The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-10
,,roSrGoME.Y pREsHYTERY.
psnor,cd for the Richmond Dispatch.
LYscasuRa, April 8, lsG!

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1s and was then constituted with prayer.
Tbs mi, was then called, and Rev. u. w.
Shanks. of Falling Spring church, was
elected moderator and Rev. ". /. mAneim
was elected temporary clerk. :,
~ Presbytery then adjourned until va
Z o'clock A. NJ, closing with prayer.
THURSDAY MORNING.
I presbytery met, and was called TO order
Q nv the Moderator and opened with prayer.
Various ministers and ruling elders made
THAR annearance this morning and gave
: sYcrses for hardness, which were sus-
tanned, and took their seats as members OF
the Presbytery.
re adtG meetings were read.
Rev. Mr.. Legare, of the Presbytery OF
Charleston; Rev. MIR. walkup, of Roanoke
Presbytery and Rev. G. W. Lsnghorne, OF
the Methodist Church. were invited TO sit
as corresponding members.
A letter Of iismssSsea evSsn Sast Hanover
Presby:ery, Diminishing Rev. + Is fs'e,
was resd; and after the sssssa, examination
by ths Moderator. Mr.. Price was eesdtaiIf
( received as a neaassr as &h4s Sesy.
Excuses were MaSe srofa Isssaas ahsea'
tees at the las. aa,s che present meeting
which were sustained.
A communication WAS received from Rev.
e. T. Baird, d. D., Secretary OF Educs-
t;on which was read ana referred to the
President of the Committee OF Education.
Rev. P. 7. Penick was, on motion, trans
ferred from the Committee OF Sustenta!ion
and made the Chairman Of the Committee
of Education, and Rev. William r. "lio
helm was placed upon the Committee OF
Sustentasion.
The following committees were an
nounced by the Moderator
Devotional ErerCiSeS.-J. 8. Ramsay, y.
D., C. L. Mosby. -
Narrative.-Rev. P. T. Penick, g. D..
Thomas.
Ministerial Support. 3. J. Logan, IT,.
c. Moseley. n
Minutes Of Synod.-Rev. A. Hart, K. U.
Sunday Schools.-Rev. 7. W. Hooper,
Rev. w. f. Wilhelm.
COMMITTEES on seasonal RECORDS.
Salem Church.-Rev. 7. W. Hooper,
Colonel J. J. Wade.
First Church, LwchJurg.-Rev. James
Nj. Rice, G. c. Mosely.
Second Church, LynchbTg. Key. a.
Hart, J.. Montgomery.
High Bridge Murch.-J. Is. Ramsay y.
D., j. B. j. Logan. n
Peaks Charch.-Rev. I. W. Hooper, u.
D. Thomas. >,
hit. Carmel Church.-Rev. J. D. Mitchell,
D. D., T. McAllister.
buchanan Charch.-Rev. Il. Crawford,
NJ. McFerrin.
Failing Spring.-Rev. p Penick, c. l..
Mosby.
Liberty Church.-Rev. P. B. Price, W. R.
Rice. ,
Covinqton Church.-Rev. VIII. Crawford,
Nj. McFerrin.
BIachsburg Church.-Rev.J. NJ. Rice, R..
C.McLure.
CAristiansbwg M,uch.-Rev. A. Hart, j.
Montgomery.
TiHcastle Church.-Rev. T. J. Shopper
son, G. D. Thomas.
Pisoah and NeaD Lond0n.-Rev. J. D.
Mitchell, D. D., 7. McAllister.
The Committee on Overtures to the Cen
eral Assembly on the organization OF on
African Presbyterian church reported that
they could not agree on the subject; and
were therefore discharged.
The committee appointed to install Rev.
Fl. T. Darnall at Pearisburg reported that
duty discharged.
Tho committee to declare the Salem pull
pit vacant reported that they had discharged
that duty.
Rev. Mr.. Sledd, of the Methodist Church.
was invited to sit as corresponding
member.
The various ministers were called on tc
report their labors in their respective mis-
sionary fields.
Statistical reports were then read, and
filed for reference, on the part OF the va
rious committees. Seasonal reports on the
state Of religion we're also read and re-
ferred.
Rev. A. Hart and Mr.. J. B. J. Logan
were appointed committee to assign parts
of trial to Mr.. L. T. Hoge, candidate un
der our care. -,
Rev. A. G. Brown, presiding, elder Of thu
Methodist Church, was invited to sit as {
corresponding member of this Presbytery
The order of the day for this evening wa
made the examination of MIR. Hill, can
didate for llcensure, and it was ordered
that his trial sermon be preached tonight
The Committee on Devotional Exercises
reported that the Presbytery will meet a
9lS A. NJ; public service at II A. NJ; re
CESS from / q P. M. to 81 P. NJ.
After various notices, the Presbyter.
took recess until 81 2. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Presbytery was called to order by TIL
Moderator, and the order Of the day wa
temporarily suspended.
MIR. J. B. J. Logan presented an over
ture from the session of the Salem church
asking the Presbytery to rescind the seventh
rule in the standing rules Of the Presby
tery which was referred to commltte,
consisting of Rev. A. Hart. Rev. j. W
Crawford, and Mr.. r. G. Mcclure.
A call for the services of Rev. W. W
Houston, of Lexington Presbytery, IS pas
tor of the Salem church, was presented by
MI. B, J. Logan and Mr.. F. Johnston
commissioners and, on motion, the Church
was permitted to prosecute the cal, through
its commissioners, before the Lexington
Presbytery.
The order Of the day was then taken up
and MIR. Hill was examined by the Com
mittee on Theology and the Sacramento
which was sustained as satisfactory.
Rev. j. G. Shepperson was, on motion
placed on the Standing Committee of Church
History and Government in the place o.
Rev. 7. L. Preston. Rev. P. B. Price was
also placed upon the Committee Of Natural
Sciences and Mathematics instead Of Rev
D. W. >Shanks. he having been uninten-
rionally placed upon two of the committees
The examination was then continued or
history and government, and sustained.
The Latin exercise was referred to the