The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-04-12

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There will he preaching at Prairie church to-
morrow mt II O'Clock by Rev David Hogan, a
Eoilecti0n Will be I ken up ut the same time for
the educational fund Of the synOd.
Rev. j. W. kepble will pre- ach al the HiCklin
school house Tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock
rREsBYTEHY or LAFAYETTE.
Ihis body met ut Odessa on ia" evening of the
.hh oi April and was opened by IA sermon from
thr moderator, the Rev. q l., Washburn, OF
thr EroWnsvllle tSWcet SprIngs) church.
The regular sessions were preceded by II con-
terence or convention in which the subject Of
foreign missions was discussed The Rev. Il.
H.. DupuY.. OF H'gginsville, introduced this
conference by AN address on the Reasons Why
We should be Interested IN Foreign Missions. -
which was followed by IA number Of stIrTIng
speeches IN the same line.
The Rev. u l. Washburn and MI. Francisco,
the elder from the Marshall church, were elect
el commissioners TO the General Assembly
which Is TO meet in Ashville. n. c., in May
next. MIR. W. W. Palmer. OF the Calhoun
church, was licensed to preach az II probatIon'r
Tor the ministry, and MIR. Charles BasCUm, II
member of the Odessa church. was received
under the care of ths Presbytery a. 1t candidate
Tor the ministry.
The RevIsrd Directory of Worship was re-
Jecied; but Presbytery adopted two papers. one
endor"ing congregations societies. when under
the control OF church sessions aud approving of
their expansion into presbYtcrial unions. when
there seems to he a demand tor such expansion.
me DINER paper was on the Tithe. IL involved
the following pOlnts:-
lst. God has not LEFT the support of his cause
on earth to the unreguluted whims of his peO-
PIE, but has Indicated the proportion OI their
income which his peODle should give In support
Of the church.
Pad. THIS proportion ia uniformly IL tenth,
though God encourages his people To give more,
according as he prOspers them.
3rd. This rule Is to he LETT To Individual con-
science AMI not forced by ecclcsIastical
4th. This rule should be expounded and
urRued upon the heart and conscience by the
teachers of the church.
DIR. Bowen declined the call of the Presbytcry
IN connection with that Df tInnpr N Iaanuri D.aa-
bYtery TO enter the evangelistic work. lie will
remain nj Marshall.
Presbytery devoted Il good deal OF time 10 Il q
consideration OF its evangelistic work. There
IL II great and growing interest felt by the min =
isiers ana elders ON this subject. Rev. JOshuu
bhrDee IN u very effective speech urged the
claims oil the small and weak churches ior hell
anu support on the attention of the Prpsb VERY,
IN connection with this matter IL scheme wa,
auoptcu' looking To the formation NJ II Presby.
byterian Church Erection Fund, on "a pIaI
somewhat similar to that adopted by otbp,
bodies. IL c~0ntemplates the formation in ever,
church oil n number oil persons Into u band o.
society, each piedging to give u certain sun
loT the building OF II new church. Whenever
called upon by Presbytery to do SO.
Inc death of Rev. James Greer was reportc,
anu fresDytery appointed IL TO brinj
In u memorial oil him. The following are m
principal facts IN his life: The Rev. jaime
Grecr was born in Ncwburg, N. Y, July 10Th
1913: When fifteen years OF age he publici
Confessed Christ and entered ut once upon Il
earnest anu active Christian life. He receive
nus academic training at Princeton college, an
MS theological training at Princeton seminary
ne was ordained to the work OF the ministry b
the Presbytery of New Brunswick in 1913. 500
alter his ordination. Mr.. Greer went to Mich
gan. there he married u daughter of the Rev
MIR. ogden, He continued to preach in Mich
gan ana Indiana until 1858 when he removed
Browhsburg, Va, where he taught school it
SIX years. lie then took charge of NOntgomer
Female College in Christiansburg Va, In con
nection with the Rev. james Monisun. II
, fortunes OF war soon broke up this school, an
MIR. Greer removed TO Georgia and took charg
oil Bethany church near Atlanta. Alter the wi
y he preached and taught during several years
Tennessee and Kentucky coming to Missouri
1869. In the fall of 1878 he came to Lexington
Ihere n, taught two years. and then became q
| agent OF the American Bible Society in the int
est OF which he canvassGd several counties
II the state.
Ten children were born TO him, SIX of who
preceded him TO the ''Other side" MIR. Gre
> was an Industrious and faithful man. "a since
). christian, ana earnest preacher of the gosp
His life WAS characterized by many arJiuO
: tolls and many and great Affections, out OF
. the Lord delivered him. On the Sunday beio
:, he died, he was IN his usual place at churc
. About three O'Clock the next morning he "
d seized with a chill. pneumonia supervencd u
apidiy ran his Course. ON Wednesday nlgl
(harch l5.) he passed away, u striking illuSli
ton OF hIs own dying words, Saved by gra,
i slow way but sure.'
The next meeting Of the presbytery will
p, held In August. ut LOngwOod church. &