PCA HISTORICAL CENTER
Archives and Manuscript Repository for the Continuing Presbyterian Church


Presbyterian Church in the United States
(PCUS, 1861-1983)
(aka Southern Presbyterian Church)
Clerks and Moderators,
with links to Minutes of General Assembly

Stated Clerks of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.
Term of Service Stated Clerk
1861 – 1865 Rev. John Newton Waddel [4/2/1812 – 1/9/1895]
1865 – 1898 Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson [2/22/1825 – 1/21/1903]
1898 – 1909 Rev. William Addison Alexander [1/19/1857 – 11/15/1909]
1910 – 1922 Rev. Thomas Hart Law [8/26/1838 – 12/14/1923]
1922 – 1935 Rev. John Douglas Leslie [6/1/1860 – 6/11/1935]
1935 – 1959 Rev. Eugene Crampton Scott [7/24/1889 – 3/19/1972]
1959 – 1973 Rev. James Abia Millard, Jr., Th.D. [4/8/1912 - 3/4/1989]


General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.
Number & Year
[w/links to PDFs]		 Meeting at Moderator Retiring Moderator's Sermon
1st GA, 1861 Augusta, Georgia Rev. Benjamin Morgan Palmer Palmer - Ephesians 1:22-23
2nd GA, 1862 Montgomery, Alabama Rev. J.L. Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick - Romans 8:17
3rd GA, 1863 Columbia Rev. James A. Lyon Kirkpatrick - Ephesians 3:8-11
4th GA, 1864 Charlotte, North Carolina Rev. John S. Wilson Lyon - 1 Thessalonians 2:4
5th GA, 1865 Macon, Georgia Rev. George Howe Wilson - Joshua 13:1
6th GA, 1866 Memphis, Tennessee Rev. Andrew Hart Kerr Howe - Zechariah 4:6, 7, 10
7th GA, 1867 Nashville, Tennessee Rev. Thos. Verner Moore Kerr - Psalm 98:1, 14
8th GA, 1868 Baltimore, Maryland Rev. John N. Waddel Moore - Ephesians 4:15-16
9th GA, 1869 Mobile, Alabama Rev. Stuart Robinson Waddel - Song of Songs 6:10
10th GA, 1870 Louisville, Kentucky Rev. Robert Lewis Dabney Robinson - Romans 1:14-16
11th GA, 1871 Huntsville, Alabama Rev. William S. Plumer Dabney: 2 Tim. 1:13, Titus 1:9
12th GA, 1872 Richmond, Virginia Rev. Thomas R. Welch Plumer - Isaiah 53:11
13th GA, 1873 Little Rock, Arkansas Rev. Henry Martyn Smith Welch - Acts 1:8
"Baptism of the Spirit: Great Want of the Church" [see The Chrisitan Observer, (21 May 1873)]
14th GA, 1874 Columbus, Mississippi Rev. John L. Girardeau Smith - Isaiah 43:12
15th GA, 1875 St. Louis, Missouri Rev. Moses D. Hoge Girardeau - Matthew 28:20
16th GA, 1876 Savannah, Georgia Rev. Benjamin M. Smith Hoge - John 4:38
17th GA, 1877 New Orleans, Louisiana Rev. C.A. Stillman Smith - Luke 11:13
18th GA, 1878 Knoxville, Tennessee Rev. Thomas Ephraim Peck Stillman - 1 Corinthians 4:20
19th GA, 1879 Louisville, Kentucky Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson Peck - Mark 16:14-20
20th GA, 1880 Charleston, South Carolina Rev. T.A. Hoyt Wilson - Psalm 118:25
21st GA, 1881 Staunton, Virginia Rev. Robert P. Farris Hoyt - Galatians 1:6-7
22nd GA, 1882 Atlanta, Georgia Rev. R.K. Smoot Farris - Matthew 28:6
23rd GA, 1883 Lexington, Kentucky Rev. T. Pryor Smoot - Isaiah 53:10
24th GA, 1884 Vicksburg, Mississippi Rev. Thomas Dwight Witherspoon Pryor - Acts 20:24
25th GA, 1885 Houston, Texas Rev. H.R. Raymond Witherspoon - Deut. 33:26
26th GA, 1886 Augusta, Georgia Rev. J.H.Bryson Raymond - Jeremiah 6:16
27th GA, 1887 St. Louis, Missouri Rev. G.B. Strickler Bryson - John 12:32
28th GA, 1888 Baltimore, Maryland Rev. J.J. Bullock Strickler - John 15:5
29th GA, 1889 Chattanooga, Tennessee Rev. H.G. Hill Bullock - Mark 16:15
30th GA, 1890 Asheville, North Carolina Rev. James Park Hill - Isaiah 60:1-3
31st GA, 1891 Birmingham, Alabama Rev. Hampden C. DuBose Park - 2 Kings 6:16
32nd GA, 1892 Hot Springs, Arkansas Rev. Samuel A. King Witherspoon - Esther 4:14
33rd GA, 1893 Macon, Georgia Ruling Elder J.W. Lapsley King - Matthew 28:20
34th GA, 1894 Nashville, Tennessee Rev. James R. Graham Otts - Isa. 2:3-4 & Mt. 28:18-20
35th GA, 1895 Dallas, Texas Rev. C.R. Hemphill Graham - Psalm 45:1-6
36th GA, 1896 Memphis, Tennessee Rev. Robert Q. Mallard Hemphill - Romans 15:30
37th GA, 1897 Charlotte, North Carolina Rev. George T. Goetchius Mallard - Number 10:35-36
38th GA, 1898 New Orleans, Louisiana Rev. E.M. Green Goetchius - John 12:31-33
39th GA, 1899 Richmond, Virginia Rev. John F. Cannon Green - Matthew 10:34
40th GA, 1900 Atlanta, Georgia Ruling Elder Jos. W. Martin Cannon - John 21:17
41st GA, 1901 Little Rock, Arkansas Rev. Neander M. Woods Woods - Proverbs 14:9
42nd GA, 1902 Jackson, Mississippi Rev. William T. Hall Woods - 1 Samuel 13:19-22
43rd GA, 1903 Lexington, Virginia Rev. Abner C. Hopkins Hall - 2 Timothy 3:16
44th GA, 1904 Mobile, Alabama Rev. S.M. Neel Hopkins - Galatians 3:13-14
45th GA, 1905 Fort Worth, Texas Rev. J.T. Plunkett Neel - John 12:32-33
46th GA, 1906 Greenville, South Carolina Ruling Elder Allen G. Hall Plunkett - John 18:38
47th GA, 1907 Birmingham, Alabama Rev. J.R. Howerton Howerton - Matthew 4:8-10
48th GA, 1908 Greensboro Rev. W.M. Moore Howerton - Luke 10:29
49th GA, 1909 Savannah, Georgia Rev. William E. Boggs Moore - Deuteronomy 6:6-7
50th GA, 1910 Lewisburg, West Virginia Rev. J.W. Bachman Boggs - 2 Timothy 3:14-17
51st GA, 1911 Louisville, Kentucky Rev. Russell Cecil Bachman - Matthew 17:5
52nd GA, 1912 Bristol, Tennessee Rev. Thos. S. Clyce Cecil - Luke 10:20
53rd GA, 1913 Atlanta, Georgia Rev. J.S. Lyons Clyce - Psalm 17:15
54th GA, 1914 Kansas City, Missouri Ruling Elder W.J. Martin Lyons - Proverbs 29:18
55th GA, 1915 Newport News, Virginia Rev. W. McF. Alexander Thacker - Ephesians 2:10
56th GA, 1916 Orlando, Florida Rev. C.W. Grafton Alexander - 1 Cor. 15:3-4
57th GA, 1917 Birmingham, Alabama Rev. Jno. M. Wells, Ph.D. Grafton - Hebrews 12:2
58th GA, 1918 Durant, Oklahoma Rev. Jas. I. Vance Wells - Philippians 4:19
59th GA, 1919 New Orleans, Louisiana Rev. A.M. Fraser Vance - John 12:24
60th GA, 1920 Charlotte, North Carolina Rev. W.L. Lingle Fraser - Romans 1:7
61st GA, 1921 St. Louis, Missouri Rev. A.B.Curry Lingle - Matthew 28:18-20
62nd GA, 1922 Charleston, West Virginia Rev. R.C. Reed Curry -
63rd GA, 1923 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. Alexander Sprunt Reed -
64th GA, 1924 San Antonio, Texas Rev. Thornton Whaling Sprunt - Genesis 18:25
65th GA, 1925 Lexington, Kentucky Rev. Georgia Summey  
66th GA, 1926 Pensacola, Florida Rev. J.W. Skinner  
67th GA, 1927 El Dorado Rev. R.F. Campbell  
68th GA, 1928 Atlanta, Georgia Rev. Harris E. Kirk  
69th GA, 1929 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. W.R. Dobyns  
70th GA, 1930 Charlottesville, Virginia Rev. Thos. W. Currie  
71st GA, 1931 Montreat, North Carolina Ruling Elder R.A. Dunn  
72nd GA, 1932 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. William Crowe  
73rd GA, 1933 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. Ernest Thompson  
74th GA, 1934 Montreat, North Carolina Ruling Elder Samuel Hale Sibley  
75th GA, 1935 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. Henry H. Sweets  
76th GA, 1936 Augusta, Georgia Rev. P. Frank Price  
77th GA, 1937 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. D. Clay Lilly  
78th GA, 1938 Meridian Ruling Elder Willis M. Everett  
79th GA, 1939 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. Edward Mack, Ph.D.  
80th GA, 1940 Chattanooga, Tennessee Rev. Frank C. Brown  
81st GA, 1941 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. Chas. E. Diehl  
82nd GA, 1942 Knoxville, Tennessee Ruling Elder Chas. G. Rose  
83rd GA, 1943 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. Donald W. Richardson  
84th GA, 1944 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. Charles L. King  
85th GA, 1945 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. Thomas K. Young  
86th GA, 1946 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. J.B. Green  
87th GA, 1947 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. John R. Cunningham  
88th GA, 1948 Atlanta, Georgia Rev. C. Darby Fulton  
89th GA, 1949 Montreat, North Carolina Ruling Elder W.E. Price  
90th GA, 1950 Massanetta Rev. Ben R. Lacy Jr.  
91st GA, 1951 Orlando, Florida Elder James Ross McCain, Ph.D.  
92nd GA, 1952 Charleston, West Virginia Rev. W.A. Alexander Jr.  
93rd GA, 1953 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. Frank W. Price, Ph.D.  
94th GA, 1954 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. Wade H. Boggs  
95th GA, 1955 Richmond, Virginia Rev. J. McDowell Richards  
96th GA, 1956 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. W. Taliaferro Thompson  
97th GA, 1957 Birmingham, Alabama Rev. W.M. Elliott Jr., Ph.D.  
98th GA, 1958 Charlotte, North Carolina Ruling Elder Philip F. Howerton  
99th GA, 1959 Atlanta, Georgia Rev. Ernest Trice Thompson  
100th GA, 1960 Jacksonville, Florida Rev. Marion A. Boggs  
101st GA, 1961 Dallas, Texas Rev. Wallace M. Alston, Th.D.  
102nd GA, 1962 Winston-Salem, West VA Ruling Elder Edward D. Grant  
103rd GA, 1963 Huntington Rev. William H. McCorkle  
104th GA, 1964 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. Felix B. Gear, Ph.D.  
105th GA, 1965 Montreat, North Carolina Ruling Elder Samuel J. Patterson  
106th GA, 1966 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. F.H. Caldwell, Ph.D.  
107th GA, 1967 Bristol, Tennessee Rev. Marshall C. Dendy  
108th GA, 1968 Montreat, North Carolina Rev. P.D. Miller  
109th GA, 1969 Mobile, Alabama Rev. R. Matthew Lynn  
110th GA, 1970 Memphis, Tennessee Rev. William A. Benfield Jr.  
111th GA, 1971 Massanetta Springs, VA Rev. Ben Lacy Rose  
112th GA, 1972 Montreat, North Carolina Ruling Elder L. Nelson Bell  
113th GA, 1973 Fort Worth, Texas Rev. Charles E.S. Kraemer  
114th GA, 1974 Louisville, Kentucky Rev. Lawrence W. Bottoms  
115th GA, 1975 Charlotte, North Carolina Rev. Paul M. Edris  
116th GA, 1976 Tuscaloosa, Alabama Ruling Elder Jule C. Spach  
117th GA, 1977 Nashville, Tennessee Rev. Harvard A. Anderson  
118th GA, 1978 Shreveport, Louisiana Ruling Elder Sara Bernice Moseley  
119th GA, 1979 Kansas City, Missouri Rev. Albert C. Winn  
120th GA, 1980 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Rev. David L. Stitt  
121st GA, 1981 Houston, Texas Ruling Elder Dorothy G. Barnard  
122nd GA, 1982 Columbus, Georgia Rev. John F. Anderson Jr., D.D.  
123rd GA, 1983 Atlanta, Georgia Rev. John F. Anderson Jr., D.D