The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-18
Mr.. DIAWlDDlE RESIGNS.
The Next Meeting Of the Presbytsry
to ba Held at Pearishurg.

Bedford City, April 17.-At the after.
noon session of the Presbytery OF Mont
gomerv the consideration of the animal
report OF the permanent committee on
home missions was continued, and the
following additional groupings were an.
proved:
z. Jennings Greek, Laurel Grove, Of
teIville and Charlemont.
=. New Castle, Mt Emory and Sinking
Creek.
o. Bramwell and Princeton.
III. Rocky Mount, Piedmont and Bon.
brook
The recommendations Of the report
were adopted as q whole
Rev. Z. b. Price rendered his resippa
ton of Buchanan Church and Rev. + C.
Dinwtddie his resignation of Bethany
Church, and these churches were cited to
respond at an adjourned meeting vet to
be appointed.
The thanks of the Presbytery were ten
dered to hultng Elder L. S. Randolph
and to Rev. j. NJ. Hollid ay, both of
Blacksburg, for map of the presbytery
prepared by them, and it was ordered
that sou be appropriate ted to lithograph the
same for distribution among our CHI riches
at cost.
Candidate J. F. Tappee was, at his own
request, dismissed to Tuscaloosa Pres
bytery.
The committee ON the examination of
seasonal records reported fifteen
churches against whose records no excep-
zion was taken. Exceptions were reported
against the other churches, most of which
were sustained, some being very small.
The minutes of synod were reported
upon, and the synod's evangelistic work,
OF which Rev. j. f.. Booker, Snyder, Au-
gusCa county, is chairman was highly
commended
Rev. t. w. Hooper, chairman of the
publication and colportagc, presented his
annual report, showing active operations
last summer, and that two colporteurs
would be Mt work shs summer.
at night very interesting meeting in
behalf of home missions was held Rev.
r. H. Fleming, chairman. presided. con.
Quoted devotional exercises, and intro.
duced the speakers, Revs. w. A. Wynne
and Boiling Hobson. who, being engaged
In home missionary work, were able to
give living account of the work and the
need for it.
The examinations of Mr.. Charles Friend
having been conducted and sustained. the
examination was sustained us whole
and he was then licensed in due form by
the moderator, with prayer, to preach the
gospel. He was assigned to labor at Ga
"'eS"3 NiiSh w iiGOli tlltl INCH GaUCD.
Commissioners to the general assembly
(at Charlotte, N. c., third Thursday in
May were then elected as follows: Rev.
l. NJ. McCOrkle. alternate, Rev. j. c.
Dinwiddie; Rev. J. NJ. Halliday, alter
nate, Rev. G. q. Sydnor; ruling elder, j.
*. Peck, alternate, X. p. Hawkins: rul-
ing elder, j. K. Guy, alternate, w. f.
Miller.
Friday morning after devotional exer-
clses, presbytery heard for the first time
special reports OH Young Peoples Socie-
ties, collated by Rev. II. C. V. Campbell.
These reports showed gratifying zeal
and liberality among such societies, as
well as other societies in the churches for
missionary and other objects
The report ON the observance of the
sabbath to the general assembly, by Rev.
Il. &. Anderson, Jr., chairman, repre-
sented some strictness and improvement
in the churches, but Al general growing
looseness in regard to the day.
Arrangements were made for the in
stallation of Rev. r. C. Stribbling as
pastor OF Falling Spring on Sunday,
April %, the committee being Ministers
f. L. McEaden, H. V. c. Campbell and
John Ruff and Ruling Elder w. E. Mil
Ter.
The report OH Sabbath schools, by Rev.
p. G. Clark, chairman, showed IS
churches, As reports, and So schools;
teachers OH roll, 424; scholars on rolls,
3,Ol1; average attendance of scholars,
2,2lO; admitted to the churches, 1911 con.
tributions for the schools, 81 ,4S7; contri-
utions for other purposes, S709.
The report recommends special services
for children in all the churches, and day
set apart at each fall meeting to consiu.
or the Sabbath school. Both were adopted.
The next stated meeting will be held at
harrisburg, Giles county, Tuesday, Sep
TENDER Z, at O'clock.
At II II. IN. presbytery proceeded to the
Observance of the 250th anniversary of the
adoption of the standards produced by
the Westminster Assembly.
Rev. DR.. Thomas w. Hooper deliver ed
thorough discourse on the history of the
Westminster Assembly, tracing certain
causes from the reign of Penry VIII,
and Rev. DIR. E. w. McCorkle delivered
vigorous address.
GEORGIA'S COTTON KING.
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