The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-24
fresby torlan synod or y,ry,c,.

me Presbyterian synod of Virginia eap,rane., i,
Church, ut Washington. ID. q ara ~ n'ennoIy
Wiiha sernon by the moderator, Rev O. n paad
ID. d., OF Richmond, Va. The church was - .
Win an aa'iienes composed of members of the va.
fious PlosLy terian churches and otbars ~ "a.
tened with interested attention to tba avnY,. -,
sermon OF che Rev. Doctor, from .he ,.nra -.
scripture io.hd in Romans, 18th cl,apter IN
verse: "ReceiVe We one another aa Cbr;st Il '' "
ceissd Gs 10 the glory Of God" 'o re
Alter tiie @ermon had closed the conorau..;.
was dismissed, aud the Synod was eai,ed n nrS
lor business The roll was then called. and ,ta
synod oEtered upon the election of off,c.,. ' '"o
The following delegates answered To tbsir n....
ndHottI I'ssby3sry-- Ministers-Reys nv ~
e. w Leyburn. l. =. Eedoux J. O. sloan ,r reau' ~
Handy; I; Gray, h. II. campston, J. D. Mitchell
J. l.. McMahan. Eiders-Dr L. p Gainas III. -, -
X. Grattan. T.. L. Branton. A''n T.
, ',a.cis$fe. y fresbytery.-Ministers-R pr
Boyd, l. u. Bell, J. L. Frany. III. n Smi,h n JI m
No1rse, A: d. Pollock. Elders-Mossrs. c;iIkersan
District I3tsbyerg- Ministers-Rav. H.. CT,
Daniorth and Sunderland, A. G. Carothera n n,,
ning L. N Haskell, W. T. Eva NJ JewelI Ed
aI1o nn5,o uldeon, rg H. McIain O. W. Treadwell, T.
Wilmer, X. Cromwell, W. Siade i T.
Ne'' III. Mathews, of Winchester Presbvterv x.s
CHOSEN moderator; Rev. L. p. Ledoux Of Uanox"a
Iesoy'ery, ana Rev T. N. Haskell. of d. c, pres
bytery, were elected temporary clerks ~
On motion of Rev. Mr.. Carothers. il wa. -o.o,,.,
that the hrst halt hour of each morning session la
ceFoted To religious services and that the SynoS
adjourn to meet at O'Clock A. NJ N0'
This informing the Synod met at 9 O'Clock Th
hrst hall hour was passed in devotional exerc;seS
after which, the roll was called ''
On motion OF Rev. A. g. Carothers, the Rev n
I'll. EDmersou, of the Pennsylvania presbyterv ana
Rev Dr. stephen Z. Hill, of the Potomac Assocja.
tIon, who were present, were invited to sit AS cor
responding members Of the Synod.
The minutes of the last meeting, held at Rich.
mond' Virginia, October Il, 1886, were read and
adopted.
Key. DR.. Smith laid the table an extract Of the
minutes Of the Synod Of Tennessee in relation tn
transferring that body to the Synod of Virginia in
winch the tennessee Synod were adverse to the
transfer; which read.
On motion of Rev A. G. Carothers, Rev John
Butler, who was present invited to sit as cor
| responding member of the Synod.
statistical reports then made from the
representatives of the various churches of the Sy-
The statistical reports of the Presbytery furnish
| some interesting items.
| The Preshytery of Winchester reported to the
| Synod that they consisted of ten ministers eigh
teen churches. three licentates and had under the
care of their churches five candidates for the min
/ i5try.
The Prcsbytery of Hanover reported eighteen
ministers, seventeen churches, two licentiates aud
one candidate for the ministry. They reported fur
ther, that on the 18th of March, 1857 they received
under their care MIR. Oliver T. Sloan, lcentiate O,
the Fourth Presbytery of Philadelphia and on the
same gay tney ordained hlm TO the fuil work of the
Gospel Ministry, aud installed him pastor of the
| New Kent church also that on the 18th tay o
| April last, they granted the New Kent church
| leave to change their name. aud to be hereafter
called 'Olivet" Also that, Mr.. Michael D. kalofath
| axes, licentIate of the New York and Brook lyr
Association, were taken under their care as caudi
| dates tor the Gospel Ministry. aud that they o.
daIned the last-named candidate to the full work
OF the Gospel Ministry on the 2tth of the sam,
month.
| They further reported that on the 10th of Apr
last they installed. by committee, Rev Isaac W
X. Handy pastor OF the First Presbyt yterian church
| Portsmouth, Va. They reported, further that Oh
| the 10th instant they licensed candidate Thuma-
| W. Harper, to preach the Gospel. At the las.
named date they also reported tn at they dismissed
| Kew Robert Gray. TO join the Winchester Presby
terry dissolved at the request of the pastor and by
Consent OF the church, the pastoral repetioas exis
| ting between Rev Carson ". Adams and the Pale
| Green and Salem church, and also revoked the H.
| cense of the licentate Robert d. Dwyer
| The Presbytery of the district of Columbia re-
| ported that they consisted of thirteen ministers
and have under thsir thirteen churches anG
two licentiates. They also reported that they had
dissolved the pastoral relation between the Rev T.
). NewiIn and the Second Church. Alexandria; had
| licensed Rev James ID. Thomas to preach the Cos
pei. and had dismissed Rev. s. q. Hammer d. D. f.
| the PreSbytery of Baltimore
Nariens reports from the committee on home
missions were read
1t was then determined, by vote. that the next
place of meeting OF the Synod should be at Ports
month, Va, on the third Monday in October, 1855
On motion, it was determined that the 10Th day
OF November next or on any other day set apart by
the civil authorities for day of thank sgiviny
should be observed by the Synod as day of fast
| ing and prayer
Ii was moved that the last Thursday in Februa-
| ry next should be set apart day of prayer by
the united Presbytery for theEari0us colleges With
in the limits of the synod.
1t was moved to amend by inserting all other
institutions OF learning within the limits of the
| Synod