The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-22
MINISTER ORDAINED
Fall Meeting of the Puget
Sound Presbytery.
A PRIVATE JUDICIAL SESSION.


The Puget Sound preshytery has been
IN private session on judicial business
since last Tuesday 1t the WEIGH Presby-
terrain church. The regular fall meeting
began on Wednesday, the time and place
OF meeting having been changed from
Wenatchee. The sessions will be con-
anned today and perhaps adjourn this
evening.
Rev. Benjamin r. Miller was ordained
minister last night at the First church.
The ordination services were conducted by
Moderator Alex Alison. ID. D., of the First
church, Seattle, assisted By the following
members Of the presbytery and visiting
ministers:
Rev. Brevard d. Sinclair, d. D.. of Cal
vary church. Seattle: Rev A. j. Carney,
OF EFerson; Rev. j. A. Laurie, of Ana
eortss: Rev. Robert Liddeli, of Everett;
Rev. III. V. Rice, Of Port Townsend bay;
Rev. 8 c. Head. Of Fremont; Rev. Calvin
w. Stewart, ID. D.. OF sumner; Rev. d. II.
davenport permanent clerk, OF sumner:
Rev. =. VI. Gennmil. OF Anacortes; Rev. G.
/. Whitworth. u. D.. of Seattle. stated
CLERK; Rev. J. II. Hope. of Nooksack: Rev.
J. u. {. Warren, OF Lopez; Rev. Mr.. Beebe,
OF WILDLY island; Rev. Monroe Drew, of
North Yakima; Rev. J. N. Hughes. of the
WEIGH church. Seattle: Elder ]. Soule, of
Kent; Elder waitey. OF whatcom: Elder
:. NJ. Alien, OF Calvary church. Seattle;
Rev. n. ii. Bell. pastor at large OF the
presbytery Of Mankato. ILL.,; Rev. Edmund
Wright, of Sc. Louis, who Is visiting his
daughter in this city.
After she candidate had satisfactorily
answered the constitutional questions pro-
pounded the charge was read by Rev.
George Il. Nhitworth, and after prayer
had been offered up in his behalf by Mod
orator Alison. he was formally declared
ordained q minister of the Presbyterian
church.
Rev. ]. A. Laurie. of Anacortes. then
read the report Of the chairman of the
standing committee on foreign missions.
BY appointment OF the committee on ar
rangements Rev. Robert Liddeli. OF Ever
EFT, gave a short but eloquent address on
the subject of home missions and gave
some interesting facts and figures in re-
gard "a the work of evangelixation in this
country. Rev. Calvin ". Stewart. presi-
dent of Whitworth college NJ Sumner. then
gave brief address on the claims OF the
board of aid for colleges and academies of
the Presbyterian church in the United
States. He made the interesting state
ments that Whitworth college Is the only
college on this Coast under the care of the
Presbyterian church and also that this
Presbytery is the only one on the Pacific
coast having candidates for the tesbyte-
rian ministry under its care, it having
furnished nine within the last few years.
Rev. Mr.. Miller. who vas ordained isst
night, is a native of Ohio. He is grad
uate of Miami university. in that state,
and also of the Cincinnati college law
school. He served three years in the war.
enlissing as private and was promoted TO
be captain of Company a, in the Thirty
fifth Ohio regiment. After the war he
practicsd Law in Ohio and also engaged IN
journa lism Tor a couple of years. For the
last twelve years he has engaged to some
extent In lay ministerial work, and at the
spring meeting Of the presbytery held at
Anacortes, he was licensed TO preach. He
has resided in Western Washington for
the last three years. and Is now stationed
at Rdslyn. where he has been located since
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