The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-13
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
East Hanover Presbytery.
PETERSBURG, April


East Hanover Presbytery at its meeting
Yesterday afternoon (after the closing of the
letter last sent you) chose the time and place
of its next regular meeting-riZ., Union
church, Brunswick, the Gath of September, 1T
IL a. M.
A resolution on temperance, offered by Mr..
W. H. Tappey, elder of Petersburg, was
adopted. It deplores the evils and growth of
intemperance, and calls upon Christians, by
example and by faithful bearing and rebuke,
to oppose Ill the temptations to this vice.
Commissioners to the General Assembly, to
be held in Baltimore on the 2lsr of May, were
then chosen. They are DR.. Moore, who, ac
cording to usage, is sent back because he was
Moderator of the last Assembly, and will have
to preach the opening sermon, and DR.. Read,
with Rev. E. H. Rutherford and p. B. Price
AS alternates. The elders are Mr.. FitZhugh,
of the First church, Richmond, and DR.. L.
H. Robinson, of Tappahannock, with Mr..
Thomas Samson and DIR. w. F. Gaines as al
ternates.
At the meeting this morning the examine
tion of candidates for licensure was resumed.
The committees appointed to examine Mr..
Winfree in literature and science reported
favorably, and Mr.. Converse having been
previously examined in these departments,
the two candidates were publicly examined in
Church history; this, with their examination
day before yesterday, completed the ordeal of
questioning, through which they had to pass.
They had now, in addition to critical exer
cises read and approved by committees, to de-
liver publicly, in the presence of Presbytery,
popular lecture and sermon each. Presby-
terry listened patiently to these addresses until
fully satisfied, and then, by vote, sustained
I'LL the trials of these two young gentlemen Us
satisfactory whereupon the usual constitu-
tional questions were propounded, and then
the Moderator, in a solemn and affecting man
ner, and with prayer, licensed Mr. james b.
Converse and Mr.. James H. II. Winfree to
preach the gospel.
Mr. James A. Waddell, a licenti of Pres
bytery, was then examined in Greek and He.
brew, science, theology, Church history, and
government and sacraments; and the third
Sabbath in May was chosen as the time for
his ordination to the full work of the ministry
Mt his present place Of labor, Olivet church,
New Kent. Rev. Messrs. Rutherford, Will
mer. and Denny were directed to attend on
that occasion, and take part in the ordination.
Some changes were made in the distribution
Of ministers to the missionary field OF Pres
bytery.
The statistical report for the General As
sembly was read by the State clerk, and
approved. 1t showed the following results in
the past six months:
Ministers, Is; churches, "a; licentiates, 8;
added on examination, So added on certif-
cate, 81; total communicates, 2,Sl1; adult
baptisms, z; infant baptisms, 81; children in
Sabbath schools and Bible classes; 2, l69.
Funds Capitalization Susten tation, 81, 24s;
Foreign Missions, 1925; Education Commit
tee, S424; Publication Committee, 1928 Pres.
byterial Fund, $2n; Support of Pastors, six
teen in number, $l4,940; miscellaneous,
$l,29S. Total, $lS,s75.
The Presbytery then thanked the people of
Petersburg for their hospitality, and the rail-
roads for return tickets; and after the usual
reading and correction of minutes, adjourned
about O'Clock p. NJ, TO meet at the rooms of
the publishing Committee, in Richmond, on
the second Tuesday in May, at6P. M. Closed
with singing, prayer, and the Apostolic bene-
dicuon Some Of the members remain and
I'LL appointments here tomorrow.