The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-08-07

EAST HANOVER PREsBYTERY-SPEC1A
MEETISG-ADMEssroN OF MINIsTERs.-A
special meeting of East Hanover Presby.
terry was held in the lecture-room of DR.
Hoge's church yesterday afternoon. There
were present Of the ministers: Revs. c
II. Read, D. D.; William Brown, D. D.
John L. Watt, D. D.; E. T. Baird, D. D.
f. II. Rutherford, and F. B. Converse
Ruling elders: B. r. Wexford, Michael
Grettcr, Z. W. Cone, and John F. G. Gre
CORY.
On motion, Rev. G. H. Read was elected
moderator, and 3. R. Wexford temporary
clerk.
The Presbytery having been called to
act on the dismissal Of some ministers and
the reception Of others, the body at once
proceeded to business.
The Rev. H. II. .Hawes was, on his own
motion, by letter, dismissed from this
Presbytery to join the Presbytery Of Lex
ington, within whose bounds he has recent
ly located.
DR.. f. T. Baird presented the petition
Of Rev. D. G. Irwin, OF Lexington Presby-
terry, who was deSirous Of joining East
Hanover. DR.. Brown was appointed to
conduct the usual examination, which be-
ing satisfactory to Presbytcry, he was adj
mitted.
| In regard to the examination Of candi-
dates for admission into this body as minis
ters, the constitution recognizes the right
ing connection with them.
This question was settled by the As
sembly of 1885, which rendered it impera-
tive on all Presbyteries to do so. The ex
animation must at least include expert
mental religion, didactic and polemic the
ology, and church government.
The petition of Rev. J. ". Mosnley to
join this Presbytery was then taken up.
He presented q letter of dismissal from
the Presbytery Of Central Mississippi, and,
on motion, the usual examination was
made, being conducted by DR.. Moore, and
proving satisfactory, he was admitted.
DR.. Brown presented the petition of
Rev. Thompson B. Maury to join this
PreSbytery, and moved that he be allowed
to make a statement before the usual ex-
animation.
In giving the reasons which influenced
his action in seeking this connection, the
reverend gentleman remarked that he had
been born and reared in the Episcopal
Church. that after his conversion he de-
termincd to study for the ministry, and
had done so, and had been preacher of
the Gospel for several years. Shortly after
the close of the war he, with a number of
young men, had gone to Mississippi to en-
gage in the work Of the ministry in that
State. He stated that for some time pre-
vious to his leaving Virginia, his native
home, that the impression often came into
his mind that he could better preach the
Gospel and do much greater amount of
good in some other denomination than the
Episcopal, and after getting to his new home
conviction SO worked upon his mind that
| he had determined to sever his connection
with that Church and unite with one which
came more fully up to the mark Of ApOS-
tolic rule and government. He had given
the required notice to the Bishop of Mis-
sisSppi, and now desired to connect him
self with East Hanover Prcsbytery. The
statement was a lengthy one, and we have
| given only 4 mere outline of it.
The usual examination was then gone
into, but before its conclusion, on motion
Of DR.. Baird, the Presbytery adjourned to
meet on Thursday afternoon at the same
place and hour.