Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-10
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BETHEL PRESByTERy.
Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of the Fall Meet.
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Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of the Fall Meet.
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Reported for The Yorkville Enquirer.
The presbytery Of Bethel met at Nc
Connellsville, in Olivet church, on the
Sd Of October at II a. m. The OPEN
ing sermon was preached by Rev. w.
G. Neville, in the absence Of the moder-
ator.
There were 81 members enrolled dur
ing the meeting.
Rev. w. w. Ratchford was elected
moderator, and Rev. w. A. Haffner as
sistant to stated clerk.
Licentiate r. F. Kirkpatrick was ex-
amined with a view to his ordination,
and sustained an excellent examina-
tion. He was ordained to the full work
Of the ministry on the 9Th Of October.
Calls were read from Salem, Union and
Lebanon churches for the pastoral SER
vices Of this brother, and were accept
ed by him, and order was taken for his
installation at an early date.
Rev. s. C. Caldwell, of Asheville
presbytery, was received as a men,
ber of this presbytery and permis-
sion was given Heath Springs and Lib
erty Hill churches to employ him as
stated supply for year.
Permission was given Aimwell and
Longtown churches to employ Rev. II.
Maxey Smith as supply for year.
Zion and Uriel churches were permit
ted to employ Rev. ]. E. Green until
January next.
Rev. j. N. Craig, D. D., secretary Of
the general assembly's home missions,
was present, and addressed the presby-
terry on the subjects of home missions
and invalid fund.
The reports Of the permanent COM
mittees were read as usual, reciting the
interests Of the cause of religion as
viewed from the various standpoints
Of the committees.
Fishing Creek church presented a
call for the services Of Rev. ]. H.
Wilson, and on his acceptance, an ap-
pointment was made for his installa-
ton.
Hopewell and Oakland churches pre-
sented calls to presbytery for the pas
toral services Of Rev. w. G.. Under
wood, at present a member Of West
Hanover presbytery in the synod Of
Virginia, and permission was given
these churches to prosecute these calls
before his presbytery.
The report Of the narrative on the
state of religion in the bounds Of pres
bytery excited unusual interest, and it
was ordered that in lieu Of the confer
ence held at the fall meeting Of presby-
terry by the elders, on the subject Of re-
ligion in their congregations, the ell
ders shall read the narrative Of their
sessions in open presbytery. 49,
Pastors were instructed to preach
during the next six months in all the
churches supplied by them, on the SUBJ
ject Of family religion, special refer
ence being had to the training Of the
young, and family worship. Calls
will be made on the ministers at the
next meeting Of presbytery to answer
whether they have discharged this
duty.
Rev. Alexander Sprunt, D. D., was
reelected stated clerk.
Rev. D. N. Mclaughlin and Mr.. A.
R. Banks were reelected trustees Of
Davidson college, and Rev. w. F. Hall,
D. D., was elected to fill the unexpired
term Of Rev. D. s. McAllister as trus-
tee OF Davidson college. Rev. J. X.
Hall, Rev. ] B. Swami, Rev. Chalmers
Fraser, and Rev. w. A. Haffner, with
Messrs. w. D. Knox, A. H. White, and
J. M. Spratt, were elected the commit
tee on home missions.
Rev. Alexander Sprunt, D. D., Rev.
G.. G. Brown and Mr.. E. A. Crawford,
were elected the committee on foreign
missions.
The committee on education was re-
elected, with one change, as follows:
Rev. S. H. Hay, Rev. D. N. Nc
Lauchlin, Rev. J. H. Wilson, Rev. W
B. Arrowood and Messrs. James Ham,
ilton, C. B. McKeown, M. D., and D. s.
brennan.
Rev. w. W. Ratchford, Rev. C. s.
Caldwell and T. B. Nebbet were elect
ed the committee on h{hle cause