The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-12
Reported for the Richmond Dispatch.
Teeffnp Of East Hanover Presbytery.


The semi-annual meeting of this Pres
bytery was held at Holmes church, North
ampton county, on Thursday the sth in
slant, and was opened with a sermon by
the moderator, d. W. Shanks. !
Thirteen ministers and eight elders were
present. !
Rev. f. T. Baird, D. D., was received
from the Presbytcry of Central Mississippi,
and Rev. r. j. Taylor was dismissed to the
Presbytery of Lexington, and Rev. George
W. White to that of Winchester.
Tho Tabb-street church, Petersburg,
were allowed to employ as stated supply
Rev. L. II. Rutherford.
Revs. d. w. Shanks and Z. 7. Baird, ID.
D., principals, and Revs. William Brown
and James Murray, altcrnates, and Elders
J. l.. Marye, Jr., and DR.. George W. Pol
lard. principals, and Mcssrs. Philip Howard
and A. G.. McIlwainc, alternates, were APP
pointed commissioners TO the General As
sembly, which meets on the 18th instant at
Memphis.
A protest was entered against the
recent action of Hopcwcll Presbytery,
Georgia, in ordaining certain colorcd
ministers, this Presbytery regarding IL
most praiseworthy action, but considering
il at this time as dangerous, lnaslnuch ~
the Presbytery failed to require the usual
literary and theological tests, and thereby
rendering their action unconstitutional.
A call on DR.. L. Pryor from the churcn
Of Brunswick was placed in his hands, and
accented by him, and the first Saturday
! of December appointed for the installation
| services.
The Committee on Missions made report,
and it was resolved that each pastor and
stated supply be requested to give THIS SUD
| iect their earnest attention. -,
Resolutions that each church shouiu
make full reports to each meeting OF tiaiS
body of their account with their pastor,
the amount of salary promised, the amount
paid, &C., were also adopted.
A resolution in regard to missionary IA
bors, apportioning certain district to eAch
pastor, prescribing certain duties Tor MN
to perform, &C., &C., was also adopted. III
the division, Byrd street and Oregon I'M
were allotted to Rev. DR.. Read, Sidney 70
DR.. Hoge, Duval Station to DR.. Moore'
Church Hill precincts to Rev. I. Is. fI!cc'
In Richmond, at discretion, Rev. Or. Coh-
verse.
The treasurer of the committee OF DO
nestle Missions was ordered to pay the ne
cessary expenses of the ministers III INC
discharge of these missionary duties.
Ruling elders were called to tasaIIhft in
rtirs- 4qSHl; qf they were exhorted to assist
in it, and make reports of their operations
to each stated meeting of the PreSbyterv.
DR.. Baird made an interesting statement
of the operations of the Publication Board,
the churches OF the duty of taking up col
lections for the endowment of this COM
mittee, and urging the ministers and Sab
bath school superintendent 10 use lheir
influence in introducing the Ch'HireHS
Friend in the Sabbath schools.
The sessions of this body were harmonl-
Gus, and continued for four days. Preach
ing was heard twice a day, for which the
Presbytery always took recess. Large
and attentive congregations filled the
church each day. Rev. }. ID. Thomas, the
pastor of this church, has labored very hard
among this people, and it is hoped that he
will soon reap the reward OF his exertions.
The next stated meeting of the Presby-
terry was ordered to be held at Fredericks-
burg on the 10th day of April, 1867, at
half-past o'clock p. NJ.
P.S.-At q meeting OF East Hanover
Presbytery held in Norfolk to-day-a large
number in attendance-Rey. &. W. Nc
Phail, D. D., who formerly for years was
member, resumed his connection with it..
Rev. DR.. McPhail is the principal of the
Norfolk Female Institute. He Ia lately
been called to the presidency of Davidson
College, North Carolina, but has not ac-
copied it, as SOME of the papers have
stated. He is preacher OF large expe-
riencc and success. His ministry was be-
gun in Prince George county, Va; he
was pastor at Fredericksburg twelve years,
and was called from Virginia some years
ago to the presidency Of Lafayette Col:
lego. Easton, which position he occupied
for six years, mp to the time the war broke
ont.
The removal of such gentleman, one
SO dignihed and refined in attachments and
character, and surrounded by family so
charming, would be q serious loss to any
community. DR.. McPhail was called TO
St. Johns College, Annapolis, this year.