The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-30
[Reported for the Disratch.l
West Hanover PrcshytoRy.
THIRD DAY
WALKERS CHURCH, AProMATTox,a
Aug. IS, 1871.

Leave Of absence from the remaining
sessions Of Prcshytery was granted Rev. j.
F. Latimer and Capt. =. =. Barbour.
The order Of the day-the examination
for ordination of licentiate l.. B. Johnson
was taken up. Mr.. johnson was examined
ON theology, church history and govern
ment. on the sacramcnts, and on expert
mental religion and the examination de-
,iared approved rs satisfactory parts OF
rial. The Committee on Science and Ian.
ouagcs reported that they had examined
MIR. J. on these subjects, and recommended
hat tho examination be sustained. Adopt
ed.
Prcshytcrv made the trial sermon Of Mr..
johnson the order of the day for TX
o'clock this afternoon. ..
During the progress of this business,
Rev. J. Nj. L. Atkinson, d. D., appeared,
gave satisfactory reasons for hardness, and
was enrolled.
Rcys. Withcron, Of Prcsbytcry Of Chcsa-
pcakc, Du Bose, of PrcSbytery Of Harmony,
South Carolina, Cochranc. of Presbytery OF
Roanoke, and Moore, Of the Baptist
Church, sat with Presbytery rs correspond
ing members.
Mr.. Ncander Woods, of pine-strect
Church, st. Louis, was introduced to Pres
bvtcry rs candidate for the ministry, and
after examination as to personal pcty ana
motives for seeking the ministry, was taken
under the care of Prcsbytcry.
Presbytcry took recess for refreshments.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Presbytery met at * o'clock.
DR.. Uabncy was appointed Il committee
TO assign to Mr.. Woods his parts Of trial.
IrcSbytcry heard the trial sermon of Mr..
Johnson, which was approved and sus.
tanned rs satisfactory part of trial.
On motion, MIR. Johnson's trials were
sustained as Il whole, and Prcsbytery took
order for his ordination ut IL o'clock to-
morrow-Rcv. DR.. Dabney to preach the
sermon anu deliver the charge TO the newly
ordained bishop. and the Moderator to pre-
side and propose the questions.
The Committee Oh Evangelstic Labor
made a report, which was received and
adopted, and, in accordance with its re-
COMMUNICATIONS, PrcStytcry unanimously
elected Rev. u. -. Bell, Of Lexington Pres
hytcry, Evangelist for this Presbytery, with
salary Of 5000 and a manse.
PrcSbytcry determined to hold its next
St,tcd mcctinyat Farmvi,lc, on Wednesday
before the third Sabbath in April 1872, at
X +. NJ.
DR.. Dabnev, the commissioner of tho
General Association, made Il report, and the
nuG,ltS ot tuG .ollili.SSlohe, was apliSoseu'
itic Noiii,'l'..so VI, .,;c ~ @ y;
- a. ro n' ~ tho rpertn" of prnsbVtarv ~
ho brlJ durino the session of Synoi nj
Ivnr lihr '''"7 CIV '''i' - ''''' 90
~ t;,, nSyn roouost Union Cburch in An
no,n, - Wv c ~ was disSolvcd and It's
Imnmncpr wore Giror,nd n mite with the
church at the Courthouse.
\ call for the pastoral services of Rev.
-. ~ a,'' tI ""' 'I ,t'; rh'1,
eo> I'' "m" iIiuHw 1s. tts naa
on MS Hahpyihs n,s nl,!lnThcss w acre!C
thc same. iIcspyteIs tooh o[oGi '3r Ills
ihsttilaIloh Us iotohS: heE, d. A. na-
rcy 10 preach lhe sermon hGV. LIZ. Dap
ny " ines'.'9 M ".'u 70 'nH .ii., 20 y"
III" Pa>t"I ano 20 tnt lGopie t'llc' 'le St
'V n.y. ]aIps.ii -, NJ ,yhio,
'e 81 " .h,,r'.i 10y ~ t, -, "a 90 20
aol " -. ~ ",, "a WV d ,;
1Pi .Lcn VI p"s'o' "'u p''lio' i0'"0'"
10 S'pV.
Nch'rc lnuIth wnS s,%l'tu leISt ~ , GII,-
piol one lceilal n1opllii anu "'l ..le intn
SuhuasS oi w; W naFcS : lluiS. Win Ihe
coTse", o1 n.' NnuiTn. Co. ~. .,.;u,
iT. A'.DuI ptoStieH; eluel C' .n's s.li,,
was &r!hteG leafe o. aoSchce lol lelnainihs
sessions VI I'cSpi LILY. :. o+ J.. w
Aujoalii eo Win iin!oi' " ino0' 'o'ln'l-
,,o1nr1nv
proshr te,v mot ,t O A M or1 was
oncnnd VIM nraror N'N
MINT. -, or ynS; erdov ROM, and s,nroved
Thn tn,lowi3~ or,ler was iakrn tGr iustni.
;,,inm Of E"v r JohnSnm.
AZ Ushron Chnr,b tir.t S,th,tb IN No-
vrmhcr 1871. Erv. DR. smith fo nrnsidc
nrrarh and icIiver the ch,r~o 70 tho Moo
;,Ie Rev. w J. iii, 10 deliver the clar@n
in the nastor E,rh ,lternn,r or thc other
Az Ryrd Church. fourth Sabbalh in No.
vrmIcr 1871 Rev. Edgar Wood TO nreside
nrnach. and deliver The Charge TO the neo.
ale, Kew. w. s. Thompson to deliver the
rI,,rnc Ia the pastor. each alternate of the
other.
The ordination of Mr.. johnson, which
wns made the order Of the day for II
n,,.locl, wos nostnomcd until ~ p. NJ.
and Prrshvfrrv 1nrde the subject of foreign
m mis- tIc Older Of the day for II A. NJ.
"nd ronunstod Rev Mr. On Rose 70 nreoch
- snrman an This subject,
Thr housc WAS hacked to IFS utmost en-
n,r;t T mi and ,nofhrr service was held NJ the
same hnur in m arbor near bv. AIR. On
H., rreacbad an .iln aud sIirrinr sermon
wlr;r,i 1,rndIIrnd nrofnund imnrrssiou OF,
thn ordionre lie will s,il next month tn
tic """i'ICu ,o t hi' i,.li n tSaro W
AFTERNOON SESSION.
presbvterf met at \ O'Clock, ana pro-