Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1913 — PRESBYTERY HOLDS FALL SESSION HERE [ARTICLE]

PRESBYTERY HOLDS FALL SESSION HERE

About Fifty Ministers Attend the Meeting at Presbyterian Church - —Dr. Geiston Sick. The fall meeting of the Logansport Presbytery convened in Rensselaer Monday evening and sessions continued throughout today. Dr. J. M. Geiston, of Valparaiso, who was to have delivered the opening sermon Monday evening, was prevented by sickness from being here. It is understood that Dr. Geiston suffered a severe ease of ptomaine poisoning. In his absence Rev. Frank Grandstaff, D. D., of Logansport, delivered the opening sermon, his theme being “Personal Consecration.” The very bad night prevented many from attending, but those who did were rewarded by hearing a splendid sermon that thrilled them with the speaker’s zeal

Miss Johnson, the missionary who was here for the Sunday School convention, delivered an interesting talk of her work as a missionary among lepers. Rev. T. R. White, the student pastor at Bloomington, Ind., delivered a splendid talk about his work which had to do with raising money for extension work.

Dr. Grandstaff, of Logansport, was elected moderator, and Rev. John S. Burns, of South Bend, was chosen permanent clerk. The examination of two candidates for ordination, namely, Rev. M. H. Crouse, of Gary, and Rev. Geo. H. Allison, of South Bend, took considerable of the morning session. Several ministers were late in arriving. Some got here on the late trains Monday night and others this Tuesday morning.