The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-06-29

,U. A.p. SHAW ELECTED ITS PASTOR
,.mbprs Of the Congregation and Descrip'
~ ton Of the Church.

At the regular meeting of the
Central Texa' presbytery at
Cameron last April petition was
rad from the pastor and congiega-
linn of the First Presbyterian
,hurch of Waco asking the presby-
tsry to authorize the organization
# new church in this city, to be
situated at the corner of Twelfth
and Jefferson streets.
It was decided at the Cameron
meeting that the presbytery would
hold an adjourned meeting at the
Austin Street church last night for
The purposes asked in the petition
The organization Of the church, the
election of a pastor and church
officers.
Rev. j. N. McFarlane, of
Corsicana, the last moderator
present, was moderator of the meet.
ing last night, and after the regular
services were over he read the
Fortieth Psalm and called the
presbytery to order. Rev. G. w.
Peyton, of Marlin, the stated
secretary, called the roll of dele.
gates OF the Presbytery, who were:
Ministers-Revs. s. A. King, d
D., j. p. Robertson, G. l. Suoney,
R. f. Hardin, j. N. McFarlane, r.
NJ. Longbridge, D. d, G. w. Pey-
ton, A. II. Shaw.
Ruling Elders-J. L. Roxburgh,
Corsicana church; F. o. Rogers,
Waco First church; j. w. Kee,
Robinson; Robert Lumpkin, Mari;
J.C Peoples, Marlin.
Revs. B. G.. Mecklin and McClel
land were invited to seats with the
delegates as corresponding mem
bers.
Ihe moderator then read the law
oi the Presbyterian church as to
NE organization of new churches
and asked that Ruling Elder
Peel los, of the Marlin church, be
enrolled as member. IL was so
ordered and MIR. Peoples took his
seat with the Presbytery.
The letter dismissing the new
congregation, al in number) from
membership in the old church was
read
The members of the new church
were then called forward by the
moderator for the purpose of elect
ing pastor and the church officers
The Presbytery then proceeded
to the election of four ruling cid.
ers. A motion of Judge Lyle that
nominations be dispensed with, and
that the election be by ballot, each
delegate to write the four names of
those whom he desired to have as
ruling elders, was carried. Messrs.
Davis, Lyle, Horsington and En-
DRY were declared elected, and were
duly installed, the nature of the of.
fees of the ruling elders and their
duties being described by the mod
orator. Elder lIorsington, who
was not an elder of the old church,
was formally ordained in the new
congregation.
Four deacons were then elected
and installed, as follows: Sturgls,
Ewing, Ligon and Hendricks.
On motion of Elder J. w. Davis,
the presbytery proceeded to elect q
pastor, and Rev. A. p. Shaw,
evangelist of the Central Texas
Presbytery, was called by unani
nous vote. Mr.. Shaw accepted the
call and expressed his desire to b'
installed tonight at 9 O'Clock.
Elder Lysle moved that the cid
srs and deacons sign the call for thu
congregation and it was so ordered
The call was then formally reat
toy the moderator to Mr.. Shaw ant
bis election was officially an
bounced by the stated secretary
1t was then moved and ordered tina
Inc the call be placed in the hands o
Mr. Shaw, which was done, ant
Mr. Shaw formally signifed hi
acceptance of the call.
The presbytery then adjourne
70 meet at the Austin street churc
aus o'clock this morning.
THE NEW MINISTER.
Rev. Angus p. Shaw was Dor
IN Chatam county, N. G., Deceu