The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-26
work OF THE PRESBYTERY
Fitz, the Young Negro Missionary.
Receives His Ordination.
WISSWAESSER NOT ADMITTED
Advocates Of the Scranton Minister
Argued in Vain Response TO tho
Appeal Of Rev. DR.. $. C. Logan Car.
bUndalc Elder Is Rcprimandcd.

The Lackawanna presbytery in ses-
sion In Alontrose has attracted consid-
cradle interest from the residents OF
the mountain borough. as shown In the
large attendance at all the meetings.
Yesterday mornings session opened
with a prayer meeting. There We're
many earnest invooations and the SER
vice included timely remarks by Rev.
DIR. c. +. Robinson. of this city. and
Rev. A. l.. Benton, pastor of the Mon
trose church.
Joseph FitZ, the young negro who will
be missionary to the Congo region in
Africa. was ordained and given the
right hand of fellowship. 1t was an i'm
pressive scene and concluded with a por-
teMious token, the sun bursting upon
the meeting and surrounding the young
missionary's head as he arose from his
knees. thus seeming 10 give him a bene-
diction by Providence. The ordination
prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. $. c.
Logan. of Scranton, and the charge was
delivered by DR.. Robinson. who has
been FitZ's counsellor. The newly-or-
dained missionary left Montrose yes
terday.
nr. Locan's Appeal.
\ paper on the foreign-speaking mis-
sionary society was read by Dr. Logan.
IL included reports from churches in
Tunkhann9ck. Honesdale, Scranton.
Pittston and other places. DIR. Logan
made an earnest appeal from other
churches in the presoytery to perform
the work So well begun. and suggested
that from So to $40 be appropriated from
the collections for domestic missions in
each church in the presbytery. The ap-
peal resulted in an affirmative vote.
The case of Rev. c. l.. Wisswaesser.
of Scranton. who was accused of sud
denly leaving the city last year
for the west, was heard and the
decision was against his reinstatement
Arguments pro and con were made in
the matter. Mr.. Wisswaesser's friends
maintaining his innocence of wrong
doing and others dissenting from any
thing approaching his being recognized
by the presbytery officially.
j. NJ. Nicholl. a Carbondale elder,
was reprimanded for not living a con-
sistent Christian life, in that he had
forwarded wrong doctrines and had not
lived up to his church vows.
Rev. \ II. Koukol and Rev. J. r.
Craven We're received from the pres
byteries of Milwaukee and Philadel-
phia north. respectively. Vernon c.
Byers was received as a licentiate from
the presbytery of Chicago.
Licensed as an Evangelist
J. c. Campbell, a member of Memo
rial church. and introduced by Rev. T.
A. Mills, was examined for licensure as
local evangelist, and was admitted
for one year. He will supply the Ber-
nice church and will pursue his studies
with Mr.. Mills as sponsor.
Members of the presbytery represen-
tation on the general assembly commit
tee on the quarter centennial million
dollar fund We're appointed as follows
Revs. P. II. Brooks and DR.. F. e. Hodge
and Elders Alfred Hand and j. w. Hol-
lenback.
Dismissions by request were made as
follows: Rev. ". +. Faulkner to the
Newton presbytery, and Rev. C. I. Jun
kin to the presbytery of New York.
Rev. A. G. Cameron and Rev G. p.
Sewall were appointed a committee to
prepare an obituary on Rev. Joel New
ell.
Rev. DR.. Robinson. of Scranton, con-
ducted the evening services. Rev. DR..
Mcleod offered prayer and Rev. c. f.
Lee. Of Carbondale. preached sermon
on the proper reading of the Scriptures
Rev. DR.. Mcleod and A. w. Dickson.
of Scranton. gave talks upon foreign
and domestic missions.