Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-05-03
LEXINGTON PRESBYTERY.

l
RI Concluding our report of last week
r Lexington Presbytery closed Its sessio
r Saturday afternoon, having had on
of the fullest and most interesting
sessions in it's history.
At the beginning the attendance die
not promise to be very large, but late
the weather cleared up. the high wat
ers, which had detained many subsid
/ ed and members continued to arrive
until there were about IS present be
Ing about oually divided between the
ministers and elders.
| One of the ablest discussions ever
heard in the body was that upon The
| century fund for the cause of educa-
| tion and its distribution. The princi
pal speakers were DR.. H. A. White, Of
Washington and Lee University. Dr..
Thornton Whaling, of Lexington, FL
der Fishburne, the principal of the
Waynesboro Military School, DR.. A.
r. Cooke, Wayneshoro, DIR. A. M.
Fraser of Staunton First Church, Rev.
Dr. Finley, of Thinking Spring, Rev.
r. A. Lapsley, of Bethel church, Rev.
w. l.. Bailey, of Stanton Second, and
Professor Currell, of Washington and
Lee. The raising of $55, 900 in the
bounds of Presbytery for the aid OF the
colleges and academies was approved,
but the manner of distributing it
caused the debate. Drs. Whaling and
Cooke, the committee, reported favor
ing the plan which required that the
majority of the trustees of an institd |
ton should be chosen by Presbytery !
before the institution could share in |
the fund. This view was supported |
also by Messrs. Currell and Fishburne.
The other gentleman, vigorously op
posed this condition and it was final
y defeated by small majority. No
agent was, however, appointed Or a
plan adopted to raise the fund. The
natter will doubtless come up again
1t the next meeting in the fall.
Dr.. Q. s. M. See, an honOred minis
er, for years a pastor in Augusta
churches, was reported in extremely
'oor health, and Rev. VIM. G. White
vas directed to write him letter of
ympathY. DIR. See is now residing at J.
'hllippi, w. Va, and fears were ex-
resSed that be would never be able 1
gain to take part in the active minis I
~. ~
Rev. M. w. Woodwork, another L
minister, was reported as in
Stremls in hospital in Richmond,
nd his old friend, DR.. Finley was Iii II
'cted to write him on the part of his
'ethren in the Presbytery.
The commissioners elected to attend y
lie general assem- bly, of the church, u
hich meets the latter part of May In II
title Rock, Ark, are Rev. HI. A. W
amilton and r. A. Lapsley, with eld- g
5 J. s. Craig, of Goshen, and 7. P.
Brown, of Beverly, W. Va. They
expect to attend.
The committee of five elders, Prof. )
Irrell, of Washington and Lee, chair &c
In, selected to preach the Presby- ~
'lal sermon at the next Presbytery, "
". DIR. q. b. Stricken, On the sub 90 90
It: What Is the Cause of the De- "
ne IN Candidates for the Ministry ?'' 81
v. A. ii. Hamilton was chosen alter -
'e. Both subject and preachers are Nv y"
lsldered very appropriate and well 10 ~"
'sen. ye
sev. Mr.. Miller, of Mt. Sterling, KY. oc
invited to a great in Presbytery. sos
Will for the present preach at 80 ~
thesda church, DR.. McElwee, the e elo
tor, being In infirm health. Ia
he report to the assem- bly, shows 60 LII I
llsters in the Presbytery; 800 elders, ,a
deacons; 10.163 communicates. pa
re were added to the various II 81 81
riches in the year just past, 647 S 40.
nbers. There are 1882 Sunday t "a.
DOL scholars, 1,065 teachers and Of G Ga
RS. Raised by voluntary contribu- d d.o
is in the year-for pastors salaries, ula
10; congregational expenses, $29, wa
foreign missions, SIS, 625; home mis- ga ga
is. S. 075; education, $429; minis VII
? relief fund, 1865, and there are
orted l .526 baptized non communl-
is.
ev. NJ. E. Hansell, of Mcdowell, dan
inland county, was after very dol,
l1table examination, lasting several gin
rs, and an excellent trial sermon Fer,
re Presbytery. licensed to preach Thi Tn
will go to the Dry Fork Home mis- ca,
field in Randolph county, W. Va, was
1t the first of June. roSt
here was a lively contest between rect
lesda church at Rockbridge Baths aSSi
Pendleton church, Franklin, w. r.,
for the next meeting. Franklin MAJ
chosen as the place and the time can
for September 18th con
---- par