The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.
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r,.t hanover Prcshytcry.
SATURDAY, Oct. 3, 1870,

4 r,.s Hanover FrcaUytSES. ssSss1
| SECOND DAY.
SATURDAY, Oct. 3, 1870.
| Att.r t,e sessicr was opened with prayer,
Paw f;aorpe "a. Denny and Elder Charles
r. woody, Of Pole Green and Salem, not
present on yesterday, gave satisfactory rea-
| sons for hardness.
sionary supplies) was taken UP and COM
pleted. ). ~.
| William u. Hill asking tissolution OF the
| pastoral relation betwe,:l himself and the
| Third Church, Richmond, accompanied by
| paper from the congregation concurring
| in the application. An amin ted discussion
arose on motion to grant this application,
! 1t appearing from the papers before Inc
| Presbytery that Mr.. Hill hal removed from
his charge without waitn. the action OF
Presbrtary in the case. This, IL was urged
/ by several speakers. was rohtfaIy 10 the
| principles Of Presbyterian thurch govern
ment.
a special committee.
| fhe Rev. John Lamb. of the Baptist
Church. was invited to sit rs \ correspond
| ing member.
| Partial reports of committees appointed
to visit certain churches and hold fraternal
counsel with. them on the subject OF minis.
terial sunnort were made, and the commit
fees wero continued, with Instructions to
| report to tho Executive Committee OF Do
| nestle Missions before the ist OF January.
The report of the Committee OF Domestic
! Missions was presented and approved, and
the committee was directed to pay to Mr..
George Bagby the sum of 1928, claimed by
him, as set forth in the report.
1 ~ r Tr,,-s chairman
eanize the church Of williamsburg, and
Also. il the way be clear, to organize a
church at Hampton.
| Mr.. Alfred Il. Grover. member oil the
Second Church, Richmond, was taken
under the care Of the Preshytery as can
didate for the ministry, uiter having been
examined on experimental religion and his
views in seeking the Gospel ministry:
The following changes i'll the missionary
| supplies, as printed inthe Directory were
adopted:
Dr. Hoge-sidney and Manchester.
MIR. Preston-Duyal street, Richmond,
and W. Point.
nr, Naturalization Hill and Rockets.
DR.. Armstrong-IIampton and Holmes.
Mr.. Irwin-Hampton and Williamsburg.
MIR, Observation-Disclosures iadditionaQ.
Mr.. Smith-SpotsylYania ana Iappahan-
mock. -c,
MIR. rutherford, or MIR. Miller, to supply
one Sabbath OF williamsburg.
In the report Of the Commlttee on sun
dav.schoois, which was received ana az"
proved, it is stated that the Sunday'scnooIs
are generally In q prosperous condition. IL
il In contemplation very soon to call tne
nastors and Sunday-school superintendent
n 0nnvantlnn
change Of views on all the various topics
connected. with this most important and
promising agency of the Church. The COM
mittee call attention to the weekly paper,
The Earnest Worker, just Issued by the
Committee of Publication and recommend
that endeavors be made ut once TO obtain
subscribers for 1t.
Rev. J. B. Converse appeared and gave
satisfactory reason for Hardness.
A committee, consisting of Rev: DrS.
Read and Stiles and Mr.. ChaS. B. Williams,
were appointed to prepare memorial Of
the late Mr.. John N. Gordon.
THIRD DAT.
SATURDAY, Oct. THE motion appoint
Ing Portsmouth Us the place of the spring
Meeting was recorsidered, and Presbytery
determined to meet at Mackenzie Church
on the last Wednesday of April, 1871, at 10
o'clock a. NJ.
MIR. Chas. II. Scott, candidate for the
ministry, who had been previously exam
iued on the academic course, was examined
on experimental religion and his views in
seeking the Gospel ministry also, on natu-
raj revealed theology. the sacraments,
Church history, and Church government.
These examinations and written exercises,
examined By committees. were sustained as
satisfactory. MIR. scott then read lecture
before the Presbytery and congregation,
and in the afternoon preached sermon
after which he was by the Preshytery
solemnly licensed to preach the Gospel
Rev. II. D. Hoge, d. D., appeared during
the morning, and gave satisfactory reason
for hardness.
The committee to whom was referred the
case Of Mr.. Hill brought In report, which,
after some discussion, was postponed TO be
considered at All adjourned meeting, to be
held during the sessions of Synod.
Rev. Fl. +. Darnall was received from the
Presbytery of Montgomery. a call from
the Amelia church for his pastoral services
was put into hands and accepted; and the
Rev. Messrs. Preston and Dudley were ap-
pointed committee to install him pastor Of
the church on the fourth Sabbath Of No
vember.
Rev. Drs. Hoge and Baird and Elder Thos.
Samson were appointed committee to Or
sanize church in Manchester.
The Presbytery acknowledged with plea
sure the circular Of Rev. j. l.. Wilson, ID.
d., the secretary OF SuStentatlon and
Foreign Missions, and directed that 1t be
read to all the churches.