The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-20

7.S0 o'clock in its regular semi-an-
nual session.
Rev. o. L. Stockton, of Dyer, the
retiring Moderator, preached the
opening sermon, and Rev. ]. Henry
Thomas, an old Obion County boy,
was elected Moderator.
About twenty-five ministers we're
present and forty-tour congrega-
tions had representatives present,
besides a large number of visitors
from different sections of the State.
Regular business sessions and
committee meetings were held each
morning and afternoon, and the
large congregations we're favored
with three splendid sermons a day
at and IL am. and at 4 80 pm,
besides excellent and interesting
talks aqd addresses by visitors and
members at different times. There
were no luis in the proceedings and
no tiresome waits for the large
audiences. Whenever opportunity
presented itself there was always
some one on his feet and anxious
to say something good about the
Cumberland Church and of the good
work being accomplished in the
bounds of Obion Presbytery.
Rev. W. H. (Hamp) McLeskey,
of Fulton, preached Wednesday
morning and Rev. J. B. Oakley, of
Dyersburg, delivered fine talk at
night. Rev. ]. A. McIlwaine, of
Dyer, preached the closing sermon
yesterday morning.
The fall meeting will be held with
the Crittendon Grove congregation.
Representatives to the General
Assembly which meets at Corsicana,
Tex, in May: Commissioners -
Revs. P. f. Johnson, of Dyer, and
J. A. McIlwaine, of Dyer; alter
mates, Revs. ]. HI. Thomas, of New
bern, and R. L. Keathley, of Ken
ton. Elders. w. Burney, of I'm
ion City, and |. S. Kirby, of Troy;
alternates, c. G. Tilghman and L.
Il. Holland.
Three young men presented them
selves Wednesday and joined the
Presbytery as candidates for the
ministry. They were A. D. Sauls-
bury, of Halls; S. L. NOEL, of Ruth
erford, and Edward Averitt, of I'm
ion City.
MINISTER'S PRESENT.
]. N. Bryson, Rives; W. B. Gun
ningham, Mckenzie; J. H. Davis,
Dyersburg; r. B. Garrison, Prote-
mus; M. T. Hsll, Trimble; ]. L..
Hudgins, Union City; ], w. Howell,
Mckenzie; P. f. Johnson, Dyer;
r. D. Keathley, Kenton; S. f. Low
EFT, Kenton; j. A. McHwain, Dyer;
10 McLeskey, Paducah; w. H.
McLeskey, Fulton; John Needham,
Trimble; w. S. Stanfeld, Troy; H.
c. Ramsey, Gibson; J. T. Stockton,
Dyer; ]. H. Thomas, Newborn; E.
B. Wiley, Halls; J. B. Oakley, Dy-
ersburg.
LICENTIATES PRESENT.
w. E. Grimes, Kenton; w. r.
Harder, Kenton; G. P. McIlwaine,
Dyer.
CANDIDATES PRESENT.
]. A. Brown, Rutherford; G. w.
,Gean, Halls; Jamie McLesky, Full
ton; George Scoggins, Obion; w. r.
Thomas.
DELEGATES PRESENT.
Antioch, J. B. Hudson; Beech, i.
S. Joyner; Bells Chapel, L. T.
Holland; Bethesda, ]. H. Horber;
Bethlehem, H. P. Allen; Camp
ground, ]. M Curry; Cloverdale,
w. w. Bradshaw; Cool Spring, J..
B. Wiley; Crittendon's Grove, i.
w. Dunlap; Dyer, ]. H. McDear-
mon; Dyersburg, J. N. Parker;
Fruitland, ]. w. Hopper; Fulton,
]. S. Lovelace; Hurricane Hill, f..
M. Montgomery; Kenton, c. q.
Tilghman; Mason Hall, L. c. Co
rum; Morella, A. p. Peale; Mt. Ar
arat, A. R. Ross; Mt. Hope, c. A.
Elgin; Mt. Olive, w. ]. Owen; New
bern, H. Parks; New Bethlehem, J..
M. Cathron; New Cumberland, R.
A. Williams; New Ebenezer, M. O..
Garrison; New Prospect. c. II. Ca
they; North Union, ]. F. Garrison;
Obion, ]. H. Speight; Palestine, w.
E. Scobey; Pleasant Hill, T. c,
Callicottt Poplar Grove, A. D,
Salisbury; Protemus, w. D. Gar
rison; Rives, w. ]. Caldwell; Ro
Ellen. t. H. WEIGH; Rutherford, J..