The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-15
PRESBYTERIANs TO MEET.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL BEGTV
ITS SESSIONS IN NEW ORLEANS
THIS WEEK.

the Second Presbyterian Church
Elder c. $. Wood of the First Pres.
byterian Church, Rev. II. A. Brown
of WaycrOss and Elder N. ID. Nc
Geaehy of statesbOro TO Represent
the Savannah Presbytery-Genera
Assembly of Northern Presbyte-
rian Church TO Meet in Indiana.
Georgia. South Carolina and Florida
have been wen represented at the South
ern Baptist convention just closed al
Norfolk, Va, and are also well represent
ed at the Methodist Episcopal general
conference still in session at Baltimore.
by ministers and laymen eminent in their
denominations for zeal and ability.
Thursday at the First Presby.
terrain Church in New Orleans, the general
assembly of the Presbyterian Church viii
begin its sessions. All these three great
organizations are independent OF similar
ones at the North, and consult or legis-
late, as their policy may determine, solely
for the cause of Christ in the South ana
their various home and foreign missions
Each year, however, the Southern and
Northern branches of these denominations
come closer together in regard to mis-
sion work, and it is not unlikely that that
this expense and now burdensome de-
partment of church work may be shared
by the two sections through joint board
of control
There is less general opposition to a
union of the two sections on the part
of the Presbyterians, although few lead
ing men do not desire it. Only recently,
however, the Presbyterians of
the Northern and Southern
churches in South Florida met
at Sanford, holding separate and Joint
meetings, and a pure spirit of Christian
harmony prevailed. At the approaching
general assembly the synod of Florida Will
b e well represented by commissioners
from three presbyterIes.
Georgia has six hourishing presbyteries
to be represented The Atlanta Presby-
terry sends Rev. T. H. Rice and Rev DR..
E. H. Barnett, and Elder John C. Whitner
of Atlanta and Elder b. + George OF
Lithonia, with Rev. D. G. Armstrong Of
Atlanta and NRev. J.. p. Anderson of La
Grange and Elder w, r. Hoyt of Atlanta.
and Elder j. w. Corley of Midway as al
ternates.
The Savannah Presbytery sends Rev. W.
A. Nisbet and Elder c. S. Wood Of Sa-
vannah, with Rev. R. A. Brown of Way
cross and Elder N. d. P. McGeachy of
Statesboro.
The Augusta Presbytery sends Rev 7.
P. Burgess of Madison and Elder r. P.
Smith of Union Point, with Rev. T. D.
CARTRIDGE of Waynesboro and Elder W. e.
Reynolds of Milledgeville as alternates.
The Macon PresbyteTy sends Rev. S. L.
Morris of Macon and Elder John Kay of
Americas, with Rev. J. ?. Word of Quit
man and Elder Claude Estes OF Macon as
alternates.
The Cherokee Presbytery sends Rev. DR..
George T. Goetchins of Rome and Elder
H. H. Milan of Euharlee, with Rev. C.
z. Berryhil of Lafayette and Elder A. R.
Steele Of the same place as alternates.
The Athens Presbytery sends Rev J. W,
Walden of Athens and Elder Fred w. Aud
of Elberton, with Rev. ]. A. Young of
Gainesville and Elder e. A. Newton Of
Toccoa.
The st. Johns Presbytery of Florida
sends Rev. w. w. Elwang of Orlando and
Elder S. f. Ives of same place, with Rev.
l. NJ. Aud of st. Petersburg and Elder B.
c. Graham of Tampa as alternates.
The Florida Presbytery sends Rev. W.
E. McIlwain of Pensacola and Elder Dan
iel Campbell of Euchn Valley, with Rev
c. V. Thompson of Pensacola as alter
mates.
The SuWanee Presbytery sends Rev. !.
f. Smith of Archer and Elder Daniel Me-
Intyre of Ocala, with Rev. T.. w. Way OF
Gainesville and Elder A. NJ. Means OF
Mikesvine as alternates.
The synod of South Carolina, with IT'S
six strong presbyteries. will be well repre-
scented. The Presbytery of Bethel SENDS
Rev w. G. Neville and Elder j. c. Foster
Of Yorkville and Rev. M. r. kirkpatrick
and Elder w. K. Thompson of Biackstock,
with Rev. Or. w. NJ. McPheeters and BIZ
der G. II. O'Leary of Columbia and Rev.
c. w. HUMPHREYS and Elder e. NJ At
kinson OF. Lancaster as alternates.
The Presbytery of Enoree sends Rev. AZ
A. James of Paotet and Elder j. ]. YER
non of Wexford and Rev. S. p. Fulton and
Elder A. e. Spencer of Clinton, with Rev.
d. A. Todd of Laurens and Elder J. 1.
Peden Of Dorrah and Rev. w. 2. Jacobs
of Clinton and Elder T. S. Farrow OF Can
ney as alternates. The Presbytery OF
South Carolina sends Rev. j. n. II. sum-
neral of Anderson and Elder w. f. Pei
ham of Newberry, with Rev. b. p. Reld
of Pendleton and Elder w. p. Sherard OF
Iva as alternates.
The Presbytery of Charleston sends Rev;
Dr. G. r. Bracket of Charleston and
Elder George II. Cornelson of Orangebuig,
with Rev. s. S. Laws of Columbia ana
Elder A. w. Leland Of McClellanville as
alternates
The Presbytery of Pee Dee sends Rev.
d. M. Fulton of Darlington and Elder ".
Il. Stevenson of Cheraw, without any al
ternates.
The Harmony Presbytery sends Rev. D.
e. Stevenson of Maysville and Elder -
J. Briggs of Summerton, with Rev W.
J. Mckay OF Maysville and Elder J. l.
Mcneil Of Taylor as alternates.
The general assembly of the North-
ern Presbyterian Church meets the sarae
day at Winano Lake, in Indiana. As the
status of the colored Presbyterians mas
been disturbing element between me
two assemblies, II is expected that TINS
trouble will be removed at the New Or
leans meeting. The movement to create
an Independent African Presbyterian
Church Is expected 10 eliminate success
fully and to result in gathering all ne
colored Presbyterians with an organiza-
ton of their own.
Rev. DR.. R. p. Kerr, through the East
Hanover Wa) Presbytery, win present a"
overture for parochial schools that prom
ises to create a spirited and sharp depd'e
ii il passes the committee on overture'
and comes up for discussion in the assem-
bly, Rev. DR.. Kerr wants to ESTABLISH
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