Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-26
BETHEL PREsBYTERY.
Synopsis Of tho Proceedings Of the
Recent Meeting at Winnsboro.

Reported for the Yorkville Enquirer.
The presbytery Of Bethel held its
regular spring meeting with the church
in Winnsboro, commencing April 19
and ending on the night Of the 21st.
The opening sermon was preached
by the retiring moderator, Rev. A. II.
Atkins Of Lowryville. Rev. H. ]. Mills
Of Ridgeway was elected moderator for
the next six months and Rev w. A.
Hafner assistant clerk.
There was a splendid attendance up
OH this meeting ministers,
forty -one elders and ten visiting breth-
ren-in all seventy-two.
The reports from the churches were
unusually encouraging. The number
of additions to the churches seemed to
be larger than the average. The con-
| tributions to the benevolent causes
make a good show. Each Of four
churches in the presbytery supports a
missionary in the foreign field. These
four churches gave to foreign missions
last year. $2,203.00.
The subject of Christian education
was very prominent before the presby-
.ery. DR.. Smith of Davidson college
and DR.. Thornwell Of the Presbyterian
College Of S. c., made interesting
speeches on their respective institu-
lions. The presbytery decided to unite
with the presbyteries Of Enoree and
South Carolina in the purchase and
overtured the board Of trustees of the
Presbyterian College Of 8. c., to place
that institution under synodical or
presbyterial control. There seems to
be determined purpose In the church
to make a decided advance in the cause
of church and Christian education.
| An interesting conference on foreign
missions was held. at which strong
addresses were made by Rev. j. L.
Stewart Of the Forward movement In
our church and Rev. Robt Adams OF
Laurens on Africa and our work there.
Our church has 173 missionaries In the
foreign field. We have sent out seven
new missionaries during the last year.
Our church gave $56,040 more to this
cause during the last year than she did
the year before. We gave last year
$236,528.72. This is certainly encour-
aging. It puts our church IN that
small list that averages one dollar per
member.
| Home missions came before the
presbytery through the report Of the
committee and the evangelist. We
are making some progress here too.
This subject however, Is emphasized
more at the fall meeting. Rev. James
Russell was elected evangelist for an
other year.
Mr.. j. J. Brown in the senior class
at the Seminary in Columbia was ex-
amined with a view to ordination. He
has been called to the pastorate OF Ce-
dar Shoals and Fort Lawn churches.
| Mr.. Carl McCully was licensed to
preach the gospel. He Is now In the
middle class at Columbia seminary.
Rev. c. r. Hyde was received from
Fort Worth presbytery and arrange
ments were made for his installation
as pastor Of the church in Chester on
May 4.
| The following commissioners were
elected to the general assembly which
meets in Mobile, Ala. Revs. w. b:
Arrowood and M. r. Kirkpatrick, ana
Elders T. L. Johnson and J. H. McMur-
ray.
| The people in Winnsboro seemed to
enjoy the meeting very much, judging
from the number who attended the
services. Sometimes the church was
packed. Winnsboro is splendid old
town, filled with good people whose
hearts are filled with hospitality and
genuine refinement. The Presbyte-
rians there are blessed in their new pas
tor, Rev. S. c. Byrd. He Is doing
splendid work there and the people ap-
preciate it. They make a splendid re-
port this year.
The next meeting Is to be held at
Fort Mill, Sept. 20.
STATED CLERK.