Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-05-25
LEXINGTON PRESBYrERY.

Lexington Presbytery, the largest
presby terry in tho South, was in session
last week in Church'ilIe, oght miles
from Staunton, during five day, clos
Ing Saturday about noon. The att. H.
dance, about 70 ministers aud elders,
was unusual large, and the congre-
cations W Gre fine, often oyerrunnlLg
tie Eating as well as standing capacity
Of the church, known on the records as
Loeb Willow. The people came for
miles around aud showed an intel est
in the proceedings that wasyery graft
flying to tho presbylers assembled.
he moderator was Rev. W, H.
Bailey, Of { xford church, Ro k3r dye
county, and The clerks Prof. W. s.
Culrell, of Washington and Lee Uni
yersity, and VIM. McAllister, Esq, OF
Warm springs.
The opening sermon was lreacneu
by the retiring moderator, Rev. f. G.
Hartman Of Broadway, and the reGu-
lar Presbyteral sermon by Rev. G. A.
Wilson OF New Providence, upon
Family worship"
koy. J. Z, Booker, Of Hebron, was
appointed by the committee Of five
elders 10 preach the next PrCsbyterial
sermon on the subject Ct "Worldly
conformity, and its influence upon
church members"
Roy Q. S. NJ. See was Instructed to
preach a sermon at the next meeting
OF Presby terry on Tho Second coming
# Chli,t."
Mo.srs. Geo. n. Brown, DR., Of
Rockingham, and H, G. Richardson, OF
Farmyille, h.ving completed their
Seminary course, Nore licensed for the
ministry after having passed a strict
examination and preaching each a sell
mon. The extreme length Ct scrmops
was illu trated by these young preach
CTS, one preached so minutes and the
other l.. Ne.ther Of these will soon
forget .ho good natured criticisms
made by their older brethren.
ST.. Ha1sel, Of Mcdowell, was re-
ceived as a candidate f9r the ministry.
Orders welo made for lie ordanng
Of Row. r. L. Brown at Basic City
early IN June, and FIR the installation
Of Rev. r G. Gilm re, as pastor OF the
I hird church, Stanton, on next Sun
day, Of Oliye,t church the LIST
Sunday in June.
The manual was revised, several i'm
portaat cAanges having been mad, and
500 copies worc ordered to be printed
for the use OF tho various pastors and
members e tho churches. 5000 copies
of the minutes Of tho session were o.
dered to be printed for circulation. Rev.
G. W. Finley, y. d., Rev. a. NJ.
Fraser, DID,, with Elders AL. Nelson,
and Dr. Kerr, of MillborouSh, were
elected eommis.io Lcrs to III General
Assembly which met in New Orr ans
thursday Of last week. Arrangements
were mldo t fill their pulpits during
ther ab.e.ce. They left On the fast
through tram Monday evening.
TIE ports from the d f'ereot con-
grega ions show SO ministers in the
Prosbytery and 90 churche+, 277 elders
and $50 leacons, members added on
examination last year, 5S2,on certificate
40, 10 al communicates 10,43O, Sun
DIV school teachers 1,15O, sch lars
$500, amount contributed for Foreign
Missions $4,072, Home Nj ssioos both
loo i and assembly work $685., con-
tlibuted fer pastoral support in the
presbytery s24,919 for congregational
purposes S1G,O63.
A rising vote If thanks was given
tc the pastor and committee of ar
rangements and the congregation OF
Loeb Willow, for their kind attention
and open handed hospitality which
could not be exceeded in any particr-
lar, Presbytery adjyurnedaf after veiy
busy session to meet in next regular
ssion at Franklin cLurch, Pendletor
county, w. Va, Sept. 8, 1898.
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