The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-12-07
PRESBYTERY Is
in SESSION HERE
NEW HOPE PRESBYTERY
CONVENED FRIDAY
MORNING IN
COLUMBUS.
ELECT MODERATOR
Nine Counties Represented II
The Presbytery; Many Mat
ters OF Importance Come
Up For Discussion.

The annual session of the New Hope
Presbytery of the Cumberland Pres
byterian church met in Columbus
Friday morning at II o'clock and will
be in session through today.
Nine counties composing the
Presbytery are represented in the
conference here. They are Lowndes,
Clay, Monroe, Webster, Noxubee, Ok
tibbeha, and Greene, Pickens and Tus-
caloosa counties in Alabama.
The first work of the Presbytery
was to elect moderator, the retiring
moderator, Rev f. M. Younghance,
having been unable to attcld the ses-
sion. Mr.. r. B. Miller of this city,
was duly elected moderator.
At II o'clock Friday morning the
presbytery was called to order by the
Stated Clerk Paul Thompson of Gale
donia and after prayer by Rev. J. D.
Caldwell Of Coker, Alabama, the pre-
liminaries of the initial meeting were
dispatched after which the opening
sermon was preached by Rev. G. A.
CASTOR of Coker, Alabama. Prayer
was offered by Rev. G. G. Halliburton
of West Point. Rev. B. F. Gwin of
Brookhaville was called to chair and
presided temporarily until the election
Of the moderator.
A resolution offered by Rev. B. F.
Gwin of Brooksville and adopted by
the presbytery provides for meet
ing of Deacons and Elders during the
interim Of annual sessions Of the
presbytery, and Saturday before the
first Sunday in April was selected as
time Of the meeting and Brooksville
was elected as the meeting place. Tho
following committee was appointed to
arrange a program for the meeting:
w. A. Parks. Brooksville; d. I.
Richards, Reform, Ala; A. X. Tribe,
Cedar Bluff.
The presbytery adopted resolu-
tion expressing regret at the illness
Of Rev. S. ]. Givens Of Aberdeen, a
prominent worker in the presbytery.
G.. G. Halliburton of West Point
sponsored resolution adopted by the
presbytery which brings the Sunday
School work Of the church to the
forefront in the presbyterial activi-
ties. 1t pledged the presbytery to
greater activity in this department
of work and to a program to stim-
ulate greater interest in it.
The presbytery will be in session
through Sunday.
The principal work Of the presby
terry was finished yesterday and there
will be devotional exercises today az
IL o'clock and tonight at o'clo
conducted by Rev. J. D. Caldwell
Coker, Alabama, who has been cai.
to the pastorate of the church here
Friday night Womans Auxiliary
the presbytery held a platform meet
ing which was feature of the two
day session. Yesterday morning tn
held a business session. R
c. Croeker of this city was electe
temporary president Of the meetir
in the absence Of the regular official
and she presided over the session
with grace and skill.
Mrs. Mary Lance of Columbus was
elected one of the delegates to tn
General Assembly which meets next
year in Mckenzie, Tenn.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing term:
Mrs. j. D. Caldwell, Coker, Ala.
president; Mrs. Ed Williams, Wes
Point, first viee-president; Mrs. G. 6
West Point, second vice
president; Miss Leta Fuqua, Colum-
bus, corresponding secretary and
treasurer; Mrs. Ed Morris, Columbus
recording secretary.
Pleasant Hill in Greene count
Alabama, was selected as the place
for holding the next semi-annual
meeting Of the Presbytery next July
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