The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20

and committees appointed to arrange
for their installation at the church to
which they had been called.
CALL FOR DIR. LANSING.
The call of the Green Ridge Presby-
tcrian church, of this city, for DR..
Lansing was read by f.. B. Sturges and
approved Dr. Lansing, Mr.. Sturges
and the church elders were appointed
as the committee on arrangements for
the installation of Or. Lansing. The
call of the West Pittston church for
Rev. ]. j. X. Fletcher was read by DR..
n. q. Parke, the former pastor, now
on the emeritus list. having served
continuously for over fifty years. The
call was approved and DR.. Parke, Rev.
Fletcher and the church elders were
appointed to arrange for the installa-
tion Of Rev. Fletcher. The call of the
Forest City church for the services OF
Rev. w. A. Darlington having been
favorably passed upon, Rev. Caring
ton. Rev. Charles Lee, of Carbondale,
and Elder i. E. Bonham, Of Forest
City, were appointed to arrange for
the installation Of Rev Darlington.
T.. l.. Kennedy, Spencer c. Dickson,
Thomas H. Whittle and Antonionus
Monteloone, candidates for licenture,
were examined in all the required parts
with the exception of the English bible.
DR. ]. S. Stewart, as chairman of the
board of examiners, reported favorably
on all that had been done and the can
didates will be examined on the Eng
lish bible at this mornings session.
The records of the ministers of the
several churches i'm the Presbytery
were given out for examinations to
committees appointed for that pur-
pose. James c. Campbell, who has
been doing evangelical work at Ber-
nice, and George r. Merritt who
did evangelical work at Bethany, Le-
banon and PromptOn, read their re-
ports and were granted a renewal Of
their license for six months to continue
their good work. A motion was passed
to the effect that missionary work
be performed among the churches now
without pastors, so that the giving of
communion, etc, might be cared for.
1t was ALSO moved and passed that an
adjourned session of the Presbytery
be held May &c. at Athens Pa, for the
purpose of attending the ordination of
William l.. Sawtelle, licentiate, son of
Rev. w. II. Sawtelle OF that place.
ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS.
The election Of commissioners to the
grand assembly from this Presbytery
was made the second order of bust
ness for this mornings session. The
reports of the representatives Of the
Presbytery at the last annual synod
We're received and their diligence COM
mended. The several committees on
arrangements for the installation of
pastors, reported as follows: For Dr.
/. j. Lansing, this evening at 7.30
O'Clock at the Green Ridge Presbyter-
ian church; Moderator Dr. James Nc
Deod to preside and ask the constitu-
tional question with Rev. J. G. Hodge
as alternate; DR.. Mcleod to preach
the sermon, with Rev. G. T.. Guild as
alternate Rev. n. G. Parke, pastors
charge, with Rev. w. +. Gibbons, as
alternate; Rev. c. Lee, charge to the
people, with Rev. j. d. Stewart, ID. D.,
as alternate; and DR.. S. c. Logan,
prayer with Rev. w. II. Swift, as al
tcrnate.
For Rev. ]. ]. Fletcher, Friday
evening, April 90, at 7.3O p. m., at West
PittstOn: Moderator DIR. j. Mcleod
to preside, PROFOUND the constitution
al questions; DIR. |. j. Lansing to
preach, with Rev. II. Harshaw, ID. D.,
as alternate; DIR. James Mcleod, the
pastors charge, with Rev. w. ]. Sites,
as alternate; DR.. N. q. Parke, the
charge to the people, with Rev. f.
Flack as alternate. For Rev. W. G.
Darlington, Thursday evening, May
10, I. 80 p. m., at Forest City: Moder-
ator Rev. j. Mcleod, d. D., to pre-
side, PROFOUND the constitutional ques-
tOns, and preach the sermon, with DR..
c. L. Robinson as alternate; Rev. c.
Lee, charge to pastor, with Rev L. w.
Church, as alternate; Rev. w. H.
| Swift, charge to the people, with Rev
d. c. Sutherland, as alternate: and
Rev w. a. Beecher, prayer, with Rev.
r. A. Watkins, as alternate. Session
adjourned until 7.30 p. IN.
EVENING MEETING.
A popular melting was held in the
evening and the subject of Sabbath
School work was dealt with. Rev. j..
j. Rankin, of Hawley, presided. Rev.
j. a. Worden, ID. D., of Philadelphia; !;
and Rev. Charles Lee, of Carbondale,
spoke. Rev. IL. a. Goff, of Tennessee,
addressed the assembly in reference
to the Merrivale Theological semi
nary.
Following are the additional minis
ters and laymen present yesterday:
Revs. S, d. Waterbury, q. f. Guild, C.
Lee, +. Stcinman S. G. Logan, ID. D., A.
B. kaukal, W. j. Dau, w. 5. Stiles NJ
! Cealow c. Il. Robinson, ID. D.; n. g.
Parke, d. D.; w. +. Gibbons Il. \. Mills,
j. j. Rankin, c. A. Walker and f., Flack
NJ. V. Bartlett, ID. r. Smyth s. Ii. Moon
Robert Bramford, w. r. Harshaw, ID. D.
Laymen--A. w. Dickson, First Presby-
| terian, Scranton; George I<irchofc and
Peter Yost, German Presbyterian, Scran-
| ton; j. S. Grail, Kingston; j. A. Lansing
Second Presbyterian, Scranton; \. w
Brundage, Peckville; John S. Lime, Ber-
nice; f. G. Carpenter, Uniondale; Thos
n AthertOn, First Presbyterian, Wilkes
Barre; NJ, l.. Dresbach. Memorial. Wilkes
Barre; II. NJ. Stocker. Honesdale: j. b.
Jerald, Nicholson; G.. A. Peck, Ashley; T.
| Mould, Bennett; S. +. Bonham. Forest
city d. Scott Stark, Plains; IL. ID. Tut
tie, Franklin; q, +. Swartz. Great Bend !;
A, l.. Dryden, Dunmore; Thomas Aitken
West Pittstoni EbeneZer Trew, Lang
cliffe; Frank L. Carr Emhurst.