The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-23
COLUMBIA PRESBYTERY
Proceedings Of the Sessions Held at
LeWiSburg.
Church Work Reported to he Lagging in
Several Places-Interesting Re-
ports and Recommendations.


lumbia Presbytery, which has been
in session in this place since We'd
nesdav, concluded its labors to-day.
Spring Hill was selected as the place
for the fall meeting of the presby-
terry.
The presbyterial sermon was
preached by Rev. Robert S. Brown
The membership of Elk Ridge
Church, Giles County, was trans
ferrea to Lynnville.
Able sermons were preached Fri
day night by Rev. F. B. Webb on
the distinctive Doctrines of the
Church." and by Rev. w. j. Frier-
son on the History of the Church
and the Authority for the Presbyte-
rian Form of Church Government"
These were in celebration Of the
250th anniversary of the adoption of
the church standards, as were also
sermons by S. P. Hawes on "The
History of the Westminster Assem-
bly," and by Rev. j. N. Lyle on
"The Value of Formulated Faith"
Rev. M. S. Kennedy, Chairman of
Permanent Committee on Foreign
Missions, made an excellent report,
from which the following figures
and accommodation are taken:
Funds contributed from the church
es, $8l2.91 from the Sunday y-schools,
$50 81; from missionary societies,
$347.87; presbyterial collection,
1925; total, l,228.70. This shows an
increase of $369.70 over last year.
We report nine ladies societies and
seven children's societies. These
have done a cOmmendable work and
have added life and strength to the
churches in which they live. The
systematic contributions of the wo-
men and children are winning
crowns for them that multitudes of
our men can never wear.
By direction of the Synod we
would call attention of the churc hes
to the observance of "Children
Day." This is important for two
reason: W 1t gets the children in
terested in the work. ~ 1t swells
our contributions very materially.
The Committee on Home Missions
reported twenty-siX churches look
ing to the committee for financial
assistance, and that they had con-
tributed $45,84R per month to six
ministers during the past six months,
who have supplied ten of these
churches which have 544 members
and Sabbath-schOol membership
of 529. They further reported the
Treasury virtually depleted-only
$42 "a being now on hand.
Four churches-Ebenezer, Will
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mertOwn-were reported as vacant.
These churches have a total men,
bership of eighty-four, who have
been without preaching the past six
months. SummertOwn was reported
as very weak and without house
of worship. The first three named
have houses of worship and the COM
mittee pronounced the field very
promising.
The committee lamepted the fact
that nothing has been done during
the past year in the two important
features of evangelization and
church erection. They further state
that out of nine counties compos ing
the presbytery Presbyterian church
es are found in only four of them.
Only $4O0 was contributed during
the past year for home mission work.
The committee make the follow
ing recommendations:
"That this presbytery urge the So
cieties of our churches to come to
the rescue of the great work by their
contributions.
THAT the Sabbath-schools be ask
ed to contribute 80 this cause in the
months of February, June and
August.
"That presbytery specially urge
the sessions of the churches to be
more diligent n securing the
amounts assessed upon their respec-
tive churches for this cause.
THAT the following named minis.
ters be appointed to assist stated
supplies, when churches have them
in holding protracted services, and
also to hold these services to vacant
churches, according to the following
schedule, viz: Rev. G. w. johnson
to assist Rev. w. o. Sample at Swar
Creek; Rev. Robert Brown to assis
. Rev. w. 0. Sample at Young
Chapel; Rev. 7. A. Hardin, to assist
Rev. J. G. Hardin at Unity; Rev. S
p. Hawes to hold a meeting at Will
Transport; Rev. f. B. Webb at Ebe
nezer; Rev. M. s. Kennedy a
: Cathey's Greek; Rev. w. G. G. Eos
ter at Summertown.
THAT these meetings be held be
fore the next meeting of presbytery
and that these brethren report a
that time concerning their diligence
in this matter and the results.
t THAT this committee be instruct
: ed to furnish and pay for out of tn,
Home Mission treasury envelope
| and pledge cards for the purpose o
raising ministers salaries in the fol
) lowing named churches, to-wit
J Swan Creek, Bethany, Young
Chapel, Brick Church, Ebenezer
/ Cathey's Greek and Williamsport
''That the Chairman of this com
mittee see to it that these are sys
: tematically distributed In thes
churches.
"In view of the fact that a larg
| per cent. of the members of Beth
| berel Church who live near Farm
/ ington are desirOus of building
/ building house of worship there
and have raised about the necessar
n amount of funds for this purpose, W
recommend that this presbyte eX
j, press its approval of the building c
tbis bonse and Uiva tho followiu