The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-10-20
Chesaneake PresbYterY

Met in the Franklin Street church, in the cit
of Baltimore, on Thursday, September 30th, 1869
at o clock, p. NJ, and was opened with sermon
by the Rev. A. d. Pollock on John i: 80.
Rev j w. Pugh was elected Moderator an,
Rev. j. w. Brown, Temporary Clerk.
Fifteen ministers and nine elders were in attend
ance during the sessions.
At various times during the meeting, the fol
lowing ministers who were present, were invited t.
seats as corresponding members, viz: Revs r. L
Berry, D. d.. j. g. Hammer, D. D.. N. G. North
of Winchester Presbytery Messrs. j. p Carter
Waterman, Maxwell, and DR.. Dickson, of Bati
more Presbytery; 7. v Moore d. D.. of Nashv,
Presbytery; A. W. Pitzer and j. D. Mitchell, o
Montgomery Presbytery; and Rev. Mr.. Nyce o
the Baptist church.
The following committees were appointed, t.
wit: on the Observation-Disclosures, p Harrison, d
D., and A. NJ. Hershey; and elder L. A. Thrasher
On the Minutes of the Assembl administers j. A
Lefevre, and j. Il. Leftwich and elder j. V
Brooke. On Devotional Exercises-minister j. j
Bullock, ID. d., and elder A. II. Armistead. Or
Finance-eders j. H. Parrot and j. Pattison.
Letters giving reasons for absence were received
from Revs. S. B. Jones, d d., and G. II. Nourse
said reasons were sustained as satisfactory
Licentiatcs G. W. Wolfe from the Presbyery Of
Central Mississippi, and w. j. Warden from the
The following committee was appointed to ex.
anime the new book of Church Order sent down
by the General Assembly, and report thereon at
the next meeting of Presbytery, viz: Ministers,
J. j. Bullock, d. d., p Harrison, d. d., J. A.
Lefevre, j. T. Leftwich, and +. H. Cumpston,
and elders j. r. Tucker, j. V. Brooke, and Judge
W. +. ellis. The members of Presbytery, gene
rally were enjoned to make, each for himself, a
careful examination of the same
The Rev. j. Leyburn, d. d., was received on
certificate OF dismissal from the Presbytery of East
Hanover.
The committee appointed to install Rev. c. N.
Campbell pastor of the churches of Lovettsvile
and Poolesville, reported that they had performed
the duty assigned.
The Session of the Franklin Street church were
authorized to secure the services Of the Rev. w.
w. Murkland to assist the pastor in the work of
church extension in the city of Baltimore
The Presbytery resolved to hold an adjourned
meeting during the sessions of the Synod of Vir
ginia in Richmond at the call of the Moderator
The committee on the Minutes Of the General
Assembly made their report, and the following re.
concentrations which were adopted viz:
LIST. The action of the Assembly Min D. 377)
on the overture sent down to the Presbyteries by
the Assembly Of 1868, viz Whether Sec 4, chap.
10, of the Form OF Government, shall be stricken
out-was placed on the docket for consideration at
the next stated meeting, and all our Presbyters are
urgently requested carefully to study the question,
and prepare themselves to vote upon it.
I'd. That the Presbytery enjoins the sessions of
the churches under our care in connection with
their annual statistical report to furnish the nor-
nation requested by the Assembly, min. pages
37S-319. concerning Sabbath Schools
Sd. The Presbytery enjoins our sessions to use
all Scriptural means for the introduction into the
ministry of those whom in their Judgment God has
called to the work, and also to enforce discipline
without fear or favor, against all whose offending
is so circumstanced that it may be prosecuted to
conviction.
4th. That the Presbytery calls the special atten.
ton OF the churches to the Assembly answers to
all the overtures before it, and to all the causes
which the Assembly has entrusted to its commit
tees in Richmond and Columbia
The committee on Domestic Missions reported,
and recommended the following resolution, which
was adopted, viz:
Resolued, That in future the churches under the
care OF Chesapeake Prcsbytery shall send their
contributions to the cause of Sustentation to the
Treasurer of this Presbyery, to be subject to the
order of the Committee of Domestic Missions the
said committee being hereby authorized to make
such application of said fund as in their Judgment
may be necessary to supply the restitution within
our bounds and to remit the surplus to the central
Committee
The Rev. J. D. Mitchell reported concerning
his lahors as Evangelist of the Preshytery.
Rev. }. W. Pugh resigned his Office of Stated
Clerk The Presbytery in accepting his resigna.
ton, expressed It's entire satisfaction with the man