The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20
BUSINESS DONE BY
THE PRESBYTERY
Three Important Sessions Held at Green
Ridge Presbyterian Church.
COMMITTEES WERE APPOINTED

Rev. J. II. Brown Transferred from
the Lehigh to the Lackawanna
Presbytery--Patrio Resoluti ons
viii BE Reported at Today's Ses-
sion--Rev. Dr. Lansing win lie In-
stalled This Evening as Pastor OF
Green Ridge Presbyterian Church.
With the conductlOn of a half-hour's S
devotional exercises, led by Rev. NJ. l..
Cook, the LaCkawanna Presbytery re-
sumed the business Of its annual spring
deliberations yesterday morning at 8
o'clock. Moderator Dr. James Mcleod
presided and Stated Clerk Rev. j. l..
Brook. was assisted by Secretaries
Rev. r. b. Webster and Rev. NJ. L..
Cook
After the enrolling of the ministers
and laymen not before enrolled, the
first order Of business was the reading
and adoption of the minutes of West
Pittston, Nov ?, 81; Carbondale, First
church, Dec %. 81; West Pittston, Dec.
30 '97, and Wyalusing, March /, '9S.
The minutes were ordered engrossed.
Rev. c. T.. Robinson, ID. d., Rev. S.
c. Logan, II. D., and Elder W. Frink
were appointed a committee upon Gre
dentials i'm reference to the admission
of Dr. ]. J. Lansing, of Green Ridge,
and Rev. j. }. X. Fletcher, of West
Pittston, into this Presbytery
Rev. James Morrow, d. D., secretary
of the Pennsylvania State Bible soci-
ETY., was introduced by Rev. Dr. c. E.
Robinson and was invited to sit with
the Presbytery as a corresponding
member This formality over, DR..
Morrow was accorded the privilege of
addressing the Presbytery in reference
to the work of the Bible society. So
favorably was the Presbytery inn
pressed with the work done by the So
ciety that the following resolution was
read and ordered spread upon the min
utes:
RESOLUTION OF GRATITUDE.
This Presbytery having listened to the
address of DR.. James Morrow, secretary
of the Pennsylvania Bible society, in
reference to the work of the society in
our state, records its gratitude to God
that His word is being so widely
circulated and stll is proving it,
self to be the Power of God unto
salvation; and in this day when the In
teGrity and authority Of the Bible is be-
ing so frequently and subtlety assailed
heartily Cummends the work of the Bible
society to all the churches under it's con-
troll.
The following standing committees of
the Presbytery We're appointed by Mod
orator DR.. Mcleod:
Bills and Overturcs-ReY. w. d. Crock
ctt, Rev. Y. a. Mills and Rev. S. c.
Hodge; Elders II. b. Sturges, r. II. Ath-
crton and a. w. Dickson.
Judical-Rev. G. Lee, Rev. w. II. Saw
telle, Rev. ID. Y. Smyth, and Elders w.
ii. Jessup and a. w. Dickson.
Narrative-Rev. +. Won Krug.
Leave of Absence-Rev. W. A. Coving-
ton, Rev. w. a. Nordt and Elder j. A.
Lansing.
Next Place of Meeting-Rev. J. p. Mof-
fatt Rev. w. f. Gibbons and Elder w.
b. Kennedy.
Filling Nacancies-Rev. ]. S. Stewart.
j. D.; Rev. W. S. Sites and Elder II. L..
Brady.
Rev. F.. Won Krug was assigned n
part of the examination of II. d. Whit
ties, candidate for licenture. A request
from Rev. j. II. Brown for transfer
from the Lchigh Presbytery to the
Lackawanna Presbytery was passed
upon faVorably, The Presbytery of
Kansas City sent a communication to
the Lackawanna Presbytcry in the
form of an overture askinE a union of
action i'm reference to the presentation
or the matter of Young Peoples soci-
cites before the Grand assembly. An
at1lrmative answer was ordered sent
lhem. Dr. ). c. Logan was added to
the examining committee Of the candi-
dacy Of 5. c. Dickson for licenture.
MIR. MONTELEONE EXAMINED.
AntoniOnus MonteeOne. an Italian
who has been engaged in evangelical
work for some time past under the
supervision of the committee on for
eign speaking peoples, sought exam
nation for licenture and was intro
duced to the Presbytery by Dr.. $. C.
Logan. Rev. j. ). Stewart, d. d., was
appointed an examiner of the candi.
dates motives for entering the Pres
bytel1an ministry and after performing
lhls duty he made a favorable report
Mr.. Monteleone was then added to the
class OF candidates for liCentures
n series of resolutions, referring to
the present state of affairs i'm this coun-
try, were read by Elder \. w. Dickson,
BEFORE their adoption in fun, as read
could be agreed upon, the resoutions
were referred to the committee on bills
ana oVertures, to be reported at to-
days session. The report of the com.
mittee on foreign speaking peoples was
deferred and made the first order of
business for this mornings session
Adjournment was made at this point
for the noon hour.
The Presbytery re-convened at D.
IN. and plunged Immediately into busi-
ness. Action in reference to the death
OF Jacob Best of Waverly, was de-
ferred until today. Rev. w. f. Ford
or the Abingdon Baptist association.
was accorded seat in the Presbytery
The transfer Of Rev |. j. Lansing. d.
D., from the West Suffolk Congrega-
tlonal association, Of Massachusetts.
and of Rev. j. j. X. Fletcher from the
wyoming Congregational association
OF pennsylvania, was taken up. The
committee upon their examination for
transfer from foreign bodies having re-
ported favolably both We're received