Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-10
RESIGNATION PUT
TO A COMMITTEE
Rock River Presbytery Takes
Up Case of Rev. Humphreys
of Central Church.
ORDERS AN INVESTIGATION
Situation Will Be Gone Into and De-
cision Made as to Whether
There Is to Be Vacancy.

The annual spring meeting Of the
Rock river presbytery, in session in
the First Presbyterian church of Gen
eseo since Tuesday. came 10 close
with this mornings session. The prin-
cipaI matter OF importance transacted
this morning was the disposition OF
the resignation of Rev. Marion Hum
phreys as pastor Of the Central Pres
byterian church OF this city. a COM
mission of five ministers and two ED
ers was appointed TO visit the Central
congregation April IS, make investi-
cations as TO the best manner in which
/ to proceed. and the result Of their con-
. ference will be final. As heretofore
/ related, the resignation Of Rev Marion
I Humphreys as pastor of Central church
! was presented some weeks ago and by
almost unanimous vote of the men,
bers he was asked TO reconsider his
withdrawal as pastor and remain with
She congregation. AS Mr.. Humphreys
had resigned in good faith and as he
thought fc< the good of the church, he
refused to withdraw his resignation
fore the presbytery for final action.
The result Of the conference of the
commission will be final and pastor
and people will abide by the decision.
Rev. T. r. Johnson, for many years
pastor Of the Edgington Presbyterian
church, was accorded an ovation and
fitting resolutions were drawn up on
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the ministry because of his great age
and inability to longer serve as a pas
tor
REV. RITTENHOUSE MODERATOR
The sessions of the presbytery open
ed Tuesday evening with appropriate
services. Rev. E. NJ. Rittenhouse of
Ladd was elected moderator and he
presided at the meetings Matters of
routine nature were transacted, re-
ports were received from the various
branches OF the church work and Off,
. GERS and the records were subjected
to examination. The report of the
home mission committee was made
and showed the organization Of two
! lnew churches in the presbytery dur
o. ing the past year-the South Park
Presbyterian church of this city. with
Rev W. G. Oglevee as pastor, and {
new church at Burgess, Ill, where
plans are now being made for a new
church edifice. The evangelistic com
mittee reported that two evangelists
had conducted services in sever
5 churches of the presbytery and 2C(
2 members were received into the church
- body through their efforts-a very
r good showing for the years work.
LARGE SUM FOR MISSIONS.
The committee on foreign missions
reported that $S,S35 had been contrib
j. uted for the extension of the kingdom
] in foreign lands Rev. w. G. OgIeve,
S Of South Park church and James Vena
- bic Of Edgington were chosen as Cler
p ical and lay commissioners, respect
lively. to the meeting of the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church, I,
, be held in Atlanta, Ga, the thirt
Thursday in May. This assembly vii
be unique from the fact that the North
- ern, Southern and United PresbyteG
ian assemblies will meet at Atlanta a
the same time and will hold individual
and joint sessions. the first step il
the unification of the Presbyterian
5 church bodies.
r. WOMEN'S BODY MEETS.
The Presbyterial Womans Hom
,. and Foreign Mission society met il
o the Geneseo institute building at tn
r same time as the meeting of the pres
$ bytery. Mrs. Payne of Morrison, Ill
the newly elected president presidel