The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-13
WEST HANOVER PREsBYTERY.
Exported for the Richmond Dispatch.
FOURTH DAY-APRIL 10.

FOURTH DAY-APRIL 10.
Presbytery met, pursuant to ADJOURN
ment, at 9 o'clock, and was opened with
prayer by the Moderator.
The Amherst Church was excused Tor
failure to present seasonal records.
A resolution was adopted enforcing the
standing rule of calling upon all licentiates
under care Of Presbytery to report once
year and the stated clerk was directed to
confer with all who have failed to report.
Rev. Drs. Handy, Smith, and Atkinson,
were excused from attendance on the re-
naming sessions of Presbytery.
The resolution appointing time and place
(Rockfsh church) for next meeting OF
Presbytery was reconsidered, and after a
spirited contest between several churches
that desired the presence of Presbytery 1t
was resolved that the next meeting OF
West Hanover Presbytery be held at Byrd
church, in the county OF aoochlano' Oh
Friday, October 22d, at II NJ.
The thanks of Presbytery were extende d
TO Messrs. Taylor and Foster for present
of printed certificates of membership OF
The overture from College Church asking
whether churches that had two pastors
were under obligation to send two elders as
delegates to the judicatories was answered
in the affirmative.
Presbytery took order for the installation
of Rev. W. u. Murkland as follows: At
Centre church the third Sabbath In May,
Rev. DR.. Dabney to preach the sermon
Rev. DR.. Smith to charge the pastor; Rev.
r. McIlwaine to charge the people.
1.-The Committee on Evangelistic Labor
reported the impracticability of employing
an evangelist at present. The report was
read and adopted.
Reports of Committees on Finance on
the reciprocal duties were received and
adopted. From the last report 1t appears
that the following churches have dis
charged all their pecuniary obligations to
their pastors-namely, Cumberland, Col
lepe. Byrd, Hebron, Lebanon, Cove, Rock
fish, and Willis's.
The following churches have failed to
comply with their contracts, and are in
debt to their pastors, some to considerable
amount: Farmville, Maysvilie, Scottsville,
Trinity, Providence, and Appomattox Court
house.
No reports were made by Orange, Union,
Madison, South Plains, Walkers, Amherst,
and Charlottesville.
The Presbytery solemnly reminded the
delinquent churches Of their duty to make
faithful efforts to cancel their pecuniary
obligations to their pastors as speedily as
possible.
The Committee on the Narrative re-
ported. The report was adopted, and the
stated clerk directed to forward to the
Synod. The treasurer was directed to psy
the salary of the stated CLERK.
DR.. McGuffey was excused for non-at-
tendance at last meeting of Presbytery.
Report of Presbytery Agent of Publica-
ton, as amended, was received and adopted.
The resolution appointing committee to
devise some scheme for holding protrscted
meetings at all the feeble churches was
adopted, and the committee permitted to re-
tire for dsliberation.
The Committee on Standing Rules was
continued. s.a.lsl
Presbysery took recess until afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Presbytery met at half-past P. NJ, and
spent half an hour in devotional exercises.
n me committee appointed to prepare q
j pastoral letter on the subject Of worldly
y amIsements reported through the chairman.