The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.
,eo,o,tca Cor the Richmond Dfspatch.l
montgomery Presbyfcry'

T1Gn BRIDGE SHUkCB,S
,,-,.,r,ner Co, VA, May +. 1871.
w., ""' prnshvterv of Montgomery met at
u" ',,,ce on "Wednesday, the Sd INST
'o rShn o,cniug sermon was preacneu ey
~, Il. Rice, OF Covingson, from Hec
~, NV, In that day there shail oe aiouh'
20 nncpcd to the house OF Dawn, shu -
ti,r inhabitants OK 'eTusa'eh'' 'o' 49, ">'
- ,,n>elfShneSS. t,,.,-.,,,,r xros
, ia.N; Moderator. and Ruling Elders Io-
rNc'r"s salem. and Thomas, Of Biac&shurg,
Temporary clerks. :.
WISE ,.;n,<,,,,s Presea;.-Revs. sheppersol. OF
:, ,t".S Hart OF buckingham. EWING
ne4 mprMnrhr;drr, Race of Covington, VIII
- &c EIackshurg, Shanks oil ROCK.
l NS!T Homer Of J1ynchhurg, Price OF
TW'n'" ISid rcnick OF Bedford houston
TT 3t,";SIe,s Abscnt on account Of Sickness,
.Eny>. Mcllwaine otLFnchburg, Nose
49,. If BcdIord. Miller of Christiansburg,,
V;,hnr>poon Of CbriStiansburS, Ramsey OF
lvnchhurg-t.
u1It and J. y. Gordon OF Lynchourg, Ew-
tn, r BEDFORD. Carper Of Fiucastle, Mays
''.N H,trtoIrt. ochiltrcc of Rockbridge,
VrClurr OF Rockbridgc. Logan of Salem,
Montague Of ChriSiianshurg-9.
J:c~1,;otcs Present. -MessrS. Lyle Of
Rntctnrlrt and Jones OF Big Lick.
J,rsztinte AbScnt.--Fanham Of Bedford.
r,v. John Watts. of East Hanover Pres
l,y.nrv. being present, was invited to sit as
corresponding members.
very interesting and affecting letter was
r,r.iycd from Dr.. j. B. Ramsey, Of Lynch
h,irc. informing PreSbytery Of his extreme
;,lrc.s; expressing his warm affection for
The members OF the body, and urging them
=, hi parting cNhortation to preach Christ
earnestly. Rev. Mr.. Hooper added some
remarks in reference TO DR.. RS illness and
sac 81 mind. which were heard with deep
attention by all present. DR.. Shepperson,
=, The request Of Presbytery, prepared q
rap!v. which received the warm approval
Il the hody-heinS very appropriate.
The report OF the Education Committee,
,,r,>.uted by Rev. 2. T. Penick. chairman,
vas very important. Ten candidates for
tbn ministry are pursuing their studies lln-
der ;he care of Presbytery, and seventeen
n-her Young men in its bounds have the
h,lv o:fce in view.
NrsSrS. John Dinwiddie and E. F. Hoge,
.rfrr due examination and delivering trial
sermons, were licensed to preach the
Gospel.
MIR. Geo. p. Lyle. q licentiate la5oring ct
Locus, Bottom. in Botetourt, having been
called 10 The paStorate OF that church, was
examined with view TO ordination. He is
n he ordained by the laying on Of hands of
Pre-hytery to-day.
Two Young men. who are now complet-
inc their studies at their seminary (MesSrs.
Johnson Brown and Salem), but who could
not attend This meeting OF preSbytery, on
grro!n. OF their closing examinations, will
apylv for EcenSUe 1t aR adjourned meet
iug TO be held in Fincastle on the oath inst.
al II \. NJ. and at the same meeting one
or more Of others will probably be taken
under the care Of PreSbytery as candidates
for the ministry.
The adjourned meeting at Fincastle above
referred TO was appointed with another
object alSo--yiz.. 10 receive Rev. W. A.
Campbell. Of Powhatan, who he's applied
10 the Prc>hvtery Of East Hanover for q let
t.. oi dismiS>ion TO join this PreSbytery,
with ayiew 10 accept the call of the Fin
castle church.
The report Of the Presbytery's Commit
tee on >u>teutation. read by Rev. Thomas
". Hooper, chairman, showed the opera
ti"u- OF That committee in supplying GeSti-
ttj;e fields and aiding feeble congregations
in the support OF their pastors. IN response
il liz recommendations and suggestions,
and TO other papers bearing on the subject,
a special committee. Rev. d. W. ShankS
chairman. appointed 10 consider them all,
IrcsJElrd several propositions, which were
adopted viz: That Rev. W. +. Wilhelm,
Of Blacksburg. give one Sabbath to New
Castle, Craig county, now vacant; that
Licentiate Hoge supply Pearisburg (Giles
CONTINUOUSLY: that Licentiate DiDwiddie
labor at Piedmont, in Franklin, and Floyd
Courthouse : that the Committee Of Sus-
tentAlion invite unlicensed theological stu
dents from the seminary to labor during
their approaching vacation In its bounds,
according TO the plans under which some
OF the professors there have recently
advised them to engage, in mission
airy WORK as laymen this summer
that the Committee of Sustentation visit
Oakland. in Allegheny county, and if the
way bc clear, organize a church there, to
be placed under the care of Rev. Geo. I.
LYLE fo?. par Of his time, thus releasing
part oi the time Of Eev. j. n: Rice. Of Cow
ington. WHO now prearhes there, and CIV
ing him Al opportunity to occupy new
ield at the Healing Springs; and finally,
that al the churches now receiving aid
from the SuStentation Committee be In
formed that their appropriations will be
gradually reduced, with view to stimu-
late their own activity, make them self-sus-
tanning and enable Presbytery to extend
assistance TO vacant and destitute places.
he Committee Of Publication Of this
Prc>bytery, Rev. d. ". Shanks chairman,
presented = paper in reference to the Gen
cTai Assemblies Committee of Publication
II iiclllDHG, Of which Dr.. Z, L. Baird is
chairman. This paper, which was adopted,
Was the result OF Il thorough examination
into all the operations Of the Central Com
Inttee, and very strongly commended its
good management, the iabors Of DR.. Baird,
aud it, great worth to the Church as bar
Iier against the circulation Of pernicious
religions books in our congregations Of
Sabbath schools, and Il medium for the diff
fusion Of sound and pure Christian litera-
turc. The report will be published.
The narratives from the churches as to
the state OF religion occupied Presbytery
for considerable part OF the second day.
They were, upon the whole, very interests
Ing and encouraging. Full particulars were
given of the revivals in the two churches at
Lyuchburg. The financial reports as to the
payment OF pastors salaries showed good
dnlTtt Of diligence in this matter.
Rev. John Harris, of the Baptist Church,
ben" present. was invited to sit as CORES
pOnGiu2 uemJer.
The fall meeting OF Presbytery was ap-
pointed 10 be held ut Peaks Church, in
bedford, (Rcv. p. T. Penick, pastor, the
il-t Wednesday in September, the 9th.
The committee to hey. B. w. MoSeley,
pastor at New Lon ION and Pisgah, in Bed
ford, reported that duty performed.
The proposal Of Abingdon Presbytery
for change Of lines, giving that Presbytery
Giles, &c, was declined.
The committee appointed to visit Locust
Bottom gave al encouraging account OF
that field.
Rev. DR.. Witherspoon, Of Christiansburg.