The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-07
From our Special Reporter.
EAST HANOVER E'RESBTTERf
SECOND DAY.
PETERSBURG, VA, April

was opened With prayer ny the MUleihtor
Rev. William Brown, u. d., Rev. Nj. D.
lIosc D. D., and George d. Armstrong, ID.
| H., aud William ii. 81 oughton, elder, from
Norfolk, appeared, and gave satisfactory
reasons for hardness.
The minutes of the last stated meeting
were read and approved.
Rev. William L. Hatcher, of the Baptist
church, was invited to sit as correspond
ing member.
An invitation from Rev. w. L. Judkins,
Rev. Dr.. Hall, and Rev. ". L. Hatcher, to
occupy their pulp;ts, was received. The
! thanks Of the Preshytery were returned to
! these brethren. and the invitations refer
red to the Committee on Devotional EXer-
c;ses.
P.P. Bate, Esq, treasurer of tie Pres
bvterv, presented his report, accompanied
by his resignation.
The report was approved, and the thanks
of the 2. cshytcry were rendered Mr.. Bate
for his faithful services. Ills resignation
vas accepted, and c. r. Bishop appointed
treasurer TO Fill the vacancy.
Excuses for absence from previous meet
incg were heard from several members, and
their reasons for absence were sustained as
satisfactory.
| 4 call from the Amelia church for the
mas oral services Of Rev. II. L. Darnall was
! presented, and III Mr.. Darnall is q member
! Of Montgomery Prcsbytcry, leave was grant
ell the church 10 prosecute the call before
thai Pr7shy terry.
Ecrort- from the churches we're called
! for aul put in the hands of the appropriate
committees.
! 4 circular from the Secretary of Publ
cation relating to the publication OF Sab
bath, school weekly paper for teachers was
read and referred to the permanent Com
niittcc oil Sabbath Schools.
4 call Fl ON 'hc Mackenzie church for the
pastoral services Of NJ. James B. Converse.
n liccnsiatc Of this prcsbytcry. was pre-
scented and put into his hands, and Mr.. Con-
verse signited his willingness to accept the
call.
The Executive Committee of Domestic
Missions presented their semi-annual re-
port. This report shows that the efforts OF
this committee in raising funds from the
CHURCHES and aiding the fcebler churches ct
tho i'rcsbytery lave been b'essc2 With nc
! little degree CT siicecss.
| Dun n consideration of this report
the following interesting statement was
made by DR.. Ilose:
! After expressing his pleasure at the en-
couraging items presented in the report Of
the chairman of Domestic Missions, he re-
marked that Providence seemed to be smil'
ing upon CIR efforts to sustain our feeble
churches and to advance the kingdom Of
Christ in our 10 dcrs. Just before leaving
| onru:loroJ1n pf h1C
been placed in his haids to be appropriated
to this good Wo:k.
4 lot once belonging to in organization
which has now ceased to exist, in the city
cf Richmond, has been sold, and after O
po ton of the proceeds Of the sale were re-
funded to the original subscribers, there
was still an unclaimed and unapproprlated
balance amounting to Sl,2lS.
This sum, by decree in the court q
chancery, was directed to be paid to the
Committee Of Domestic Missions of Eas
Hanover Presbytery. MIR. Robert Howard
the special commiss' oncr in the suit, has
given Inc his check for the 81, 2lS, which
am now ready to pay over to the treasure,
Of Your Domestic Missionary Committee.
| trust, Moderator. that the day JIG o.
hand when this presbytery Will no longe'
be compelled to draw upon the Contra
Committee at Columbia, and not only bt
sclf-sustaining, but he enabled to contri
butte largely to the general cause Of s''s
tcntation. Our churches should he content
with nothing ehcTt OF that.
Deep interest III the subject of the re-
port on Domestic Missions was expressed
By DR.. Brown, Dr.. Pryor, and other mem
be9s of the PleBbytery; when, on motion
Of DR.. Pryor, the Presbytery was led by
DR.. Brown in prayer and Thanksgiving Il
God for the encouragement he had glveI
this work.
4 resolution was offered by Mr.. Miller
directing the committee not for the pre-
sent, to draw uron the Central Committee
Of Sustentalion for funds. This resolution
together with the report under considers
ton, were referred to a special committee
4 report was prcscated- by MIR. Ruther
ford, the Presbytery's Committee Of Edu
cation, and referred toa special committee
The last half hour of the session wa'
spent in devotional exercises, conducted by
Dir. Ilogc. These services were marked
with tenderness and fervor, and were fell
to be refreshing to those enagegd in them
~ hall-past : the fresoyterJ tooh ie
cess to meet again at o'clock p. Nj.
The reason assigned for having nigh
sessions is the fact that the Prcsbytery hal
before it for consideration Mt this meeting
the new - Book Of Church Order" referred
TO the Presbyteries Tor their revision ant
for suggestions as to its emendation.
The Presbytery has derived great benef
in having its business brought up regularl.
from the churches, and regularly dispatch
cd in its session, from the Directory adopt
ed at it's last meeting, and neatly printed
by D. A. st. Clair, of Wytheville. Othe
prcsbyteries and ecclesiastical bodies
would derive help in their business b.
having similar manuals.