The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-04-15


A fnfeIartfng BrssIrn Had nnd Mach +
BnGinana IT1nsnesef.
The epoknue PrehbyteEy convened q I
The Presbyterian church IN this place
Tuesday morning 81 1870 d. a.. with >
goodIy number 81 the Preabytery pres
emit Devotional exercises were con-
Quoted By Elder ). @. Long. Of the
First Presbyterian church Of Spokane.
a the Close Of which tlle PresbYtery was
regularly opened will prayer ~ the re
firing moderator, Rev. ". 4. Van Mugs.
Of the Centenary church Of Spokane.
The firSt order Of business WAS the eIee.
tiOn Of officers. Rfy. NJ. Chalmers
Gum Of Bethel church, Spokane, was
chosen moderator: Rev Herbert Thomp-
son, Of wilber, temporary cierz: and J..
g. Long, reporting clerk. Rev. L. r.
Jesseph. Of Harrington, was By tie
newly elected moderator appointed vice
moderator. The remainder of the fore
noon was spent IN business pertaining
TO the further organization or the Pres
bytery. and It ~ 80 adjourned 10 par
take Of deliseions repast prepared BY
the generous people OF caAir d'AIene.
In the afternoon DR.. T. 81. Gnnn, 81
WaIla walla, delivered nm address on
@The Origin and History Of the EngIhh
Bible and Rev. G. w. Giboney. OF Spo-
kane, on -Irhe Bible and National Ed
ucation.- The remainder Of the after
noon was spent in bearing reports. At
the evening session the retiring modeE-
atoE, Rev. w. L. Van Mugs, preached a
very entertaining and instructive ser
mon, having for his theme "The Shep-
herd Of the Sheep" Mns. v. ". Sander
and AIR. Byron Renshaw sang two spir-
tied selections. being accompanied BY
Mrs. Morris, who presided at the organ.
At the close Of the evening session lev.
and Mrs. q. L. DeIienbangh. assisted by
the ladies OF the church. entertained
the members at their pleasant home.
On Wednesday morning Elder +. b
Teter conducted devotional exercises
The forenoon was spent in nearing re-
ports, overtures and electiDg commits
. sicners 70 the general assembly. Rev
i L. r. Jesseph and Elder j. q. Long wen
, chosen TO represent the Presbytcry OF
|. Spokane as committee TO general as
sembly. which conyenes at Minneapolis
' Mimi, on the third Thursday OF May
4 Ia the afternoon Elder c. A. Phipps ad
q dressed the Presbytery on Methods O
' Bible Study" being followed by Rev. W
!. Chalmers Gunn on -How do we know
!. that the Bible is the word OF God I.
o Rev. ID. ID. Allen. who was received int
1 the Presbytery, coming specially to en-
. gage in missionary work among the In
: dams Of the Presbytery, made mos
e enthusiastic and spirited address. show
4 ing in detail the work he had in hand
. The remainder OF the afternoon wa
q spent in hearing formal reports rs
+ number Of delegates were compelled &
4 leave on the evening train. At I'll
: evening session the vice moderator, Rev
Is L. Z. Jesseph, presided. Rev. E. A
d Walker read paper on "The Snperiolit
. Of the Revised Version of the Bib,e
5 The committee on resolutions reporte
as follows:
= Resolved, That the hearty thanks o
/, the Presbytery Of Spokane is hereby el
!, tended to The minister and members q
|, The CGur d'Alene Presbyterian churc
4 for the kind welcome given US, and III
!. splendid vocal and instrumental musi
: rendered and for our most hospitabl
Z entertainment while among them.
!, PresbyteTY then adjourned. Til
!. members expressed themselves as bein
! greatly pleased with the generous trea
!. ment by the good ladies and friends q
L Ceur d'Alene