Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-24
Lexington presbytery.

ing summary of the proceedings OF
Lexington Preshytery. which re-
Gently convened at Mt. Horeb, in
Augusta county, from the last IS
sue of the Spectator:
The PHsbyferv of Lexin gton
which met at Mt. Ioreb church in
this county at Bpm, May 7, re-
NAMED in session until Friday
when it adjourned
Ii was opened with sermon by
the Moderator, Rev. e b Stribbing.
Rev c j Altfather, was elected Mod
orator and presided with ease and
in manner most pleasing to every
one. Revs. J. |. Lineweaver and J
P Smith, Jr. were elected Temporal
nv clerks.
A proposition looking to the di-
vision of the Presby tery mo three
smaller presbyteries came up at this
time and was referred to an ad in.
term committee of which Rev. j.
N. Plowden is chairman.
The presbytery is now the larg-
est in the southern PRESBYTERIAN
church, and comprises IS ministers
and II churches. The division
now suggested is to make one pres,
bytery Of Rockbridge and Bath
counties, one of Augusta, Rocking
ham and Highland aud one of Ran
dolph and PeDdleton and the rest
Of the territory.
There were two young men j.
censed to preach the gospel, DR.. l.
l.. Moore and d. fl. Rolston. DR..
Moore is a native of Mecklenberg
county. N G., and has served as a
medical missionary in China lie
has been supplying the Craigsville
church in this county for several
months MIR. Rolston is from
Rockingham county, Va.
One of the most spirited debates
sprung up over the field Of labor to
which Mr.. Rolston should be as
signed. lie had already accepted
work as a home missionary in the
lum Der camps Of West Virginia but
an appeal came from the Central
PRESBYTERIAN church of Kansas Ci
ty (church lof 1000 members and
on of the largest 10 the assembly,
to allow Mr.. Ralston to spend the
summer assisting the pastor of that
church with a view to his becom
ing pastor, and the Presbvterv
decided to retain Mr.. Rolston for
its home mission work.
Dr. Henry A Converse, Dean of
the Faculty Of Davis Elkins Col
lege, was present and on INVITA-
ton of Presbytery ad dressed the
BODY on the work and needs of the
college. A committee Of three.
Rev Dir G w Finley, and Prof. W
S Currell, was appointed to act in
the matter Of securing the partici'
patton Of other preshyte in
West Virginia in the support and
control of the college.
A meeting Was held on Thurs
day in the interest Of home mis-
sions. The chairman Of the com
mittee presented an earnest and
able report and speeches were made
bv Rev DR. W N Scott, and Rev DR.
A NJ Fraser.
There was similar popular meet
ing in the interest of Foreign Mis-
sions on Friday. The chairman Of
that committee made an earnest
address and read selections from
the report to the assembly of it's
executive committee. From them
it was learned that the startling
and inspiring appeal will be made
10 the assembly in Birmingham to
try to raise million dollars for
foreign missions this year. The
total amount raised inthis Presby-
terv the last year was more than
$4,000, and mere than half of
that was raised by the Woman's So
ceties. Interesting and stirring
addresses were made on the subject
of foreign mission by two re-
turned missionaries, Rev Il Gam.
BILE See and DR. L L Moore. Mr.
See is a native of this county and
is laboring in Brazil. DIR Moore
as already stated labored in China.
Mt Horeb is situated in one of
the loveliest farming sections Of
the county, The scenery is beau
tiful and the people extend a gen
erous hospitality. The next regu-
lar meeting will be held in Cooks
Creek church in Rockingham coun-
tv, though an adjourned meeting
will be held in Harrisonburg the
last of this month to ordain Mr. d