Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number 10
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, May 2, 1907
PRESBYTERY IS IN SESSION.
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Good Attendance---Important Dis-
cussion Opens---Personel (sic)
of Delegates.
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The Central Texas Presbytery convened at the Presbyterian church Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock. The attendance of delegates is large and much
interest attaches to the meeting.
The opening sermon was delivered by Rev. W.
M. Lewis, retiring moderator, who announced the Presbytery open for business.
Organization was effected by the election
of Ruling Elder E. P. Penick of Highland church at Austin, Moderator, Clerks
elected as follows:
Elder W. M. Johnson, of the First church,
Austin, engrossing clerk.
Rev. J. L. Bowling of Bartlett, temporary
clerk.
Rev. A. F. Cunningham, of Belton, reading
clerk.
Among those in attendance are the
following:
Ministers:-
S.A.King, D D, L L D.;L. Tenny, DD; M. C.
Hutton, D D; Josephus Johnson, DD; E H Amis, J. L. Bowling, Geo L., Bitzer, C T
Caldwell, A F Cunningham, E E Bigger, W M Lewis, D P Junkin, R F
Kirkpatrick, J J Grier, J A Montgomery, J R West.
Elders:--
M M Johnson, J B Sherrard, T B White, J W
Sherrill, T H Lumpkin, H W Tatum, F H Leslie, C A Lankford, O J Rhea, J E
Decherd, J F Cooper, E P Renick, A Frazier, S J Keebles, J C
McElroy.
Rev. J D McLean, who represents the Texas
Presbyterian Orphans Home.
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