The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-14
ITS SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING.
SAVANNAH PRESBY TERY'S FIRST
SESSION IN LAWTON MEMORIAL.

Ministers and Elders who Are Here
as Delegates Are All Entertained
in Private Homes Rev. IA. 4.
Brown, Moderator, Preached the
Opening SermOn-ReV, W. T.. HOI-
IingswOrth of Brunswick Elected
ns New MOderntor-First Business
Meeting This MOrning-DevOtiOna
Service Observation-Disclosures Meet This
MOrning-Trip to Tybce This After
noon.
The Savannah Presbytery of the South
ern Presbyterian Church convened last
night at the Lawton Memorial, having
been invited 10 Savannah by the Second
Presbyterian Church. When the presby-
terry held its last seuni-annual meeting the
invitation in behalf of the Second Church
was extended by its pastor, Rev. W. a.
Nisbet TO visit Savannah for the next
meeting.
The delegates to the Presbytery are en-
tertained in private homes. The hospital
ity of Savannah is extended them, and
people have opened their doors TO receive
the visitors The committee having the
entertainment of the delegates in charge
was careful to see 10 it that none were
unprovided with home accommodations.
Eleven ministers and seventeen cid
ers are in attendance, besides a number
of ladies and members Of the delegates
families. The ministers are Revs. A. $.
Allen r. A. Brown, c. c. Carson, j. y.
Fair, d. D., W. F. Holllngrworth, w NJ.
Hunter, l.. r. Lynn, w. II. McMeen, w.
A. Nisbet. j. w Quarterman and A J.
Smith The elders and the churches they
represent are Messrs +. d. Hicks, Abel;
B. d. Brantey, Blackshear; r. II. Clay,
Bryan Neck; A. e. Dimmock, Darien; w.
T. Waite Dorchester; J. e. Martin,
Pennington; j. A. CromaNie. Hazlehurst;
]. F. McEachern, NARROW; W. II. Bourne,
Pooler; j. e. Way, First Church, Savan+
nah; W c. SmalwoOd, Second Chsrch,
Savannah; J. A. McDougaid, Statesboro
John Richardson ST. Mary's; 0. l.. Ches-
mutt Triton; J. 0. Narnedoe, Valdosta
E. p Miller, Walthourvile, and J. T.
Brantley, Waycross. These are the names
that were answered when the roll was
called by the stated clerk, Rev. j. w.
Quarterman.
The session of the Presbytery began
with a devotional service, after which
the sermon was preached by Rev. r. A.
Brown of Waycross who ofticiated as re-
firing moderator in place of a minister
who held that position just after him. but
who has left the Presbytery
Mr. BrwCn drew his text from a part of
the twentieth verse of the seventeenth
chapter of Luke: He answered them and
said The Kingdom of God cometh not
with Observa tiCn.' The relcher insisted
that there has not been ard VIII not he
a decadence of the Christian religion, and
that the Signs that its dec iers profess to
see are not indications of the daterora-
ton of he faith.
After a hymn, The mo ierat tor asked Rev
DR. Fair to offer the opening prayer
Nominations were then calle4 fer and
Rev. w f. HCllingsworth of Brunswick
was name I end chosen He was duly in
Quoted into Office. the retiring moderator
turning over tire gavel TO him.
AS there were a number of visitors at
tendant upon she opening session OF the
Presbytery, Dr. Fair offered a motion tn at
the minutes of The last meeting b. not
read IN Ill the next session. This m-tion
received second and was carried Tire
public is invited TO attend any and all the
sessions Of the Presbytery. but Dr. Fair
considered THAI the reading Of the min
ufes would scarcely prove # interest %
last nights congregation.
Rev. W. A. Nishet who, with Mr.. Small
wood and Rev A. J. Smith. was named
on the Devotional Committee. aououncel
that the delegates 70 the Presbvtery would
noon, q special train taking them Gown
The train will leave the Tybee dept a.
3:l5, city time. Delegates TO the Presby-
terry will be complmented with tickets for
the excursion, but all others VIII BE- ex-
pected TO pay fare, which Will BE- . cents
fer the round trip. The Savannah m MIS-
ters are anxious that all who can will take
the trip. About two hours will he sos MT
on the island in watching the ocean, or in
any way that the visitors may find of in
terest.
The first business session of the Pres
bytery win be held this morning. and will
last from $3.50 until ! 80 o'clock. There viii
be a service at the Memorial tonight,
when one of the ministers wiz preach.
AT 1870 to-day the ladies who caine
TO form Presbyterial Union OF the Mis-
sion Societies Will meet in the Sunday
School room of the Second Presbyterian
at the corner of Anderson and Brough-
ton streets. ThE will b. the first time in
the history of the Presbytery that there
has been such a movement.
DE N'TE OF HENRY A. ERNST