The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-09
GIVEN LEAVE TO GO
PREsBYTEIlY AssENTs TO DIR. MEL
DRUMS DESIRE TO ACCEPT
CLEVELAND CALL
REV. J. D. PAXTON MODERATOR
Rev. NJ. ID. Edwards and Rev John
Copeland Elected Commits
sfoacTs 10 General As
seznbIy ia New York.

Rev. A. B. Meldrum's acceptance Of the
call recently rendered him by the First
Presbyterian church, of Cleveland Ohio,
having been reluctantly corcufred in by
the congregation Of the Central church OF
this city, OF which he has been pastor
has now been formally approved by the
st. Paul presbytery.
The presbytery held its semi-annual
meeting yesterday at the East church, and
Rev. DR.. Medium, as moderator, conduct
ed the opening exercises, preaching from
the text: Il Am Come Not to Send Peace
but a Sword" Matthew, 1854.
Rev j. D. Paxton, Of House Of Hope
was chosen as moderator to succeed Or
Medium, and presided over the further
proceedings. Commissioners Hugh Grant
and r. II. Schreber, representing the Cen
trail church, announced that it had be
come their sad duty to join in Or. Mel
drum S request that his pastoral relation
be dissolved. The request was, therefore
favorably acted upon.
BY request also the presbytery dissolved
the pastoral relations of Rev John M
MacInnis with the church at Manchester
and Rev. o. H. Elmer with the Warren
dale and Hamline churches. DR. Mac
Innis has received a call to Santa Clara
Cal, and the commissioners CT his church
requested the presbytery to permit him tC
go, as it was a duty which he should no
disregard.
Rev. John Copeland was reelected per
maneRt clerk and treasurer.
Committees Are Named.
Rev ]. D. Paxton, as moderator, an
nounced the following standing commit
tees:
Bills and Overtures-Rev Murdoch Nc
Leod, Merriam Park church; Rev. F. H.
Shedd, Westminster church; Elder Il. II.
Dickson, Manchester college.
Judicial Business-Rev. John Sinclair,
First church, Rev. e. H. Moore, Red
Wing church.; Elder H Schneider, Cen
trail.
Leave of Absence-Rev NJ. D. Ed
wards, Dayton Avenue; Rev: IL. w.
Knox Ninth
Finance-Elders H. A Merrill Dayton
Avenue; H. A. Boardman, House OF
Hope; John McCulloch, First.
The presbytery was entertained a
luncheon by a committee of ladies, o
which Mrs Meacham was chairman.
Rev John Copeland, treasurer of tn
presbytery, submitted his report, wnic!
showed that the proceeds Of church as
sessments had amounted to almost $100
which is the most favorable report fron
pecuniary standpoint that has beef
made by the treasurer for years.
Delegates to New york.
The clergymen chosen as commits
sioners to the general assembly to be hell
at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church
New York, May IA, were Rev. John Cope
land, of the East church, and Rev. M. ID
Edwards, of the Dayton Avenue church
with Rev. NJ. Mcleod, Merriam PART
church, and Rev. D. D. Mitchell, Goodrich
Avenue church, as alternates; and the cid
ers, d. r. NOyes House Of Hope, am
H. Smith, Of Red Wing, with Messrs
Beckwith and DonahOwer as alternates.
The intervening" June meeting, as it j.
called, will be held at Rush City On tn
10th of that month, and the regular faI
meeting at Merriam Park
Instead of holding the usual evening
meeting, the presbytery adjourned to tn
House of Hope to attend the Campbell
Morgan meeting.