The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-04-24
Meeting Of Orange Presbyterys
ERsported for Tie Senainel.1

The PresbyteTy of Orange met last
week at hospitable Graham and was
opened with a sermon on Zach. iv..-6.,
After the discourse the Presbytery was
constituted with prayer A good rep.
resentation was present. According
to the Presbytery form of government
each church is entitled to one, and only
oney lay representatives. Ali the min
listers are ex-officers, members Of the
Presbytery. - -
Rev. E5;lW. Smith, of Greensboro
was elected moderator and Rev. w.
p. McCorkle, Of Lexington, and Mr..
Hiram Foard, of Leaksville, clerks.
The narratives on the state of rolig-
ion within the bounds Of the Presby-
terry were read and referred to suita-
ble committee to bring in narrative
to be sent to the General Assembly
which meets in AshevilIe, N. c., in
May. Rev. D. l. Craig, of ReidsviIle,
was elected Agent of Home Missions
for the ensuing Year, and Mr.. WIS.
Moore, of Greensboro, treasurer of
Presbytery for the same period Rev.
F. ii. Johnston, DID,, was dismissed
to Albemarle Presbytery, and Rev.
III. T. Darnall, of Durham, was elected
stated clerk of the Presbytery in his
stead. Rev. W. FlWilhelm, of Hills
boro, and Dr.. Mclean were elected
commissioners to the. General ASSEM-
bly,. ;au 81
Very interesting conferences on
Home end Foreign Missions were held
and several hundred dollars was either
subscribed or paid in cash for the liqi-
dation of the debt on the Presbytery
for its Home Mission work. Rev. W.
D. Morton. the State evangelist, has
been greatly blessed in his labors, and
he has been provided with an assistant
to help him in his ardu0us work. An
interesting memorial sketch of the
Rev. Charles Phillips DID. was read
and ordered to be recorded The sub
jects of societies within and without
the church, and of .tithes as a method
of raising money. for pious uses were
discussed, and the Presbytery passed a
deliverance on these vital questions.
Presbytery holds that all societies
within the church, that are formed and
operated under the supervision. and
control of the sessions of their respect.
i've churches, are legitimate and should
be encouraged. Ladies' AID mems
Missionary Societies, Mission Bands
and other societies formed under the
care of the proper church authorities
fall under this category. The attitude
of the Presbytery towards voluntary
associations outside of the church is
not one of'antagonism, but friendliness.
It is opposed, however, to Presbyterial
unions; some of whichse exist within our
Southern church. It was held that
the tendency was evil.
As to the law of the 1.-THE, this court
of our church believes that the law ia
not obligatory upon the christian
church today, but that no christian
should ordinarily give less than the
tenth of his income to the benevolent
purposes of the church. IF the an
Gent Jew was required to give tenth
Of all his income, with the light, he
had, how much more should the chris
tian7 give with his superior christian.
light and all his liberties under the.
gospel! God expects every christianl
to give az He has prospered him aud
to his ability. a mans
gifts are the measure Of his love to
Jesus. Presbytery adjourned on Sat
urday evening to meet In regular SEES
MON in Winston, Octo Der 22nd, 1890