The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-15
WICHITA Is TAKEN
TWO PRESBYTERIEs CONVENED IN
THE CITY YESTERDAY.


Emporia Presbytery of the Presbyterian
Church With Seventy Ministers Assem-
bied at the Oak Street Presbyterian
Church-The Arkansas Valley Presby-
Convened at the Church on Ohio Ave
nue-Christian Greetings are Extended
Between the Two Bodies.
Wichita is again in the hands Of the
ministers of the states, not only IS II
made the meeting place of one confer
ence. or rather Presbytery, but two,
representing different denominations
assembled in Wichita yesterday.
The first is the stated spring meeting
of the Presbytery of Emporia, which
embraces the counties Of Usage. Coffee,
Lyons. Greenwood, Chase, Marion, But
Ter, Harvey, Sedgwick, Sumner, Cowley
and Chautauqua, embracing seventy
ministers.
The other is the Presbytery of the
United Presbyterian church which en-
braces one-third Of the entire state OF
Kansas and has a large number Of
ministers present and went into session
at the United Presbyterian church, cor
ner Ohio avenue and First street
The regular Presbyterian Presbytery
assembled at 7:30 last night at the Oak
Street Presbyterian church, and after
devotional exercises, the Rev. Mr.. Ed
win R. Worrell of Waverly, the retiring
moderator, delivered the opening SER
mon.
Rev. Mr.. Garges of the Arkansas
Valley Presbytery Of the United Pres
byterian church then delivered the
Christian greeting of his denomination
to the Emporia Presbytery, and was
responded to by Moderator WorreI who
appointed DR.. KirkWood as a visitor 10
the Presbytery of the United Presby-
terrain church to extend the greetings
In behalf of the church here represent
ed
Rev. Mr.. Miles of Peabody was then
chosen moderator for the ensuing six
months and announced the following
program and committees for the ensu-
Ing session which viii be continued IN
til Friday evening. after the election of
Brothers Thompson of Marion and Gill
bert of Sedan as clerks:
PROGRAM.
Worrall.
2-Prayer, constituting Presbytery.
Shaking UP of roll.
affection of moderator and clerk.
5-Report Of committee on arrange
ments.
6-Reading of the record.
7-Appointment of temporary commit |
tees.
a. Bills and overtures.
b. Judicial.
c. Attendance.
d. Revision of standing COMMITTEES
e. Elders on committees on eXami- |
nations.
f. Seasonal records.
S-Reference of papers.
9-Report of committees appointed at |
previous meeting.
a. Committee to organize church |
al Waco, L. H. Shane, chairman.
b. Committee on million Dollar /
Fund" ]. D. Hewitt, chairman. |
C. Committee on Melvern church |
property, Z. r. Worrall, chair
man.
d. Committee to install z. c. Jacka
S. B. Fleming, chairman.
19-Synods overture on assessment.
11-Report of Presbyterial pastor.
12-Ron call for settlement with pastors.
W
1EElection of commissioners to general
assembly.
Reconsideration Of statistical reports |
and questions to pastors and stat
ed supplies. (Standing rules, chap. /
VIII, sec, 5, and chap. VII, sec. p /
Is-Report of committee on narrative.
I7-Report OF temporary and special /
committees appointed at present |
meeting.
is-Report of Home Mission committee
i9-Place of next stated meeting.
20-Miscellaneous.
21-Approval of minutes.
22-Adjournment
essions flashing for two consecutive
meetings to be presented in Presbytery
by an elder must give reason for delin-
quency.
Trustees of Presbytery-Revs W. f.
Mack, W. W. Curtis, f. ]. Sauerber, J.
G. Cunningham and Eide. r. s. Law
renee
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Home Missions-Revs. J. D. Hewitt,
W. w Curtis, D. H. Stewart, J. P. Bar
Dor and w f. Mack.
Foreign AIissions-Revs z. r. Worrar
]. W. Funk and Elder Rudolph Hat
field
Education-Revs. F. J. Sauerber, G.
r. Smith and Elder T. H. Dinsmore.
Publication and Sunday School Work
-Revs. H. NJ. Gilbert, J. II. Fazel, II.
A. Zimmerman and Elder ]. c. Thomp-
son.
Church Erection-Revs. z. c. Jacka,
J. X. Miller and Elder James Sloan.
Ministerial Relief-Revs. L. ]. Brown,
]. p. Viele and Elder c. Taylor.
Freadmen-Revs. L. II. Shane, w. c.
Miles and Elder r. E. Lawrence.
Colleges and Academies-Revs- David |
Winters, S. B. F'lemming and Elders H.
w Lewis and R. r. McCandless.
Historical Society-Revs. J. W. Funk, |
S. Alexander and Elder J. c. Thompson.
Temperance-Revs. J. G. Cunningham
]. A. Is. Oglevee and Elder T. H. Dins.
more.
Narrative-Revs. ]. c. Miller, ]. a.
Baldridge and Elder O. A. Holt.
Systematic Beneficence-Revs. J. u.
Hewitt ]. II. Fazel s r. Anderson and
Elders T. Y. McConn and T. L. Mar
shall
Young Peoples Societies-Revs. ]. B.
Barber, L. II. Shane, E. r. Worral and
Elders r. T. Lawrence and H. W. Rule.
Claims-Revs. s. 3. Flemming, l. II.
Shane and Elder r. s. Lawrence.
EzaminationSRevs. David Winters. F.
j. Brown, ]. c. Miller. :. NJ. Davis D.
II. Stewart, w. r. Kirkwood and ]. \.
Is. Oglevee
Four elders appointed ar each meeting
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN.
Arkansas Valley Presbytery met in |
the United Presbyterian church yester-
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