Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-24
BETHEL PRESBYTERY.
Detailed Account Of the Proceedings OF the
Spring Meeting.

Lancaster Ledger, Saturday.
The presbytery convened in the Pres
byterian church here Tuesday night.
1t was opened with an interesting SER
mon on Roman viii, IA, by Rev. w.
w. Ratchford, the moderator for the
last six months.
There were in attendance 81 minis
ters and As ruling elders. Rev. w. A..
Hafner was elected moderator and
Rev. S. c. Caldwell assistant clerk.
The stated clerk is elected every two
years. Rev. w. G. Neville Is the stated
clerk.
The reports from the various church
es indicated that some progress had
been made. The presbytery gives over
So, 900 to the cause of foreign missions
One church reported that it had given
s61S to this cause and another over $4OO.
The presbytery decided to enlarge its
home mission work. So 1T called upon
it's churches to give more to this
cause. Rev. James Russell was elect
ed evangelist for one year to work
among the cotton mill population,
A committee was appointed to ar
range for an elders and deacons' con-
vention during the summer.
The following commissioners were
elected to represent presbytery In the
general assembly to be held in Little
Rock, Ark, in May: Ministers, w. A.
Hafner and James Russell; alternates
w. B. Arrowood and Chalmers Fraser.
Ruling elders, j. M. Blair and DR.. j. P.
Richards; alternateS, ]. A. McMurray
and T. J. Robbins.
Candidate T. F. Haney was licensed
as a probationer for the gospel min
istry. Mr. Haney is a resident of Rock
Hill, and after graduating at David
son college, is now taking a three
years course at Columbia seminary.
Interesting and instructive sermons
were preached during the sessions by
Revs. w. w. Ratchford, w. T. Hall
and w. B. Arrowood. The communion
during one Of the evening services.
On Thursday evening a conference
was held on foreign missions at which
the report Of the permanent committee
was read by Rev. G. G. Brown, the
chairman, and addresses Of unusual
force were delivered by Revs. w. T.
Hall, S. C. Caldwell and J. H. Wilson.
The Southern Presbyterian church Is
noted as a foreign mission church. 1t
has 166 foreign missionaries and gave
over $166,000 to the cause last year. 1t
closed this year without any debt.
A commission was appointed to or
game Cnurcn dl MCDee, III SiSSlCi-
field county, if the way be clear.
J. F. Wallace offered his resignation
as treasurer of Presbytery. which was
accepted, and M. D. Lewis, Of Ches-
ter, was elected as his successor.
Rev. D. N. Mclaughlin was appoint
ed to preach a sermon on Family Re-
ligion at the next meeting Of presby-
terry.
A memorial on the life and character
of Rev. r. D. Perry, deceased, was
read by Rev. J. H. Thornwell, which
was adopted by a rising vote.
Rev. w. G. Neville and Elder j. A.
Watson were appointed a committee
to bring in a memorial on the life and
character of Rev. D. Harrison at the
next meeting.
Bowling Green was selected as the
place and September "a. II a. m, as
the time of the next regular meeting
of presbytery
Rev. w. G. Neville introduced a res
olution thanking the people Of Lancas-
ter for their kind hospitality. The
resolution was heartily adopted by a
rising vote.
The presbytery adjourned Thursday
night.