The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-19
THE SAVANNAH PRESBYTERY.
oR< OF SESSION NOW UNDER
WAY AT wAYCROss.

vov. ". y. McCOrlSIe of Savannah
elected Moderator and Rev. A. $.
allen of Pennington Clerk-Rev.
v. Fair Preached Mt Sacramen-
,,i service Last Nisht-Mrs. w. p.
v.CorlsIe Elected President of the
1,-cn.n's Union-Rcv. A. NJ. Will
,,,ms, Formerly Pastor of Wesley
monumental Church, Savannah,
Rcvors Presbyterian College for
Waycross.
Waycross, Ga, April 1S.-The sa-
,.onnah presbytery began its business
,hie morning. There is good attend
noe of delegates from the territory
embraced by the presbytery. Rev. w.
NcCorkle pastor of the First Pres
t,,terian Church of Savannah, was
oIActed moderator. and the retiring
moderator, Rev. A. S. Allen of Elem
;ncton, was chosen as reading clerk. 1t
,,oe decided that the business sessions
soould begin at 9 o'clock in the morn
mo at 2:3O in the afternoon, and 1880
in the evening. On motion the regu-
lar communion service which is usually
held on Sunday morning, was changed
tn 7:SO tonight. Rev. DR.. ]. Y. Fair,
roetor of the Independent Presbyte-
RAN Church of Savannah, preached to-
night preceding the sacramental SER
vice. The visiting ministers will oc-
cupy the various pulpits of the city
churches on Sunday. The moderator,
Rev. Mr.. McCorkle, is announced to
preach at the Presbyterian Church.
The Woman's Union, which is hold
ing its session in connection with the
presbytery, met this morning at the
First Methodist Church. Mrs. j. H.
Gillon made an address of welcome,
TO which Mrs. Scarborough of Fitzger-
aid responded. Mrs. w. P. McCorkle of
savannah was elected president of the
union. Mrs. G. S. Way of Savannah,
first vice president; Mrs. Letford of
Waycross, second vice president; Mrs.
C. A. Sheldon of Waycross, secretary
and treasurer, and Mrs. B. D. Brant-
ley of Blackshear, corresponding secre-
tary. At $3.50 this afternoon a joint
meeting of the presbytery and the Wo-
mans Union was held at the Presbyte-
rian Church and the subject of home
and foreign missions was thoroughly
discussed.
The place for the next meeting of the
presbytery will be selected tonight or
tomorrow.
The Presbyterian College.
DR. A. NJ Williams, pastor of First
Methodist Church, says the Presbyte-
rian college would be worth thousands
of dollars to Waycross, and far beyond
the financial good resulting from it's
establishment in our city, will be the
educational uplift of such an institu-
ton in our midst. Waycross is an adj
mirable location for such an institution
being the gate of Florida and in reach
of every section of South Georgia. 1t
has no competition with other such in
situations withi'i $50 miles, has a splen-
did winter climate and would attract
Northern patronage. He suggests that
the proposition made by DR.. w. P. Will
liams Of Blackshear to donate six and
one-hah acres of land does not meet
the demand for the occasion. He
thinks we should give twenty-five or
fifty acres at least. nr Williams hear q,
lily indorses the sc me TO have the
College I1t ated in Waycross.
Mr.. ]. S. Bailey proposes to go into
the stock business at his farm just
north Of the city. Mr.. Bailey has a
tract Of 1SG acres of land, excellently
located for farming purIeses, about 100
Of which are in cultivation. He has
thirty acres planted in oats, and as
soon as the oats are cut, he expects to
plant that land in velvet beans. Mr..
W. E. Steedly, a practical farmer, is
in charge of Mr.. Bailey's farm, having
taken charge under d three'years' con-
tract.
Reports Loss of $75.
Mr.. Roam Meeks, a. citizen of Coffee
county, passed through here yesterday
afternoon, returning from the EXPOSE
ton at Charleston. He claims that be-
fore leaving Charleston, he purchased
watch from a stand in the EXPOSE
ton grounds, taking the money from
his pocket book, which contained about
$500. He paid for the watch, put his
money in his hip pocket, and that was
the last he ever saw of it. 1t is pre-
sumed that a pickpocket relieved him
of his wealth.
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