Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-28

open campaign in
Ss:,claL%N Gettysburg. Fol
oy the Rev. w. NJ. Irvine, D. D., LID.
headmaster of the Mercersburg Acad-
emy, the Presbytery took up import
ant business matters. A resolution
commencing the work of DR.. Irvine
was passed unanimously
me Presbytery selected the Presby-
terrain church of Mechanicsburg as
me place Tor the Spring meeting. and
elected the Rev. Thomas T. Ferguson
pastor OF the Silver Spring Presby-
terian church as moderator. He will
assume his office at that time. The
Rev. Irwin c. Yeakel was received
from the Presbytery of Wheeling. He
mas charge of the Biddle Memorial
Mission at Carlisle. The Rev. Robert
II. Taylor was received from the pres.
oytery OF Peoria and arrangements
made for his installation as pastor of.
the Derry church at Hershey The
Rev Ethelhert D. Warfield. d. D., L.
L. D.-Litt. D., PRESIDENT of Will
College. addressed the Presbytery on
the conditions at that institution.
Installation Committee
The Rev Harvey Klaer, moderator.
the Rev. Lewis S. Nudge, d. D.. and
the Rev. j. Marshall Rutherford were
appointed to represent the Presbytery
at the installations which will be held
at y Hdlu peTSOurS october a.
The committee on vacancy and sup
ply reported that with the exception
OF the Camp Hill Presbyterian church,
every church in Preshytery was now
supplied with a pastor
The Rev. Harvey Klaer, of the Cove
nant church. Harrisburg, the Rev. ].
Leonard Hynson, of the Fourth
Ghurcn' lebanon, the Rev. ]. A. Rose.
ID D., of Mercersburg; the Rev. ].
Marshall Rutherford, of Waynesboro,
and the Rev. 7. ]. Ferguson, of the
Silver Spring church, were elected
ministerial delegates to the synod to
meet at Easton the last Tuesday of
October.
Elder Delegates
Elders H. w. Cough, of the Calvary
church, Harrisburg; S. P. Bacastow.
of Derry church; w. W. Neely, of the
Petersburg church.; ]. D. Orr of the
Failing Spring church, Chambersburg,
and Elder E. 2. Gross. of the Pine
Street church, Harrisburg, were
elected elder delegates.
A church extension committee was
appointed consisting of Rev. l.. S.
Nudge. D. D. the Rev. c. 3. Segelken.
the Rev. Joseph Fields, the Rev. John
D. Lindsay and Elders Samuel P. Eby,
David Thompson and John r. Ruth
rauf, whose duty it will be to
LOOK after the planting of new
anu the ueNSlOplnR OF those
already planted within the bounds of
the Presbytery.
Daniel H. Ames, of the Second
church, Carlisle, was licensed as a
Local Evangelist to labor within the
bounds of the Presbytery. Great in
terest was manifested in the work of
Mr.. Ames as he is almost blind.
The Paxtang church was commend
ed for increasing the salary of their
pastor, the Rev. H. B. King, two hun
dred dollars year.
At the evening session Rev. E. H.
kellogg, of Carlisle. was the presid-
ing officer. The address of the even
ing was by the Rev. William NJ. Dagger,
of Africa and was a wonderfully
strong African mission in war times.
The Presbytery adjourned with
hearty vote of thanks to the good
people of Mercersburg for their kind
ness and hospitality, especial men
ton being made of the delight of the
members of Presbytery in the singing
of the pastors family as rendered at
the evening sessions.