The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-15
PRESBYTERY'S WORK
Puget Sound Convention Max
ing the Church's Laws.
ENuMcLAw FORMS A CHURCH.
Large Representation From All Coun-
tiss-Room for Extension Along
tho Straits.

The presbytery Of Puget sound met In the
Second Presbyterian church, Oak and Harrison
streets, at 7:30 p m. on Tuesday, ana was
opened with a sermon BY the retiring modera-
Tor, Rev. J. N. Laurie. OF Anacortes. The text
was Romans i:14: II am debtor
both to the wise and to the unwise."
The pitch of this discourse was expressed inthe
epigra'nmatic saying. 1.-THE mission OF the church
10 missions" The spe aker gave many histori.
cal and statistical facts in the development OF
his theme
After the sermon the prssbytery was consti-
tuted with prayer and the roll was called.
Those present and the names OF the churches
they represent were:
Ministers-Rev. George F. whitworth. Rem
ton; Dr. Calvin w. stewart, president Whit
worth college; Rev. James n. Laurie, Rev. Alex
:: Foster, Westminster church, Anacortes; Rev.
d. H. Davenport. Sumner; Rev. Anselm b.
brown, Beilingham church, Bellingham; Rev.
A. j. Carney, Nooksack; Rev. W. A. Mackey.
ppa asi; Rev. Z: Head. Lake Union; Rey.
Vernon Rice. Port Townsend bay;
Rev. 8. H. Cheadle, North Yakima; Rev.
Wilmer Wilmer McNair. Kent; Rev. G. c. Mccarthy.
City; Rev. Kenneth J. Duncan, Second church.
Seattle: Rev. j. NJ. c. Warren, san Juan, and
Rev. John Mcmillan, White River church,
Slaughter Elders--G W. shannon. Anacortes;
J. b. Crawford, Sumner; W. E. Thomas, Nook
sack; George A. kellogg, Fairhaven: J. A. Camp
bell, Port Townsend; J. T. Van Devanter, Kent;
Robert Finltng, Ceuar Grove. K A. McRea,
Spring Lake Valley church; William Gibson,
Second church. Seattle; B. Smith, White kiver
church. Slaughter; Dr. George w. Price, seattle
church, Rome township, Whatcom county, and
T. A. Wooley, Wooliey.
Rev. A. 6. Foster, of Anacortes, was chosen
moderator for the ensuing six months; Rev. w.
McNair, temporary clerk, and Rev. :. ID.
Cheadle, reporting clerk.
nvxr t1Av
bytery spent about half an hour in devotional
exercises and then proceeded TO committee and
routine work. The organization of a church at
Enumelaw by the presbytery of Olympia was
reported This being in the bounds of the pres-
bytery OF Puget sound it was accom- panied by q
request for permission to be connected with
the presbytery OF Olympia, which was granted.
The session Of the church at woolley, with Rev.
james A. Laurie as chairman, was instructed to
take charge OF the church at Ssdro until elders
are elected. Mr. Laurie was then appointed
moderator OF the church at Woolley. The
church at Bethany made application for $500 to
aid in building church. The application was
Endorsed.
DR.. Stewart reported the installation OF Rev.
Robert Boyd at Port Townsend. Rev. Mr.
Mackey reported that the pulpit of the First
Presbyterian church of Seattle had been de.
clared vacant Rev. Donald Ross, of the Spo.
kane presbytery; Rev. T. NJ. Gum, Of the pres.
bytery of Walls Walia, the synodicai mission.
airy, ana Rev. Thomas Mcguire. OF the presbytery
OF Olympia, were all invited to SIT as CORE.
spending members.
During the afternoon much discussion arose
and many compliments were paid to the sermon
on "Home Missions preached by Mr.. Laurie
and he was requested to preach It to such
churches In the presbytery as desired, the pres
bytery to bear his travelling expenses
Mr. Carney reported on extensive trip
taken by himself through Clallam county to
Lost Mountain and Dungeness, and gave it as
his opinion that there was opening for a church
ut present in ali the country from Port Towns
end to the ocean. The presbytery adjourned to
meet this morning.