The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-06
Reported for the Richmond Dispatch.
ROANOKE PRESBYTERY.
FOURTH DAY,

The Presbytery met at y O'CLOCK Il. M .,
and was opened with prayer by the Rev.
J. H. Davis, acting as moderator.
The minutes were read and approved.
Or. Spragins, from the Committee on
Finance, reported that eighteen churches
had collected for sustentation $S3.6l; for
foreign missions, $2l.76; for publication,
sl6: and for Presbytcrial fund; 1854;
which money had been placed in the hands
Of Mr.. D. J. Paxton, Of Danville, to be
placed in the treasury.
Mr.. Brown, from the Committee on sup
plies, offered the following report which
was received and adopted:
The Committee on Supplies make the fol-
loving appointments DR.. Peck, two Sab
baths at Leesville; Mr.. Davis, two Sab
baths ut Diamond Hill and one at Leesville;
MIR. Wharey, two Sabbaths at Bethany Mr..
Moseley, two sabbaths at Bethany and two
ut points yet to be determined; Mr.. Mar
tin. two Sabbaths at Castle Craig and one at
Diamond Hill; Mr.. Alexander, two Sab
baths at Rough Creek; Mr.. Darlington, one
Sabbath at diamond Hill and one at Castle
Craig Mr.. Vaughan, one at Castle Craig
and one ut Rough Creek; Mr.. Matthews,
two at Castle Craig and two at Cascade !;
Mr.. Wharey, two at Pennel: Mr.. Sharer,
two at Amois Creek; Mr.. Brown, two at
Rough Creek Mr.. kirkpatrick, two OF Cas-
cade; Mr.. Davis, as many as possible at
Douglas.
DR.. rpracins offered the following resolr.
ton, and asked that it be referred to COM
mit;ee:
Whereas this Presbytery has from time
70 time epjoined upon the churches their
duty to defray the expenses Of their dele
gates to the meetings Of Presbytery and
synod, and have so far failed to effect the
object desired, therefore be it
RESOLVED, !. That in addition to the
presbyterial fund the churches be assessed
an amount sufficient to pay the expenses
incurred by their delegates, including pas
tors and stated supplies, in attending the
meetings of Presbytery and Synod, and
that this assessment be added to nnd in
cluded in the presbyterial fund, and paid
into the treasury as part and parcel Of sad
fund.
2. Resolued, That at each meeting Of
Presbytery committee be appointed to
audit the accounts Of delegates and issue
IN order to the treasurer or Presbytery for
the amounts found to be due, and that each
delegate shall present his account, so soon
IS ascertsined, to the Presbytery then in
session, or at the next subsequent meeIing,
to be referred to said auditing committee !;
and that no account shall be allowed unless
presented in the time specified.
Mr.. Brown moved that it be deferred.
and come up regularly on the docket st tt :
next meeting.
Mr.. Moseley offered ss substitute that
il be referred to committee, which be ill.,
s.ructed to make their repor. at the next
Presbytery. Adopted. Messfs. Alexander.
Friend, aud Spragins, were appointed the
committee.
MIR. Brown, from tho Committee on Sta
tistical Reports, handed in the report
which was adopted, and ordered to be sent
TO the General Assembly.
He announced that this Presbytery now
consists of twenty-five ministers and thirty
three churches. 1t is composed Of the
counties of Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, Char
lotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, Henry, aud
Patrick, and portion Of Campbell Frank
lin, and Prince Edward.
Mr.. Young, candidate for license, was
called on then to reed his popular lecture
which hn did, from General Epistle of
Peter j., ST.. lie audience listened with
earnest attention and apparently with deep
interest.
When the lecture was concluded, hlr.
Moseley said that it WAS scriptural, instruc
tive. nd classical, and he took pleasure in
moving hat i: BE sustained az satisfactory
part OF the examination. Adopted.
IN, hot m n~rt m
had made one assertion that he wanted to
call the attention of the Preebytery to !; that
is, that faith is the parent of all virtue.
He wanted to know in what sense it WAS
used. [Laughter.l He thought regenera-
ton was the parent Of both faith and vir
tue end if Mr.. Young was correct, regcne-
ration was only the grsndparent Of all
virtue. Laughter
MIR. Young said he did not think there
was any difference in his and the Doctors
creed, but that the Doctor was only tracing
the genealogy Of virtue farther back.
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on
Narrative, here presented his report. lie
said the state of religion was about the
same that it was when the last report was
made; that there had been some few addi-
tions to the church by examination and by
certificate; that one-hslf Of those who had
been admitted on examination had been
received into one church, and many Of the
churches had received no additional mem
ber5; that the prospect was melancholy
and gloomy, and the ministry must be earn
est and energetic in their work il order to
revive the spirit in the land.
Mr.. Moseley moved that the name OF the
church that had received the large proper
ton Of the members be inserted in the re-
port.
MIR. Wharey thought that the name Of
the church (Danville) had better be left
out, but the revival should be mentioned
that had been in progress there.
DR.. Peck thought if you mentioned that
much you must mention more. The i'm
preston would 60 forth that the pastor OF
that church (Mr. Kirkpstrick) is the only
minister who has done his duty, and will
not be just TO the other members of the
Presbytery besides, the revival COM
menced in another church, and the Dan
Vile church is hardly entitled to the credit.
DR.. Spragins was afraid if the name was
inserted the other churches would say ::
"You Presbyterians lie still and do no
thing, and when We get up revivals you
claim the credit"
Mr.. Brown thought that if you left out
the name you might leave out any mention
of the revival the fact that there had
been these additions TO the Danyille church
would show that there had been work of
grace going on.
Mr.. Moseley'S motion was then put, and
lost, and the report received, adopted, and
orAaroa 70 hn fnrrrn RI oil Ia thu Ganernl O.