The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1872-11-20
SYNOD OF VIRGINIA.
ITS PLACES OF MEETING SINCE ITS ORGANIzA'
TIoN, ITS OPENING SERMONS,
MoDERATORs. &c.


1889 Oct 21-Lexington-J. Todd, 2 Cor. X: 10,
Who is sufficient for these things? John Todd
1890 Sept. 29-Winchester- Mcmillan. Col ii: 10,
And not holding the Head, &C. Jos. Smith.
1791 Sept. 8-Winchester-Jos Smith, Eccle. TX;
10, Whatsoever thy hand 6ndeth to do, &c.
j. Mcmillan.
1892 Sept. 26-Winchester- Mcmillan, Cor. W;
20, Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, &c.
Edward Crawford
1898 Sept 25th-W Winchester-Ed. Crawford, Cor
ii: 8, And l was with you in weakness, &C.
William Mahon
1894 Sept. "a -Hariisonburg-W Mahon, Cor
iv: 5, For we preach not ourselves, &C.
James Dunlap
1895 Sept. -Winchester-Jas. Dunlap, Rom. /:
lG For | am not ashamed of the gospel OF
Christ, &c. John McPherrin
1896 Sept. 2s-Winchester-J. MePherrin, Cor.
tx: 10, Woe is me, if preach not the gospel
John Lyle
1877 Sept. 27-Winchester-J. igle, Dan. ii. S2
The people that do know the Lord their God
shall be strong James Dunlap.
1888 Sept. -Winchester-J Dunlap, Ecce. TX:
10, Whatsoever thy hand fndeth, &C.
VIM Williamson.
1899 Sept. 5-Shepherdstown-Wm Williamson,
Rom i: l6, For an not ashamed OF the Cos
1900 Sept. 24-Washiugton D. C.-J. McPherrin
Ps Xxi: l6, will go in the strength Of the
Lord God &c. VIM. Hill.
1901 Sept. -Winchester-Amos Thompson, John
iv IA, Whosoever driuketh of the water that
l shall give him. A. Thomson.
1902 Sept. 29-Lexington-B. Erwin, Isa xiv: q
and %, Look unto me, and be ye saved, &c.
B Erwin.
1903 Oct 12-Hampden Siduey--Arch. McRoberts,
John iii: 20, For every one that doeth evil
hateth the light &c. S Houston.
1904 Oct -Winchester-Mo Hoge, Cor. ii:
4, And my speech and my preaching, &c.
VIM. Williamson.
1906 Oct. 11-Lexington-Ja MITCHELL 1 John
:8, For this is the love of God, that we keep
his commandments &c. James Mitchell.
1906 Oct. 17-Staunton-Dr Lacy, Matt viii q,
Not every one that saith unto me Lord,
Lord, &c. Drury Lacy.
1907 Oct. 2S-Hampden Sidney-Drury Lacy, Matt.
XIV As and 46, Who then is faithful and
wise servant &c. Moses Hoge.
1908 Oct 19-Staunton-Moses Hoge, Cor. ii. 8,
And was with you in weakness, &c.
Samuel Brown.
1909 Oct. s-Stauuton-Samuel Brown, Heb. xi:
g. Without faith, it is impossible 10 please
him. Drury Lacy.
1910 Oct. 17-Lexingtoa-Mos Hoge l Cor. tx:
II, For II i DO tnlS lnlng WlluugV, &C.
Conrad Specie.
1911 Oct 16-Staunton-Co Conrad Specie, Ps cxix:
158, beheld the transgressors and was
grieved. Moses Hoge.
1912 Oct. 22-Lcking Hole church, Goochland Co.,
Moses Hoge, 2 Cor. W 1S and IA, For whether
we be beside ourselves, &c. John Matthews.
1913 Oct 2O-Lexington--John Matthews, Cor. ii:
l5 and 16, For we are unto God a sweet
SAVIOR of Christ. Conrad Specie,
1914 Oct. 26-Richmond-C Specie, Prov. iv:
%, Keep thy heart with all diligence, &c.
j. D. Blair.
1915 Oct. 12-Staunton-Mos Hoge, Heb. xiii: II,
Obey them that have the rlsle over you, &c.
Samuel Brown.
1916 Oct. fredericksburg Moses Hoge, Rev.
ii: 30, Be thou faithful unto death, &c.
John Il. Rice.
1917 Oct. 16-Richmond-John H. Rice, Rom. X;
IA, How then shall they call on him in whom
they have not believed, &c. Conrad Specie.
1878 Oct 5-Staunton-Conrad Specie, Rom. xii:
q, Be not overcome of evil, &c. VIM. Hill.
1919 Oct. 21-Winchester-Wm Hill, iii John 9 and
10, wrote unto the church, but Diotrephes, &c,
B. II. Rice.
1920 Oct. 19-Lynchburg-B. b. Rice, Matt. vi: 10,
Thy kingdom come R. II. Chapman,
1921 Oct. 25-Lexington-R. Il. Chapman, Cor
i: II, For Christ sent me not to baptize &c.
W. S. Reid.
1922 Oct. 81 Stauntou-Jas Mitchell, Rev. xiii:
15, The way of transgressors is hard
S. B. Wilson.
1923 Oct. 28-Petersburg--S B. Wilson, Acts Xxx:
81 None of these things move me.
j. b. Turner,
1924 Oct. 8-Fredericksburg-W s. Reid Rom.
V, l, Therefore being justified by faith.
VIM. Williamson.
1925 Oct. 7-Charlottesville-Wm. Williamson,
Pet. V, IA, Feed the flock of God, which is
among you, &c. Conrad Speece.
1926 Oct 26-Lexington-C Specie, Isa. liv, IL,
u, o! thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and
not comforted. B. II. Rice.
1927 Oct 25-Lynchburg-B. Il. Rice, , Cor. iv, 5,
For we preach not ourselves, &c.
G. A. Baxter.
1928 Oct. 22-Staunton--.G. A. Baxter Tim. iii,
I5, The Church of the living God, the pillar
and ground of the truth. John Matthews.
1929 Oct. S-Richmond-Jno Matthews, Acts, tx,
6, Lord what wilt thou have me to do?
VIM. Hill.
1880 Oct. -Winchester-Wm Hill, Jas. iii, II,
The wisdom that is from above is first pure, &c.
W. j. Armstrong.
1881 April S-.Hampden Sidney-W. j. Arm:
strong, Cor. xi, 10, l6 For we are unto God
a sweet SAVIOR of Christ, &c.
W. J. Armstrong.
1881 Sept. -Charlottesville-W J. Armstrong,
Heb ill, I, To-day, ifye will bear his voice,
harden not your hearts. W. j. Armstrong.
1881 Oct. 7-Harrisonburg-W. J. Armstrong,
Acts vi, 4, We will give ourselves continually
to prayer, &c. Jno. Hendren.
1882 Oct 25-Lynchburg-John Hendren, Cor
vi, l, We then as workers together with him, &c
S. X. Kollock
1888 Oct. -Charlottesville-W Hill Phil. ii, 49,
Holding forth the word of life, that may
rejoice ie the day Of Christ
S. b. Wilson.
1884 Oct. 24-CharlestOwn-S. B. Wilson, COL iv,
II, Take heed to the ministry, which thou hast
received in the Lord. F. Mcfarland
1885 Oct. 24-Hampden Sidney-F Mcfarland,
Phil i, 81 Stand fast in one spirit, &c.
G. Specie.
1886 Nov. 8-Petersburg-F. Mcfarland, Eph. iv,
IL, u, And He gave some apostles, and some
prophets, &c. James Morrison.
1887 Oct. 5-Lexington-Jas. Morrison, Cor. tx,
l2 We suffer all things lest we should hinder
the gospel OF CnrIsss.' W. M. Atkinson.
1888 Oct 4-Staunton-W. NJ. Atkinson, Phil. iv,
8, And entrest thee also, true yoke-fel-
low, &c. S. B. Wilson.
1889 Sept. 27-Farmville-S B. Wilson, Tim. iv,
is, Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doc
trine, &c. W. h. Foote.
1910 Oct. -Winchester-W. II. FOote, Eek TX, 4,
Go through the midst of the city, &c
E. Harrison.
1841 Oct 27-Richmond-W b. Foote, Eph. iii,
10, And to know the love of Christ, that
passeth knowledge. W. S. White.
1912 Oct 12-Lexington-W. S. White, lisa. xiv,
%, Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the
ends of the earth. j. McElhenny.
1s43 Oct. 11-Lewisburg-F. Mcfarland, Heb. tx,
II, For testament is of force after men are
dead. J. M. Brown.
1914 Oct. 16-Norfolk-W. S. White, Luke, xii, 50,
Fear not little flock, it is your Fathers good
pleasure, &C. S; L. Graham
1845 Oct. arlottesville-Samuel L. Graham,
Psalm, CIV, 8, They that make them are like