Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29


church. At $50 the
Presbytery was opened with prayer
and the enrolment of members, the
Rev. T. C. McCarrell, D. D., of Mid
dletown. presiding, after which the
new moderator, the Rev. Edwin E.
Curtis of the Harrisburg Westminster
Church, took the chair. The Rev.
George Edward Hawes, D. D., was re-
ceived from the Presbytery of Hunt
ingdon, and arrangements made for his
installation over the Market Square
Church, Harrisburg, on Friday even
ing, October 1. the following commit
tee being appointed~for that purpose.
The Rev. 7. c. McCarrell, D. D., to
preside and ask the constitutional
questions, the Rev. L. S. Nudge. D. D.,
to- read the Scripture. The Rev.
Ritchie Smith, d. D., to preach the
setrmon, the Rev.James D.Moffatt, D.
D., former president of Washington
and Jefferson College to give the
George B. Stewart. president of Au-
burn Theological Seminary, to give
the charge to the people.
j. Henry Spicer, president of the
Presbyterian Association of Harris
burg and vicinity extended to the
members of the Presbytery an invi-
tation to attend the next meeting of
the association to be held in the Cow
enant Church, Harrisburg, October 81,
when the Rev. John Mcdowell, d. D.,
formerly pastor at Steelton, and now
pastor of Brown Memorial Church.
Baltimore, will be the speaker, having
as his subject at $50, The Challenge
Of of, the Church to Men" and at 7.45,
The Church and the Social Question"
The Rev. Albert Sellers Mays. form
erly of Carlisle. was dismissed to the
Presbytery of Rochester. The Rev.
w. Francis Gregory recently working
at Bordentown, n. j.. was dismissed
to the Congregational Association of
Washington, D. c., in which city he
n. Sanders formerly of the Hope
Church, Chambersburg, and now di-
rector of the department of free
schools, Virginia, was dismissed to the
Presbytery of Parkersburg.
The Rev. Walter j. Campbell, now a
teacher in the Y. NJ. C. A. college at
Springfield, Mass was dismissed to
the Presbytery of Connecticut Valley.
The Rev. Afford Kelly, formerly su-
perintendent of the Anti-Saloon Lea
que for the Harrisburg district, was
dismissed to the Presbytery of Wash
ington, d. c.. that he might accept the
pastorate of churches at Mannasses
and Clifton. Va.
The Rev. c. b. Segelken reported
that the Steelton church would cele-
brate the 30th anniversary of its
founding November 10. and a commit
tee was appointed of which the mod
orator, the Rev. Edwin E. Curtis was
chairman to bear the congratulations
of the Presbytery.
The last half hour of the afternoon
session was given over to a presenta-
tion of Mems Work. The ev. Harvey
Klaer, chairman of the committee on
Mems Work, presented a report urging
the understanding of definite organized
work for men in every congregation.
The Rev. l.. S. Nudge. the Rev. John
w. Warden and the Rev. William L.
Nudge, made enthusiastic speeches
supporting the report which was unan-
imously adopted.
At the evening session the stated
clerk, the Rev. r. F. MacLean, a life
long friend, read an obituary of the
Rev. George r. Norcross, D. D., form
erly of Carlisle. The Rev. T. c. Nc
Carrel preached a strong sermon upon
Getting a Vision of Good"