The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-12

l Dtn. oH DdRC OJO luO a5cSulOlJ ASSOLA
mend that on the first Sabbath of July q
collection be taken UP for widows' fund
which this Presbytery already observes.
| From our Special Reporter.
EAST HANOVER PREsBYTERY.
| FIFTH DAY.
PETERSBURG, Va, April II, 1870.
Presbytery met at 9 A. NJ, and was
opened with prayer by the Moderator. A
| narrative upon the state of religion was pre-
scented by the committee and adopted, and
ordered to be forwarded to the General As
sembly.
Committees of Examination reported that
they had examined Mr.. C. H. Scott, II can
didate under care of this Church, on Physi-
cal and Moral Science, and the Latin, Greek,
and Hebrew languages. Their reports were
approved.
The fall meeting of Presbytery was ap-
pointed to be held at Bethany, church IN
Charles City, on 5th of October, at II NJ.
The Committee on Pastoral Support re-
ported that oil the churches heard from had
paid in full their pastors salary, except
two that had paid in part.
| From the statistical report presented by
the stated clerk and forwarded to the Gene
raj Assembly the following summary is
made
| Communicates added on examination,
1874 communicates added on certificate,
! 104: total number of communicates, 1909 !;
adult baptisms, GA; infant baptisms, SO !;
children in Sabbath schools, 1892 contrl-
buttons to sustentation, 81 ,55s; to foreign
missions, 81 Isl; to education, s2,O59; to
publication. $40; to presbyterial fund,
$27s; to congregational purposes, s40,5sl /;
miscellaneous contributions, 1921. To-
tai contributions, S47,6S7. Average per
member, slG.39.
An overture to the General Assembly was
adopted, recommending more complete
AMI simple system of reports than that now
in use for gathering information from the
churches.
An invitation from the pastor of the
African Methodist Episcopal church to NIL
his pulpit was received and accepted, and
| referred to the Committee on Devotional
Exercises. This committee made appoint
ments for preaching in that church. $500,
Rev. George D. Armstrong and Rev. Will
liam f. Hill were appointed committee to
install Rev. James B. Converse pastor OF
Mackenzie church at such time as may be
agreed upon.
The Committee on Sabbath Schools,
through their chairman (Rev. Mr.. Ruther-
ford), presented an able and interesting re-
port on this subject, which was adopted
and ordered to be published. ..
The Presbytery approved propositlon
from the Committee on Sabbath Schools to
call hbath-School Conysspattiiap af -1helii
discretion.
The Presbytcry adopted q report to the
General Assembly on the subject OF evan
relistic labor, stating the fact that the
Presbytery, not being able to employ nm
evangelist to visit its vacant churches ana
destitute points, had divided the work
among its ministers.
The Book of Church Order was under con-
sidcration during the greater part oil the
dav, and number of criticisms and emen-
dations were adopted.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Presbyterv held an afternoon session
from 4} to CD P. NJ, which was chiefly oc.
cupied in the consideration of the Book OF
Order. In the morning session the Presby-
terry completed it's action on the suggestions
of the committee, and during the afternoon
propositions for emendation were heard
from any member who saw fit to make
them.
NIGHT SESSION.
Presbytery met at o'clock P. NJ. The
business before the Presbytery in the af-
ternoon was resumed, and the work of the
revision of the Book of Church Order was
carried to its completion, after several
hours of patient labor.
The Presbytery, having completed this
work, adopted paper recommending that
the General Assembly, after receiving oil
the suggestions of the various Presbyterles
and digesting them, should send back the
amended book to the Presbyteries for Sc
cond revision.
The permanent committee on Sabbath
schools was changed in part so as to consist
of Rev. James p. Smith, Rev. E. H. Ruth
erford and J. D. X. Sleight.
The thanks of the Presbytery were ten
dered the people of Petersburg for their
hospitality, and to the press for their faith
full reports of it's proceedings. Thanks had
been previously rendered pastors for the
use of their pulpits, and to the railroad
officers for giving free return tickets to mem
bers of Presbytery.
A committee consisting of Rev. j. A.
Waddell and such other ministers or elders
of the Presbytery as he may associate with
him was appointed to reorganize the
church of Williamsburg and York river. II
the way be clear. p
The Presbytery then adjourned to meet
ut Amelia Courthouse on the Friday before
the second Sabbath in June at IL M.
The sessions were closed with singing,
prayer, and the apostolic benediction.