The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-19
Opening of Session Here
Last Night.
HOLDS THREE DAYS
Rev. R. w. Alexander, of Tarboro
Elected the Moderator and the
Opening Sermon Preached BY
Rev. A. J. Herries Of Erie,
Pennsylvania.


sisting of ministers and lay delegates
from the thirty-eight Presbyterian
churches located in seventeen counties
in Eastern and Northeastern North
Carolina is in session here.
The opening session of the Presby-
terry was held last night, and will be
continued today. Thursday and Friday,
with three meetings a day. This morn
ing the Womans Missionary Union
will begin it's sessions, holding, these
morning and afternoon, uniting in the
public service of the Presbytery at
night.
The opening session last night at the
Presbyterian church was we'll at
tended, there being some 35 to 40 del
egates present. The opening sermon
was preached by Rev. A. j. Harris,
now of Washington, N. c., who comes
to Albemarle Presbytery from the
Presbytery of Erie. Pa. The subject
of his sermon was "Contending for the
Faith
Following this the Presbytery was
called to order by the retiring Moder-
ator, Elder c. NJ. Brown. of Washing
ton, with Rev. j. Fl. Henderlite. of
Henderson, as the stated clerk. The
Presbytery was constituted with
prayer by Rev. E. +. Bradley, of Will
liamsboro. and then the election of a
Moderator was taken up; the roll call
showing a quorum present.
AS Moderator the Presbytery chose
Rev r. w. Alexander. of Tarboro.
who was nominated by Rev. H. ).
Bradshaw, of New Bern. ON taking
charge Mr.. Alexander in a few appro-
pirate words returned thanks for the
honor and duty laid upon him. AS
temporary clerks the Presbytery chose
Elder w. S. Clery. of Rocky Mount,
and Rev. j. E. Wool, of Oxford.
The hours of meeting We're set at 3
TO $50 a. m. for prayer service. $50
to 1890 for Presbytery meeting, 12.3O
to for dinner, to 6 for Presbytery,
to for supper, with the night SER
vice beginning at O'Clock. All the
services are public and visitors will pc
welcomed to all.
Preacheds not of the Presbytery
were introduced and asked to sit With
the body. These were Rev. r. F..
BumDas, of Edenton Street Methodist
church, Raleigh, as a visiting brother.
Rev A. s. Caldwell, of Barum Springs,
Concord Presbytery; and Rev. A j.
Herries, of the Presbytery of Erie,
Pa, as corresponding members.
The services for tonight will be in
the form of a Missionary Rally"
These will begin at 8 o'clock and the
addresses will be made by Rev. M.
Meg. Shields, of Goldsboro, Evangelist
of the Presbytery, Rev. Jno. r.. Wool,
of oxford, and Mr. Samuel Watkins.
of Henderson. After the session of
the afternoon closes at six o'clock the
members of the Presbytery and their
friends will go to Peace Institute
where supper will be served
A reception will be rendered the dell
,egates on Thursday evening at five
O'Clock in the Sunday school room of
the Presbyterian church. This will De
q most pleasurable social events
The ministers who are present ut
the meeting thus far are as follows:
Rev. Jas. Thomas, of Wilson; Rev.
w. w. Morton, of Rocky Mount; Rev.
+. p. Bradley, of WILLIAMSBURG; Rev.
| H. S. Bradshaw, of New Bern: Rev.
Jno. E. Wool, of Oxford; Rev. J. II.
Jarvis, of Swan Quarter; Rev. j. H.
,, Henderlite, of Henderson; Rev. r. w.
Alexander, of Tarboro; Rev. F. G.
Hartman, of Greenyille: Rev. A. Fl.
Moment, of Raleigh; Rev. M. MEG.
Shields. of Goldsboro. The absenttes
are Rev. F. w. FAIRIES, of Colds
boro; Rev. l.. C. Vass. the Missionary
to Africa; and Rev G. w. Melon
aid. of Washington. Rev. A. j. Her.
ries is yet to become a member of the
Presbytery.
The delegates from the elders of the
churches thus far present are:
Elders H. B. Williams, Calvary
Qyde); O. A. Daniels, Geneva,
(Granville); G. L. Lewis, Grassy
Creek, (Granville); e. M. Johnson,
Greenville, Samuel Watkins. Hender-
son, G. w. Ares, Maclaysville1
(Hyde); c. E. Foy. New Bern, j. M.
B. Hunt, Nut Bush. (Vance); N. B.
Daniels, Oak Hill. (Granville); L. C.
Taylor, Oxford, T. B. Womack, Raj
eigh. W. S. Clery. Rocky Mount H.
c. Nelson. Shiloh. (Granville); r. B.
renton, G. M. Brown, Washington.
Albemarle Presbytery.
Albemarle Presbytery was organized
at the meeting of the Synod in Colds
boro in 1888, and consists of thirty
counties in the Northeastern part of
the State. The Western boundaries
of Wake and Granville counties con-
stitute the Western boundary of the
Presbytery. The Neuse and Trent
rivers practically bound it on the
South, while it extends on the East
and North to the Atlantic ocean and
the Virginia line. The counties are
Franklin, Wake. Wayne, Lenoir,
| Craven, Wilson, Nash, Edeecombe,
Northampton, BERTHE, Gates, Chowan.
Perquimans, HEREFORD, Pasquotank.
Camden, Currituck, Tyrrell Dare.
| Washington, Beaufort. Martin, Pam
| leo, Pitt, Greene and Hyde.
In seventeen of these counties there
are thirty eight Presbyterian churches
while in thirteen no church of this
denomination is found. The Oldest
church is Grassy Creek in Granville
county, under the pastoral care of Rev.
E. p. Bradley, organized in 1850. The
youngest is Enfield, organized in 1905.
There are FIFTEEN ministers in charge
of twenty-nine churches, and ten
| churches are at present vacant. Ar
rangements are pending by which all
will be regularly supplied with PREACH
| ing with possibly one exception. The
total membership of all the churches
in this Presbytery is something over
$500.
The following is a list of the minis
tiers and their pastoral charges:
| A. H. Moment, DID,. Raleigh J. f.
| Wool, oxford. Geneva, Shiloh; j. Fl
! Henderlite. Henderson. Brookston, r