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KINGS' MOUNTAIN PRESBYTERY.
Met with Union Church, near Gastonia,
N. C., September 28-30, 1909.
The opening sermon was preached by
Rev. R. C. Anderson, of the First Church,
Gastonia, by request of the moderator.
Officers: Rev. G. L. Cook, moderator;
Rev. T. C. Croker, temporary clerk, and
Dr. C. J. McCombs, engrossing clerk.
Enrolled: 12 ministers; 19 elders. All
the ministers present except one, who
?as ut'uuutu tti iiume uy sicaness.
Corresponding Members: Rev. L. B.
Tate, Missouri Presbytery; Rev. W. J.
Wyly, Bethel Presbytery; Rev. W. L
Boggs, Enoree Presbytery; Rev. T. J.
Allison, Ashevllle Presbytery, and Rev.
John Wakefield, Concord Presbytery.
Ministers Received: Rev. S. S. Oliver,
from Fayetteville Presbytery, and Rev.
J. K. Hall, from Bethel PresbyteryCalls:
Rev. G. L. Cook, from Union
Mills; Rev. S. S. Oliver, from Kings'
Mountain, Long Creek and Bessemer City,
and Rev. S. L. Cathey, from Mt. Holly.
Candidates: Ministerial Education report
showed seven under care of Presbytery.
Address on Davidson College by Dr.
H. L. Smith. Presbytery decided to observe
Davidson Week.
Popular Meeting on Foreign Missions:
Report made by Rev. J. B. Cochran;
Rev. L. B. Tate, made the address.
Home Missions: Report of the summer
evangelistic campaign was made and pastors
who preached in the tents made addresses.
The Westminster School: The Executive
Committee reported the school in
splendid condition, with 96 enrolled to
date. Principal J. K. Hall addressed the
Presbytery on the outlook, which is
bright.
Orphans' Home: The committee reported,
and Rev. John Wakefield spoke
in the interests of the Home.
Confession of Faith, Chapter X, Section
3. Presbytery desires no change.
Sabbath and Family Religion: The report
called forth a lively and earnest discussion.
Reports were made on Colored Evangelization
and Sunday School Extension.
Presbyterian Standard: Rev. . W. L.
Boggs, agent, made a strong plea for the
paper.
Spring Meeting: Shelby, N. C., Tuesday
after second Sunday, April, 1910.
Adjourned Meeting: Mt. Holly, N. C.,
October 8, 1909.
S. L. Cathey, S. C.
Rutherfordton, N. C., Oct: 4, 1909.
NORFOLK PRESBYTERY.
mei m its miriy-nrsi regular session,
at Gloucester, Va., September 28, 1909.
There were 14 ministers and 4 elders
present.
Opening sermon preached by Rev. C. S.
Lingamfelter, of Berkley, Norfolk, Va.,
the retiring moderator. Rev. R. C. Gilmore,
of Portsmouth, Va., was elected
moderator and Mr. C. B. Whitney, of New
PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUT
port News, Va., temporary clerk.
Rev. F. L. Delaney was received and
accepted a call to the Suffolk Church,
Virginia, and a commission elected to install
him November 3, 7:30 p. m., 1909.
A petition was received from York
River Church, asking that part of her
membership be formed into a new church
to be called the Williamsburg Church.
A commission was elected to carry out
this petition. A commission appointed
to install Rev. R. I..ee Walton, at York
River and Williamsburg.
Reports and addresses were heard from
Dr. Rfennie, chairman of Home Mission
i/uinmitiee, ana Kev. W. H. T. Squires,
chairman of Foreign Missions Committee.
The question, "Shall the deneral Assembly
pay the expenses of its commissioners?"
was answered in the affirmative.
Dr. J. W. Ayler, of Newport News, Va.f
was added to the Executive Committee
on the Assembly's Home and School. The
moderator preached at 11 a. m. Wednesday.
An Ad Interim Committee, to be appointed
by the moderator, was ordered
to review the work of the Assembly's
Ad Interim Committee on Proof Texts,
and report to spring meeting of Presbytery.
Presbytery noted with pleasure the
gift of land for the erection of a church
at Gloucester Point, Va. Next spring
meeting at Williamsburg, Va., April 19,
1909, at 7:30 p. m.
Adjourned to meet in First Church,
Norfolk, Va., at call of moderator.
J. W. Lacy, S. C.
PRESBYTERY OF ALBERMARLE.
The Presbytery of Albemarle held its
forty-first stated meeting at the Nut
bush Church, September 28-30,; eleven
ministers and eight elders present.
Officers?Rev. L. C. Vass, moderator,
and Rev. J. S. Wood and Elder Joseph
Patterson, clerks.
The routine work of the Presbytery
was regularly and prayerfully dispatched.
Received?Rev. F. M. Hawley, from the
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J. P. Coleman from the Presbytery of
Knoxville.
Ordained.?Licentiate J. P. Coleman,
to the full work of the ministry, and
committees appointed to install him pastor
at Grassy Creek and Oak Hill the
second Sunday, and at Geneva the third
Sunday of October.
Sermons were preached by Rev
Messrs. W. Mc. C. White, D. D.,
retiring moderator, J. N. Summerrell,
D. D., W D. Morton,
D. D., and R. C. Deal, the last being
the Presbyterial sermon on Family Religion.
Rev. L. C. Vass spoke in the in
icicoi ui uur Airicun mission, ana free.
H. L. Smith presented the cause of Davidson
College.
Evangelistic Work?A permanent committee
was appointed with Rev. W. McC.
White, D. D., chairman.
Memorial of the late Rev. F. W. Farries
was read by Dr. W. D. Morton, ordered
spread upon the minutes of the Presbytery
and a copy sent to the widow of
the deceased.
H. October 20, 1909.
Proof Texts.?An ad Interim committee
consisting of Rev. J. A. McClure and
Elder C.-A. Lewis was apointed to examine
these and report at the spring
meeting.
Revision of the Confession.?The following
was adopted: "The Presbytery of
Albemarle opposes any change in the
text of said chapter of the Confession
of Faith, but desires an explanatory
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? u.vu oiiuu kuucui iuu erroneous
impression in some minds that our
church, by implication at least, teaches
that some infants dying in infancy are
non-elect and therefore lost."
Spring meeting.?Washington, N. C.,
second Tuesday in April, 8 p. m.
Presbytery adjourned to meet at the
call of the moderator during the session
of Synod.
J. A. McC., S. C.
THE WESTERN DISTRICT PRESBYTERY.
Met in tne Denmark church on September
28, 1909. The opening sermon
was preached by Rev. F. L. Allen, the
retiring Moderator. There was a full
attendance of ministers but only a small
number of churches were represented.
Rev. George P. Scott was chosen Moderator
and Rev. F. L. Allen temporary
clerk.
Rev. A. S. Johnson was received from
the Paris Presbytery and a commission
was appointed to install him as pastor
of the Jackson church.
The pastoral relation between Rev. C.
O. N. Martindale and the Brownsville
church was dissolved and he was granted
a letter to the Presbytery of Nashville.
Rev. A. S. Johnson was appointed
chairman of local Home Missions and
Rev. Wm. Thome was appointed chairman
of the Sunday School Committee.
The Presbytery asked the General Assembly
to pay the traveling expenses of
the Commissioners out of the general
lund.
An Ad Interim Committee was appointed
on proof texts with Rev. George P.
Scott as chairman.
The Presbytery adopted the following
paper, which was sent to the General
Assembly's Committee on the infant
clause: "All infants dying in infancy are
elect and are regenerated and saved
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tuiuugu iuc atonement or our L<ord Jesus
Christ by the gracious operation of the
Holy Spirit Who worketh when and
where and how He pleaseth."
The afternoon of the second day was
given over to a Sunday School Institute.
Addresses were made emphasizing
teacher training and the preparation for
the class.
The Foreign Mission Rally Wednesday
night conducted by the Moderator was
marked with a great deal of enthusiasm
and the Presbytery seems to be swinging
into line.
The Home Mission work came in for
its share and one day has been appointed
at toe spring meeting for the laymen to
gather and discuss and plan for aggressive
work along the line of missions.
The meeting was one of the best we
have had. In the face of great dlfflcul