Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-16
1850 MEN FROM
PRESBYTERY IN
WAR; "a KILLED
Session in First Church, Steel
ton, Closes With Record
Attendance
NEED MORE CLERGYMEN
To Meet Again in Calvary
Church, June 2, to Install
New Minister

With a record-breaking attend
ance the Presbytery of Carlisle of
the Presbyterian Church closed its
spring session last evening. The ses-
sion convened Monday in the First
| Presbyterian Church, Steelton. Out
of total of 10S ministers and elders
on the roll of the vestry, As minis
ters and so elders were in attendance
throughout the entire session. In
stead of holding an evening session
last night the Presbytery rushed
through it's final work and adjourn
ed at o'clock, to convene in con-
tinued session June 2, in Calvary
Church. -
John Luke Gehman Licensed
John Luke Gehman, graduate of
Princeton Theological Seminary, pre-
sented petition to be licensed to
preach. After an individual vote he
was unanim ously elected to receive
such license, and was licensed imme-
diately. He received a call to Cal
vary Church in Cameron street. He
will begin his work there imme-
diately. The date of his ordination
and installation was at the same
time as the continued meeting.
Report on Colored Work
An interesting report on colored
work within the Presbytery was
given, the latest venture in this work
being the Third Church In Carlisle,
under the pastorate of the Rev. j.
l.. Andrews. Aid to the extent of
$500 was asked of the Presbytery
and was received. Shortly after an
amendment was presented asking
the Presbytery to give it larger sup
port, to any amount necessary to
bring the total support to at least
81 900 per year. This was unanl-
mously conceded. The Rev. A. n.
Haggerty. of the First Church, Car
Isle, spoke at length on the gocd
work of the colored pastor IN Car
Isle.
Work among the Italians in this
city is progressing splendidly &C
cording to a report offered. Several
hundred Italians have united them
selves definitely with the congrega-
ton. Sarvices are being held in the
week days of the homes OF members
and on Sunday evenings in the Mar
ket Square Church.
Missions Ovcrpaid $4,000
The committee on Presbyterial
and home missions read letter
from the general board of missions
stating that last years apportion-
ments for general missions had been
ONeTpdlu Ine eAltlI VI PoOtVVN' q
pleasing record in view of the year
being one of war and extra expense
generally.
The committee on Presbyterial
supplies reported having arranged
for supplies for the various vacan-
cies within the Presbytery. A short
age of "a clergymen was reported.
The committee made two recommen-
dations. 1t recommended, first,
that the church at Center be in
structed to call pastor, this church
having been without a pastor for the
past two years. The recommended
ton was adopted. The second rec
ommendation will be acted upon in
the fall. 1t was a suggestion that an
amendment be made to Rule "a in
reference to supply pastors, SO as to
make it compulsory for churches
without a pastor to pay supply pas
tor at least $40 over and above all
expenses.
1850 in War Service
Incomplete reports showed that
more than 1850 young men from
the Presbytery had served in the
great war. OF these twenty-fo
made the supreme sacrifice. From
among the clergy of the Presbytery,
six saw service as chaplains or war
workers
The Rev. DR.. Ramsey, formerly
of the church at Newport, but now
residing in Dauphin. made a plea
in behalf of the clergy who left their