The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1893-11-08
For the Central Presbyterian.
Louisiana Presbytery


Louisiana Presbytery
Met at Plaquemine, La, April 10Th.
Pres ont, eight ministers and five
elders. Rev. c. w. Lyman, Modera-
tor, and E. H. Fay, temporary clerk.
Jackson, La, was chosen as place
for next meeting.
Leave was granted the churches
of Opelousas and Bellvue, to employ
Rev. George Fraser, D. D., as stated
supply for the next year; and the
churches of Plaquemine and White
Castle to employ Rev. j. S. Dunning
for the ensuing twelve months.
The Revised Directory was adopted.
Rev. w. N Jenkins, of Central
Mississippi Presbytery, and Rev.
Fitzhugh Banks, of Red River Pres
bytery, were received and enrolled.
A call for the pastoral services of
Rev. w. N. Jenkins from Hoyte
Memorial, Liberty and Unity
churches was presented, placed in
his hand and accepted. The fol-
lowing commission appointed to in
stall him: Revs. M. B. Shaw, F. w.
Lewis and f. Banks, with elder
w. j. Jenkins, principal, and elder
w. E. Trask, alternate.
Presbytery resolved to supple
ment the aid given to H. p. Gray, a
member of the Lake Charles church,
and a student at S. w. P. u, by the
Assembly's committee, and the
amount of $75. The churches to be
assessed on the ratio of the assess
ments for commissioners and con-
tingent fund.
The following action on Home
Missions was adopted:
]. Presby terry approves and endorses the
Assembly's plan for conducting the Home
N ission work
2. la order to give practical operation
to said plan PIesbyteTy increases its Home
Mission committee to three ministers and
two elders. Ministers, J. Y. Allison, r. +.
Patterson, NJ. B. Shaw. Elders, II. N
Sherburne and G. Ramsey.
B. The committee shall elect its own
treasurer to whom all monies raised for
PTesbyterial work in the months of Sep
| TENDER June and August, shall be sent
4. Said committee shall be empowered
to lay out the Presbyterial work, appOrtion
funds Tor I'll same, and in general to con
duct said work in the PresbyteIy, making
one report of the same to each meeting of
Presbytery.
8. The chairman shall be ex ofiicio cor
responding agent between the churches,
! the Synodical agencies and the central
committee Of the Assembly.
6. Said committee shall be specially
charged with the duty Of stirring up our
churches to larger liberality in the support
of our Home Mission work
I. They shall have power TO make ap
pliCatiOn to the Aseembly's committee for
such supplemental aid as the necessities Of
the work may require.
The organization of the Pink.
NEVILLE church, Mississippi, was
reported and name enrolled.
The trustees of Silliman Institute
were authorized "to use the amount
to the credit of the Dickinson fund
in the erection of additional build
ings, with the understanding that
such revenue shall be collected by
the board from aforesaid buildings
as will enable them to carry out the
present object of that fund"
A dissent was entered to the &C.
ton of the Assembly in increasing
Presby terial assessments to meet
the expenses of the Presbyterian
Alliance.
The narrative presents encourage
ing progress. One new church
building has been completed and
another is we'll advanced. No re.
markable work of grace, but gen
eral growth
The special committee on Sunday
schools was continued with instruc-
tions to make arrangements for
holding, at least one Presbyterial
Sunday school association, at such
time and place as they may decide
in conference with the members oil
Presby tery, and report the result at
its next meeting of Presbytery, with
such suggestions and recommends
tiOns as may seem advisable.
w. b. SHAW, Stated Clerk.