White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13
MEETING OF CENTRAL
WASHINGTON PREsBYTERY
(Comtribhted)

(COf,tribhted)
The presbytery of Central Wash.
ington convened in the Community
Presbyterian church at White Bluffs
on Monday at 1880 p. m. The
moderator preached highly edify.
ing and admirably rendered sermon
from the text, Behold, have set
before you an open door,"
Prayers were offered by the Rev.
Shriver of Gle Elum and Scripture
lesson was read by the Rev. x. G.
Machines of Naches.
Music of a special nature was
rendered by the ladies of the Han
ford choir.
The presbytery was constituted
with prayer by Rev. l. L. Crooks.
The roll was called with the follow
in brethren responding: The Rev.
erends Anderson of Grandview,
Adams Of Roslyn, Bergen of Ell
lensburg, Carlick of Outlook,
Crooks of HanfordWhite Bluffs,
DeVries of Mabton, Healy of Ma
ches. Rees of Wapato. Hamilton of
Naches, Schriver of Gle Elum, Mac
Innes of Naches, Campbell of Yak.
ina. Noyes of Donald. Grafious of
Sunnyside, Frazier of Kennewick
and Thompson of Yakima; Elders
Leak of Naches, MacKay of Nab
ton, Tharp of GrandvIew, McCon-
nachie Of Hanford, Tanning of
White Bluffs. Noyes of Naches.
Young of Sunnyside, Keenly of
Sunnyside and Dudley of Yakima.
The Rev. Scott /. Wallace of Sc
attle presbytery was introduced and
extended the courtesies of the
floor.
W. H. H. Rees Of Wapato was
elected moderator and was escorted
to the chair by Rev Adams of Ros-
lyn and expressed in we'll chosen
words his thanks for the brothery
consideration of the presbytery.
The Rev. DeVries was elected tenn
porary clerk and l. L. Crooks re-
porting clerk. The docket as read
was adopted.
The report of the committee on
arrangements was read by Rev. |.
l.. Crooks and adopted. Elder W.
A. Funk, chairman of the commit
tee on missions, delivered spen"
did and highly illuminating address
on Loyalty to the Home Missions
Board"
Adjournment was taken to meet
at $50 Tuesday, dsyotions to be
conducted by Rev. Rees. Benedic-
tion pronounced by Rev Healy.
On Tuesday morning the question
as to who would be the ministerial
delegate to the General Assembly,
which meets at Indianapolis this
coming May provoked lively dis
cussion but was finally determined
in favor of Rev Frazier Of Kenne-
wick. Elder S. V. Tanning of
White Bluffs was chosen to repre-
sent the elders to attend the same
meeting. The committee on stand
ing rules reported in favor of some
minor changes in the presbytery
bylaws.
At noon the Ladies' Aid served
an exceptionally we'll planned menu
and cared for the needs of the VS.
itors in highly graft. ing manner,
members of presbytery expressing
themselves in highest terms in
praise of the ladies work. Elder
Hayes of Hanford being the oldest
man present, said grace.
A mild sensation was created by
a resolution offered by the Rev.
Hansen Bergen of Ellensburg. re-
lating to the occupancy of the pull
pit of the First Presbyterian church
of New York City by the Rev. Har-
ry Emerson Fosdck. who is not a
Presbyterian minister and who has
circulated sermon preached from
that pulpit assailing the doctrines
of the denomination and ridicullng
the accepted beliefs of Bible chur-
ches. The resolution will be acted
upon at an adjourned meeting to
be held at Tieton May LIST. The
temper of the presbytery seemingly
is decidedly opposed to the actions
of tho Nou York rhurch
Presbytery expressed itself in an
adopted resolution, commencing
those who so kindly opened their
homes for entertainment of the
visiting delegates.
A call from the Naches church
for the Rev. K. G. Machines to
the pastorate of that church was
sustained as was also the call Of
the Tieton church for the Rev.
Scott |. Wallace and of Mabton for
the Rev. De Vries. The Rev. w.