San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-11
PRESBYTERIANS
Of WEST TEXAS
ASSEMBLE HERE
Routine Business Occupies
Attention at Wednes-
day Session.
MANY In ATTENDANCE
Churches From All Over
Southwest Texas Repre-
scented at Meeting:
MANY In ATTENDANCE


The Wednesday morning session of
the Prcsbytery of Western Texas,
which convened Tuesday at'Westmin-
ster Presbyterian Church on Garden
street. was largely taken up by the
appointment of standing committees.
reading of communications and the en-
rollment of new members. At . o'clock
Wednesday morning the sacrament of
the Lords Supper was commemorated.
The annual spring session of the
Presbytery of Western Texas was
opened Tuesday morning with n SER
mon by Rev. John Black Hudson of
Victoria, retiring, moderator. who
chose rs his theme. The CHURCH. Jc-
sus Christ Being the Chief Corner
Stone" Following this. Rev Robert
+. Gribblc of Mercedes was unani-
mously elected moderator and Rev.
Homer Frecland of Yorktown, temper
airy clerk.
Commissioners. ministers ard elders
from churches in all parts n South
west Texas are attending the meet
ing of the Presbytery. These delegates
are being entertained in the homes of
members of the various Presbyterian
churches of the city.
Committees Are Appointed.
The following standing committees
were appointed at the Wednesday
morning session:
Devotional: Rev. J. Leighton Green,
and Ruling Elder George s. Moore.
Bills and overtures. Rev. J. IT, Hud-
son. Rev. James Anderson. Rev. G.
III. Storey. Rev. VI. Mcnermott and
Rnling Elders ]. c, Graves and S. +.
White.
Judicial. Rev. ]. f. James. Rev.
c. $. Long. Rev. !. Stuart Pcarce.
and Rnling Elder n. Britain.
Scssional records. Rey +. s. Brown.
Rev. T.. v. Day. Rev. Y. 4. Hardin.
Rev. ]. V. Jolly. Rev. +. W. Boring
ton ard Ruin" Elders A. II. Harm
don. \. s.. r. F.. Hotch, W. s. Vaw-
ter. W. I. NcLaughlin.
Minutes of SYNOD. ROY. IT. y. Cum
pinchnm. P"v. Y ". Hudson and Rul-
in EldnrG. c. Miller.
Revision nnrmnncnt committees
Rev. W. \. Mcleod. =. II Hill Row.
4. H. p. McCurdy and Elder p. W.
clement.
Printed record. Rev. 7. VI. Davis
Rev. W. r. Diclry. and Ruling Elder
Henry pcesc.
Many Delegates Present.
The following ministers were ~ at
tendance ct the opening session Tues
iav:
James Anderson Donna: Jshn ".
Rellot Christol Citr: II. y. Bate
san Marcos: H., u. Besda. Sinion: T..
s. Brown. Port J.avooa: F.. W. Bar
rington. Edna: II. Y. Cunningham.
Weslaco; L. p. Dar. Brownsville: W.
y. Dickev. Ecrrville: +. NJ. Davis.
San Benito; W. II. Foster. McAllen
IA III Freeland. Yorktown: r. W.
Griffiths. Seguin: 7. LEIGHTON Green.
San Antonio; r. +. Grihble. Mcrce-
DIES: II. W Hamilton. Cotulla: T..
a. Hardin. Cvalde: +. II. Hudson.
Victoria: p. b. Hill. San Antonio:
y. G. Jones. Austin: J. T.. james
Gonzales; |. V. jolly. Sabinal: G..
$. Long. Taft: A. III. p. McCurdy.
San Antonio: II. A. McCurdy. Goliad:
Herbert McDermott. Harlingcn: W.
A. Mcleod. Cuero r. f. Portcrfield
Edenburg; +. b. Paisley. Laredo; ].
Stuart Peaice. San Antonio: I. II.
Pollard. Pharr: c. II. Story. Corpus
Christi; q. b. Strickler. Yorktown:
J.. +. Selfridge. San Antonio. and y.
T.. Wilkinson. Mission.
Elders present included the follow
ing: !. G. Graves. Del Rio: r. Brit
ton. Weslaco: s. i. White. Cuero:
W. F. Mclaughlin. Taft: J. 4. Green.
Gregory: W. s. Vawter. Sinton; A.
II. Harndon. yoakum; +. W. Clc-
ment. Edna: Henry Reese. Con
gnles: n. &. Ladner. Yorktown: A.
Beitel. Kerrville: G. G. Miller. Cry
stall City r. T.. Hatch. r. s. Spring
a'l and g. s. Moore. San Antonio:
u. II. Scale. Tvalde; A. ". French.
Corpus Christi: W. NJ. Dyson. Co
tnlla: j. c. Epperson. Edenburg: G..
+. White. Pharr; and Charles Hutch
inrs. San Marcos.
Wednesday night ut the Westmir-
ster PRESBYTERIAN Church. there win
be n popular meeting on the subject
of HON" missions conducted nv Rev.
J.. j.. Sclfridge. D. ~. superintendent
of homo missions. Every one inter
ested in hearing the discussion is in
vited.