Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13
CATAWBA PRESBYTERY
Oak Grove Church In Chester County
Next Meeting Place.
REV. WHITESIDES NAMED MODERATOR


as Clerk and Rev. B. G. Presley is
Named Recording Clerk-Exeellent
Sermons Were Delivered by Student
Preaehers-Tirzah Folks Entertain
Visiting Ministers and Elders.
(By Staff Correspondent)
Tirzah, Oct 13.-Oak Grove church
in Chester county was selected as the
place of the spring meeting and Rev.
A. K. Whitesides, of Pleasant Hill,
was named moderator elect, at the
fall meeting of Catawba Presbytery OF
the A. r. p. church, held in Tirzah
church Tuesday and Wednesday morn
ing. Rev. DR.. D. G. Phillips Of Ches-
ter, for more than ten years clerk or
Presbytery rendered his resignation as
clerk due to the fact that he has ac-
cepted a call to the pastorate Of the
First A. R. p. church Of Charlotte and
will be out of the Presbyterial bounds.
Rev. w. w. Parkinson was elected
clerk to succeed him and Rev. b. Grier
Pressly of Hickory Grove was elected
recording clerk. Presbytery will pres
ent to DR.. Phillips a gift as slight
token of appreciation Of his faithful
services as clerk, provision for such
a. gift having been incorporated in q
motion to that effect which was Of
fered by Rev. Oliver Johnson, d. D., OF
Winnsboro. In accepting the resigna-
ton of Dr. Phillips, the moderator,
Rev r. A. Lummus Of Richburg, Ches-
ter county spoke the appreciation Of
presbytery to DR.. Phillips.
Opened Tuesday Morning.
The fall meeting of Catawba Presby-
terry opened Tuesday morning with
practically every church represented
by ministers and elders. The opening
sermon was preached by Rev. s. j.
Hood of Lancaster the retiring
moderator who presided over the or
ganization of presbytery, Rev. r. A.
Lummus, moderator -elect taking
charge Tuesday afternoon.
Heard Trial Sermons.
Presbyterial communion was OBJ
served at the session Tuesday after
noon, a large number of visitors in
addition to the delegates being in at
tendance and participating, the COM
munion service being conducted by
Rev. Oliver Johnson, D. D. Following
the election Of officers and the selec-
ton of the place of the next meeting
the presbytery heard trial sermons
preached by Students Ebenezer Gettys
of Tirzah and Murphy Bell of Ten
nesse, both young men being members
of the senior class at Erskine Theo-
logical Seminary.
Both sermons were heard with in
terest and showed that the ministerial
candidates had given their trial effort
much thoughtful study. Especially
good was the sermon preached by Mr..
Gettys who is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Gettys of Tirzah and who since,
his return from the World War has
been engaged in teaching in the public
schools and later in welfare work, and
having some time ago decided to enter
the ministry.
In accordance with Presbyterial
custom the roll of ministers and elders
was called following the hearing OF
the trial sermons and criticism was in
vited. The majority of responses were
to the effect that those who had right
to criticise had no criticism to make
Of the efforts of the two students
but were well pleased" The only.
criticism was that offered by Rev. S.
j. Hood of Lancaster, who suggested
that the young men try to begin their
careers as ministers by refraining
from the use of manuscript; but that
they try to preach from the heart"
His argument was that sermons de-
livered without the aid of the manu-
script of the whole text were more eff
fective than otherwise.
Visitors to Presbytery.
Among the visitors Of other denomi-
nations introduced to presytery were
Rev. John C. Bailey, pastor of Tirzah
and Ebenezer churches and Rev. J. B.
Swami Of Rock Hill, formerly pastor
of Bullock's Creek church. In happy
little speech acknowledging the intro
duction, Rev. Swami took occasion to
tell the members of presbytery that he
felt that he was no stranger to Asso-
ciate Reformed Presbyterians, having
lived among them and been associated
with them all of his life. He remarked
that when young man he was fire.
quent visitor in one A. R. p. home and
from this home he got his wife and he
had not yet regretted his action.
Heard Or. Lishtfoot.
Presbytery on Tuesday afternoon
heard an address by Rev. E. NJ. Light
foot, D. D., Of Columbia, superintend-
ent of the Anti-Saloon League in which
he told of the work of the league in
this state for the enforcement of pro-
hibition.
Wednesday Morning.
The closing session of the presbytery
Wednesday morning was given over
largely to the receipt and discussion