The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-20
General Assembly OF tho Prsssytes
riau Church, south.
FIRST DAY.
MEMPHIS, November Is 1868. ,
Compiled from the Avalanche. @ s.


city. This meeting Is an established GUS
TOM Of this denomination for the purpose
Of transacting the business that concerns
the whole Church, and is made up Of dele
gates from each and every inferior conven-
tion of ministers. On this occasion the
delegates are from every State, and several
rom each State Of the South.
The services were entered upon at IL
A. VI. 10y short and able prayer by the
moderator of the last General Assembly,
The Rev. DR.. Howe, Of Columbia, S. e.
The Doctor is one Of the most able aud dig
nifcd-looking old gentlemen we have ever
seen. There was o benign and heavenly
look upon his face, now marked with the
frrrows of time, his gray hair adding TO the
dsnilied appearance. He supported him.
self upon his crutch, and appealed to- the
Giycr of all good to bestow His blessings
upon the present Convocation. a.3
After the prayer, DR.. Howe read the
4ajth hymn of the Presbyterian collection.
The choir appeared to take up the power
from the eloquence of the beautiful stanzas
as they had been read by the eloquent di-
vine. The sweet notes rose and fell In
such sweet cadence that all appeared to
feel the sacredness Of the occasion. The
Doctor then read that sweet and touching
chapter the 54th of Isaiah. The second
PRAYER was then offered by the Rev. Mr..
flinn. of Georgia. II was an eloquent and
earnest petition for Divine help, and thanks
giving for past mercies. After this prayer
the choir sang the second part of the Sc
lection from the 102d Psalm. Then DIR.
Howe arose aud announced that the atten-
ton OF the large audience would be called
70 discourse from the 9Th, 7th, and 10th
verses of the 4th chapter of Zachariah.
At the close of his able address, and
after pronouncing the benediction, DR..
Howe, the former moderator, proceeded to
the duties of organizing the body, which
lie did by invoking Divine assistance upon
the body of the Assembly and upon each
individual member in the discharge OF
duties as Misunderstanding forgiveness
for past offences and mercy for the future.
At the close of the prayer the Doctor took
the chair, and DR.. Brown, Of Virginia, the
desk Of the stated clerk.
The Committee on Credentials then re-
ported th& the following members present
were entitled to seats. From the
SYNOD VI ALABAMA
Presbytery of East Alabama.-Rev. J.
II. Noll, +. Fay, and A. j. McAlbin.
Prcsbytery of South Alabama.-G. S.
Walker.
Presbytcry Of Tuscaloosa.-Rey. A. p.
Siliman and J. w. MCGOWAN. .
SYNOD OF ARKANSAS. .l,r
Prcsbytery Of Arkansas.-Rev. J. W.
Moore.
Presbytery of Ouachita.--Rev. ]. r.
Banks and Charles S. Bullock.
SYNOD or GEORGIA.
Prcsbytcry Of Cherokee.-Rey. A. G..
Johnson and j. o. Scott. .-E
Presbytery OF Flint River.-Rey. W. NJ.
Cunningham and A. Livingston.
PrcSbytcry Of Florida.-Rev. ID. Prayer.
Presbytcry of Hopewell.-Rev. I. Wood
rough, William Finn, J. A. Ainslcy, and
William +. Danley.
SYNOD OF MEMPHIS.
Chickasaw Presbytery.-Rev. r. W.
Strive and John Rogan.
Presbytcry of Mcmphis.-ReY. A. d.
Carr and B. NJ. Estes.
Presbytery ofNorth Mississippi. 5.
J. Reid.
Presbytery of Western District. Rev. f.
S. Kimble and j. c. Gillespie.
PreSbytery of Tuscumbia.-Re I. MOI
riSon and J.. b. Thornton.
Prcsbytery of Central Mississippi.-J.P p.
George and J. C. Coiemary.
Presbytery of East Mississippi.-Rev. j.
". Phillips.
Presbytery of Louisiana.-Rev. W. F.
Gillespie.
presbytery of New Orleans.-Rev. H. F.
Bartlett.
Presbytery of Red River.-J. I. David
sou. ra
Prcsbytery of Tombigbee Rivera. II.
Barklcy and 0. Hendrick.
SYNOD OF NASHVILLE.
Presbytery of Holston.-Rey. s. B. Camp
bell and S. B. McClannahan.
Presbytery of North Alabama.-Rev. NJ.
NJ. Marshall and ]. S. Fleming. ,r~
PreSbytery of Nashville.-Rev. ii. B.
Bond and George Thompson.
SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Presbytery of Concord. Rev. A. w. Mil
Ter, Rev. Il. b. Anderson, Z. W. Fanchett,
and +. Nye Hutcheson.
Presbytery Of Fayetteyille.-Rey. Nc
Nay.
Presbytery of Orange.-Rev. ID. E. Jor-
dan, Rev. A. Perry, ]. A. Womack, and
Thomas Holt. AT
SYNOD OF SOUTH CAROLINA. rrtU
PreSbytery of Bethel. l.. Adams.
Pgesbytery Of Charleston.--Rev. George
Howe, D. d. -
presbytery of South Carolina.--Rey. A.
A. Morse, Rev. John B. Adger, A. .. Nor
lis, and William N. Blake.
SYNOD OF TEXAS.
Presbytery of Brazos.-Rev. ]. NJ. Coch-
ran and w. 5. Hill.
Presbytery of Central Texas.-Rey.
Samuel A. King.
Presbytery of Western Texas.-Rev. G.
{. Moore.
SYNOD OF VIRGINIA.
PreSbytery of East Hanover.-Rev. E.
). Baird, George w. Pollard, Rev. ID. w.
Shanks, aud John L. Marcy.
PreSbytery of Lexington.--Rev. N. w.
calhoun, Rev. d. G. Erwin, and J. W.
Gkerson.
Presbytery of Montgomery.-Rev. John
D. Grasty and p. d. Clark. I'll :.
Presbytery of Roanoke.-Rev. II. G.
Alexander.
" Presbytery Of West Hanoyer.-R. P.
Walton, Esq.
:, fFeSbyteryof Winchester.-Rey. j. r.
Green.
twas moved and carried that this re-
poIi be received. sra s1
:, Kew. J. Z. Adger and DR.. Kerr were
,"en nominated for the position of mode
,~'of but on account Of deafness and bust