The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-20
Reported for the Dispatch.
WEST HANOVER PRESBYTERY 4

COLLEGE CHURCH, April l6, 1Sio.
Presbytery met at 8 O'Clock, and was
opened with prayer. ,s
Kew. B. NJ. Waters was placed on the
Committee of Examination on Eccleslastl-
chi History, Polity, and Sacraments, Ill
place of Rev. DR.. Handy, removed.
The Committees on Examination were re-
elected.
The statistical report was read and ap-
pf Rev. Il. p. R. Mccoy was excused for alb
sence.
The reports on the state Of religion were
read.
Leave Of absence was granted to Elder
W. J. johnson. o
The hour for the order Of the day Qo
o'clockl having arrived, Presbytery consi-
dered the report Of the Committee on Lay
Preachers. The committee recommends
that Presbytery disapprove of the action OF
the Assembly authorizing such vocation.
The proposition was discussed by Drs.
Smith and Dabney in favor Of the report.
| Rev. r. McIlwaine and Elder Blakey OPP
| posed.
| Pending this question the hour for the
order of the day az o'clock was reached,
and Presbytery proceeded to the considera-
ton of the report of the Committee on Sus-
tentation. DR.. Johns, chairman of the
committee, made the report, which indi-
Gated pressing need for more liberal contrl-
buttons to the cause.
| During the consideration of this question
the entire Presbytery Of Roanoke sat with
Presbytery as corresponding members; and
addresses on this subject were made by
Elder A. r: Blakey, of West Hanover. and
Rev. DR.. Brown, Cochrane, and Whaley,
and Elders DR.. Paul Venable and DR.. Thos.
| Atkinson, of Roanoke Presbytery..
| The report was adopted unanimously,
and Presbytery enjoined all it's pastors and
elders to endeaYor to secure large increase
| of the subscriptions to the cause of sus-
| tentation, urging them to get at least an
average of one dollar per church member
for the year. Recess taken until O'Clock.
p. NJ. Presbytery convened ana pro-
ceeded with the order of the day, the hear
| ing of the trial sermon OF the candidate
| for licensure, Uncos Mcclure, from the text,
| Revelations xxi: II. The sermon was
sustained as satisfactory part OF trial.
On motion, all the parts OF trial were sus-
tanned, and Presbytery, through its Mode
rator, proceeded to license Mcclure accord
| ing to the form prescribed in the Book of
Church Government.
Elder F. ID. Irving, OIL CumDcrlanu, gave
reasons for hardness, and took his seat in
Presbytery.
The consideration OF the report on lay
| preachers was resumed, and after further
discussion the report was amended and
adopted.
| The report as'amended requests the Assem-
bly to rescind its action on the ground that
| il designed for extraordinary cases it is unne-
cessary, as they are already provided! for.
and if designed to introduce new order in
the Church, it is unconstitutional and the
commissioner to the Assembly was re-
uuested to urge the overture.
Mr.. John McElway, licentiate Of Chesa-
peake Presbytery, was granted leave to
labor within the bounds Of this Presbytcry
until the next meeting.
Mr.. McElway will supply the church in
Scottsville.
Rev. S. Taylor Martin was appointed
| committee to visit the Louisa church and
inquire into the reasons for the failure Of
that church TO pay its pastors salary.
| The thanks of the Presbytery were eX-
tended to their hosts for their elegant hos
pitality, and to the railroads for transporta-
| ton.
The Minutes of Presbytery were readand
approved.
it was then moved that Presbytery adj
journ which motion was agreed to.
The Moderator closed the session with
singing, prayer, and the apostolic benedic-
ton. SIDNEY.