The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-10-05
EAST HANOVER pREsBYTERY.
SECOND DAY


into his hands ard accepted The Presbytery
appointed the Revs. DR.. Armstrong, =. B
Price, and John Miller rs committee 10 in
stal him on the first Sabbath in December.
STATISTICAL REPORTS.
| 1t was ordered that these report. should in.
cludc colored Us we'll as white children in Sab.
bath schools. Reports from number OF
churches were handed in, and the stated clerk
ordered to prepare statement for the Pres
| bytery.
On motion of DR.. Braw, he was also ordered,
TO make ln effort TO procure fuller reports
from all the churches.
Revs William Campbell, Of Powhatan
| church. Powhatan ID. w. Shauks, OF Anne
lin Courthouse and Mr.. L. X. Grat.an, OF
Richmond, appeared and gave reasons for
| their delay.
Rcvs. Jacob Manning, of Methodist Epsco-
pal Church South. and 7. d. Dudley, OF West
| Hanover Presbytery, being present, were in
| Tlted 10 sit rs corresponding members.
The Committee on Devotional Exercises,
| through DR.. Moore, reported that they had
| determined 10 devote halt hour, from half
past l. 10 O'Clock =. NJ, each day, to prayer
| and religious exercises
Free conversation on the state OF religion
and reports from the Committee on Narra-
| tiveS was made the order of the day for
| o clock. and MesSrs. rutherford and Grattan
| were added 10 the Committee on Narratives.
| The assessment of forty dollars on this Pres
| bytery for the support OF the Synod WAS or.
| dered 10 be paid.
TINE AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING.
On motion of Rev. John Miller, West
| Washnstou- street chapel, Petersburg, was
chosen rs the place, and the second Wedncs.
day i'll April next rs the time, for holding the
next regular session of Presbytery.
| Rev. L. B. Naury was appointed on the
Committee Of Examination in place Of Rev.
F. Fletcher, who has removed 10 another
! PrcSbytery. Rev. ID. &. Irwin was appointed
on the same committee, in place OF Rev. FL.
HaweS, also removed TO another Presbytery.
REPORTS oS MISSIONARY LABoRs.
The last Presbytery divided the territory
| within its bounds into districts, and appoint
| ed each minister 10 labor in missionary work
therein. They We're called on 1t this time
for reports OF their work during the last eccle-
siaStCal year, and gave very interesting ac-
counts OF what had been done. We give be-
low the fields assigned the different ministers
and short account of the work accomplished
| DR.. Hogo, Sidney, reported that little OPP
portunlty had been offered 10 do much preach
ing, but that he had visited the field, and the
ladies' We're doing u good work among the
children, gathering them into the Sabbath
school and he hoped before long to give Il
good account from that section
| DR.. Moore, Duval Station, reported that his
health had prevented him from doing much
in his district. but the labor had been going
on. The Sunday school was regularly kept ~
with Il good average attendance OF scholars
and good seed had been sown.
DR.. Converse, Caroline, reported that his
physical condition had prevented his going
INTO the county Ut all, and that he had not
| sufficient strength to undertake the work.
Rev. James Murray, Nottoway, had visited
that section, and preached several sermons
DR.. Armsr rons, Norfolk county and
| Princess Anne, had not been able 10 visit his
district, but had preached 1T Hampton ON
several occasions 10 large and apparently in
tcrested audiences. In his opinion, 4 wide
field for usefulness had opened At that point
| Rev. John Miller, Prince George and ilUu-
ccster, remarked that he had been unable To
attend to the work III Gloucester, but that
much had b".n done in Prime. Gcorgeand the
suburbs of Petersburg. new and cOmmo-
diouS chapel had been erected on west Wash :
mEtOu street and services were regularly held
there. In addition 10 this, several mission
Sunday schools had been organized in different
parts OF the city, and much good had been
already accomplished.
Rev T.. II rutherford, Eland.ord, Isle OF
| Wight, and Surry, had preached repeatedly
in his district, and on several occasions 10
| the cUlorcd people, who had invited him Ia
hold service with them.
Rev j. d. Thomas Northampton and War.
wick, had done nothing III the latter. but his
work III the former had been done, and lie was
much encouraged by the results.
Rev q. II. Denny, Hanover, King William
and Es>ex, had preached III the two former
counties 10 large congregations, and he ha,
much reason TO hope that good had been nc
compishcd by it.
Rev. W. a. Campbell, Powhatan, Niddl"
sex and Matthew's had been unable to dc
anything in consequence Of the lnaccrSSibllity
of the trrritOry. The travel by public con
vcyancc was 50 arranged that 10 attend 10 any
portion Of his missionary field he would hay,
To absent himself from his regular charge fol
three Slbbatls.
Rev. 7. W. Gilmer, SpotSvlyania and stat
ford. had aborcd in his district, ana viii
great encouragement, but had recently beer
interrupted Dy the smallpox, which was pre-
| yaIing in Il portion OF his district.
DR.. I'raw, llcnrIco, had preached frequcn tly
in his county, and gay" al interesting sketch
OF his missionary work among the destitute
| there.
Rev. r. Il. Converse, Northern Neck, had
moi been able to get 10 his field III all
DR.. Baird, ut discretion, had preached every
Sunday since his ppointmcnt-most OF tht
time 10 DR.. Reads congregation, and some
times for DR.. Hose.
Rev Johm $ Watt ut discretion, ha,
preached some i'll Goochland and frequently
at his residence in Hanover TO colorcd people
For some time these people had attended hi
preaching in large plumbers, but since tn
itadc;l speakers had been amongst them, th"l
had almost en-: :irely ceased TO attend, and ht
work there had consequently been suspended
Rev. +. IL. Price, New Kent and tharlc
City, had preached three times III New Ken
and once III Charles City Courthouse. He gave
IN interest ting account OF Olivct church, II
Ne" Kent, and the great desire OF the people
there to have regular services. He said ,ha
there vas Il fine opening in Charles Cily fo
the founding OF a church, and hoped that ar
rangements would soon be made to assist tl'
people III building Il church edlilc".
y committe consisting Of Rev. Mcssrs
Price, Campbell, and Miller, we're appointed u
revise the list.
Rev. ID. ". Shanks moved thata committee
of three be appointed 10 visit Coalheld, ChcS
tcr!e!d county, and II The way was clear TO or
9,anize Il church AT that point. Rev. Me>srs
Shauks, Hoge, and Campbell "ere appointc'
the committee.
On motion of Rev I. w. Gilmer, Mr.. r. NJ
Woods licentiate from Chicago PreSby terry
VAS received under the care Of this Presby
terry.
4 minute from the Chicago TO the ST. Loui
Presbytery, endorsed by DR.. Brooks, wa
handed III 10 the Presbytery.
coMMIs=IoSEK5 TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Presbycery then went into the election o
commissioners To the General Assem- bi.
which meets IN Nash vile, Tenn, on the 2ls
OF November next, and the choice fell upol
Revs James Murray and L. V. Ioore u. j
Altprnates, keys. T. Il. Price and j. ID
Thomas.
Eii.rs-William Reynolds Of Norfolk, anc
Colonel William +. G. Gregory OF Peters burg
prncipuls and ur. William + Gaines o
Hanover, and y. B Bait Of Petersburg, al
ternales.
At half. past l2 0 clock the Moderator con
Quoted devotional exercises
| Leave Vas granted NamoZine and Hrbro
churches, III Amelia county, to prosecute
through their commissioners. Il call FOR tn
pastoral services OF Rev. j. ID. Dudley,
member Of West Hanover Presbytcry.
The order Of the day vas then. taken III
ana prcsbytery went into Il free Conycrsatio
on th. state OF religion within its bound:
The reports from pastors were varied in the
character, but generally encouraging. Colore
Sunday schools have been established 1T VI
rIous points, many additions are reported, Is
ble CLASSES are successful and 4 system Of Sal
8 bath collections has been adopted in sever;
churches, and has met with marked succcS
, No large reyivals were mentioned.
| The reception Of the report OF Domestic vi!
s!on> was made the order OF the day Tor