The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-04

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sustained, Carried. rEo9 1l<
THIRD DAY. z"vt a-E' 2fs
BoYDToN, VA, April 80, 1859.
The Presbytery met, sgreeabiy to adj
tournament, at O'Clock A. M.
The minutes we're read and approved.
The Committees on seasonal Records re-
norted that the records of the different
churches had been examined, and recon-
mended that they be approved as far
as written which recommendation was
adopted.
DR.. Peck suggested that the records Of
the GAINESVILLE church be better kept in
future that there were too many abbrevia-
tions and too much carelessness.
The records of the Danyille church were
approved, with the exception of that on
| page 48. The session report did not ap.
pear to have been submitted to the session
for approval.
Messrs. Booker and Thackston were
granted leave of absence from the after
noon session, after some discussion.
DR.. Spragins said that there was o law
on the books that must either be carried
out or repealed, and as the ministers did
it, he would offer the following resolution ::
RESOLVED, That the law requiring each
minister to pay one dollar to the Presbyte-
rial fund be hereby revoked.
The resolution was adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Davis, from the Educational Com
| mittee, reported that some Of the churches
had not paid as literally as they should
have done.
Mr.. Whaley thought that special letter
| to those churches would be of great service
in arousing them up to their duty.
Mr.. Brown sustained Mr.. Whaley, and
read letter from Rev. Mr.. Martin asking
| that some plan be adopted to raise money
enough to educate Mr.. james R. Crews, of
Charlotte, for the ministry.
| The election of commissioners to the
General Assembly being next in order, MIR.
Thomas Wharey, minister, and DR.. W. W.
Darlington, elder, were elected, with Drs.
Peck and Spragins as alternates.
Mr.. Brown, from the Finance Committee,
offered the following resolution which was
adopted:
"Resolved, That the Treasurer be in
structed to advance to each of our delegates
to the General Assembly seventy-fve dol
lars for their expenses; also, to transmit to
the stated clerk of the Assembly (Rev. j.
R. Wilson, D. D., Augusta, Ga.) the amount
twenty FIVE dollars) of the assessment on
this Presbytery for the contingent fund
also, transmit to the stated clerk Of the
Synod 1.-THE Rev. William Dinwiddie) the
amount of synodical assessment for this
year; also, to transmit to the Rev. NJ. L.
Lacy, Lewisburg, Va, thirty dollars-the
amount Of last years salary as stated clerk
Of. this Presbytery." ...
On motion of Mr.. Moseley, the House took
q recess until SO P. M.
EVENING SESSION.
| The Presbytery met at 81 P. M.-the
Moderator, Rev. Mr.. Wharey, in the chair.
| The order of the day being -" Free Con-
yersation about Religion" the roll was
called, and each minister and elder stated
the spiritual and material condition of his
church.
Mr.. Davis was appointed the Committee
on Narrative to make condensed report of
the facts and opinions elected from the
representatives of the different church
organizations.
| MIR. Brown, from the Committee on Evan
gelistic Labor, made the following report
which was received, adopted, and ordered
to be forwarded to the General Assembly
"The Presbytery has no evangelist en-
means to support him can OF present be
found. But the Presbytery is making the
most earnest efforts to supply the wants Of
its destitute churches and neighborhoede
by means of the systematic employment Of
all of its ministers in this work who can be
drawn from their own churches. 1t is be.
lieved that more will be done in this way
this present year than in any year pre-
vious."
| DR.. Peck, from the Committee on Divi-
sion Of the Synod, reported that I" in the
judgment Of this committee it would be in.
expedient to agitste the division Of the
Synod at this time; which report was
adopted. a+,
un motion, DR.. Peck, from the COMMITTEE
on Sacrament, proceeded to examine the
candidates for license, Messrs. Young and
Baskerville. The responses of these young
gentlemen were. like those which had been
made in their previous examination, in the
highest degree satisfactory. Mr. Young
was then called on to preach his trial ser.
mon before the Presbytery. which he did
from I. Corinthians, l., 1924. The roll was
then called for criticism on the manner and
matter of the discourse. Mr.. F. N. Whaley
said that he was much pleased with the
effort, and thought it indicative Of high
merit, but would suggest that the applicant
for license would learn to speak more di.
| rectly to the audience, and adhere less
closely to his manuscript. 4i as
The sermon was approved by the Presby.
terry as satisfactory part of the examina'
ton. b1ss
i Mr.. Moseley, from the Committee on Re.
cords, reported that the books Of the Boyd.
ton church had not been to Presbytery fol
ten years yet the law required that they
should be submitted oncs each year.
| DR.. Peck thought the church had bette,
get another book and start fresh.
On motion Of MIR. Brown, the Presbytery
adjourned until O'Clock next day, after
prayer by the Rev. DR.. Peck. G.
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