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THE A. R. PREsBYTERY.
Pleasant Meeting -. New Suggestion
as 10 Preachers Salaries -. The
AbbeyiIIc Church 49, New Preach.
crS for Troy and McfOrmiek.-.
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BRADLEY, April llih, 1890
We will drop the Press nnd Banner n few
! lines from this point.
The meeting of the second Pre>bytery is
just over, and this morning the delegates are
leaving for their homes.
! We had n most pleasant meeting Of Pres
hytcry and pretty full delegation. Rev. j.
{. Boyd, of Prosperity, was elected moder'
the former moderator. The meetings OF Pres
hyt"ry were held in the new A. II. PraSbyter-
ian church of Troy. -Four young men were to
bytery, but Messrs Mofintt and Kirk patrick
were down with the grippe. Mr.. j. Il. Ed
wards and Mr.. j. q. Baird preached two exec. !.
| lent discourSeS which were heartily sustained
as specimens Of progress by the Preshytery.
| I'll" business of PreSbytery was carried for
ward with dispat ch, and Rev. Boyd makes n
first rate presiding officer. The financial con-
hitinn of the Preshytery seems TO be In very
good shape
une Of the most interesting discussions that
came before Presbytery was on pal or pre-
scnted by DR.. Sloan:in regard to minister's
salaries DR.. Sloan wished minimum salary
! placed ut 500 and where the congregation
could not pay this amount, for u 10 be
brought up by Synod. In support Of these
views DR.. Sloan urged Il number of good rea.
sons after full liscuSsion-al the elders and
ministers being called on for expression. The
paper was referred to committee OF which
DR.. Sloan was chairman. Al late period
this colnmittee brought in report that this
matter bc referred to synod ana that she be
mcmoriaiZed To adopt plan thatswill eqult
ably arrange this matter. In the course or
DIR. SluanS remarks he stated that he felt a
special interest in the matter, and that 1t
would no! personally effect himself. He con-
Icmplaicd giving up his present PASTORAL re-
!ations M the end Of this year on account Of
increasing iniirmiticS. Nor would this plan
effect present pastoratcs-only those In the
future.
An Interesting item was received by letter
from the mission station at Abbeville. They
are about concluding arrangements for Inc
purchase OF an eligible lot In Abteville that
would be satisfactory TO all parties. Presby-
terry passed an order asking all the churches
to take upa collection and forward 10 the
brethren at Abbeville Immediately.
Another interesting Item was the arrange.
ment tor the installation services or Rev. J.
w. Sloan over the Troy and Mccormick
churches TO take place in May. DR.. W. L.
PreSsly, Rev. A. S. Sloan. of Tenn and DR..
II. II. Sloan to conduct the exercises. This is
regarded an inviting field. The people are
very promising young minister IL sthought
that the future prospects of Pastor and peo-
pie is bright. The field affords an opportu-
have Il beautiful new church, well situated,
with splendid bell swung in the graceful
tower. Many of the members are young en-
Of the church. while the Mccormick field
is inviting and should be energetlc'y Guilt
waited now.
Sermons were preached on the occasion by
Dr. W. J.. PrcsSly preached sabbath morning.
We doubt IL larger audiences have been In
this church than attended the Sabbath ser
wees. Rev. J. e. Boyd preached in the Zap
t:sI church Sabbath morning. The weather
was fine and the country generally turned
odt on Sabbath. In the closing hours of Pres.
bytery DR.. Latham offered Il resolution thank
ing the people Of the community "for their
princely hospitality" and the railroad for
iavorS to delegates. This motion was hear
tiIv passed.
We put up with our good friend Mr.. George
Bradley He and his most excellent wife arc
charming entertainers and can not do too
riuc.r for their guests.
MIR ! .;,m r. Wideman laid us under obliga.
;inu ID, special ATS of kindness
TIE Toy school Is now in charge Of Mr..
C::iGwrii and wife. They have some seventy
pupils and are doing good work They
came up from Nrwbcrry to take charge OF this
school.
The people of Troy are still expecting the
completion Of The e.. c. G. 4 {. Railroad:
brought us up 10 Ibis place (Bradley) where
his pleasant home is situated, and where he
delights To entertain his friends.
Rev. W. w. McMorris, of Newbery,
preached an excellent sermon In the Asso-
c'ate Reformed church Of this place, Sabbath
night.
Our people here have Just compleieda n neat
house Of worship. 1t was one Of the objects
that lay near the house of Gen. bradley, and
was once blown down by n cyclone. II is now
an attractive little church. under the patron
age of Cedar Springs. DR.. Sloan breaches
here once month.
We had most pleasant call at Mr.. Mays,
the old homestead Of Gen. Bradley.
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