Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15


sion to employ the Rev. II. H. Halves,
d. D of CovingtOn, Va, for half of
his time. This church, which just
now has no elders, was placed under
The care of a commission.
The Rev Carr Moore made the re-
port On Sab bath schools, showing 500
more scholars than last year. and
growth in o.her ways. The Rev. A.
l.. Phillips, ID. D., Of Richmond, made
a great address on "The Model Sunday
school" to full house.
Home Missions received the usual
careful consideration. Material de-
velopments in West Virginia are
rapidly increasing the field.
Elder VIM. M. McAlIister of the
Warm Springs church reported that
this church. which had been receiving
aid from the Home Mission committee,
now asked to be dropped from the list
as the church was now able to sup
port Is pastor without the help of
presbytery. This announcement was
gladly heard and the church cOngrat-
ulated upon Its Independent attitude.
The agent for the Davis and Elkins
College fund made a. report, showing
the total subscriptions to be SEQ, All. SO;
total collections, about $4,000; bal
ance to be raised to secure $50, 900
above expenses, SIS. 552 46. About
81, 500 of this was practically pledged
by representa- tives of the churches on
the floor of the presbytery. The ad-
mi nlstration building, TO cost about
$45, 600, will be let to contract the 10th
of this month. The Rev. A. ii.
Hamilton was continued as agent and
nominal salary of $40 month was
allowed him.
A motion to dispense with the
p rinting of the minutes of Presbytery
elected considerable discussion, during
which the fact was developed that
much good was accomplished by
furnishing to the officers and members
n detailed account Of the proceedings
and that the AMOUNT so expended was
more than made up to the church by
the additional intert st created. The
order to publish was therefore con
tjnued and $50 was added to the allow
ance made the clerk of presbytery ia
reimburse him for the additional work
and expense involved and a committee
consisting of Elder j. s Craig and DIR.
A. M. Fraser was appointed to ap, or
ton the amount among the churches
The Rev. j. q. Booker made report
on the SYNOD evangelistic work.
The Rev. l s. McIlroy, D. d., ad
dressed the presbytery on the subject
of Ministerial Relief, and the Rev. W.
Is. Campbell on the Bible Cause.
The address of DR.. McIlroy was
heard by a crowded house and produc
ed a profound impression. A commit
tee consisting of DR.. Fraser. Rev. l..
H. Paul and Elder Edinger, of Harrl
sonburg, was appointed to respond to
the stirring address. Rev. w. S. Camp
bell was heard with much interest
in bis presentation of the Bible cause
and committee consis ting of Elders
T. g. Morton, WIN. M. McAllister
and Rev. NJ E. Hansel was appointed
to prepare minute expressing the
appreciation of Presbytery. A call
was presented from Olivet Church
near StauntOn for the pastoral SER
vices of the Rev. E. b. Druen, of
Chenille, w. Va. and was directed
to be sent to him.
The following churches received
twenty or more additions Oh prOfes.
sion during the past year: New Mon.
mouth, %; Augusta, q; Messy Creek,
%; Lexington, 20; Stanton, Second
Church, 40; Colllerstown, "A, and Davis
Memorial, 81.
The Rev. Holmes ROiston was elect
ed chairman of Presbytery's Home
Mission Committee, vice Rev. A. ii.
Hamilton, resigned, after thirteen
years of service.
A pubic meeting in behalf of For
eign Missions was held on Friday, and
the Rev. H. g.. DuBose, ID. D., of the
China Mission, made most thrilling
address to very large audience.
The next stated meeting will be held
at Buena Vista, Va, October 18th,
1908.
The narrative on the state of reli-
glon had some encouraging features.
1t was also reported that the total
salaries paid by the churches of the
presbytery are over $27, 500, and that
only 1888 of that sum was unpaid last
year.
Mr.. r. Gamble See, who will grad
uate from Union Theological Semi
nary. Richmond, Va. was recommend
ed for foreign mission work in South
America.
The Presbytery voted against the
of the Latin thesis.
The Presbytery will hold its regular
fall meeting at Buena Vista but ad-
journed to hold an extra session in
Lexington on the 26sh instant during
The meeting of the General Assembly.
Tbs session OF this venerable body
was favored throughout with beauti
ful weather and the attendance was
large being rs, OF which 80
were ministers aud 40 elders.
The congregations throughout were
and though the church
las the largest building of the coun-
Try churches in presbytery, it was
Unable to accommodate the crowd on |
he second and third days. Visi Ors
,ame in large numbers from StauntOn |