PRESBYTERY OF FAYETTEVILLE.
AT THEI1I
NINETY-FOURTH SESSIONS
HELD AT
GALATIA C.HURCII,
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N C.,
April 5th, 6th k 7th, 18G0,
FAYETTEVILLE, N.
PRINTED AT THE PRESBYTERIAN OFFICE.
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Galatia Church, Cumberland Co., N. C., )
April 5, 1860. j
The Presbytery of Fayetteville met according to
adjournment, and was opened with a sermon by Bey.
Colin Shaw, the last Moderator, from 1st Sam. XY:
22, 23. " And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great Text of opetl.
delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obey- ing Sermon,
ing the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better
than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stub¬
bornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou
hast rejected the wordot the Lord, He hath rejected
thee from being king."
After sermon, the Moderator took the chair and
constituted the Presbytery by prayer.
Ministers present: Rev. Messrs. John C. Sin- Ministers pres.
-clair, Hector McLean, J. P. McPherson, F. K. Hash,ent-
H. A. Monroe, Colin Shaw, M. B. Grier, Neill Mc¬
Donald, George McNeill, D. D. McBryde, M. Mc¬
Queen, James Sinclair, George A. Russell, Nathan
T. Bowden, Archibald McQueen, and David Fairley.
Ruling Elderspresent: Malcom Mclnnis, Galatia ; Ruling Eiders
James Martine, Fayetteville; Duncan G. Mclnnis, present-
Antioch ; John McLaughlin, Bethel; Milton Mcin¬
tosh, Laurel Hill; James S. Harrington, Barbecue ;
C. M. Andrews, Tirza; S. B. Kivenbark, Moore's
Creek; William H. Holmes, Clinton; James C.
Smith, 1st Church Wilmington; John McKinnon,
St. Paul's; James E. Hall, Grove; Archibald Mc¬
Clelland, Bluff; J. B. Graham, Bethesda ; M. Mc¬
Kinnon, Laurinburgh ; Archibald Ray, Jr., Mineral
Spring; Duncan W. Mclntyre, Mizpeh ; Peter
Munroe, Cypress ; Duncan Murchison, China Grove ;
and A. D. Brown, Lumberton.
Rev. John C. Sinclair was chosen Moderator, and Moderator and
Bev. Nathan T. Bowden and Mr. James C. Smith, Clerks-
Temporary Clerks.
On motion, Presbytery took a recess for half an Recess,
hour.
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After recess Presbytery met and proceeded to bu¬
siness.
On motion, the reading of the minutes of the last
stated meeting of Presbytery was dispensed with.
McBryde and ^eS3rs- T>. D. McBryde and Nathan T. Bow-
Bowden-excus- den rendered satisfactory reasons for absence from
ed. the last regular meeting of Presbytery.
Ruling Eiders The following Ruling Elders appeared and their
appear. names were enrolled, viz : J. B. Black, Carthage ; J.
M. N. Clark, Mt. Carmel; and John T. McKinnon,
Sharon.
Orders of the On motion, it was made the order of the day for
day. 10 o'clock, A. M , to-morrow, to select the place and
time for the next regular meeting of Pre3bytery.
Free conversation on the state of Religion was
made the order of the day for 3 o'clock, P. M., to¬
morrow.
committee on The Moderator appointed Rev. Messrs. James Sin-
reiigious exercis- clair and Colin Shaw, and Mr. Malcoin Mclnnis, the
Committee on Religious Exercises.
Rev. James Sinclair tendered to Presbytery the
sinci^rJam69 resignation of his pastoral charge of Ashpole and
Smyrna Churches, which request was, for the pres¬
ent, placed on the docket.
A communication was received from Rev. Simeon
Colton, D. D., assigning reasons for absence from
the present session of Presbytery, which were sus¬
tained.
Memorial from memorial from members of Philadelphns and
Philadelphia. other congregations was read, praying for the organ¬
ization of a Church to be located on the right bank
of the Raft Swamp, to be called Mount Tabor
Church ; and, on motion, Rev. Messrs. Colin Shaw,
M. B. Crier, and George McNeill, with Ruling El¬
ders, James S. Harrington and Duncan Murchison,
po™aP were appointed a Committee to whom the whole
matter was referred.
The Committee on Religious Exercises reported in
part, which was accepted.
Order of the On motion, it was made the order of the day for
day. Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, to elect Commis¬
sioners to the General Assembly.
churchExten- A communication from Rev. H. I. Coe, Secretary
8ion- of the Church Extension Committee, was read, and
ordered to be placed on the docket.
siousmcsUc Ml3~ On motion, it was made the order of the day for
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11 o'clock, A. M., Saturday, to hear the report of
the Committee on Domestic Missions.
The Committee appointed at a previous meeting M 0
to install Rev. Archibald McQueen Pastor of Mt. ™
Carmel Church, reported that they had not discharg¬
ed that duty, and assigned satisfactory reasons for
their failure ; whereupon, on motion, the same Com¬
mittee was continued.
The Committee appointed to examine into and Big Juniper,
report upon the prospects of a Church organization
on Big Juniper, having failed to discharge that duty,
said Committee was continued, and on motion, Rev.
Messrs. George McNeill and D. D. McBryde were
added thereto.
Calls from the Churches of Pee Dee and Mineral caiisfromPe©
Spring—each for one fourth of the time—for the Dee and Mineral
Pastoral services of Rev. Nathan T. Bowden, were sprin«-
read, and being found in order, were placed in his
hands.
The Committee on the delinquent Churches hav- DeUnquent
ing prepared no report, Rev. James Sinclair was, at churches,
his own request, excused from serving on said Com¬
mittee, and Mr. Duncan Murchison was substituted
in his place.
The Committee now consists of Duncan McLaurin
and Duncan Murchison, Esqrs.
On motion, C. M. Andrews and James S. Harring- Treasurer'sac»
ton were .appointed a Committee to examine the counts,
books and accounts of the Treasurer of Presbytery,
and report thereon.
On motion, Presbytery adjourned to meet in this
place to-morrow morning at naif past 9 o'clock.
Closed with prayer.
Friday Morning, 9-£ o'clock.
Presbytery met according to adjournment, and
was opened with prayer.
The minutes of yesterday were read and approved.
Mr. J. B. Black, R iling Elder from Union (in JB BIaclt
Moore) appeared in Presbytery, and his name was
enrolled.
Rev. Nathan T. Bowden signified his acceptance ret. n, t. b,
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Rev. D. T.
Towles.
of the calls from Pee Dee and Mineral Spring
Churches.
Rev. D. John- Rev. Daniel Johnson appeared in Presbytery and
son- rendered a satisfactory reason for tardiness,
j. d. watson. James D. Watson, Ruling Elder from Lebanon
Church, appeared and his name was enrolled.
The hour for the order of the day having arrived,
on motion, it was suspended to take into considera¬
tion the re-assessment of the Churches to the contin¬
gent Fund ot Presbytery.
Re-assessment The Committee on this subject having failed to
of churches. present a formal report, the following gentlemen
were appointed to report thereon at their earliest
convenience, viz : Rev. Messrs. F. K. Nash, M. Mc¬
Queen, Colin Shaw and D. D. McBryde, with Ruling
Elders, Duncan Murchison, C. M. Andrews and J.
B. Graham.
Rev. D. T. Towles appeared in Presbytery and
rendered a satisfactory reason for tardiness,
committees. The Moderator announced the following Commit¬
tees, viz:
Minutes of Qn Minutes of Synod—Rev. M. B. Grier and S.
synod. B Rivenbark.
Narrative. Narrative—Rev. M. McQueen and J. E. Hall,
systematic Be- Systematic Benevolence—Rev. Messrs. H. McLean
nevoience. and ££ a. Munroe, and A. D. Brown, Elder,
sessional Re- Sessional Records—Rev. H. McLean and M. Mc-
Innis on records of Smyrna, Laurel Hill and Ash-
pole.^
Rev. James Sinclair and John McLaughlin on the
records of Carthage, Union, (in Moore,) Cypress and
Black River Chapel.
Rev. H. A. Munroe and John T. McKinnon, on
Long Street, Galatia,. China Grove and Mt. Pisgah.
Rev. C. Shaw and J. B. Graham, on Bluff, Tirza,
Fayetteville,.Lumberbridge and Macedonia.
Rev. M. B. Grier and M. Mcintosh, on Buffalo,
Sardis and St. Paul's.
Rev. N. McDonald and J. M. N. Clark, on Beth¬
el, Antioch, Montpelier and Laurinburgh.
Rev. George McNeill and D. W. Mclntyre, on 1st
and 2nd Churches Wilmington, Philadelphus and
Lumberton.
Rev. D. D. McBryde and John McKinnon, on Big
Rockfish, Beth-Car, Centre and Lebanon.
Cords,
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Rev. M. McQueen and John T. McKinnonyon Ben- £cssdonal Rp-
Salem, Barbacue, White Plains and Clinton. cords coutinut'J
Rev. James Sinclair and J. S. Harrington, on Bc-
thesda, Sharon, Pee Dee, Mt. Carmel and Keith.
Rev. George A. Russell and M. McKinnony on
Mineral Spring, Sandy Grove, Mizpeh and Everett s-
ville.
Rev. A. McQueen and Peter Munroe, on Euphro-
nia, South River, Mt. Horeb and Moore's Creek.
Rev. D. Eairley and W. H. Holmes, on Hopewell,
Rockfish, Union, (in Duplin,) Mt. Williams and Mt.
Edwards.
Rev. D. Johnson and A. D. Brown, on Elizabeth-
town, Brown Marsh, Whiteville, Harmony, Grove,
Oak Plane and Lillington.
Rev. D. T. Towles and A W McClelland, on Beth-
leham, Goldsborough and Pike.
On motion, the order of the day for 10 o'clock, Hace and time
which had been suspended, was taken up, when of next Meetmg-
Black River Chapel was unanimously chosen as the
place, and Thursday before the 1st Sabbath in Octo¬
ber, 1860, as the time for the next regular meeting
of Presbytery.
Rev. John M. Sherwood, of the Presbytery of Or- Rev. Jno. M.
ange being present, was invited to take a seat as a Sherwood,
corresponding member.
The Committee on the Minutes of Synod reported Report on Mm-
that they find nothing in said Minutes requiring the utesof synod,
attention of this body ; which report was accepted
and the Committee discharged.
Col. Archibald McEachern, Ruling Elder of Mont- coi. a. mce.
pelier, and William James Cromartie, Ruling Elder andw. j. o.
of South River Churches, appeared in Presbytery
and their names were enrolled.
Reports were heard from James Campbell, J. C. Reports from'
McLeod, John A. Ray, James H. Colton and R. A. Candidatea-
Nicholson, candidates for the ministry under our
care.
The Latin Exegesis of R. A. Nicholson was pre- Exegesis of R.
sentcd and referred to the Committee on Languages, A- Nicholson,
who subsequently reported, recommending that it be
approved ; which report was accepted and adopted.
The following preamble and resolution were offer¬
ed, and after some discussion, adopted, viz :
Whereas, the General Assembly at its last meet- boards,
ing did refer to the coming Assembly a series of res-
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Boards con olutions to be found on page 538 of the Minutes of
1859, aod also called the attention of the Presbyte¬
ries to the same 5 it is hereby
Resolved, That without any expression of opinion
as to the particular form which the changes in the
Board may take, and leaving this to the wisdom of
the Assembly, this Presbytery declare itself in favor
of a general simplification of the Constitution of the
Boards, and of the principle of a direct and imme¬
diate responsibility of the executive officers of the
Boards to the General Assembly.
Records ap- The various Committees on Sessional Becords sub-
proved. mitted their reports, which were accepted and adop¬
ted, and it appeared the following records were ap¬
proved without exceptions, viz : Pee Dee, Wilming¬
ton 1st and 2nd Churches, Antioch, Laurinburgh,
Bethel, Montpelier, Galatia, Beth-Car, Shiloh, Leba¬
non, St. Paul's, Fayetteville, Tirza, Macedonia, Clin¬
ton, Mineral Spring, Mt. Horeb, Moore's Creek,
Laurel Hill, Smyrna, Mt. Edwards, Philadelphia,
Grove, Oak Plane, Harmony, Lillington, Cypress,
Bethesda, Ashpole, Keith, Barbacue and China Grove.
Approved with following were approved with exceptions, viz :
•exceptions. Mt. Carmel, Lumberton, Ben Salem, Long-Street,
Clinton, Big-Bockfish, Sardis, Hopewell, Sandy
Grove, Mizpeh, Union, (in Moore,) and Carthage.
To install Rev. The following Committee was appointed to install
D. Fairley. Bev. David Fairley Pastor of China Grove Church,
china Grove, at the convenience of the parties, viz : Bev. John C.
Sinclair to preach the sermon, preside and propose
the Constitutional questions; Bev. George McNeill
to deliver the charge to the Pastor, and Bev. G. A.
Bussell to deliver the charge to the congregation.
On motion Bev. H. A. Monroe was appointed to
act as alternate to either of the above.
On motion, Presbytery had a recess of one hour.
Tree conver- After recess Presbytery met, and the hour for the
Bation. order of the day, viz: Free conversation on the state
of Beligion, having arrived, that subject was taken
up and statements were made.
w. h. noimes. Pending these exercises, Mr. W. II. Holmes ob¬
tained leave of absence from the remaining sessions
of Presbytery.
Campbell ^ev- E>. D. McBryde, Chairman of the Monu-
Monument. mental Committee, submitted a verbal report, with
the accounts of Mr. George Lauder, by which it ap-