The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-04
pREsBYTERY Oh. THE CHEsArEAKE-InrD.

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TESTING DEBATE RELATIVE TO DIR. LEY
ne uns, oF V1Ra1SIA.-This body assembled
S SIN yesterday morning in the Franklin,
p,,Ii, rcsDyterian church, Rev. John w
VIZ, moderator, in the chair: Rev. John
! - Brown, temporary clerk. The several
standing committees were appointed. The
| revised book on church order was referred
| to,a. special committee, consisting OF five
ministers and three layrnen. to report at the
| next meeting of the Presbvterv-viz.
Mlnisters-J. j. Bullock, Peyton Harrison,
=. A. Lefcvre, J; r. Lcftwitch, and Z. II,
Cumpston. Ruling Elders. r. Tucker.
J. Y. Brooke, and William +. Giles. Rev
u: ". Warden was received under the care
OF the PrcSbytcry as Il liccntiatc from Win.
chester prcsbytcrv.
kew. Mr.. LcitWitch presented n certificate
gwen by the Pre>bytcry of East Hanover.
! Va, TO the Rev. John Lcvburn. D. y. mas,
tor OF the Associated church, Fayette street.
preparatory to his admission to the Chesa.
peake Preshytery.
The question was here raised whetherthe
usual examination Of DR.. Leyburn would
he made, and motion was made to waive
the examination.
Rev. Robert 3. White, D. D., Of virginia,
maze an address IN opposition to the prin-
clplc OF any examination at all.
Rev. DR.. Adam d. Pollock spoke strongly
IN favor Of an examination.
Key. John \. Ictcvrc was opposed to the
admission of Dr.. Icyburn uDOn constitu-
tional grounds, the General Assembly
having decided that "it is contrary to our
standard for one Of our ministers to remain
the permanent supply Of n church Of an
other denomination for example, a Con-
@rc@ational church. He desired to be cx-
cuscd from voting.
Rev. Pcyton Harrison was in favor of an
examination.
DR.. Bullock had great personal respect
for DR.. Lcyburn. He could not sec his way
clear to vote for his admission, and he did
not wish to oppose it; he therefore asked
70 be excused from voting upon the sub
jCct.
Remarks were also made by Rev. Messrs.
Cumpston, Lcftwitch, and White, and also
by DR.. Lcyburn. The last wanted to know
if the Prosbytery at this late day intended
10 raise the question rs to whether a Pres
byteTian minister could not labor outside Of
his own church, provided he laborcd for
the Lord Jesus Christ? What then, he
asked, would they do with missionaries !:
The principle of the Presbyterian Church
was, where Il field was open to 90 and labor
in it. lie was thrown out Of his position by
the late war, and when he first came to
Baltimore he did not know that the Asso-
ciatc Reformed Church existed. When
called TO it they were considering tho qucs-
tinn about giving the church up. Now the
question is not to find pcw-holdors, but to
find pewS. lie had never had such a marked
favor Of Providence anywhere he had Ia
bored. He would he very glad to have the
sanction Of the PrcSbytcry, but he was
going TO labor there anyhow. There were
as good people there rs any lie had ever
seen.
The motion TO waive an examination was
then adopted, and DR.. Lcyburn was re-
ccivcd upon his certificate OF dismisSion.
Dir. Bullock and Rev. Mr. Lcfcyrs were,
according to request, excused from voting.
DR.. LcybuIn asked and received permits
sion to continue his labors in the Associated
Reform Church until the next stated meet
ng Of the PrcSbytcry.
The Prcsbytcry went into nh intcrlocu-
tory session, and subsequently adjourned
until o'clock.
The session Of the Franklin-Strcct church
was authorized TO secure the services OF
Rev. W. L. Narkland 10 assist DR.. Bullock
in the work Of church extension III the city
Of Baltimore. Alexandria, Va, was fixed
~ the place, and the Wednesday before the
last sabbath in April, 1870, 1t ~ Z. NJ, rs
The time. for holding The next stated session
of the J'rcShytcrv. it was resolved that
when the hody adjouIm~ it stand adjourned
to be called Dy the Moderator during the
session Of the synod in Richmond, Va. The
prc>hytcly adjourned until * O'Clock this
morning. --BGtlHiOrc San, ri.