Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-09-22
LEXINGTON PRESBYIERY.

Lexington Presbytery held at Pisgah
Highland county
The opening sermon was preached b,
Rev. A. H. Hamilton Rev. w. G
| Hagan was elected moderator; Rev. W
A. Hall and Elder J. NJ. Kunkle. o
| Bethany church, temporary clerks
There Were present twenty ministers
and twenty-one elders. Rev. w. H
| Groves received permission to labor
outside the bounds of the presbytery
| until the next stated meeting.
Calls were presented and accepted as
follows: To Licentiate w. E. Hudson
to the pastorate of Lygart's Valley and
Mingo churches, Randolph county, W.
Va; to Llcentiate H. e. Richardson, to
harrisburg Central. and to Rev. W. w
carson to Shemariah ch.rch. The fol
lowing commission was appointed to
install Mr.. Carson, the fourth Sabbath
OF October: Revs. 6. A. Wilson, J. M
Wells. A. H. Hamilton, Elders J. NJ
kunkle, Stuart Reed.
Messrs. Richardson and Hudson were
examined for ordination, and the fol
lowing commissions were appointed tc
install them: Mr.. Hudson, at Lygart',
Valley and Mingo-Revs. c.. S. Lingam
Rnff altarnata " oo o;t y VI III anu 1o1l,
Gilkeson. Elders w II WiiSon W
Moore and &c., pna.. " n'T M,. b.. "a
ardson at C Hege neafsy WI. nncn
fettor. A,toraatoa w. LII az "a
ton EIdnr w D uoiden ''-'o' A'o''
Rev r. = M g. wv >;.. %
the nreshvterv rre.cye ~ :. '.n n"n;,i cor
mon IN ,r u $1,000 n;.,i :" spooiua 90,
tho doctr;n 1 hn strnna opposing
the Scrintnres Tho nsreI snraSbvtoru
sarmon, wss disnonsoS 18th t ~ ~ 0e ab
sencs of Rev T r Rootar W. Who NV was v.u
annointad to nraacb II
Tho home pission work is aonorouv
in a nrosnerons condition hnt could he
ENLARGED If more funds con1d he raised
for the nprnosa Tha nroshv+orv hoW.
mo receivad Fl OOO from the Iaoacv If
Miss M T RaIdwin for homo missions
decided that If sbnnId moi, he nsed fo,
salaries of home missionaries hnt tn
make nermanent imnrovementsfc hnrch
hnildings etc, \ where needed in home
mission fialds AZ memories of the hon
ored donor.
The GToner Glade church. Webster
conntv " Va was attached to the
field Nv Rev w n. Wilson in Rraxton
comfy.
Ticentiate R. ~ Carson will continue
as stated snpnly of the Bath field for an
other wear from the ST of October. The
mama of the FAILING Snrinr Valley
church in this field was chanSed to the
SINKING Snring church.
The Churches were asked to raise So
200 for the presbvterv's home missions
in 1890
Stndent T. TAYLOR Name labored at
Elkton RockinGham comfy Va dur-
mo The sumner. The result of his
work was an application from twenty
sig persons 70 he organized into a Pres
bvterian church Onite a number of
other rersons also patitioned the pres.
bytery to establish church at Elkton.
The following commission was appoint
ed to attend to this business the fourth
Sabbath of this month: Revs. G. T..
Brown Or A. r. Cooke. DR. F.. p Pal
mer Elders A. p. Eiler. e. M. Effinoer:
Administrators. r. N Van Devanter
and d p Junkin, Pastors of NEIGH
boring churches were appointed to sup
ply this new church every two weeks IN
iii the list of Nav next.
Chenille and Coal Valley churches
presented calls for the pastoral services
of Rev r. M. Mann. of Kanawha Pres
hVfQrV fOun6 order
will he prosecuted before that nreshv.
terry.
Joshua r. G. Brown. son of Rev. Geo.
l.. Brown. was received as candidate
for the ministry and will enter Union
TheolooicaI Seminary at Richmond
neyt month
Rev s. Linpamfelter presented the
renort; on ratification.
Renorts seriously affecting the moral
character of Rev. g. A. DOYLE. a mem
her of this hodv having been circulated
Nv nawsnaners IN Ohio and West viz
einia a COMMITTEES of Investigation was
annointed to renort To an adjourned
m GETTING Of the nreshvterv to he held in
Stannten tho 81 of Novemher
Tho EIkins Colieoe Committee REV
Dr q " Finley chairmanl renorted
nrooress and was continued with Rev.
Dr z 7 brooke az an additional mem
her
Rev rs M 500 mada a renort on
tho colored evanoeIistic work which was
discussed with Interest and adonted
'aroar Contributions were shown to he
nacessarv for This cause
IT, I.on,I,;+too m Tho Minimize of tho
General Assembly recommended that
,,,n ,,ro,-,sod ohu1oos in the constitn.
tio ton po the chmrch he docketed until
t TN snr;n NO. moatinn-one CONCERNING The
ha ntismaI formula. the other authoriz-
mo an elder to deliver a charge in in.
a+e,,ot;on sor1,;ooS
Pau Nr Brooko svnodica1 eyanoe,ist
,raJo renort of work done since the
a. t s+"tod n,eetin1 His DILIGENCE was
and the nreshvterv ex
$1,000 ~ arnroo;otion IF tho valna of
r. oosu i lvs appreciation " 'Ao "
A'S re- &c foi1ouino commissioners were
o,,;n.tod ~ aftona tho Ganaral As.
sa u,,,n" at R y Va newt NAV.
Revs DR.. r.. P. Palmer. J. Spencer