The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-06

Bryan. Texas. December rho san ia
cinto proshytory OF the Cumberland PRES
hylcriau church met at 80 last night IN
ts sixty fifth semi annual meeting, with
the wilson Creek congregation, near iirS
all.
In the absence OF the retiring moderator
Rev - rarpley, the stated clerk, iullnG
nlder Henry Bling, called the preshytery 10
order aud asked Rev. John 7 nonnell of
ALVIN TO preach the opening sermon,
Rey. IL Cox OF Middleton was elected
moderator
This prtsbytory was organized in 1863 as
South Trinity In 1861 the name was
changed to- huntsville and again Al $50 a
change of name WIS made, this time taking
san Jaclutu. 1t NuNtrS large area th-
hrarins an Of Galveston, Harris, Waller.
Grimes, Montgomery. san Jacin u, Ntlh'.,
BAsos and Madison counties ard "A part at
Robertson, Icon. Liberty, Chambers. Una
aoita aud row Bend counties
he Attendance is gori considering the
Rltat area 40 tnr prohby1ery
This iH largely missionary territory Tor
tau Cumberland Presbyterian church, The
ct utch rs growing very fast Ii Is The my
Presbyterian church Ia America that
proaprca Hu unlimited atunement
Rev. John T. Dannoli Nho has become
pastor of the church at Alvin was re
cyNed into the preshytey hpon letter
from hu,foW hsshyIory OF the Nrk'nsas
synod, aud The Rev, g.. -. Calvert, Who
Is Ia be the pastor OF this group Of ehureAe5
was received from the Corsioala rreSpyiery
o, the Texas synod
Ruling Eldor { II. Beck Of Bryan was
appointed To raise the amount asked of the
Pre- shytep Ia make the UNCONVENTIONAL Ga
hihit at the IouuVssep Centennial at Nash-
willie Curing lSgl II Is proposed that the
log house that the church MAS organized
in in lSio be reproduced ON the Centennial
grounds.
lopewal church was selected rs the
place tor the next meeting of the pres
hyteIy
hoy. NJ Ilalsoli, u d, OF Houston. is
IA attendance upon the presbytery, and is a
helpful Prcsbyter lie is very nopeful ot
his misoion al Houston and expects to be.
Gin building very soon.
Bryan, Texan. December 5.--The San Ja-
cinto l'rtshytery OF the Cumberland Pres
bytorlan church, in session at Wixou Creek
church. heard reports from some OF the
standing committees today. The report on
temperance speakers was very strong
against the use OF toboeeo. especially by
boys and young men,
The committee On ministerial relief In Us
report CALLED attention to the l25 aged min
isters who are wholly or partially depen-
dent upon the board of ministerial rulief
Tor the necessities of life, and said 1t
stems useless tO say anything abuut the
Importance 81 this work OF ministerial re-
net Tie man who goes into tho ministry
IN the morning OF life and giyes his
strength unselhshly to the church tor tho
advancement of Chrlsts cause, without
SWING thought To laying by something Tor
a rainy day that he and HIS family may
never Come to want, appeals 10 hs more
olopuently than any words OF your CONF
mittee OF course, no worthy man goes
into tho ministry that he may he cared tur
Ia the evening OF HE, but when nc hears
the command OF the church and tho
,hurchs hVad Go ye into all the world
And, 10, | am with you always,
even unto the end OF time he conters not
with flesh and blood, but sots"
II was asreei thar liberal collections he
taken during this month and forwarded 10
the board o. ministerial relief al Evans-
Vlle, lnd.
Delegates to tho general assembly, that
Il to meet In Chicago In May, 1877, weIo
elected as follows, Rev, j NJ. iialsell and
Ruling ELDER Henry Bins
Rev J. NJ Hslsoll and John 4 p0nnoll
lointcd as u committee "a arrange a pro-
gramIno for the next proshytery
tpon the question OF sabbath obserN sn1r
II was hold that ths pressrvation OF ths