The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
MARK OF THE PRESBYTERY.
s,TraDAY WAS SPENT BY
nv MINISTER'S AND ELDERS.

- Met to Organize n Union of
MISSIONARY Societies in the
terv Miss Georgia Way
-,.ted President - Presbyterial
,union This Afternoon at
.on Observation-Disclosures of
,.,.ttfng Ministers for the Day.
, business and pleasure claimed the
.i,,s and attention of the. ministers and
who are attending the meeting
ha savannah Presbytery yesterday.
s,r-oo7n was devoted to a session at
Memorial, but during the after
all business was laid aside for
IN Twice. Quite crowd went down
80 sight of the ocean and breath
calf air. and everybody reported
good lime.
Tho morning session was called to or
dor At $50 o'clock by the moderator, Rev.
" H Hollngsworth of Brunswick. A
,.,oional service of hymns and prayers,
,.s.ir, half an hour, was, according to
-. custom of the Presbytery, first con-
5,,otsd after which the regular order OF
business was taken up.
7, was ascertained that the reports
,..,alrv received at an early session were
generally unprepared, additional material
~, ben being necessary, SO more time
mas given. and it is expected they will
Ia submitted at the meeting Monday
morning The reports will cover the
,,-orl, mat has been accomplished during
,ba last six months in the various
'Trrcb,ss that make up the PresDytery.
letter Of dismissal from the Atlanta
presbvtery was received from Rev. D.
Z sbeppard, who was received into the
savannah Presbytery.
memorial to the late Rev. r. A. Fair,
father of Rev. DR.. James Y. Fair OF the
1rderendent Presbyterian Church, was
road nv Rev Arthur j. Smith, chairman
If committee appointed at the last meet
ing of the Presbytery. The report was
adonted and will be spread upon the
minutes of the body.
The church at Walthourville extended a
call TO Rev A. S. Allen to take the pas
torate. devoting one-half his time to it.
The call was accepted, and arrangements
were made for Mr.. Aliens installation. He
Is also in charge Of the churches at Elem
ingiOn and Dorchester.
Next month the General Assembly of
the Southern Presbyterian Church will
meet in Atlanta. Commissioners were
named to represent the Savannah Pres
representatives, one of which shall be
clerical and the other lay. Rev. r. A.
Brown of Waycross was named as prin-
eipal and Rev. A. j. Smith of the First
Church. Savannah, as alternate. Elder A
E. Dimmock of Daren was named as
principal lay delegate, and Elder b. D.
BrantleY of Blackshear as alternate.
The selection of it's next meeting place
is never delayed by the presbytery. 1t
is made che order of business early, so
that it was taken up soon after the ses-
sion was called to order. Brunswick was
put in nomination and was selected. The
next meeting of the presbytery win, there
fore, be held in that city next October,
beginning the Friday before the second
Saturday
The committees to facilitate the work
of the presbytery during the present
meeting were appointed as foilows,
Devotional-Rev. w. A. Nisbet, Rev. A.
J Smith and Elder w. C. Smallwood.
Minutes of the Synod-Rev. Charles c.
Carson and Elder J. T. Brantley.
Narrative 10 the General Assembly
Rev. DR.. James Y. Fair and Elder B.
D. Brantley.
Finance-Rev. w. H. McMeen and Elder
A Z. Dimmock.
Seasonal Records-Rev. r. A. Brown
and Elder ]. A Cromartie, Rev. l.. R.
Lynn and Elder John Richardson, Rev.
Rev. W. NJ Hunter and Elder j. E. Mar
Tin, the work being divided among the
gentlemen as the punctuation indicates
The presbytery put in four hours of
hard work, adjourning after 1880. Dinner
was had az the homes where the delegates
are entertained, after which haste was
made to the Tybee Depot, whence the
special excursion train for the island was
to leave at 3:15, city time. The delegates
We're all COmpimented by the local minis
tiers with tickets for the trip, and a spe-
cia rate was secured for others who
cared to go, Nearly all the delegates and
the members of their families who accom-
panied them to the presbytery meeting
Went 10 the island, where two hours were
spent very pleasantly.
A meeting of the ladies in attendance
upon the Presbytery was held at 1880
o'clock in the Sunday School room of the
Second Presbyterian for the organization
Of a Presbyterian Union of all the mission
any societies. Some twenty-five ladies
We're present, and all entered with inter-
esl and enthusiasm into the plan that was
outlined for the work. 1t is confidently
e'leved by the clergy and laity of the
fTeShytery that great deal of good will
De accomplished by the organization, and
lAe ladies themselves think they will be
better able to push their work and to make
II more successful.
Another meeting of the ladies will be
heid tomorrow afternoon, when the final
! ans for their union will be decided upon.
IL VIII be presided over by Miss Georgia
way who was elected president A vice
president was chosen to represent each of
lht societies in the Presbtery. Mrs. Allen
was elected secretary and Miss Quarter
man of NARROW was elected treasurer of
The union.
a, the meeting of the Presbytery last
NJ there was the usual opening service
81 4'Votions, the sermon being preached
ny rev, a. S. Allen. This was followed by
discussion of a few matters of business,
ai.er which the Presbytery adjourned.
Inc next assembly of the delegates will
.. at the Memorial this afternoon at 4:3O
orc. elk, when there will be Presbyterial
communion. Rev. DIR. James Y. Fair will
ii'. CD, and will administer the sacrament
a5'iet by Elders A. L. Dimmock, o. L.
"'snutt J. A Cromartie and b. d.
b'ahtey. The members of the local Pres
uS"ran churches are all invited to at