Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-15
Presbytery.

Ricbland Presbytery met on
Friday Oct. 20, at the new church
house, Mt. Hermon, near Cherry
Grove. Opening sermon preach
ed by Rev. NJ. Il. Gabard, of Nc
Gains church, opening prayer by
Rev. T. JEFF Dixon. Elder Joe II.
Russell, of Columbia, was elected |
Moderator, who is an excellent
presiding officer, and conducted
the business with dispatch and in
in good order. Committees all
brought in good reports of the
various enterprises of the Presby.
terry. One cadidate p. A. Simms,
was licensed to preach and VIM.
Burns, of Waynesboro, joined
Presbytery. Old Father Stock
ards memorial service was held
OH Sunday in which many of the
noble and pious traits of his life
were mentioned, and of his
ability AS a minister in his man.
hood, of his power to awake sin.
ners and to lead them to Christ.
He was nearly 79 years old and
spent about SO years in the
ministry. AS delegates to Synod,
which meets at Franklin, Tenn,
27inst, Oh the part of the ministry
G. W. Mitchell, 4. jeff Dixon, w.
A. Ausborn and j. L. White. The
Elders elect were, II. A. Helton,
w. @. Anderson, S. S. Hudiburg
and II. r. Hinkle. Next Presby-
terry meets at Spring Hill, Tenn,
in April. A vast crowd was on
the ground Sunday, and the best
of order was observed. Perhaps
not more than one third got in the
large new church house, but the
balance were entertained in the
grove by the eloquent and able
preaching of G. B. Sanders, of Co.
lumbia, often known as the "sleep.
ing preacher" because of some
very peculiar and unaccOuntable
phenomena through which he
passed, in being apparently asleep
and in his room and could
tell of things that were transpir-
ing miles away describing them
minutely as if he were an eye wit.
ness, but when he was aroused
knew nothing of the circumstance
of which he had described to
those who were with him. A
book has been written containing
many of these strange and pecu.
liar experiences, and is substan,
tiated by much of the best testi-
mOny in the country where they
occurred.
The entire crowd of perhaps
1000 people, was served with a
bountiful dinner in the grove, and
a good deal left over. Rev. Simms
staid till Thursday and conducted
the protracted meeting, which was
interesting and profitable, several
professions, and 5 accessiOns to
the church. Services closed
Thursday night Oct. l. Mt. Her.
mon is a large new house erected
by the citizens and members OF
Union Valley congregation, neal
Cherry Grove, about 4 miles east
Of Savannah, 3 miles south of Ger.
70 Gordo, and takes the place OF
Union Valley. The pulpit was
furnished, put up and and donated
by j. ii. East, and valued al
about $4,000 with nice motto
"Preach the word" in large letters
near the top border, also nice
and well eXecu ed cherry branch
with some beautiful fruit hanging
frome the bough painted and do
mated by Miss Patterson, one OF
Judge Patters0n's accomplished
daughters, and fixed under glass
: in the front part of the pulpit
which is quite ornamental. And
10 Mr.. East and Miss Patterson
the officers and congregation ten
der a most hearty vote of thank
for these highly appreciated ia
vors. Also to Miss Sue Garner
of Cerro Gordo, for nice glass and
water pitcher, for the pulpit, and
also to the congregation for $35.
90 donated Sunday toward finish
ing paying the Indebtedness Of
thu honca II WuImIr