The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-16
INSTALLATION OF
DIR. H. W. BURWElL
BY PRESBYTERY
will Occupy Both Services at
First Presbyterian To.
morrow.
Paducah Presbytery Organ.
lied This Morning.
SERMON BY DIR. g. n. WHARTON.


Presbyterian church today examined
and accepted DR.. II. w. Burwell as
pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church, Seventh and jefferson street.
The examination was oral and con-
Quoted by the Rev. Thomas Cummins.
of Henderson. The questions dealt
with theology and government OF
the Presbyterian church.
Tomorrow morning at 10:i5
O'Clock DR.. Burwell will be ordained
and installed as pastor OF the church
In regular form. The Rev. Cummins
will fill the pulpit.
The Prcsbytery convened last
night at 7:45 O'Clock, the Rev. c. y.
Wharton. OF Morganfeld, delivering
the opening sermon. On account Of
the inclement weather and the small
attendance the business OF electing a
moderator was postponed until 8
O'Clock this morning when the Pres
hytery met again. A recess was TAX
en- at 1890 O'Clock until 2:S0 o'clock
this afternoon The meeting will be
! adjourned at o'clock tonight when
Home Mission session will be con-
ducted.
II. X. Wood. of Marion, was elect
ed moderator this morning after the
session had been called together by
| DR.. Wharton. The next business
was the election of c. II. Skinner, of
Morganfield, as temporary clerk. He
took the place OF the Rev. l.. Hum
phreys. OF Henderson, the stated
clerk OF the assembly. The delegates
,and ministers were noted and the
Rev. Cummins was chosen to exanl-
in DR.. BurweH. The examination
was brief. A letter of admission to
the presbyterH from the New Orleans,
La. Presbytery was received as Gre
dontials from the new pastor An
order was then made for DR.. Bur
wells installation tomorrow morning.
DR.. Cummins will preside at the ser
vice and deliver the sermon, having
charge of all work. His subject will
be Faith"
At the conclusion OF the session
this morning DR.. Burwell was given
lauthority OF an evangelist in bring
ing members of the disbanded Sec
ond Presbyterian church into the
First church. This was done at his
own request. DR.. Burwel said since
the Second church disbanded eight
years ago many members could not
give letters from the church as the
records could not be found. lie said
he believes there are over 100 peO-
pie that could be brought into the
First church in this manner. and eff
forts will be made to locate them and
admit them with a letter from the
PresbyterN II will not be neces-
sary for a second confession.
Other business transacted this
morning was OF a routine nature and
OF little public significance. one i'm
portamt report read by DR.. Wharton
of MorganfielG, was that relating 10
foreign missions The report showed
decided increase in the donations
from the different churches.
This afternoon commissioners to
the synod at Louisville will be elect
ed. All the delegates and ministers
in attendance today were the guests
Of DR.. Burweyy at the noon hour
meal at the church Manse adjoining
the church.
II was announced in the session
lthSs morning that the Rev. George +
Mason, OF Marion. would preach al
the Kentucky Avenue Presbyteriar
church tomorrow morning and The
Rev. l.. Humphreys will preach a
the same hour at the Broadway Meth
odist church.
Tonight the Rev. l.. o. Spence
will deliver the charge to the pasto
= and the Rev. Humphreys will deliye
the charge to the congregation.
Delegates in attendance are: c. II
Skinner. of Morganheld; Jane
= Campbell. sr., of Paducah; c. W
Woodbridge. Of Henderson. II. X
Wood. of Marion and the Rev. ThOm
as Cummings, of Henderson; c. II
p wharton. of Morganfieid and
Humphreys, ol iho''NNiS"". Oe"Ni
in attendance are the Rev. George +
Mason. of Marion and Burrell Boggs
one of the corresponding members O
the Presbytery from Louisville. II
! lis a mountain missionary
DIR. wharton's Sermon.
Are we submissive in the hands q
: God?
This vital question was asked hi
! Ieongregatiou last night at the Firs
PRESBYTERIAN church by the Rev. {
\ wharton of Morganneld, Ky, ACT
!. inc moderator, who delivered tn
: onepina sermon Of the Paducah Pres
a bytery last night
He chose his text from jeremiah