Charlevoix county herald., 1904-09-17
PetOskey Presbytery.

| ffeSOyJeTy met in Une presbyterian
church here Tuesday evening and con-
tinued through Wednesday. The
retiring moderator, Rev. George j.
Rea Of Boyne City, preached Tuesday
night from the text Eph, 2: II. The
Lords Supper was administered by
Revs. A. w. tombstone and w. Fl.
Long, Elders George Craker, w. Ii,
Fife, J. j. Warne and j. q. Ekstrom
assisting In the distribution OF the
elements. Presbytery was instituted
with prayer, after which Rev. II.
Neil OF Harbor Springs was elected
moderator and Rev. w. II. Long, tenn
pOrary clerk.
Wednesday morning the devotional
service was led by Rev. j. nj. Dallas
and was participated in by the fer
ent ministers and elders. The bust
ness sessions OF Presbytery were taken
up with reports from the permanent
committees. The membership Of the
twenty churches in the Presbytery is
1852. The different churches reported
as to their financial and spiritual con-
diton and was learned that for the
most part they are prosperous and are
being blessed.
The committee on S. s. Work re-
ported with regret that the commiss-
ion OF the Rev. John r dpath, as Sab
bath-schoOl missionary, would expire |
the first of October, and that the board |
| had voted not to renew the commIss-
ion for work in this Presbytery, owing
to the much greater needs in the Pres
byteries of the West. Appropriate
resolutions were adopted by Presby-
terry, expressing their high appreciat.
ion of the work done by Mr.. Redpath,
during the eleven years he has served
the Presbytery as Sabbath-school
miSsionery.
The committee on Foreign Missions
reported that the gifts from Presb,-
terry had increased during the past
year from $42S.17 to S6i1.99. large
part of the increase coming from the
women's missionary societies of Mack
NAV City, Cadillac, Lake City, Trav-
erse City and East Jordan.
The committee on education recon-
mended that Mr.. q. II. Case, of BOyne
City, be licensed TO preach as a local
evangelist, and after a careful eXamin-
alton as to his personal piety, his know
ledge of the Bible and his aptness to
teach, he was duly licensed in con-
nection with the evening service.
On Wednesday night, Rev. l.. B.
Bissell, Of Traverse City, and Rev. II.
Ii. Shawhan, Of Petoskey gave able
addresses on Reverence for Gods Sab
bath" and Reverence for Gods House
and Gods Word"
At the close of this service, resolut.
iehs Of thanks were adopted in which
the delegates expressed their apprecia
tion of the hospitality Of the people VI
East Jordan.
Presbytery adjourned TO meet in
Saginaw in October at the call Of the
Moderator during the meeting OF Syn
cd
The delegates In attendanc, were as
follows: Rev. j. j. Cook, Conway; Rev.
II. Wilson, Rsy. john Rrdpath. Rev.
Fl. Fl. Shawhan and Elder }. j. Warne
PetOskey; Rev. Wm Sidebotham, Lake
City; Rev. L. b. Bissell' Traverse City:
Rev. III. N ill, HarbJr Springs; Rev. A
w. tombstone, Cadillac; Rev. L. G.
Mcbride. McBain; Rev. GeO. j. Rae,
and Mr.. g. III. Case. Bjyns City; Rev
j. NJ Dallas, Nackinaw City; Rev. w.
II. Long, Elk Rapids; Elder w. II
Fife, Yuba; Elder Geo. Craker, Omena;
Ell Ter J. G. Ekstrom and Rev. j. A.
Mckee, East Jordan.
The Permanent Commit tees of
Presbytery for the ensuing years are az
follows:
American Bible Society: Rev J NJ Dallas.
Rev Long. Elder T. Henderson, Cad
lilac.
Church Erection and Church Property |
Rev l. Iissell. Rev A w Johnstone. Elder
X sly. Bay Shore.
The College Board: Rev w II Long, Rev !
Wilson. Elder II swift Harbor Springs.
Education; Rev John Redpath. Rev II ii
shawhan, Elder J w Cromwell, McBain.
Evangelistic Work. Rev II /! Shawhan.
Rev u Rea. Rev Neill, Elder X BGerner
Traverse City; Elder w Il Malpass East
Jordan.
Foreign Missions: Rev ] A Mckee. Rev |
VIM SidebOtham, Elder George Root. BOyne |
City.
Freedmen: Rev l. Mcbride Rev. John |
Redpath. Elder Otto Covers, Elk Rapids.
Home Missions and Sustentation: Rev |
II II shawhan Rev gu Rea; Rev II Neil.
Elder b Garner Traverse city; Elder w
Malpass. East jordan.
Ministerial Relief: Rev u Neill, Rev l. b
Bissel. Elder l. J Harris Elmra.
Publication and Sabbath School Work: Rev |
@ ! Rea Rev NJ Dallas, Elder X NJ Bielby |
Lake City.
Systematic Benefcience: Rev. VIM Side
botham. Rev. John Redpath, Elder Q II Kim |
ball, Fife Lake
Temperance: Rev ii Wilson, Rev l. Bis |
sell, Elder w III Fife. Yuba.
Young Peoples Societies: Rev ] J Cook
Rev j A Mckee, Elder ID Warner, Petoskey'
EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES.: