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NEW ORLEANS PRESBYTERY.
Presbvterv nipt in thp fii-ut fhrn-nh
New Orleans, Tuesday evening, October
19. By request of Dr. .Ino. \V. Coldwell,
ruling elder, retiring moderator the
o)>ening sermon was preached by He.".
H. W. Burwell, from the triple texts;
"Come unto me." "Go forward," "As ye
go. preach."
Fifteen ministers .and fifteen ruling
elders were enrolled. Rev. C. S. Sholl
was elected moderator and J. M. Williams
temporary clerk.
Rev. Dr. J. C. Barr reported the organization
by himself, under special
evangelistic power given him, of a church
of fifteen members, with one ruling elder
and one deacon, at * Hammnnrl Tho
rejM?rt was received and the church was
enrolled.
Rev. E. D. Pelletier, of the Presbytery
of Algoma, Synod of Kingston and
Toronto, was introduced and invited to
sit with the Presbytery. Mr. Pelletier
has for several months been engaged in
the French evangelistic work, in the
Teche country, supplying Rev. M. R.
I'aradis' place, and will probably be
continued permanently in the work, in
addition to the present French force of
the Presbytery.
A call from the Houma Church for the
pastoral services of Rev. J. N. Blackburn,
for all his time, was presented, found in
order, placed in Mr. Blackburn's hands
and accepted. A commission, enmnospii
of Rev. Messrs. Geo. Summey, Jno. W.
Caldwell, Jr., C. A. Hyland, and Ruling
Elder F. G. Winder, was appointed to
conduct the installation, at such time as
it may choose.
A petition from sixteen persons for the
organization of a church at Franklinton
was favorably heard, and a commission
appointed to effect the same at the
earliest opportunity. Commission: Rev.
Messrs. George Summey, W. McF. Alexander.
J. M. Williams and Edmond EaVergne,
and Ruling Elder, E. H. Taylor.
Rev. Jno. Stanley Thomas yvas dismissed
to the Presbytery of El Paso, and
Rev. H. C. Arthur to the Presbytery of
Eastern Texas
The Presbyterial Committee of Ministerial
Relief was discontinued and its
work assigned to the committee of
Ministerial Education, Dr. W. McF Alexander.
chairman.
Provision was made for the installation
of Rev. Dr. Geo. H. Cornelson, Jr., as
pastor of the First Church, New Orleans:
Time, Sunday evening, November 28,
7:45 p. m; commission. Rev. Dr. W. McF.
Alexander, to preach and preside Rev. Dr.
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Du iu tuaigc luc jmmor,
and Rev. Jno. W. Caldwell, Jr., to charge
the people, with Ruling Elder, P. E.
Ouedry, to complete the commission's
meinberehip. *
Rev. Chat. L. Nourte was given leave to
labor outside the bounds of the Presbytery
while engaged in work as an evangelist.
Rev. Dr. Alexander was, at the request
PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUT
of the church appointed as moderator of
the session of the Memorial Church, during
the vacancy, and Hev. Messrs. .1. X.
Blackburn, Jno. W. Caldwell, Jr.. and
George Sumniey were given evangelictln
/?Kow?r? n'u.'1- j
??i mt- i uiuoaaiix. Areola,
and Amite churches which have no sessions,
respectively, until the next meeting
of the Presbytery or until n regular
minister or evangelist is in the Held.
The name of William Magee. colored,
was stricken from the roll of candidates.
In reply to an application of Rev. John
Kovacs for a letter of dismission to a
certain congregation of the church of the
Disciples, it was ordered that in view of
the information that Mr. Kovacs had connected
himself with another denomination
his name be dropped from the Presbytery's
roll.
The Presbytery approved of the plan
of paying the expenses ol" commissioners
to the (Jeneral Assembly out of the
treasury of the assembly.
In the matter of the form of the
amendment of the "elect infant" clause
in the Confession of Faith, action was
deferred until the spring meeting, and an
ad interim committee was appointed, consisting
of Rev. Messrs. \V. McF. Alexander,
Jno. W. Caldwell. Jr., and C?. H. Cornelson,
to report on it. Amite Church
was chosen as the place for the next
regular meeting.
PRESBYTERY OF FORT WORTH.
The Presbytery of Fort Worth met October
19, 1909, 7:30 p. m., in the chanel
of the Southwestern Home and School for
Orphans, at Files, Texas, with thirteen
ministers and four ruling elders.
In the absence of the President of the
Home, Rev. Jas. D. McLean, D. D., who
was attending the Synod of Arkansas,
Ruling Elder E. P. Penick, acting superintendent
of the Home, welcomed the
Presbytery and acted as host.
The members of the Presbytery were
all entertained in the Grace Knox cottages.
All were made perfectly comfortable,
and the fraternal communion was
very delightful. The early rising and the
convenience contributed toward making
the meeting very short.
Rev. Wm. Caldwell was elected modnr.
ator, and Ruling Elder M. C. Billings temporary
clerk.
Rev. R. P. Walker was received from
the Presbytery of El Paso on the second
day.
Rev. S. J. McMurry reported the organization
of the Tonk Valley Presbyterain
Church, in Young county, five miles
southwest of Graham, with twenty-one
communicants and nine baptized noncommunicants.
Commissions previously apiwinted re
jjunvu uie installations or Kev. Kzra J.
Durham at Bridgeport and Chico, and
Rev. W. H. Wycough at North Fort
Worth.
Addresses on Calvin were delivered by
Rev. Kdward H. l^>le. Rev. F. T. Charlton
and Rev. Ceorge N. Funk.
The Presbyterian Tax was raised for
this year lrom 10 t ents to 12*4 cents per
member.
The Hlllsboro Church called Rev. R. P.
H. November 3, 1909.
Walker and a commission was appointed
to install him.
This Presbytery adopted the following
as its wishes for Chapter X, Section III:
"All infants dying in infancy are elect,
and are regenerated and saved by Christ
iiiKiuKu ine spirit, who worketh when,
where, and how he pleaseth. So also are
all other persons who are incapable of
being outwardly called by the ministrations
of the word."
All our Churches are urged to make offerings
to the two Causes of Ministerial
Education and Relief. Our requests for
aid from these funds have greatly increased.
and our duty to make offerings
for these Causes is therefore greater than
before.
The churches of the Presbytery are reminded
that although there is no collection
appointed for this quarter, yet there
is necessity of providing Home Mission
funds so that the workers shall have the
amounts confidently expected.
Consent was given to the amendment
touching the expenses of Commissioners
w i.?r Mcueini Assemniy; a protest was
adopted against the displacement of the
item of Baptized Non-communicants from
the Presbyterial Statistical Report to the
General Assembly; and an overture was
adopted asking the next Assembly to replace*
that item in its former place, and
take such measures as will secure on the
part of pastors and sessions more care
in giving to the children of the Church
their proper place and estimate in the
Church.
Rev. \V. M. McCullough, Chairman of
the Permanent Committee on Sunday
school, etc., was instructed to prepare a
program for a Sunday school institute ft)
be held on Wednesday, April 20, 1910.
2:30 to 6 p. m., In connection with the
meeting or Presbytery.
The spring meeting will be held at
Mineral Wells, Texas, April 19 (Tuesday),
1910, 7:30 p. m.
An adjourned meeting will be held at
San Angelo, Texas, ad interim of the sittings
of Synod, at the call of the Moderator.
After appropriate resolutions of thanks,
the Presbytery adjourned a very delightful
meeting.
Let all the brethren note all the points
of this report, as no further minute of
the fall meeting will be printed.
Stonewall J. McMurry,
Stated Clerk.
PRE8BYTERY OF DALLAS.
Presbytery met at Amarillo, Tex., October
12, and was opened with a sermon by
Rev. W. L. Lowrance, D. D. Present
eighteen ministers and thirteen elders.
Officers: Moderator Rev. S. L. Rieves,
clerks. Rev. L. Gill, Rev\ F. L. McFadden;
and Rev. Robert Hill, D. D.
Received: Rev. P. C. Irwin, from
Durant Presbytery and Candidate T. W
Currle from Ft. Worth Presbytery. The
organization of Ave new churches was
reported and they were enrolled as follows:
Ringold, Ponder, White Deer,
Happy, and Paducah.
The Synod of Texas was overtured to
divide Presbytery into three Presbyteries,