The record-union., 1897-10-21
PRESBYTERIANS IN COUNCIL.
INSTALLATION OF REV. RoBT
j. JOHNSTON.
He VIII be the Pastor of the West
minister Church-Moderato
Nash's Discourse.

The Sacramento Presbytery resuHleu
its conference yesterday morning at
the Fourteenth street Presbyterian
Church. There were present Horace \.
Mayhew. James S. Mcdonald, Francls
L. Nash. Edward Graham, l.. j. Gil
lespse, Merchant S. Riddle, George X.
Bird. John w. McLennan, Warren I.
Sherman, Daniel L. Macquarrie, George
II. Bigelow. William II. P. McDonald,
Edward Eccleston, William Kirk Guth-
RE. John NJ. Donaldson, James G- An
derson, Adolph Haberly and Elders r.
Z. Schirmer Of Elk Grove, 5. Cadwala-
der Of Fall River Mills, r. Ferguson OF
RosaviIle. William Ingram, Fourteenth
street Presbyterian Church, Sacrament
TO- and A. Aitken of the Westminster
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Sacramento
The first matter taken up for con-
sideration was the action of the Mod
orator in inviting an address on the
preceding evening from Mrs. Person
in lieu of the Moderator's opening SER
mon.
1t was understood that no reflection
on Mrs. Pierson was intended, the pur-
nose being merely to establish the rule
and to emphasize the fact that any de-
DafLuEE LutIElIDill u iiAC5 c4eNA-
committee appointed to report on the
matter found that the Moderators ac-
ton was at variance with the rule, and
the report was ratified.
Rev. r. J. Johnston, licentiate, was
received on letters from the Benicia
PresDytery.
In view of the coming ordination of
Rev. r. J. Johnston, the Moderator ap-
pointed the following committee to ex-
anime him regarding his qualifica-
tions: J. NJ. Donaldson, on theology; w.
H. Guthrie, on church history; E. E.
Eccleson, on sacraments; D. L. Mac
quarrie, on church government; G. H.
Bigelow, on Greek, and ]. S. Mcdonald,
on Hebrew.
The applicant was then examined,
and the Presbytery unanimously voted
to sustain the favorable report of the
committee.
The call to Mr. Johnston from West
minsrer Church in this city was form
ally extended to him and accepted.
The Moderator appointed Revs.
Mayhem, Riddle and Elder Cadwalader,
as a Committee on Bills and Overtures;
w H P. Mcdonald and s. Cadwala-
der, as a Committee on the Minutes of
the General Assembly, and ID. l.. Mac
quarrie and A Aitken as a Committee
on the Sessional Records of the Car
son Church.
A Bible reading opened the afternoon
session, and then Rev Mr.. Riddle Of
Nevada delivered an address on Sun
day schools and their necessity. He
spoke of the Sunday-school as one of
the most important branches of church
work Children should be taken early
into the Sunday ay-school-before they
reach the age of years-otherwise it
is more difficult to guide and train
them.
He likened the child of tender years
to the sapling. While young its growth
could be directed, but in maturity it is
difficult to train or direct it. The colt
is readily trained to the duties required
of it, but the grown-up bronco is diff
ficult to handle. So with even so great
a river as the Mississippi-it is so small
near its source that it is easily divert
ed. but where it becomes a great river
its course cannot be altered.
A song and praise service followed,
and occupied most of the afternoon
session.