The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-12
FINISHED THEIR WORK.
THE SAVANNAH PREsBYTERY AID
JOURNS UNTIL FALL

THE SAVANN al PRESBYTERY AID
JOURNS UNTIL FALL
The Closing Lay Of the Meeting-The
PROPOSED Southern Presbyterian
University-The Work Of Foreign
Missions-Ths Status of the Church
Its Numerical Strength in the Pres
bytery Sunday Schools Tho
Work of Systematic Benevolence-
The FAN Meeting Of the Presby terry
TO be Held in Mount Vernon
The spring meeting Of the Savannah
presbytery adjourned yesterday afternoon.
subject to a call OF the moderator, to meet
in Wsycross.
Rev. I. J. Allison Of North Carolina, who
has been engaged as the special evangelist
ef the presbytery, is expected to arrive in
Waycross, which place he will make his
home, in May, and upon his arrival the
presbytery will meet, and, after the usual
preliminaries, will install him in his work as
evangelist.
The support Of an evangelist is a new de-
parture upon the part of the presOytery,
but one which it is believed will make large
returns in the increased growth Of the
churches and the Development Of hitherto
idle fields.
The morning session yesterday opened
with devotional exercises as usual. Clerk
Varnadoe read the minutes Of the preceding
day.
THE EvANGELISTIC WORK
Rev. n. Keff Smith, chairman Of the
special evangelistic committee, moved that
as tie committee had received very little
assistance from the executive committee in
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directed to ask for an appropriation Of S40O
to be used il its work. The motion was
adopted
A resolution was also adopted directing a
monthly service of prayer for the success of
the evangelistic work to be held in all
churches of the presbytery at the monthly
concert Of prayer for missions.
DR.. Vass read report Of the synodical
committee with reference to the Southern
Presbyterian university, which the synods
of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
and South Georgia and Florida propose to
establish in their section.
A strong committee from the four synods
named is engaged in furthering the enter
prise and sGitating 1t among the Presby-
terians of tbs south. From the interest
taken by leading Presbyterians in the enter
prise the establishment Of the Southern
Presbyterian university may be regarded
as a certainty, though considerable time
may elapse before it is accomplished
THE PREsBYTKRY RETURNS THANKS.
The presbytery returned its thanks to the
independent Presbyterian church and the
custodians of the Telfair fund for the liberal
aid given it in aiding weak churches.
DR.. Dripps, pastor Of the Independent
Presbyterian church, who was present,
made a statement assuring the presbytery
of the interest of the Independent church,
though not now connected with IL, In the
work OF the presbytery, and announcing
its willingness to assist in the evangelstic
and other work. He assured the presbytery
Of his personal aid and cooperation.
Rev. J. H. Herbener, chairman Of the
committee on education, submitted a re-
port showing the progress and increased in
terest in the work.
A resolution was passed returning the
thanks of the presbytery to the people of
Savannah for their kindness during the
meeting, TO the churches of the city for the
tender of their buildings for to-day's serv.
ices, and to the press and the railroads for
favors shown the presbytery.
DIR. Vass submitted the report Of the
committee on foreign missions. 1t was an
nounced that the Darien church, OF which
Rev. n. Keff Smith is pastor, expected tx
undertake the support of a missionary il
the foreign field, independent of other aid
This is made possible by the hberality Of
one of its membera
TO l1EsF NEXT IN MOUNT VERNON.
The moderator announced that it wa,
time for the selection of place for the fall
meeting. Thomasville and Mount
Vernon were placed in nomination
Mount Vernon was selected as being
more centrally located and more convenient
to the majority Of the members Of the
presbytery in attending the meeting Of the
synod, which occurs the following week
The presbytery will meet Saturday, Nov
2. The Georgia synod meets at Decatur
Nov. u
The stated clerk, Rev. J. W. Quarterman
submitted the statistical report to the gen.
eral assembly, the report on systematic
benevoience, and the presbyterial report
on Sunday schools during the day
The reports make an exact showing Of the
condition Of the presbytsry and the worl
during the last year up to April 1.
The statistical report shows the number Of
churches in the presbytery to be twenty
seven, twenty-three Of which reported tx
the meeting just ended.
STRENGTH OF THE CHURCH.
The summary Of these reports makes th,
following showing: Oa1cers-Elders II
deacons 81, communicates added on ex
animation 65, added on certificate IS. tota
of communicates 1929. Baptized, adult
%, infants A, member of baptized non
SUNDAY
schools and Bible classes l, 1856.
The reports on systematic benevolenc
and Sunday schools are also included in tn
statistical report, which goes to the genera
assembly.
The report on systematic benevolenc
gives summary Of all moneys collected il
the presbytery during the year ending Apr
l, with the objects for which it was col
lected, as follows
oustentatIOn. 1900. .'.as'.s...s......S 81
Evangelical work.......... .............. 81
Invalid fund OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l?
Foreign missions. Observation-Disclosures. la
Education NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SO
GuDltcdllon. s'.s'''s-...- ............. x
PreSoyterlal Observation-Disclosures. u
Pastors salaries actually paid. ........... go
congregational ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. AS
MISCELLANEOUS Observation-Disclosures, 81
Cnurcn erection OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. II
Colored evangelical WORK ................ /;
BLDG society OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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The summary of the report on Sunda
schools shows that nineteen schools reporte
q total membership of 1853 teachers an