Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-08
FIRST A. r. PRESsYTERY
Church Court of Seceders Holds Ses'
sion at E,untersville.


last Tuesday afternoon and adjourn
ed Wednesday afternoon, after rath.
er busy but pleasant and interesting
session of a little more than twenty
four hours. The leading features OF
the meeting were the large attend.
ance, an able and interesting sermon
by the retiring moderator, the selec-
ton of Neely's Creek as the next place
of meeting, a lecture on Mexico by
Rev. ]. G. Dale, missionary who
left the country recently because o1
the revolutionary disturbances, the IL
censure Of Revs. w. II. Quinn and
David Lauderdale, and the adoption
of a resolution directing the clerk tc
request the president Of the United
States and the governors Of North
and South Carolina to recognize the
Lord Jesus Christ in their thanks
giving proclamations.
A large majority of the delegates
reached Huntersville on the 1890 p. m
train from Charlotte, and Immediately
after getting off at the station pro-
ceeded to the church, about quarter
of u mile up the railroad, where they
found that the members of the con-
gregation and the people of the little
town generally, had provided ar
abundant picnic dinner, including hot
coffee.
The presbytery was called to order
at about 1.30 by Rev. ]. b. Hood, the
retiring moderator, who preached an
able sermon on the subject of God
in Business and the Activities Of Ev-
cry Day Life" His argument was
that God, being at the head Of all our
affairs, should be so recognized, and
that while there was too wide
spread disposition not to think of God
in connection with many activities
where God was properly recognized
in the church or elsewhere, there was
invincible power and success. The
preachers illustrations and analogies
were we'll chosen and appropriate, and
the sermon was one that seemed TO
cause a profound impression, that
found expression in private discussion
among the members of the congrega-
ton.
Students Quinn and Lauderdale
preached their final trial sermons on
Tuesday night, and by resolution on
Wednesday morning were admitted to
full licensure, their certificates being
delivered on Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. j. G. Dale, who has been in
the state of Rio Verde, Mexico, as a
missionary since 1899, and who left
the country few months ago, in com
pliance with the advice Of the presi-
dent, delivered lecture on Mexico on
Tuesday night During the course OF
his lecture Mr.. Dale reviewed the
history Of Mexico from the conquest
by Cortez and recited the more prom
inent events of the present revolution
during the past three years In detail
His lecture was in the nature OF re-
cital of facts accompanied by very lit
tie comment; but - left very dis
tinct impression on his audience to
the effect that the sole purpose Of the
revolution was murder, plunder and
rapine. The idea was the revolution
against DiaZ had it's origin mainly
in a desire for plunder; that the trou-
BILE against Madero was for the same
reason, and that the insurrection
against Huerta has very little other
motive. If CarranZa should be made
president, then 1t would be but short
while before there would be similar
uprising against him, and that his
successor would fare likewise. He
gave the impression that because of
the ignorance, superstition, and lack
of Christian enlightenment the MeXi-
cans were incapable Of maintaining a
government on any basis other than
superior force. He described an in
tense prejudice throughout the coun-
try against the Bible, which is COM
monty known as the Devils Book
Bible had prevailed in spite Of preju-
dice. In one case, boy got hold of
Bible in spite Of the prejudices of
his father. One day the father caught
the boy reading the Bible by stealth
and took it away from him. He be-
gan an examination to see what so
interested the boy and was so inter-
ested himself that he read until he
was converted. Later people came to
his house to read the Bible, and when
the neighbors gathered to put stop
to such proceedings, the father being
q resolute, fearless man, brought out
his big revolver and told the gathered
crowd that he would kill any who
sought to interfere. The idea was
that there vas little hope for any
general reading Of the Bible in Mexi-
co until there was a guarantee of the
right to read the book without fear
Of molestation and there would never
be much hope of intelligent self-gov-
ernment along liberal lines until the
Bible was free. Mr.. Dale was per-
sonally acquainted with many Of the
leaders of the warning factions on both
sides. and he told how one side would
be in the ascendancy on one day and
the other side would be in the ascend
ancy on another day. In his town
there was a male college and a fe-
male college. A rebel leader who
contemplated taking the town, on the
request of Mr.. Dale, guaranteed the
safety of both of these colleges and
kept his word. 1t was quite evident
that Mr.. Dale thinks as much of
Huerta as he did of Madero, or he
does of CarranZa. though he express
ed no preference. He was inclined to
look upon them all as merely striving
for power in accordance with Mexi-
can customs, and he was impartial.
His talk was quite practical, and as
stated there was little hope for the
uplift of Mexico until the Bible was
accorded a better show.
The session of Wednesday morning
was given over entirely to routine
work, the hearing and consideration
of reports of committees, and Mode
rator Hunter kept things going with
the regularity and persistence or a
clock, thus getting through large
amount of work in very short time.
Following the business session of
Wednesday. there was sermon by
Rev. DR.. j. c. Galloway Of Gastonia.
and the sacrament of the Lords sup
per.
Many of the delegates left after
the business session of the morning,
because failure to catch the train
that left shortly after II meant that
it would be from IL to "a hours long
er before they would get back to
their respective homes.
During the morning on motion of
Mr.. Ransom, a resolution was adopt
ed inStructing the stated clerk to
write President Wilson and the gov
ernors of North Carolina and South
Carolina. asking them to recognize
the name of the Lord Jesus Christ In
their Thanksgiving proclamations next
fall. There was no discussion of the
resolution, but the vote was unani-
nous.
The next meeting of presbytery is
to be held with Neely's Creek church
on Tuesday after the fourth sabbath
in November, the opening sermon to
be preached by Rev. f. b. Hunter, re-
tiring moderator. Rev. j. w. Carson is
moderator-elect.
Rev. ]. NJ. Bigham. pastor of the host
church, had the little town behind him
in the matter of entertaining delegates,
and upon him devolved the task of
making assignments and furnishing
information of whatever nature. He
came in for much praise because OF
the business-like and considerate man
ner in which he handled the situation
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