Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-17

o'clock p. m. In the mean time publ
worship was held; the Rev. DR.. Ruthel
ford filled the pulpit, and preached
most elegant and chaste sermon, to
large and appreciative congregation.
| During the morning session, d.
Armstrong, of Norfolk, offered the fol
lowing
| Resolved, That in the judgment o
the Presbytery, it is expedient that tn,
Synod of Virginia should be divided, i
satisfactory lines can be agreed upon.
Resolved, That this Presbytery ex
press its desire for a division into two
Synods One to be composed of thu
Presbyteries OF Chesapeake, Winchester
Lexington and Greenbrier, to be called
the Synod of Northern Virginia, the
other to be composed of the Presbyteries
of East and West Hanover, Roanoke
Nottoway and Abingdon, to be called
the Synod of Southern Virginia.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first business to be transacted
was the excusing of DIR T Pryor. A
lengthy debate ensued relative to the
propriety of excusing him; after spend
Ing half an hour of time his request was
granted. Then it was that large
number gave urgent and pressing rea-
sons why they should be excused;
among them were DR. E 7 Baird and
DR. w W Brown. They were excused
whilst Rev E Fl Rutherford was not.
DR. Pryor offered motion to supply
the church at Amelia Court Houae
with the Rev DR. Murkland as pastor,
until next stated meeting of Presby-
terry. The motion was carried.
The order of free conversation on re-
ligion being the next on the order for
the day, was waived to hear the report
on Domestic Missions, which was read
and adopted, and ordered to be put on
the minutes.
DR. Styles and the Rev P r Grattan
being present, they were, by the Mod
crater, called upon to give an account
of their hardness, which they did, which
proved satisfactory to the Presbytery.
The resolutions offered by DR. Arm
strong in the morning, relating to the
division Of the Synod, were then taken
up.
DR. Pryor was opposed to the measure
and hoped it would be deferred until
the Fall session of the Presby terry.
After an unsuccessful motion to post
pone, DR. Armstrong stated that the
reason he offered the motion was because
he was in hopes that some one else
would lead off, but as they al looked
to him as the originator of the motion
he would state, first, that the Presbyt terry
of East Hanover is too large to attend
to its business second, that we are
twice as large as any Presbytery in the
Southern Synod third, that with our
present line of travel it is impraeticable
for the poorer classes of Elders and
preachers to attend fourth, our Pres
Dytery Is so large that 1t is difficult to
find homes for attending members, only
when we meet in cities. After few
other remarks he sat down.
He was followed by the Rev Drs
Pryor, Preston and others, who address,
ed the Presbytery in opposition to the
resolutions of DR. Armstrong.
The afternoon session had not COIL
cluded when our report closed.
To-day Divine Service at the Presby-
terrain Church, Portsmouth-11 O'Clock,
Rev E A Rutherford 8 p m, Rev E S
Preston.
On Sabbath, the churches of the two
cities will be supplied as follows:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chnroh,
IL a m. DR. Hoge; half past 8, Commu Us
MON, Drs Armstrong and Converse.
Court st Baptist-1l a m, Rev E Fl
Rutherford. Service also at night.
Dinwiddie Still am, Rev j D Duq-
ley; 8 p m, Rev w A Campbell.
Baptist Church, Newtown.-11 m,
Rev j A Waddell; p m Rev B A Con-
verse.
Norfolk.-Presbyterian Church, II
N, Rev L M Murkland; p m, Rev J
L Preston.
Freemason st Baptist-11 m, Rev
j Miller; p m, F N Wood.
Cumberland st Baptist-11 a m, Rev
j D Thomas;8 p m, Rev G H Dewey.
Cumberland st NJ Eli m, Rev
W A Campbell; 8 p m, Rev E H Ruth,
erford