The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-09
MANKATO PRESBYTERY
Forty Ministers and Lay Delegates As
sembIe in City.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Mankato presbytery met at the Pres
byterian church last evening, with abou
forty ministers and lay delegates present
and the sessions will continue through
this evening.
Last evening the retiring moredator
Rev. Wilson Aull of Worthington, preach
ed a sermon, after which the presbytery
organized by electing DR.. ]. Lanman Of
| ST. James moderator, and Rev A. A
Palmer of Balaton clerk.
T, At the session this forenoon the fol
lowing committees were appointed:
Bills and Overatures- Wilson
Aull and VIM. baltimore and Elder M
j. Smith.
Judical-Rev Dr. McRae, Rev. J. M
Smith, Elder Thomas Blair
Leaves of Absence-Rev. Willard D
Stires and Elder VIM. Gillies.
Revision of Permanent Committees
Revs. Fl. P. Noyes and E. H. Lanham and
VIM. j. Thomas.
Place of Meeting-Dr. Davis and Rev
Junkin
Auditing Committee-Elders Holcombe
and Kramer
Rev. LaGrange of the presbytery OF
San Francisco was ordered enrolled in
order that he may be appointed modera-
tor of the sessions at Cottonwood, Swan
Lake and Green Valley, when his letter
is received.
Revs. T. Davis Acheson and Lewis s.
Hall were received by letters from the
presbytery of Pembina.
Rev. j. S. Pinney of st. Paul was in
vited to sit as corresponding member.
Rev. A. j. McAllman was ordered re-
ceived when his letter comes, and he
was appointed moderator of the sessions
at Jasper and Hardwick.
The following installations were re-
ported: Rev. G. G. Adams at Delhi, Rev
L. F. Badger at Redwood Falls, Rev. VIM
E. Youtzel at Slayton, and Rev. w. D.
Stern at Tracy.
Rev. w. E. Bates requested the disso-
luton of the pastoral relation between
himself and the church at Winnebago
City ON account of continued ill health
A representative of the congregation and
an elder were heard, and the request was
granted after feeling remarks by several
of those present, and prayer for Rev.
Bates.
The pastoral relation between Rev
Geo. West and the church at Kasota,
and between Rev. c. Graernstein and his
church were dissolved.
Rev. Hall was appointed moderator of
the Kasota session and to declare the
pulpit vacant Oct. GOTH Rev. John Mark
was appointed moderator at Ash Creek.
and Rev. Kramer to declare the pulpit
vacant at Ebenezer and to act as modera-
tor.
A letter was granted to Rev. Geo. West
to the presbytery of Duluth, and one to
Rev. c. Graernstein to the presbytery OF
Portland
Rev. E. w. Lanham was appointed to
preach at Winnebago City Oct. 18th and
to declare the pulpit vacant and act as
moderator.
A delegation from the st. James church
was received, and it asked that COM
mittee be appointed to visit that place
and investigate the condition of affairs
in that church. The following committee
was appointed to visit st. James and
was authorized to take action as may
seem best: Revs. H. p Noyes, Geo. w
Davis. c. NJ Kibben, \. f. Thomson
and c. VI. Junkin
A bill of expenses of holding the spec
ial meeting of the presbytery was re-
ceived and was referred to the churches
for whose benefit it was called.
Revs. c. McKibben, L. f. Badger and
E. w. Lanham were appointed commit
tee to affect a settlement between Rev
, Best and the churches at Vesta and Wa
basso.
The following nominations for commits
! sioners to the association We're made
Revs. n baltimore and w. Aull; alter.
4, mates, Revs. T. N. Wean and j. Ian
man; elders, Mr. McAllister of Slayton
J. E. Gilman of Winnebago City, R
Davis of Marshall, t. j. Jones of Man.
kato and A. D. Smith of Redwood Falls
The calls of Rev. A. A. Palmer te
Balaton, Rev. T. d. Acheson to Marshall
and Rev. L. S. Hall to st. Peter were
accepted, and committees consisting OF
the pastor and an elder in each case
were appointed to arrange for the in
stallation.
The call of Luverne for Rev. A. II
Carver was laid on the table until an
adjourned meeting to be held during
the synod.
A letter of dismission was granted tt
Rev. C. c. Hoffmaster to Duluth.