The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-22

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81 West Hanover E'reSbytery.
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RoCKFISH CHURCH,
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NELSON COUNTY. VA,
August Is, 1870. )
Yves: Hanover Prcsbytery met here to-
day Il Il 4. NJ. and was constituted with
prayer by the Moderator, Rev. :. Taylor
Martin.
The roll was called, and the following
ministers and elders were found present
MmSttrS.-Drs. Dahrcy. Smith. and At
kin>ou. and Rev. McSsrS. 3. NJ. Varies, Z.
Woods, J. NJ. Whory, :. I. Martin, g. W.
Lrrhulm.
Mdrrs.-Dr. b. +. Terry. Mcs>rs. p. NJ.
Brown, Francis Allen, i. NJ. Johns. W. +.
Fa,rar, 4. +. Barbour, ". W. Wallace, f..
r. G.. Carr, ". W. Wilson.
Rev. J. NJ. Atkinson, ID. D.. was elected
moderator. and Rev. j. NJ. Whory and FL
der +. f.. G.. Carr temporary clerks.
The last Moderator present asked 10 he
excused from preaching the usual opening
sermon on account of indispoStion. On
his motion The Rev. J. VI. Nhory was as
,,i.ned TO that duiv. and it was made the
order Of the day for II, to give the con@rc-
cation time 10 assemble.
Mr.. Alfred Jones. Il lccntiate under care
Of this prcshytcry. WAS, at his own request,
dismissed 10 the care Of Montgomery Ircs-
hyt"ry.
Mr. Mctlway. a iiccntiate under care Of
Chesapeake Ilrsbytcry, was received under
rarc Of this Prcsbytcry, and leave WAS
granted Mr.. McElway to supply the Scots
Vile church.
Kcy. K. NJ. Mcllwaine having received
rall from the First church of Lynchburg,
s!grlticd his desire to accept it.
The pastoral Lie between Mr.. Mcllwainc
and the Falmyilc church was dissolved,
and Mr.. McllWainc was. ut his own re-
quest dismissed to Montgomery Prcsby-
terry.
i cali for the pastoral services Of Rev. j.
". Hooper. Of ChristianShurS, from the
FarlM.ilc church, was received by PrcSby-
terry, and il was moved that the church be
allowed 10 prosecute it before Montgomery
Prc.hl trry.
An animated discussion ensucd, and
during It's progress the analogy was lnStl-
Iuted between the pastoral and the mar
riayc relation, and sad decline III the
movers of some Of the PresbyterS was eX
mhit"d. as one Of the speakers lntlmated
that ii a INN could not marry Il second
wife before the death of the first, he might
At least pick her out and do a little court
inL
Presbytery finally adopted the lowing
lanut" asa substitute for the motion:
The call Tor the pastoral services Of Rev.
!. ". Hooper from the Farmrille church
having been found out Of order, lnaSmuch
- 1i!' dClIVIi WAS tdhcu ~ lIt ShItitu Nv
fore the dissolution Of the pastoral relation
between Mr.. McIlwaine and the church,
Presbytcry directed the call to be returned
10 the church TO he made out in accordance
with the requirements of our Form OF Co
Fcrnmcnt.
Fre,hytcry agreed TO hold an adjourned
meeting at Farmville church on the 9th
August al II o'clock 4. NJ, it being under
stood that the church would in The mean
inc 'ake action in any orderly manner.
Leave Of absence was granted Elder Far
i;u after to-day's session,
All j. NJ. Presbytery took recess, and
adjourned to the old church building i'll the
vicinity 10 hold an interlocutory meeting;
Mi"r which Prc>bytery adjourned TO meet
to-ln"rr"w at Ok o'clock A. NJ.
Religious services were held in the church
ngday.
sermon i'll the morning by Rev. J. NJ.
Woods. PIEDMONT.