Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-18

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,,rty.fourth General Assembly
Of the presbyterian .s III -, a a,o,o"s
United statcs h'e' - ,, -, A..
DDS IN the minutes of the last
Irau,"e rha MINES OF commissioners
Who arrived last his"' "'iN
Ms reo,,est of the moderator
III papers receiver Oh synous wete
p ''ss
~ ,dsrator announced the names
ins '"s sa,,aT,trg standing commits
Ices: ,p,,AN on COMMUTERS
Blls ana
6iaihl n,lIi, DIR. McCallie.
Home
Hoee, ,,,ssions-Rev. DIR. II. II.
. fors,s" A9
sienh,i,ss t,op-Rev. DIR. j. II. Nall.
ru t,S.eS svaneelIst-Rev. II. @. Whal-
So
hnss',,,,b srbools-Rev. DIR. Plum
he eM,s,smatlc bene1clence-Rev. DR.. j.
.,3snu,n
n rasaIyn espondence-Rey. DR..
,sfsvre
ATSeolorIeal semInaries-Rev. DIR.
c1rdon
SarratIve-Rev. DR.. c. r.. Hyde.
Leave Of absence--Rev. DR.. j. 2.
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Rlbie cause-Rev. DR.. N. w. Ed
rrunds.
Audlting-Elder II. II. owen.
devotional Exercises-Rev. w. H.
MCCULLOUGH.
Thirteen committees on the records
NJ The synods.
sYNODICAL. RECORDS.
AIabama.-Rey. r. e. Anderson, Jr.,
Russell.
Arkansas-Rev. c. II. Dobbs, W. w.
Pence.
F1orlda-Rev. C. Miller, "A. V. Eaves.
caorpia-Rey. Chalmers Moore, Rob-
at Taylor.
Kentucl,y-Rev. C w. Belk.
Memphis-A. Woods, ID D., a. White.
Missourl-Rev II. p. Hay.
MIssssippi-Rey. W. II. McClelland.
NashyDle-Rev. n. l.. Wilson.
North CarolInn-Rey. j. \. McMur-
Il. VI. III.
Texas-Rev. w. II. Matthews.
vtrcinla-Rev w. L. Red.
4 eayel. from Rev. Edwin 6. Wal
,ee az pittsburg, Pa. United States
consul 10 Jerusalem drought to this
country by the hands of Rev. u. w
NeCorkle Of Clifton Forge, Va. men,
ber OF washington Presbytery) was
rresented by Rev. r. c. Anderson,
II Ronnoke Va to Moderator
70 s.I1ppgs
~Nr Nloderator-It Is my honor ard
privilege TO hand to you gift
worthy the dignity OF the assembly
The gift is the gavCl | hold in my hand
vhosa history lends to 1t a deep and
urrea sirnIficance, II comes from one
n less renowned aud honcred than
Rev Edwin s wallace OF PlttsburE
rnited States consul to Jerusalem. II
vas brought across the water by the
iInd hand of Rev E. W. McCorkle Of
Clifton Forge. Va, an honored member
of Montgomery presbytery. II come!
from Jerusalem. the far city In tht
past where convened the first genera
assembly,. 10 this last general Assem-
Nv In the far West. convened at Dal
Ia. Tex. TO the advancement of the
,me grand cause OF the Redecmer'i
Kingdom, II comes laden with kim
fpmembrances and greetings of love.
"Thpse facts nre more than sudlcien
10 make the gift n most interesting an,
valuable one. hut renewed interest 1
awakened when we know this gavel 4
composed OF slx OF the most preciou
woods OF the orient. around each o
which cluster n thousand sacred. mem
Dries and bpllowed associations. Tn
handle is made from a branch blow
fon the great oak that stands n
Hebron in The plane Of Mamre. wher
Abraham, ut.cbed bis font and enter
,sinsd ,ho par,sls nt Inc Soyenant, m
nsllet contains n blocl, OF the ebou
taken from the land of Egypt. wher
God revealed His power and overcam
the power of darkness and the dominic
Of sin. 1t contains n block of the ceda
taken from the cedar of Lebanon,
block OF nm olive branch taken from
tree at Bethlehem. a block of balsar
taken from the fords of the Jordan:
block Of the almond taken from tn
pp Of Mount Ollvet. How signincant
hen, Is thin ravel To Won MIR. Modei
itor, In your official position. TIL
black ebony tells the glorious grace c
God in dlspelling Fgyptinn darkness
Ind DESTROYING the tyranny of sin; tn
pak tells the sweet story of the COY
,rant md brenthes the prayer tina
iaith may ever abide In this body
which Is the victory that oyereame tn
world; the olive breathes the praye
that peace, harmony and love ma
tharacter,ze Mi The daiiheratlons an
tcFsinss of this body, that she ma