Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-12
LEXINGTON PREsBYTERY.
Third Days PrOceedings-Inter
ing Reports.

Ing Reports.
| HARRISONBURG, VA, May 1l.-(Spe-
| cal)-Lexlngton Presbytery, at its third
days session, changed the location OF
Healing Springs church to Falling Springs
Valley.
The organization Of a new church at
Pickens, Randolph county. w. Va, was
reported; also the dedication of n new
church building at that place Pickens
is now n town OF 400 people; three years
ago 1t was a wilderness.
The Rev. DR.. j. A. Quarles, OF Wash
ington and Lee University. preached the
presbyterial sermon last night, on Chris
tian Sociology" and the presbytery ten
dered him vote Of thanks and asked
that the sermon be published in the
Presbyterian Quarterly.
The Rev. ]. c. Painter, Of West Han
over Presbytery. was invited TO a seat
as n corresponding member.
The Rev. A. III. Hamilton read the re-
port of the Home Missions Committee.
This department of the presbytery's work
Is making decided advances. Notwith-
standing the fact that the presbytery en-
Joined upon its pastors and sessions ODE
dience TO the action of the last assem-
bly,, forbiddlng the employment OF un-
licensed persons to preach in the churches.
Il assigned unlicensed students to fields
for the summer, as follows: Arnold Hall,
to Pickens church and Webster county
w. Va; Harry w. Myers. to Belington
church and points in Randolph county
W. Va, and John ]. Fix, to Healing
Springs. Greenwood, and Mountain Grove
churches.
CHURCH AT THORN GROVE.
An apportionment of $500, under the
| "Church-Erection Scheme" was ordered,
| 20 build church at Thorn Grove, in the
| Dry Fork District OF Randolph county
and Licen;late Holmes Rolston was or
| dained TO the work of an evangelist. 20
| take charge Of this place. Alpena, and
| Hartman. This is q most needy and
promising mission-ield. whore the pres
| bytery began work one year ago.
| The charge of the Rev. G.. L. Brown.
| Brdgewater and Mas8anutton churches.
will be divided after the LIST OF July, end
| Brldgewater and Dayton viii be united
under one pastor.
| INVALID FUND.
| In view OF the decrease In the contr.bu-
! tons OF the churches 20 the invalid fund,
| an earnest eifoTt was made TO awaken
| new interest In this cause. Rev. DR..
4 Finley made n stirring speech IN its be-
| half. The churches were asked TO raise
| at least $50 for the fund in July.
| The presbytery pledged itself to raise
| for the synod's evangelistic work the
| amount necessary to pay tie salary OF
| Rev. +. J. Brooke. whose whole time has
been spent In its bounds, and ordered a
collection in June for this purpose.
| TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE.
| The Rev. DR.. Finley was appointed 10
| preach the presbyterial at the next stated
| meeting, on "The Training Of the Young
| People in Christian Work.
| The narrative on the state of religion
| in the churches shows them to be gene
| rally In a fourishing condition. There
| were added TO the churches during the
| year $40 members on profession OF faith.
| and 2SS on certificate. Total membership.
| 400. Adult baptisms. AS: infants. only
! leo. The amount OF arrearages due to
pastors on their salaries has increased
very much since last yer.
The proposition made by n committee
appointed at the last stated meeting. TO
establish presbyterial high schools, where
good instruction can be furnished at
cheap rates. ELECTED much discussion, but
the presbytery was not ready TO take
action, and postponed 1t until the next
meeting.