The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-24
TO CALL REV. W. P. MCoRKLE.
FIRST PREsBYTERIAN CHURCH,
WANTS hin ron IT. PASTOR.

The Decision Reached nt ConEre-
Eationai MeetinE-Hcv. Mr. Nc
CorkIe al Present Ia Charge Of 81
church ne Graham. \. ellie VIII
re Heard Here Jan. 13-The Gall
90 he Mailed Him To-day-Nr. Ne
CorkIe's Former Pastoratc-.
A. congregational meeting Of the
members % the First Presbyterian
Church held after morning service yes-
terday u was decided by unanimous vote
10 extend to Rev william p. Mccorkle
Of Graham. ~ c. an invitation 90 the
pastorate.
This action was taken DO accordance
with the recommendation Of tine commit
tee that was appointed some time ago 20
secure a pastor. Two OF this committee
Messrs. G. s. wood and r. C Way
were ia Graham last Sunday 20 hear Rev
Mr. McCorkle AS was told 10 tho Morn
Ing News at the dime. Upon their return
they reported fayora0y % the other mem
boiH OF the committee The following
paper. which was adopted at yesterdays
meeting was the result Of THIS report.
Savannah Ca. Dee o. 1870 To the
congregation OF tnr fit-f i-frr1Y fiss-i
Church Breturcn-four committee APP
pointed az recent meeting 90 take in
consideration she calling Of q pastor for
our church ancctlouatcly beez leave 20
report the name Of Rev. William =. Me
Corkle now pator % the church az era
ham. y. c.. for your cons ideratiOn. Rest
INK Sos judgment upon highly favorable
information obtained from ministers II
recognized ability and from Christian pu-i-
ness men whose high character % cane
not question. supplemented bY report or
two OF S. members sent 40 interview him.
your committee believes that his Work BOO
this charge as preacher ana pastor would
be blessed. ana So accordance with the
duties imposed. recommends that YOU do
call Rev william =. McCorkle 20 be pls-
tor Of this church.
The members composing said commit
teo hereby subscribe their names 90 this
recommendation. C. s. Wood. 5 = Quar-
termau. Mant Hood. ". T. concy. J.. ".
Barnweu. =. g. Way.
a committee consisting of Messra. II.
r. Train. william Harden. j. v Nunge-
zer. aud j. r. Way was appointed 20 eN-
tend the cnl OF the church 70 Mr. Ne
Corkle aud will 10 so to-day. This cal
i signed. IN addition 20 the names OF the
committeeman. by Rev. H. +. sheppard
Of Daisy who moderated ine mtellAb, ana
also by Mr. W y Concy. clerk OF the
congregation.
AIR McCorkle will preach here, q IS OK
pected on Jan. 70. He D. about q years
otd. and married. but has no children. ie
was graduated from Washington ana Lee
University and the Union Theological
Seminary az Richmond Va. His present
nastorate az Graham he has held for the
past seven years. and previous 70 mat
held a pastorato for thirteen years al 1T
Paso. Tex.
II is thought that he will accept che
call OF the First Presbyterian Church. bur
even should he do so lt rs hardly likely
that he will be able TO enter upon his du-
ties here Tor q month or six weeks. as he
viii not only have to secure from the
Preebytery a dissolution OF the pastoral
relations with the Graham church. bui
Will have to be received into the Savau-
nah Presbytery Again 81 is not probable
that he will ask for the dissolution % his
relations with his present charge until
after he has returned home from his pro
posed visit 90 Savannah Jan. 70.
Then Il Is by no means certain that the
prcsbytery will readily grant the disco
luton when asked. To prepare for sucn
possibility the congregation yesterday
elected Mr.. Walter Coney commissioner
] 10 the Presbytcry having charge OF the
Graham church. and ne VIII appear Derore
Il and present the claims OF the First
| Church should Il be necessary.