TIE Committee of Home Missions report
ed the condition of the mission fields, the
most of which are in a prosperous condi-
ton. Five new church buildings were
erected during the past year, and three
more ministers are needed for new work.
Here is our great trouble, we have ten va
cant charges, and not a minister in sight
for one of them.
AS TO SOCIETIES.
AS to voluntary societies acithin the
Church the following resolutions were
adopted, after discussion by Drs. Vaughan
and Murray:
/. That all existing societies in our
churches ba conselled to form relation to
the Church by coming under its govern
ment, and thus avoid censare and hindrance
to their usefulness, arising from their anon.
alous relation.
2. Thar the formation of these societies
beyond the bounds of particular congrega-
tons be discouraged, as tending to the de-
velopment of . body unknown to the consti-
tuition Of the Church.
An appropriation fi0la the chureh-erso-
1ion fund of $3.50 was recommended for a
new church at Base City.
The organization OF a church al Buena
Vista of thirty-thrae members the 9th of
March last was reported and the Dame Of
the church was enrolled.
The subject Of Sabbath observance was
carefully considered, and action was taken
to aecuTe NOR regard for the Sabbath on
the part Of ouI people.
Systematic BENEFICENCE AND STATISTICAL
REPORTS ADOPTED.
The presbytery concluded its session at
Hebron, Augusta county, on Saturday.
The nsms of Leading Creek church was
changed to Eikius, tho name OF the new
railroad town which bas grown up at that
placs.
The amounts ralsed in the presbyterg for
9ustentatton Gncluding CHURCH ereceion)
we're S4, 701; for evangelistic fund, $942;
fog the invalid fuad, 1894; for foreign mis-
sious, 1878; for educatioa, 1856; publica
ton, $51S; colored eyaugei,zation, $315;
pastors salary, S20,775 aud congregational
expenses. $15,378. Twenty nina churches
have paid their pastors in full
The presbytery adopted the policy Of using
our candidates in our own bounds, and the
Committee OF Home Missions was directed
rc 1rt aora
their labors, requiring them TO hold them
selves subject to the committee's control.
TRANSFERRED TO RICHMoND.
An overture to the General Assembly AJAX
ing that the-work of the Executive Com
ulittae eff Education be transferred to the
Committee of Publication at Redmond was
adopted.
The next stated meeting will bs held at
the 18th of Octobar next.
Mr.. W. II, Thompson, from Timber
Ridge church, recent graduate Of Union
Theological Seminary, was licensed and or
dained to the Office of foreign evangelist.
He will go to Brazil. a. q. II.
SUDDEN DEATH ON THE PUBLIC SQUARE
IN RICHMOND. The Rich. State of Monday
evening says:-
"This forenoon, about fifteen minutes
past II o'clock, MIS-. Cooper, Of New York,
while sitting in the Capitol Square On one
Of the benches il the avenue leading from
tins Washington monument to the Eleventh. |
street entrance, was stricken with apoplexy |
aud died in few minutes
Mr. Cooper was the wife Of j. Fl. Cooper, |
cashier OF the Old Dominion Steamship |
Line. Sac left New York city Saturday |
evening on the steamer Old Dominion with |
a party of friends. 4 \
The ambulance was called ard the remains
were taken to Christian's undertaking es.
tahlishment on Broad street, where they |
viii DO prepared for removal to New York |
Mrs. Cooper was notified by telegraph of
the sudden and distressing death Of MS wife. |
Mrs. Cooper was apparently about forty
four years old, Of robust size, and lady Of |