The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-04-29
Reliaioas antelliatnte.
FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES.
East Hanover Presbytery.
Richmond, april Goth, 1868.


The following items, not included in the
sketch of proceedings in the Central Presbyte-
rian of the 25th instant, are published for the
information of all who may be interested.
The installation of Rev. j. ID. Dudley as
pastor of Namizene church, which was pre-
vented in December, was appointed to take
place at such time as may be agreed upon by
the ministers chosen TO perform the service. =
Rev. DIR. Pryor is to preach and propose the
constitutional questions, Rev. w. A. Campbeii
to deliver the charge to the pastor. and hev.
John Miller the charge to the people.
Mr.. s. Taylor Martin, a licentiate OF this Pres
bytery was, at his own request, dismissed TO
West Hanover Presbytery, and Rev. James
Murray was likewise dismissed to Lexington
Presbytery.
The treasurer of Presbytery was directed to
send fifty per cent OF our receipts to the next
General Assembly according to the requisition
of that body in cases where the place of meet
ing is within less than two hundred and fifty
miles of Presbytery.
The Committee on the Minutes of Synod Of
fered the following resolutions
!. That the Presbytery hereby indicates Its
approval of the measures recommended by the
Synod and referred to the Presbytery on
pages sc and 4l42.
2. That the attention of the sessions of this
Presbytery be particularly directed to the re-
commentator of Synod in regard to church
property, and that report in writing be re-
quired from each session at the next regular
meeting of Presbytery.
The action referred to in the last resolution,
(see page sc, Minutes of Synod, requires each
congregation to hold meeting according TO
the act of Assembly, and decide to which
branch of the Church it belongs, and have
their decision entered upon the minutes OF the
Circuit Court of their county or corporation.
The Synods action referred to on pages Alp
is the paper recommended by the Committee
ON Ministerial Support giving some new du-
ties to the Chairman of the Presbyteries Elk
ecutivc Committee on Domestic Missions.
The following members we're chosen to com
pose the Presbytery's Committee Of Domes-
tic Missions, Tor Sustentation,) Rev. h. ii.
Rutherford, Chairman, Rev. John Miller,
Rev. A. j. Leavenworth, Messrs John E. LIE
moine, A. G. McIlwaine, W. +. g. Gregory,
K. f. Lester, G. R. Bishop, all of Petersburg.
Rev DR.. Brown was appointed to visit the
Amelia church, confer In regard to its clrcum-
stances and prospects, and report to Presby-
terry.
A committee appointed to respond to the
minutes Of the General Assembly on the sub
ject Of evangelistic labor, reported that the
Presbytery had made diligent efforts to secure
the services of an evangelist, and to sustain
vacant churches, &c.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
churches in which the collections ordered by
the General Assembly occur at an inconvenient
season, to make them at such times as may be
best adapted to gather fully the contributions
of the people.
The committee appointed to revise the APP
portionment of the missionary field recon-
mended the following changes:
That to Rev. p B Price be assigned, instead
of his former field, Ashland and Caroline To
Dr. Pryor'S field, Brunswick be added. To
Mr.. Leavenworth be assigned, instead of his
former field Isle of Wight and Sussex. To
DIR. Armstrong sfeld, Elizabeth City be added.
In Mr. Denny's field put Lower Hanover
instead of 9 Hanover" TO w. Campbell
Chesterfield" instead of Lower Chester
field, from Mr. Gilmer omit " Stafford" and
add it to that of Mr.. Woods.
The following appointments were made to
fill the pulpit of Tappahannock church: Rev
+. NJ Woods on the 5th Sabbaths in May and
November, Rev. g. H. Denny on the I'd Sab
baths in June and 1st Sabbath of October,
Rev. T. w Gilmer on the 4th Sabbath in July
and Rev. VIM. Brown on the 4th Sabbath in
August.