The herald., 1896-10-13
Los ANGELES PRESBYTERY
Opening Of Semi.AnnuaI Ses.
sion at Emmanuel Church
VERY LARGELY ATTENDED
Morning Session Devoted Entirely 10
Business
The Rev. Mr.. G. w. Maxon Elected
Moderator-Young Peoples Conven-
tion in the Afternoon.


| The semi-annual Los Angeles Presby-
terry convened yesterday at the Imman-
| uel church, on South Pearl street to hold
session of three days. Yesterday was
devoted to the Christian Endeavor work.
The pulpit was prettily decorated with
quantities of white flowers and the
church was well filed with delegates
! and interested friends of the different
societies. There were fifty Of the latter
represented, thirty being heard, from in
the two minute reports that were given.
These consisted of the memberships,
the work of the society and a general
outline Of what was being done by each.
A devotional hour. led by Rev. H. lo
Rice Of Pomona. opened the morning
exercises. After short period Of busi-
ness, which was for the purpose of elect
ing the new moderator of the Presby-
terry, DR.. G. w. Maxoni of Rivera and
Rev. M. H. Mcleod was installed as
temporary clerk. The meeting then ad-
journed to partake Of luncheon in the
church parlors, which had been pre-
pared by the ladies.
The afternoon session was called to
order by Rev. Mr. Maxon, the moderator
Rev. Mr.. Chambers was called upon for
prayer. The meeting was then turned
over to the charge of Rev. l.. F. Law
erty OF Los Angeles. A song preceded the
first paper of the afternoon, which was
presented by Rev. Guy w. Wadsworth
of Los Angeles. The subject chosen was
Our Young People and Presbyterian
Education. Mr.. Wadsworth divided his
discourse into four parts, the need of
education coming first. He said in brief
that education had been the potent fac
tor IN the success of most well-known
men and cited number of the eastern
countries that had as the ruler of state
affairs college bred men and that per-
centage of two-thirds of the men in this
country, holding high office, are those
who have had collegiate start in life.
AS an education is needful in worldly
matters, so Is education necessary for a
successful Christian life. The speaker
advocated the use of the text book of all
text books to be used in the schools and
that the use of the Bible be incorporated
in the public school laws. It stood as
book of law. history, poetry. etc., as we'll
as guidance to the truth. In speaking
of the Christian college he said it should
be connecting link anchored to the
church and be under some particular
denomination. Washington and Jeffer-
son universities, Lafayette college, Park
college and Mount Holyoke were men,
toned as institutions under this head.
The need of Presbyterian education for
Presbyterian success was emphasized
in support Of the Y. M. c. AS. and the
American Tract society. The support
of the Presbyterian denomination had
been greater than any other. Mr.. Wads-
worth said the Presbyterian charity
should not be overbalanced by this out
side work, but for Presbyterians to stand
by each other. Financial aid is neces-
sary from the Y. P. S. C. Els. and sug-
gestion was made that if each member
gave cents week in years time they
could endow a professorship in one of
these Christian educational institutions.
Rev. G. M. Fisher of Tustin was then
called upon to speak upon Our Young
People and Missions. He approved the
idea of bringing the young people into
the Presbytery as it brought them into
closer touch with the church and as to
mission work the speaker said the
young people and missions were an in
dissoluble union, it being the greatest
line of work for them, and in this there
should be no division as to foreign and
home missions, it all being Gods work
In the last twelve months especially
have the young people been called upon
to do this branch of work, and when
enthusiasm is touched by God it be-
comes one Of the graces. Encourage
ment was asked for those laboring in the
field and a persistent loyalty of the
young people in Presbyterian institu-
tiOns.
We are all put here to do the work of
our Master and the term mission means
the world wide work of the church and
Christ.
At the conclusion of the remarks Mr..
Laverty spoke in behalf of the sugges-
tion that had been made of raising suf-
ficient funds to pay the home mission
debt by each individual of the society
donating 25 cents. Rev. Marks was asked
to lead in prayer on this subject.
w. s. Young Of Los Angeles spoke at
length of the work done at Presbyterian
rally at the Washington convention as
an enrolment of over million in the
Y. p. s. G. E., the Presbyterian denomi-
nation was in the lead and foremost of
this great army. 1t numbered more So
cieties than any other church and this
also held good in the state of California.
The speaker outlined the responsibility
of being the standard bearer of this
great society. The object of these mass
meetings was defined not in it's great
numbers that convene but in deepening
of spiritual life and the principle to live
by it and in this the convention had new
er detected from it's purpose. The four
points that were most noticeable at this
grand rally were the genius of the Pres
byterians to seize good thing, make it
its own, and in the enthusiasm of the Y.
P. S. c. E. The churches had been reju-
venated, that the rally had revealed true
denominational loyalty, interdenomi-
national charity had been brought out
and the solidarity of societies expressed.
Relation of the Y. P. s. c. E. to the
session was presented by Rev. r. B.
Taylor of San BernardinO, who opened
his remarks by the admonition to young
people to be loyal to their elders. After
their first allegiance, which was to
Christ, their relation to the session was
subordination and co-operation; there
must be a dominating spirit and the
session has right to order by the au-
thority Of the church. In cooperation
the society was asked to help it's pas
tor and elders, and not to criticise the
church work, except by their Christian
activity.
A discussion on What Does the Re-
vised Pledge Mean to Us was eagerly