Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-29
RECENT SESSIONS
OF PRESbYTERY
Full Proceedings of Interesting
Meeting at Churchville

Knowing the wide interest that is
felt in the county in the results of
his melting the Dispatch-News here
with presents the full proceedings
Of the sessions of Lexington Presby-
terry held at Churchville September |
So.
The meeting was opened with a |
sermon by Rev. j. A. Troutle at the |
H. Barron, who was delayed on the |
way, but who arrived shortly after
the opening. There were 81 minis
ters and % ruling elders enrolled
and the entire membership of the
body includes 63 ministers, 80
two licentiates and twelve
Rev. S. T. Ruffner, D.
D., now of Front Royal, but for
many years pastor in these bounds,
was the moderator of the meeting,
while Rev. G. B. Hanrahan and
Rev. A. w. Woods were clerks. The
stated clerk is Rev. w. C. White, of
Churchville, who was elected at the
spring meeting in 1898.
The following visiting ministers
were accorded the privileges of the
Presbytery: Rev. G.. D. Moses, of
the M. E. Church South; Rev. F. G.
Hartman, of the Presbytery of East
Alabama, formerly pastor of Broad
way church; Rev. j. w. Rosebro, D.
D., of the Presbytery of Nashville,
who was for many years pastor of
the Messy Creek church, then of the
Tabb Street Church at Petersburg
and now professor in the Southwes-
tern Presbyterian University at
GAINESVILLE, Tenn; Rev. Ivanhoe
Robertson, of Blackstone, and Rev.
f. w. McCorkle, D. D., of the Pres
bytery of West Lexington, who will
become pastor of the Bethesda
church at Rockbridge Baths, and
who will be installed on October Is
by a commission to be composed as
follows: Rev. A. M. Fraser, D. D.,
will preach and preside, Rev. H. w.
Mclaughlin will charge the pastor,
and Rev. A. H. Hamilton will charge
the people.
Rev. G. D. Moses was received as
a member of the Presbytery from
the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Rev. S. B. Hannah was re-
ceived as a licentiate from the Pres
bytery of Greenbrier, and was ex-
amined for ordination, and on Oc-
tober % will be ordained and in
stalled as pastor of the CollierstOwn
church by commission to be COM
posed as follows: Rev. A. T. Ora
ham, D. D., will preside, Rev. H. w.
Mclaughlin will preach the sermon,
Rev. E. G. Cannon will charge the
pastor and Rev. A. C. Hopkins, Jr.,
| will charge the people.
The following ordinations were
reported since the last meeting:
Rev. William Denham as pastor of
Bethel church; Rev. N. W.. Kuy-
kendall as pastor of the churches
of Beverley and Midland, W. Va,
Rev. E. G. Cannon as pastor of the
church Clarksburg, W. Va, and
Rev. S. Dwight Winn as an evange-
list. He viii go to Korea in the near
future, sent out by New Providence
church. Rev. J. A. Norris was in
stalled as pastor of the church at
Hot Springs.
The Presbytery nominated as COM
missioners to the General Assembly
which will meet in Bristol, Tenn,
next spring the following: Rev. G.
D. Waller and Rev. H. A. Young,
and as alternates Rev. A. T. Graham,
D. D., and Rev. J. A. Trostle. Rul-
ing elders A. R. Gilkeson, of Union
church, and DR.. j. B. Rawlings, OF
Staunton First church; alternates R.
L. Crawford, of Hebron, and H. H.
Althizer, of Broadway.
The Women's Missionary Union OF
the Presbytery of Lexington, was
taken under the care of this Presby-
terry and it's constitution approved
Much time was devoted to the con.
federation of a plan of systematic
beneficence-the Every Member
canvass" and a large committee was
Appointed with Rev. D. K. Walthal
chairman, and Rev. VIM. N. Scott
and S. F. Pilson of Staunton also on
the committee.
| The presbyterial sermon next time
will be preached by Rev. A. NJ Fras.
er, D. D.. on the subject: 1.-THE Fore
knowledge of God" At this meet
ing the sermon was by Rev. D. K
Walthall, whose subject was "Chris.
tian Activity Necessary for Spiritual
Growth"
The Synod's home mission work
was presented by Rev. J. E. Booker,
the chairman, and showed how the
work has grown under his admin
istration in the last ten years. The
Presbytery's home mission work was
presented by Rev. Holmes Ralston,
the chairman, and interesting ad-
dresses were made by Rev. T. l..
Harnsberger, Rev. G.. A. Wilson, D.
D., and Rev. A. NJ. Fraser, D. D.
The Rev. A. T. Graham, D. D., was
continued as the committee to help
the Finley Memorial church to COM
plete its manse. Letters of sympathy
were ordered to be sent to Rev. G.. l..
Brown, for many years pastor of
the Warm Springs church, Bridge
water and Massanutton churches,
but now in feeble health, also re-
solution of sympathy to Hon. John
| 7. Byrd, ruling elder in the Will
| Evansville church. The death of