Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-20
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an F VIRGINIA--NFW SCHOOL

,rls bndy commenced IT'S sessions al me Unh-
,'p,.ssbyterian Church. IN this city, ON We'd
i,y evening. 18th inst The opening Sermon
'da9 nv. Patterson Fletcher, from the LIST
a. y t;ans. LIST chapter aud 2ist verse-"It
dflu God. by the foolishness of preaching, To
'a'f ~, lint believe" The sermon was heard
ne ''.,nt;on hy large audience. The meeting
u u ,e,,no1 for bu sincss was then opened with
u" l., Mr.. Fletcher. Rev. BRYAN Sundrr-
3 Washington, was elected Moderator, and
n,' . n,w remarks took the chair. The roll
ID a., called, and the following Ministers and
gIor. found present:
rom H BOYD, ID. d., Rev Patterson Fletcher.
=, Henry Mathews.
'' Fam Presbytery District, Coiambia. --Rev.
r. e, Smith, Rev. VIM. McLain, Rev. WIN.
gu" Eva. Rev. Byron Sunderland Rev; II; Dun
E'~ ~ i. G. Caruthers, Rev. II. y. Haskell.
NM, nc,mpbell, Wilson and Miller of Washing
hlo'. and Hopkins of Baltimore.
on an Honorer Pres6ytery,-Rev J. d. Mitch
p po~ G. W. Lyburn, Rev. c. II. Read, Rev.
ELL ~ n horn. Rev. John Howard. Rev. J. j.
D. H ?, Rev. l.. p. Ledoux, Rev. c. w. Adams
rders Litcher of Liberty Gains, Of Hanover
pnu . ha, Of New Kent, Williams, Rcnnie and
Price, of Richmond u,
Paw. Henry Mathews and c. w. Adams, were
Iec ct.or T nrayer by DIR. Boyd. Synod adjourned
IN a o'clock Thursday morning.
u" r.TpspAy MoRNING.-Synod met and was o.
.aJ with Prayer by Rev. VIM. McLane, of
Washington. The Minutes ct last year were
'," an3 after some corrections, approved
'i Wr sylvester Scott. Elder from I'd Church, AL
'ndr;a. appeared and took his seat
.icol REPORTS from Presbyteries were then
u The Statistics of the District Presbytery
cav" aud ministers I2 Churches. | Licentiate as
,T1atp, Rev Messrs Mitohael and Boyd, and
5'lar p Price, were appointed Committee on
.5o minutes of this Presbytery.
uanover presbytery had II Churches and Is
,rn.tars Iicrntiate and one candidate. Com
,,sa annointed on their minutes. Rev, Messrs
lIa.kal and Fletcher, and Elder Miller.
Winchester Presbytery reported administers
N Iieen,ia.e und 6 candidates. Committee on
.ho;r minutes, Rev Messrs McLane and Osborne
and Elder Christian.
,beu reported their Home Missionary operations
Low;ne disbursement of several hundred dol
i,rs Chiefly on the western portion of their
A similar report from Winchester Pfeshytery
.hnved that they dsbursed to six feeble Churches
500.
IIome Mission Report from Hanover Presbyte-
Peyd Mr. Davis. of the Nj. f, Church South,
ro;ng nresent. was invited 70 sit as Correspond
Ing Member.
The Home Mission Reports were referred to
he Charch Extension Committee.
Reyd Messrs Read and Smith and Mr. Camp
I'll were appointed Committee on the Minutes
the General Assembly.
Rey'd Mr. Smith presented an appeal from the
General Assemblies Committee on Church Fx-
ntion. recommending the ID Sabbath of Novem
.r for collections in all the Churches for this
knbect. This with Mr.. Smiths resolution OF ap-
rroyal was referred to the Committee of the Sy-
ol on Church Extension.
Rey'd Mr. Parsons, of Massachusetts,. being
resent was invited to set as Corresponding Mem
Rev. Mr.. Smith presented a communication
rn the Trustees of the church erection fund,
when comrleted, the quota of Virginia from that
fund. when completed, would be S4,5O0, and ask
ng for additional contributions: from Virginia; to
The amount of Sl3l4,50, aid in completing the
fund. Referred to the Church Erection Com
mttee of Synod
Reports we're then called for from ministers APP
onted last year to visit neighboring SynodS
Dr. Smith had commenced visitation, but had
oen interrupted by railroad accident, and Rev
Mr.. Dunning had preached fol- a week in Win
chester Others excued.
Sbepard>town was then chosen as the place.
Fnl the third Wcdnes dav of October, 1855, at
p O'clock p, NJ, as the time for the mex. Syn
Synod then adjourned at II O'Clock. for pub
c service which occur twice daily, viz; at | |
AN. and 5 p. NJ. DIR. Boyd delivered a dis
course to good congregation.