The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-26
Wet Hanover Presbytery.
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WALKERS CHURCH, Aug. "a, 1871.
The PrcShytcry of West Hanover met
here Yesterday evening, and owing to the
..ratchy weather" there was not full ut
tendance the first day, and many OF those
who came dry caught it, before they got
to their respective places for passing the
night.
Key. W. E. Hill was elected moderator
and kuing Elders +. +. q. Carr and L. l..
Barb our temporary clerks.
Rev. Il. w. Icyborne and Elder James
Calhoun were appointed Committee on
Devotional Exercises; Rev. b. M. Wales
and Elders f. W. Johnson and j. w. Nc
cure on the Narrative Of the State Of Re-
ligion: Elder DR.. b. +. Terry on Finance
Rev. J. +. Lalimcr and Ruling Elder II.
Martin Oh Minutes Of the General Assem-
DIV.
Iiccntate Louis 3. Johnson was received
~ a member of this PreSbytery upon pre-
scnting Il certificate OF dismissal from
Montgomery PreSbytcry. He expressed
his willingness to accept the calls from
Byrd and Hebron churches his cXamlua-
ton and trial sermon TO be made at this
meeting Of Presbl terry.
The coming storm hurried up the mo-
ton for adjournment.
To-day, after opening meeting Of Pres
cii<es were offered for hardness. they
were all dispatched by general amnesty.
Nc fines no corporal punishmcnt-i hap
pv way of diSpoSing OF dellnquents-al all
done III such good humor and With such Il
commendablc spirit OF pardon and forgive
ness,
There arc 25 churches belonging to West
Hanover Presb, tcry--Amhcrst, Appomat-
tnx, AppomattoX Courthouse. Bethel,
p,.,I ',,,,.1 LOTT u a n
FarmviIle, Gordonsylllc, Hebron, Lebanon,
Madison. Maysville, New store. Orange.
Providence, Rocktish, Scottsville, South
Plains, Trinity. Union, Watkins, and Will
lis. These were called in Alphabetical
order, and reports were made by the dele
gates of the state Of religion in each. These
exercises are among the most interesting
that come before Presbytcry, rs all in-
formation concerning rcylYals, pastoral
duties. Sunday schools, and all subjects Of
Interest Connected with the church, are
embraced in these reports.
The case of MIR. Immersion, licentiate
from the Association of Anduvcr, Ma>sa-
rh,l>etts, came up in due form and was
summarily disposed Of. At former meet
ing of Prcsbytery action was taken against
him for publishing Il tract teaching hcresy,
and time was given him for deliheration.
He was required nj this meeting of presby-
terry to renouuce said herctical writing,
which he refused to do. He was allowed to
max t his own defence. His speech abounded
in Scliptural quotations, voluminOus refer
enceS To eminent authorities in the Church,
and was - nightly mixed " with what the
Church calls damnable heresy;" where
upon This Presbytery withdrew from him
his liceuse to preach the Gospel. This del
icatc subject was managed with charitable
feeling and commemorate decorum.
Leave was granted to Orange and Madi-
son Courthouse Churches to prosecute
their calls separately before the Presbyte-
ries for the services of Rev. John Dinwiduie.
The stated clerk, E. Woods, Of Albemarle,
read an able and interesting report advo-
eating the printing Of the minutes Of the
Pres5ytery and the deposit of them in some
secure place, suggesting Union Hall ut
uampden Sidney. After some discussion
said report was laid on the table. Rev.
TAYLOR Martin said that "hog and hominy"
was what we have to guard these days, and
he did not think anybody would steal such
dry things us the minutes OF Presbytery.
Hf4*s.
IMPORTANT INVENTION BY A CITIZEN OF
CHRISTIAHsBURG.-Ap patent was issued to
DR.. +. +. Sbeltman, Of this place, on the
18th instant, for machine for measuring,
registering, and indicating the time, dis
lance. and speed of locomotives, carriages,
and Ill kinds of running machinery. This
is the most complete and pertectly.appoInt-
ed apparatus we have ever seen. The OBJ
.cct oi the invention is to provide for the
use OF railroad companies, the proprletors
Of livery stables, omnibus and stage lines,
and persons owning mills and other run
ming machinery, a cheap, simple, and prac-
ticable device, which can be conveniently
attached to the cars, vehicles, or buildings
containing the machinery, and securely
kept under lock and key. When attached
TO cars or carriages, it will ut all times
accurately measure, record upon paper,
and indicate to the eye the distance they
have run; the velocity Of their movement
ut every part Of their progress ; the dura-
ton OF their movement, with the time of
its beginning and ending; the number,
time, duration, and locality Of their stop
payet, and the number, time, distance. and
duration OF their retrograde movements.
When applied to other machinery 1t Will
indicate The time when its operation begins,
the speed Of its movement during every
moment that it IL running, its stoppages,
with their time and duration, and its re-
verse movement, with its time and dura-
ton. With such an apparatus in use on
our railway trains to indicate to The presl-
dents OF road, the time OF an accident and
the speed ut which the train was moving
when it occurred, they would then have
their negligent officials, as it were, under
their eyes, and there would be far less de-
struction Of the property OF the corporations
and Of the lives OF the travelling public.
With this little tell-tale, who can't be
tempered with OF taught to lie, as passen'