The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-04-14
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LOCAL NAN IS 10 GO 70
NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Nome Missions Committee Re-
ports Successful Year VI.
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session Az Mnss Point Iast Tuesday
morning and has continued aaIly
since, The closing being scheduled Tor
Thursday evening The incIemont
weather inteffefed with the attend.
abce the ufst day, but considerable
work was completed BY those In at.
tendance The opening sermon was
delivered on Tuesday by Rev A. ~.
Colt Of Enterprise, after which the
Pfesbytefy immediately organized Tor
business. Rev. A. A. Cralv ~ Mt.
Olive was unanimously chosen mode.
fator for The ensuing ak months and
assumed charge OF The meeting. Rev.
William Meggisson Of Biloxi, was
elected temporary clerk o. the meet
| ing,
The devotional committee. consist
Ing 0f Messrs. A. Blumer and y. w.
Mcleod and Rev J. Q. Watt, liked
the hours Of the meetings AZ follows.
Devotional exercises each morning 40
$3.50 o'clock, preaching AZ II O'Clock,
business sessions from 2 o'clock until
8 o'clock each afternoon with preach.
Ing ut 7:30 O'Clock each evening. One
OF the first matters taken up Of
general character was petition
signed BY nineteen persons from Chi.
cora, requesting the organization OF d
church at that place The request
was Viewed with favor, and a com.
mittee named to 90 further into the
matter.
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
The Wednesday session was devoted
TO routine work, embracing committee
work, reports OF some committees,
the election OF commissioners TO the
general assembly at Louisville, KY,
and the selection Of the meeting place
six months hence One OF the most
important committee reports or
Wednesday was that on home mis-
sions, which Is composed Of Rev. n.
L. Campbell OF Hattieshurg, chair.
man, and Rev. ] h. Eddins Of Forest,
Rev. Spurlln OF Laurel, aud Rev.
Hervey Mcdonald of Pass Christian.
The report showed that the year had
been an unusually successful one n
nancially IN gifts from the churches,
the year ending with d balance Of
some 800 In the treasury. This COM
mittee recommended that the Pres.
bytery place pastor evangelist 10
the field, and the committee was au-
tll0rIzed TO take such action. This
pastor evangelist will visit the smaller
churches and communities that are
without d regularly assigned pastor
and encourage the members 10 these
communities.
COMMISSIONERS NAMED.
Two clerical and two lay commits
sioners we're named TO attend TO at
tend the General Assembly at Louis
vile. Ky, % the third Thursday Of
May, next. These commissioners are:
Rev. Hervey Mcdonald OF Pass Chris
tIan and Rev. DR.. Jones or Gulfport,
and elders George 3. Chapman Of this
city and d. w. Mcleod OF Moss Point.
TIE Presbytefy decided upon Pop
larvllle 10 the place for the meeting
Of tile next Presbytery on October 3,
next. The committee OF seasonal
records reported. having been 10 scs-
sion practically the entire morning.
An overture from the General ASSEM-
bly, relative 70 the revision of y sec
ti0n 81 the confession Of fafth was
answered IN the negative.
Thursday was devoted 10 routine
work, largely Of committee reports,
among which wsrc the reports Of the
committees on foreign missions and
sabbath schools.
The sixty cliurchesin the Prcsby-
terry were we'll represented 10 their
clerical delegates, but tile attendance
Of lay members was not as large as
had been hoped for.
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