The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1891-10-07
For the Central Presbyterian.
The Presbytery of Potosi


Met in Braseau church, Missouri,
September 18th, and was opened
with a sermon by the Moderator,
Rev j. 7. Leonard, from Eph. V: S:
BE filled with the Spirit" Seven
ministers and six ruling elders pre-
seat. Officers; Rev. w. w. Killough,
Moderator, and elder John S. Nc
Ghee, temporary Clerk.
Licenticate Z. /. Winecoff was
ordained as an evangelist, and as
signed service in the Dunklin coun-
ty field to supply the Clarkton and
hennett churches, with authority to
receive members into the church
When resident without the iurisdic-
ton of organized churches.
Rev. S. Addison McElroy was re-
eeived from the Presbytery of South
Alabama, and a commission was
appointed to install him pastor of
ape Girardeau church on SUNDAY.
September 9th.
The consideration of the Revised
Directory for Worship was deferred
1tntll the spring meeting.
The committee of Home Missions
recommended that the sums to be
raised by Presbytery for the several
causes known as Home Missions. be
IN compliance with the request Of
he Assembly apportioned among
the churches, as follows Sustenta-
ton, 20 cents member; Church
Erection, 6 cents a member; Evan
gelistic, / I cents member; Invalid
and Colored Evangelistic, each u
cents a member.
+ The tabulated report of Rev. DR..
W Primrose, evangelist of Syn
e0 'ra1ts q full and satisfactory
his iabors. a summary of
tina report is here given Since the
last meeting of Presbytery he has
held services in seven places; SER
mons, 1l6; professions, so; received
on confession, Al by letter from
other denominations from the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States, total, As adult baptisms.
rs contributions, $2O2.75. A church
was organized at Bismarck consist
ing of l3 members; two elders and
two deacons were ordained. The
report concludes with the following
recommendations l. That our peo-
pie be urged to offer importunate
prayer for the outpouring of the
Holy Spirit on the churches and
communities visited by the evangel-
rf ]
troduce the ST..
Lou~ ,, INTO every family
in our churches 3. The adoption
of the envelope system and the in
creased circulation of the Home Ms
sionayy is urged.
Permanent committees on the BIZ
BILE cause and Colored Evangeliza-
tion were appointed.
The report of the permanent com
mittee on Sabhath-schools present
ed an encouraging view of that work.
The larger part of one day was de-
voted to the exercises of Sunday
school convention which were very
interesting, and gave a fresh i'm
pulse to this important cause.
Presbytery adjourned TO meet i'm
New Madrid, Mo, April, 1892.
Gro w. HARLAN.
Report on Sabbath Observance.
Your committee would make the
following report on this subject:
f. Nothing has been specially
done to arrest the evil of Sabbath
desecration. Some sermons have
been preached to arouse the people
to a better observance of the day.
2. SO far as known there has been
no change for the better i'm our State
or municipal Sunday laws during
the year
3. Public conyeyances have not
lost any of their patronage and
4. Railroad Sunday traffic has not
been ON the decrease.
.. And so far as known to- your
chairman there has been no inn
provement I'm the Observance of the
Sabbath within the territory covered
by our Presbytery. Possibly the
tendency towards looser views and
practices are more manifest than
they were year ago. This is cer-
tainly the tendency of the outside
world. IF they do not totally dis
regard the day, they, at least con-
vert il into a day of recreation and
pleasure. AS heretofore, the Sum