Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-21
STATED MEETING
Of PRESBYTERY
Continued from 1st Page.
The Rev. Herbert Ure of Williams
port presented the report of the Evan
gelistic committee.
TUESDAYS SESSIONS

ing in this city, ,reconvened at O'Clock
yesterday morning.
The business of the session was very
expeditiously disposed of. After the
appointment of business committees
reports were heard, including those
from business committees, from stand
ing committees ON the work of the
church and of special committees.
Rev. James Wollaston Kirk, chair
man of the committee on the Tennessee
Building Fund, reported that literature
had been sent out together with direc-
tions that contributions be sent direct
ly to the board in New York. The
committee has not as yet heard what
amount has been received. On motion
the report of the committee was ac-
cepted.
The committees, which had been APP
pointed to install the Rev. w. II. Top
/ ping over Benton church. aud Rev. G.
| q. TeviS over Montoursv lie and Lind
Ell churches, presented their reports,
which on motion were accepted.
The report of the committee on Min
| isterial Relief forwarded to the Pres
bytery 10y the Rev. DR., L, G. Arm
strong, was re q by the stated clerk
and on motion was adopted.
Moderators were appointed as fol
| lows: Bald Eagle and Nittany church
es, Rev. George II. Scheese; Washing e
tonville, Derry and New Columbia,
Rev F. V. Frisbie; Grove church, Rev
S. @. Dickson; Lock Haven, Rev. J. ID.
Cook Trout Run, Bodines and Lycom-
ing Center, Rev. w. ID. Hevner.
During the forenoon nominations
were made for the general assembly,
although the election did not take
place until p. III. Rev. Dr.. L. Q.
Armstrong and the Rev. +. V. Frisbie
were nominated by the stated clerk.
who explained that in making the sell
ection he was governed by the length
| of time these men had been in the
J service of the church and had been
members of the Presbytery. Other
ministers nominated for the general
assembly were J. W. Kirk, Rev. G. II.
Assay and Rev, J. W. Arney. l.. l.
Meyer, j. b. Robinson, A. b. Garth
and X. S. Caldwell, elders, were nomi-
mated for the general assembly.
The Rev DR.. J. W. Gilland brought
up the case of young Italian named
Arleyo d. AlleIgo. who has completed
the second year in the Bible Training
school of New York and contemplates
TAX ing up theological course. DIR.
| Gilland recommended that Presbytery
appoint minister TO superintend the
studies of the candidate. In compli-
ance the chair appointed the Rev. W.
ID. Grant to look after the young man.
The candidate was then form ally in
troduced to Presbytery and explained
how far he had advanced in his stud
les and what his plans We're for the
future.
The next stated meeting will be helt
in Williamsport. Unusual .interes
centers in the next session, as 1t vii
be the two-hundredth stated meeting
and will be the one-hundredth anniv
ersary of the founding of the North
cumberland Presbytery.
The stated clerk reported that Pres
bytery had received an invitation from
the Central church at Williamsport t
hold the next stated meeting there
On motion it was decided that the
meeting next fall be held in the Cen
tral church at Williamsport and that
committee with the pastor, the Rev
DR.. Armstrong, as chairman, be ap
pointed to arrange program appro
pirate TO the occasion.
The report of the committee ON Sab
bath school work was presented by TIL
chairman, the Rev. Henry @. Sper
beck. The report was for the year end
ing March 81, 1910. 1t showed that fo
twenty-five years past the SabbatI
school missionary has been doing faith
full work. During this time no les
than IS, 900 Sabbath schools have bee
organized. Last year ISL new Sunda
schools were organized; PAT wea
schools were revived and strengthen
ed. There are l6l missionaries ant
colporteurs working i'll the bounds o
127 Presbyteries 16,1 Bibles an
testaments were distributed last yea
by gifts and sales. In the past ~ Sab
bath school missions-an average OF
churches year-have been organized
The total received last year for Sab
bath school work from the churche
and Sunday schools was sl2O6. 90. Ih
total amount received the previou
wear was 81, 372 94-a decrease of Sl66.
30. While the money is growing les
the work is increasing.
The following boards were remem
bered by the Sabbath schools; HON
missions S664 foreign missions, 500
For education, S34. 10; relief, SIS
Freedmen, s3S; temperance, s4'. Us
boards not specified, $45. 40.
The total received from the Sabbat
schools for all objects during the yea
covered by the report was So, o24 ~.
The number of persons received int
-. CpI1 In col