The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1865-09-28
Presbytery of Potomac.

Pursuant to a call signed by Rev. A. d.
Pollock, who was directed to issue said call
by the Synod of Virginia, at its session 1861,
the Presbytery of Potomac" in connexion
with the General Assembly of the Presbyte-
rian Church in the late Confederate States,
and that portion of Winchester Presbytery
lately in connexion with the United Synod
of the Presbyterian Church and lying in the
bounds of the said Presbytery of Potomac,
convened at Greenwich Church, Prince Will
liam Co., Va, and was opened with SER
mon from Rev. A. D. Pollock, from Psalm
80: Is.
Five Ministers and two Ruling Elders were
present
Rev. j. r. Leftwich was chosen Modera-
tor, and Rev. john W. Pugh, Temporary
Clerk.
1t was unanimously resolved, that it is the
request of this Presbytery that the Moderator
or Stated Clerk of the last -" General Assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian Church in the Con-
federate States" call upon the Presbyter'es
which were in connection with the said Gene
raj Assembly to send commissioners to unite
at suitable time and place in constituting a
representative ecclesiastical body, which shall
be bond of union of all the PresbyterieS no
LONGER in connexion with the General Assem-
hlv Of he presl..,s riap ahq-. = he United
States.
Pastors and stated supplies were directed
to raise collections in their respective churches
for the Presbyterial fund at some time before
the spring session of Presbytery.
The death of Rev. Elias Harrison, d. D.,
being reported as having occurred since the
last meeting of Presbytery, Rev. I. B. Balch,
D. D., was requested to draft a suitable me-
mortal minute, and report it to the next
meeting of Presbytcry during sessions Of
Synod.)
Rev. John. W. Pugh was elected Stated
Clerk of Presbytery; Ruling Elder Edmund
f. Wilmer, of Alexandria, was elected Treas
urer of Presbytery.
Resoloed, lst. That the Stated Clerk Of
this Presbytery be, and is hereby directed to
record the minutes of the Presbytery of Po-
tomac at its session held at Greenwich church,
Sept. 1861, Of which session Rev. A. d. Pol
lock was Moderator, as being in fact the
minutes of the true last regular session Of the
said Presbytery, according to the constitution
and laws of the Presbyterian Church.
2nd. That having learned from the public
prints of the day that certain ministers and
elders north of the Potomac river, have met
together on several occasions, claiming to be
the Presbytery of Potomac, and it being
fact that the ministers and churches south of
said river Potomac had no knowledge or mott
fcation thereof, according to Form of Govern
eminent, chap. 10, sec. 10-this Presbytery
does protest against any such meetings, and
does claim that the Presbytery of Potomac
has had no regular meeting since the month
of September, 1861, until the present session
of Presbytery.
Sd. That the attention of members of the
Presbytery of Potomac living north Of the
Potomac river is hereby called to the fact of
the regular constitutional continuance of the
meetings of said Presbytery, and that the
Stated Clerk of Presbytery be instructed to
take such steps as may be in his power to
discover in whose possession are the records
of the Presbytery, and apply for the same,
and that the Stated Clerk be farther directed
to summons the ministers and sessions of said
Presbytery living north of the Potomac river
to appear before Presbytery at its next regu.
lar session, to be held in Salem, Fauquier
Co, Va, on the Friday before the 4th Sab
bath in April, and give satisfactory reasons
for their absence from the sessions of Pres
bytory.
Resolced, That the attention of all our
churches be afFectonately called to the pro-
visions of our Constitution, chap. 10, as to
their duty under said chapter to be repre-
sented in the sessions of this body.
1t was resolved to memorabilia Synod at
its next session to change the name of this
Presbytery to that of "the Presbytery of the
Rappahannock.
Salem, Fauquier county, Va, was chosen
as the place. and the Friday before the fourth
Sabbath in April, 1866, as the time for the
next regular meeting of this Presbytery.
Presbytery then adjourned to meet at the
call of the Moderator during sessions of Sy-
nod at Lynchburg.
j. T. LEFTwIcH, Mod'r.
JNo W. PUGH, Temp. Clerk.