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WASHBURN PRESBYTERY.
The Presbytery of Washburn met at
Prairie Grove, March 31, 1909. Present
four ministers and five ruling elders.
Rev. R. B. Willis, D. D., pastor-elect
of the Fayettevillc Church, presented a
letter of dismission from Arkansas Presbytery,
and after the usual examination
was received and enrolled as a member
of this Presbytery.
Commissionets to the Assembly:
Principals, Rev. J. E. Wylie, Springdale,
Ruling Elder Dr. E. G. McCormiek, Prairie
Grove; alternates. Rev. W. H. Morrow.
Springdale; Ruling Elder Wm. Irving,
Morrillton.
Overture: In response to the question
of the General Assembly, "Shall any
change be made in the Confession of
Faith, Chapter 10, Section ii?" the following
answer was given, "Yes. but
in so answering the Presbytery of Washburn
does not desire to be understood
as favoring any change in the teaching
or even in the phraseology of the Confession
on this point, but we do eainest
ly desire that some explanatory statement
be placed in the Confession, in
which the interpretation of the Presbyterian
Church as given by the Assembly
of 1902 may be easily accessible to
all who examine the Confession of
Faith."
Installation Service: The fourth Sabbath
of April was appointed as the time
for the installation of Dr. Willis as pastor
of the Fayetteville church. Rev. M.
McN McKay, Rev. S. W. Davies and Ruling
Elder Dr. E. G. McCormick were appointed
as a committee.
Home Missions: The committee reports
the plan adop'ell by the Presbytery
at the beginning of the year successfully
carried out. Although, owing
to the number of vacant churches, we
have had to supply, it has been necessary
for our evau,i?-iist to devote his entire
time to sustentation work. The
home mission* committee was directed
to arrange for a series of evangelistic
services at points selected by the evangelists.
It was further decided to hold
two conferences during the year, one at
Fort Smith and one at Fayetteville, in
order to arouse our churches and ministers
to their evangelislic opportunities
and responsibilities.
Laymen's Missionary Movement: It
response to a communication from Mr.
Rowland, of the Assembly's committee.
Prof. Edgar F. Shannon, of the Fayetteville
church, was appointed as the presbyterial
chairman of the movement in
this Presbytery. He was requested to
take the general oversight and direction
of the work of introducing it into the
churches under our care. The sessions
of our churches were directed to takeup
the matter at as early a date as possible,
and consider the question of appointing
a local chairman and a missionary
committee, if it be found practicable,
in each church.
The Bible Society: The attention of
the churches was called to the fact that
most of them had failed to take up collections
for this cause during the past
year, and delinquent churches were di
IE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOI
rortcd to take up collections for this purpose
as soon as possible and forward
the amounts to the society's agency at
Dallas, Texas.
Next Meeting: Charleston, Ark., Wednesday,
September 22, 1909, 7:30 p. m.
S. W. Davies, S. C.
THE PRESBYTERY OF CHEROKEE.
The Presbytery of Cherokee met at
Menlo. Tuesday evening April 6, and was
nnPlirH u*il ll n cnrinnn K*' n rr
Sims at the request cf the last moderator
present. Present, twelve ministers
and twenty ruling elders.
Organization.?Rtv. E. D. Patton was
elected moderator and Rev. J. H Clarke,
temporary clerk.
Received.?Rev. J. T. Wade was received
from the Athens Presbytery, and
becomes the home missionary pastor of
the Dalton church, laboring in lite Chickamauga
group. Rev. J. C. Hardin was
received from the Presbytery of Durant
and order taken for his installation as
pastor of the Summerville, Bethel and
Milner Memorial churches.
.Ordination.?Licentiate L. W. Mathews
was examined, and ordained, and order
taken for his installation as pastor of
the South Broad and Lindale churches.
Commissioners to the Assemoly.?
Principals, Rev. P. K. Sims and Ruling
Elder W. F. Law, alternates, Rev. E. D.
Patton and Ruling Elder W. Q. McArver.
Popular Meetings and conferences were
held in the iniertst of all the causes of
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iu?- cuuicu, ana in'.1 various committees
reported a gratifying advance over the
previous year. This Presbytery has a
large home mission territory, but the
committee reported all fields supplied,
save one, and a balance in the treasury.
Aside from continuing the valuable services
of Rev. Jonas Barclay as evangelist,
Presbytery made the following appointments
for meetings to be held by pastors
during the summer: Rev. J. H.
Patton. at Bethel; Rev. G. G. Syduor,
Blue Spring; Rev. F. K. Sims, Tunnel
Hill; Rev. W. W. Powell, Roekinart;
Rev. E. D. Patton. Powder Spring; Rov.
J. H. Clarke, Spring Place; Rev. J. C.
Hardin, Walnut Grove; Rev. W. A. Cleveland,
Cohutta; Rev. B. F. Guillc, Milner
Memorial.
Presbytery devoted an evening session
to a conference on evangelism and the
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outlook is for a quickened interest and
advance in this line.
The Presbytery was mast hospitably
entertained by the good people of Menlo.
Next stated meeting, Dalton. September
2S. 1909.
Stated Clerk.
PRESBYTERY OF EBENEZER.
Presbytery met in the Second church,
Paris, April 6, and was opened with a sermon
by Rev. Gilbert Glass, from lsa.
62: 1. Rev. r\ S. Rhodes, moderator.
uvcriure. ine ionowing overture to
the General Assembly was adopted:
"Ebenezer Presbytery respectfully overtures
your venerable body to adopt such
means as in your wisdom you may deem
proper to put our home mission work on
the same platform side by side, with foreign
missions, thus enlisting the prayers,
efforts and gifts of the Laymen's Movement
in furthering the great cause of
missions, both uOme and foreign."
Reports: The various agencies of
church work received the earnest attention
of rresbytery, and reports from
churches, in many particulars, exhibited
healthful progress. Young people's and
women's societies reports were specially
gratifying. The twenty women societies
in our bounds, composed of 520 members,
show contributions of $1,662, given In
great part to home and foreign missions.
Rev. S. D. Boggs, who for so many
years has proved a laborious and faithful
chairman of our Home Miss'ion Committ
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might devote himself wholly (o Synod s
evangelistic work. Rev. R. S. Sanders,
of the Miiiersburg church, was chosen to
succeed h.'m.
The Quadri-centennial was observed as
follows: "The Man, John Calvin, and
His Times," Rev. W. J. Garrison, of Catlettsburg;
"The Influence of Calvin on
the Mcdern Wcrld," Rev. J. C. Cowan, of
Augusta; "The Type of Doctrine Expounded
and Defended by Calvin," Rev.
H. M. Scudder, of Carlisle.
Home and Foreign Missions and Sabhath
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the churches were urged to greater
thoughtfulness and liberality touching
these impcrtant causes.
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