The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-04-13
From our Special Correspondent.
East Hanover Prcsby terry.
SECOND DAY.
FREDERICKSBURG, THuRsDAr,

April III, 1867.
The Presbytery met at halEpast Q o'cloci
This morning, and was opened with devo
,;nnal exercises. After reading the mi
n,,,es Of the meeting last fall, and those o
last evening, the Rev. George d. Arm
stronC offered his resignation as the stated
clerk OF the Prcsbytcry. He thought Il
;mnortant that this officer should be more
centrally located than he-say at Rich
mond or Petersburg. DR.. Armstrong ha'
acted in this capacity for seven years. Hi'
Iahors have been very acceptable to thu
body |: but on his urging it, his resignation
WAS accepted, aud vote OF thanks wa
rendered 20 him for his faithful services
DR.. Armstrong nominated Rcv. Dr
Moore, of Richmond, as his successor an'
Or. Moore nominated DR.. Brown. A'.e
q comparison of the views OF the mem
bcrs, both nominations We're "ilnoIa"n
and the Rev. Philip i. Price, OF hicii
moud was elected 10 this Office by accia
m,s,;on. II is due to Mr.. Price to say tina
IVA has not made bridal tour to the North
IS was published, but is here at thls meet
ing. s.,o puo.
The Rev. F.. II. Rutherford, of the Pres
bytery of Central Mississippi, was received
and enrolled as member of this Presby
tery, and arrangements We're made Tor MI
installation as pastor of the First PresDy
terrain church, Petersburg, on Saooath th'
2Ist instant. The Rev. DIR. Hoge was ap,
pointed to preside on the occasion anu
breach the sermon the Rev. Johh M'iie, /,
n deliver the charge to the pastor anu
tbe Rev. DR.. Baird the charge to the
people. A.. ,.;,o,. =,
Davidson College, North Carolina, was dis
missed from this PreSbytery at his own re-
nnest. TO unite with that within whose
bounds he is now lahoring.
The Rev. Edward Martin asked for a
dissolution of his pastoral relation to LIS
church in Nottoway. The kindest rela-
t;ons exist between the pastor and people,
hnt the latter was so ravaged and desc
lated bv General Grants army as 10 DC
unable 10 give an adequate support 10 theif
beloved minister and his family.
The request was granted, and MIR. Mar
tin. who expects 10 labor within the
bonnds of Winchester Presbytery, was
dismissed, TO connect himself with that
body.
CaD,ain s. Taylor Martin, of Richmond,
q student for the ministry, was taken uh-
der the care of the Pres6ytery and exam
jned al some length with view 10 mems
ing him to preach the Gospel. His eXaml-
nation, as far as proceeded with, was
very creditable one.
The General Assembly which met last
fall proposed TO the PreSbytery number
of changes in their form of government,
which are to be acted upon by them, and
accepted or rejected before next fall. TO
make them operative, they must be APP
proved byll majority of all the Presbytery,
in connection with the Assembly. The
changes proposed are embodied in Re-
vi>ed Form OF Government" the conside-
ration of which will necessarily occupy q
good deal of time. To facilitate action
upon them, ii was moved that the :" he
yI>ed Form" be referred to a committee,
who will receive suggestions from the
members of the Presbytery and embody
them in a report to be made at the fall
meeting. After discussion, this motion
was Withdrawn, and, instead, il was
Resolved, That the fall meeting be held
in Rev. DR.. Moore's church, Richmond, on
the first Thursday in October next, at ~
2. NJ, and that the members come with
the expectation of remaining long enough
10 give the subject the consideration 1t
demands.
The session was closed with prayer.
In the afternoon, the Rev. j. D. Thomas,
Of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and at
night, the Rev. +. III. Rutherford, of Re.
tersburg, preached. Both gave able and
excellent sermons, which were listened TO
with marked attention by large congrega-
,io,s OBSERVER.