The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-11
MEMPHIS PRESRYTERY

according to adjournment In Boil
var, April s, 1890, and was opened
with a sermon by the moderator,
Rev. j. II. Boyd. After the ser.
mon Presbytery was called to order
with following members present:
Ministers: r. r. Evans, S. 5. Gill,
z. M. Richardson, w. S. COchrane,
F. L. Ewing. J. T. Lloyd, w. e.
Alexander, q. g. Crow, j. II. Boyd,
N. NJ. Woods. Elders: j. w,
Carr, j. F. Ferguson, w. NJ. Hall,
Jas. l. Hall, G. N. Albright, j. NJ.
Morgan, G. w. Macrae. H. Irby
F. Fentress
Rev. n. M. Woods was elected
moderator aud w. S. COchrane,
clerk, protein. Adjourned until 8
O'Clock Wednesday morning.
WEDNESDAY.
Met at 8 o'clock. Minutes of last
and intervening meeting dispensed
with, on account of printed copies Of
same being distributed among the
members.
The moderator appointed com
mitlee, Rev. j. Ii. Boyd and E.
NJ. Richardson, to revise the stand
Ing rules of PresbyterY.
A letter was received from Rev.
j. L. Martin, ID. D., asking for dis
mission from this PresbYtery to the
Presbytery of Dallas. The clerk
vas requested to issue said letter.
The Committee on Education, of which
Rev. F. L. Ewing is chairman, made a
report which was received and adopted.
They reported four candidates on hand
for the ministry. The amount of money
received from the churches for the cause
of edu cation up to March ~, 1890, is
S765.97 which is in excess of the sum sug-
gested by the General AsSembly's COM
mittee by Sl5.97.
The committee on Invalid Fund made
the following report which was adopted.
"Your committee on Invalid Fund would
respectfully submit the following report:
Last year there were three benefciaries
within the bounds of your Presbytery,
Mrs. Carnes, Mrs Ingram, Mrs. Nee amp
within the bounds of Western District
Presbytery, and were recommended to
the care of thatPresbytery at beginning OF
this year. We have now only one receiv-
ing aid from this fund, Mrs. McCamp-
bell of Memphis. For her benefit 500
was appropriated by Executive Commit
tee and Of that amount S83.33 has been
paid her. The full amt cOnld not be
al. l.
applications for aid and the small collec.
tions from the churches. Only nine of
our churches ont of thirty-nIn have con-
tributed to this fund.-"
Mt. Carmel, Upton Co, was selected as
the place for holding the next meeting of
Presbytery, and the time Tuesday,
Sept. %. 1890, at ii a. nj.
The following commissioners were cleo
ted to the General Assembly which meets
in Ashville, n. C., in May next: Rev.
w. c. Alexander, of Bolivar, Capt. ID. J
Wood, of Covington.
Rev. r. K. Evans was elected chairman
of Committee of Foreign Mission in place
of DIR. Martin.
The following resolution was adopted:
That the stated clerk OF 2resbytery have
printed 800 copies of the minutes of the
Presbytery and that he hereafter mail to
the session of the several churches the
printed minutes in equitable proportion
to the numerical strength of the respect
i've churches and that the minutes be
printed after the spring meeting as soon as
possible.
Revs. E. Daniels and Thos, Mac
lin. Elders X. L. Latting, w. II. Thomp-
son, L. w. Hamilton and G.. w. Boggs
gave satisfactory reasons for tardiness and
their names were enrolled.
The Presbyterial assessment for Oak
land church was fixed at S..
The following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, the charter of the Louisiana
State Lottery is about to expire and il is
diligently seeking to have it renewed by
the lavish offer of money; and whereas 1t
has been fountain of evil to individu
ais, families and communities. indeed to
the whole country, and is a disgrace to
our christian civilization; therefore,
Resolved 1st, That this Presby terry
Joins its testimony with that of the minis s.
tiers and people of all denominations in
the city of New Orleans, and Of all good
citizens, conferences and associations,
against the gigantic evils OF this compa-
ny and earnestly hope and pray that it
may fail in Its efforts for a renewal of
its charter.
End, This Presbytery hereby most ear
nestly calls upon all persons under its
jurisdiction TO throw the whole weight of
their influence against this infamous and
corrupting institution and all other lot
terry schemes of like influence.
3rd, All ministers of this PresbYtery
raunaSta1 tn nd this action n heir
respective congregations from the pulpit
on the Sabbath day.
4th, The stated clerk is hereby request
ed to procure the publication of this &C
ton in the religious papers of our church.