The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-17
NiORNIgJG WORK
OF P2ESBYTERY
c Committees ApbOinted, Reports
Read and Other Important
Matter Given Attention +

The Tuesday morning session of tho
Piedmont Presbytery was opened with
devotional exercises conducted by Rev.
w. IL. Mills of Clemson College. The
meeting was called to order by Rev.
ID. Witherspon Dodge, the newly elect
ed moderator, and the minutes of the
proceeding session were read by the
secretary and the mornings business
was taken UP.
!. ~ ChfeOra College.
The first business was the reading
Of reports from schools and colleges
supported by the Presbyterian church.
The report from Chicora College.
Greenville, was satisfactory, but re-
gret was expressed because OF the
fact that only about $11 500 had been
received as an endowment by the col
lege so far when the amount should
really beN $25,00 by this time. The
amount of endowment was placed at
$4,000. and half OF the time allotted
for securing 1t has elapsed. The re-
port stated that suitable building
site had not yet been procured. Two
sites were under consideration, hut no
satisfactory terms could be made.
ThOrnwell OFphanage.
The second report was from the
stated that no deaths had occurred
Thofnwell orphanage This .report
during the year and that the orphan
age was In excellent shape. A new
building has recently. been opened in
connection with the ornhanage and is
now oceupled by twenty boys and their
matron.
IS The report from Davidson was. al
so satisfactory in financial way.
but like ChicorR. DAVIDSON has not
yet received all of the endowment
fund.
From the Presbyterian College at
Clinton came an appeal for cash. The
report stated that Clinton was be-
hssa :s::a that that there :;,,ieeffe ruuiI ne de
ficit of some $4,000 at the end Of
this term. They asked aid from the
Presbytery. This caused a long dis
cnssion and was finally decided ~ n
vote as to whether or not seial
collection for the purposes sing
the necessary money si ne Ia
ken. The vote was Ia to IS in favor
OF taking the collection.
after the reports were read Mr.. A.
r. Craig, who lives at Sandy Springs.
and who Is nov at Davidson Col
lege, was received as candidate for
the PRESBYTERIAN ministry ss..
The following committees were ap-
pointed & .,gt.ysY
Bills and overtures--W.5 II. Frazer
and SD. Stuart. : .,i.,.,-I : !.
Judicial business-J. G. Law ,antflT !.
6 BoggsS - y - 3s q 8 a. : 80
e Calls and installation 6. .,E. .Hafbin
and, u e. tWnliacs.gi ~ i, .s.,f.,sst ~ 8
Printed minutes c.. d. sWalier.
- heaye of absence@-I. e, Wallaee and
y. FL Bailey &, sIs, > - :
Ssssion recerds-D. p. Junkin.
Ruling elders s-R. w. Hammond, j.
W. Shelor, John Meyers. r. w. Ban
mister sst
Narrative to general assembly--W.
II. Frazer and G. NJ. Grier.
Ftnance-C. d. Nesbit and ]. III.
Burgess.
At II o'clock the regular sermon
was preached by. Rev. j. e. Wallace
OF Westminster. Mr.. Wallace took
for his text the immntability of Jesus
Christ, and preached very forclbie
sermon The Fitting school boys
were allowed to henr this sermon, and
there were a large number OF Others
present.
After the ssfmon the members of
the iPresbytery reviewed the students
of the fitting school The drill, which
was fsiyen,. was very good. The COM
pany was in .enmmnna OF Prof. Parks
and Capt Sloan. ani the drill was en-
i0yed heartily by All.