Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-10-31
From the Rockbridge News of October 18th. ]
Lexington Presbytery.

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Lexington Presbytery.
The following items Of interest are extract
ed from the minutes of Lexington presbytery
in session at Buena Vista last week:
The call of MT. Horeb church to Rev. join
Ruff of Bedford county, was presented ant
permission was given to the church to pros
ecute it before Montgomery presbytery
which will meet at Danville this week.
Calls of Windy Cove and Millboro churches
for the pastoral services of Rev. W. H. Groves
were placed in his hands. He asked time to
consider them.
A petition for a new organization in Web
ster county W. Va, signed by nineteen mem
bers of the Presbyterian church and others,
were presented and referred to the committee
of home missions. There is no Presbyterian
church IN this county at this time.
The committee appointed to organize a
church at Pickens, Randolph county, W. Va,
was continued.
Elder H. L. Hoover of Staunton, presented
series of resolutions, the purpose of which
is to secure the establishment of high school
under the management of the presbytery, at
tricts especially, can secure good education
at the lowest possible cost. The subject was
referred to a special committee to report on
the advisablity of the scheme during the
present sessions of the presbytery.
During the afternoon this committee re.
ported recommending that the subject be tax
en- under consideration, and final action post.
popo5 mill tho noyt ctotod ypoof;pO The
committee which has the matter in hand is as
follows: Revs. A. M. Fraser. DIR. T. L. Pres
ton, Charles D. Gilkeson c. S. NJ. See, and
Elder Hugh w. Henry of Staunton.
The Rev. DR.. Quarles reported on education,
showing that the students under the care of
the presbytery are doing we'll, and that only
one is dependent on the committee for aid.
The Rev. NJ. B. Lambdin resigned the pas
torate of Goshen church.
Licentiate r. G. Gilmore was dismissed to
the care of Savannah presbytery.
Commissioners were nominated to the next
general assembly which meets at Dallas, Tex
next May, as follows Revs. G. A. Wilson. c.
S. M. See. Alternates- DIR. A. R. Cooke,
W. c. Hagan. Elders John W. Barclay OF
church. Alternates-H. A. Lackey of Tim
Der Ridge church, S. F. Pilson of Staunton,
First church.
Rev. Drs. Finley, Preston, Cooke, and Ed
ers J. A. Waddell and F. T. Glasgow were
appointed committee to report next spring
on the subject of lay-evangelist preaching in
the churches.
The report Of the Home Missions commit
tee was read by Rev. A. III. Hamilton Foul
candidates were employed during the last
summer in vacant churches, and in new
fields in West Virginia, where there is the
most pressing need of the Gospel. Work fol
three ministers, the most of it in places entire
ly new, among the lumber and coal develop
ments of that country, has been opened up tc
the efforts of the presbytery.
The subject for the next presbyterial ser
mon is Christian Sociology, or Christ, the
Solution of the Social Problem Rev. DR.. j
A. Quarles was appointed to preach the ser
mon, with Rev. DR.. Fl. A. White as alter
nate.
Cooks Creek church, Rockingham county,
was selected as the next place of meeting.