The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-15
EAST as HANOVER PREsnYT1E;RI.y.z

The Y,.., 4. 4. - "a Asch hfssTER, May i3. 1872,
NV fresDytery met in the preshvter;ar
chafrh Of this town Mt II o. clock p III aad a
was opened with q sernol, by tha Modos,,.a'. ..aa
isey: James Z. Smith, OF Frederiekshnr@
f.itter sermon the Pieshytery was saiisd -
efaer s11 ana constituted with prayer. -
Inc Following ministers and elders am.
SWrreei 10 their names on the eau Of the rolI
&Nta'Stefs.-- William Brown, .. pc, n
Armstrong, DID,; NJ. ID. Hoee. d. b. n
A. Campbell. f. Fl. rutherford. Tho,nos
l.. Preston. James r. Smith, Fl. n. Darna1,
F. III. Woods, j. A Waddell. ..sA''
Hiers.-Major Robert Stiles. Grace.stree.
church, Richmond; William f. Tay,or Fi,st
church, Richmond; Colonel C. r. BarksdAe
Second church, Richmond w. H. Crn;e
Third church, Richmond; Judge p. p. Bate
Tabb-Strcet church, Petersburg; r. i, Les.
ter, Second church, Petersburg; W.D. Rev.
nolds, Norfolk II. T. V.Neimeyer, Portsmouth,;
John Howison, Fredericksburg; John f.
Perkinson. Amelia; Major Willis J. Dance,
Powhatan; Hamlin H. Epes. Nottoway
William Irvine, HARDWOOD; DR.. L. Fl. Robin
son, Tappahannock; Henry Fitzgerald, Man
chester. srgz
Rev. Fl. T. Darnall was elected moderator
and Major Robert Stiles temporary clerk.
The reading of the minutes Of the last
session was postponed till Tomorrow morn
ing. owing to the htencss Of the hour.
The PreSbytery passed an order fixing the
hours of its sessions as follows: Mect at 8.
A. A.; take recess from to 5~r, ". at-
.jo,lrn ii 6 p. NJ. 80 4s7
There is to be pre-. hing at night, butt no
business session. r'F
Plesbytery adjourned to iAlct at 81 \. n.
tomorrow morning. 9 "
SECONc DAY. ...
MANCHESTER. May Il. 1872.
Presbytery met ut . o'clock, and Was
opened with prayer. ..... .... ...... S.. s..
The following additional members We're
present, and were enrolled:
Mnisters.-J. u. Dudley, c. FL. Read,
d. d., NJ. ". Staples, and D. G.. Irwin.
Elder.-George z. Haw, Pole Green and
Salem.
Sessional records were put into the bands
of the permanent committee,
The organization Of q church at Ashland
was reported to Presbytery by DR., Read, the
chairman Of the committee appointed TO
organize that church, and the Ashland
church was entered on the roll of the
churches. William r. Mayo. elder from
that church, then reported, and was enrolled.
Rev. William s. Pltmer, d. d., of Har-
mony Preshytery, and Rev. William Fl.
Christian, OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church, We're present, and were invited to
sit as corresponding members.
Statistical reports and Sabbath-schOol re-
| ports were called for, and read from the fol-
| lowing churches: Grace-Street, First, Sc
| cond, and Third churches, Richmond; Tabh-
Street and Second church, Petersburg; Nor
folk, Portsmouth. Fredericksburg, MOTTO
way, Amelia, Namozine, Powhatan, Pole
Green and Salem, Bethlehem. Olivet,
Bethany, HARDWOOD, Holmes, Brunswick,
| Tappahannock, Manchester. and Ashland.
\ request was presented to the Presbytcry
for the union Of the Pole Green and Salem
church and the Bethlehem church. Dir.
Gaines, DR.. Pollard, and Mr.. Jones, commits
>ioncrS from those churches, were heard in
support of the petition Of their churches.
An interesting discussion arose as to the
maine fthe united church. which resulted in
the adoption of the name Samuel Davies" !"
in memory o! the celebrated minister who
used to preach within the bounds OF those
congregations.
Rev. George D.. Armstrong, d. D., and
Hon. Charles f. Collier, Of Petersburg, were
elected commissioners TO the General Assem-
bly,. Rev. Z. II. Read, ID. D., and Judge u.
Z. Bate, Of Petersburg, were appointed is
their alternates.
Narratives of the state of religion We're
called for. and read from nearly all the
churches represented, accompanied by ref-
bal statements. These reports show tie.
churches to be generally in Il llourishing con-
dition. t.....
a petition was presented from siXty-one
members of the Norfolk church to be organ
| lied into new church. Pending consider
\ Of lao sl,1-ta
cess till 3P. NJ.
| AFTERNOON SESSION. s..
The Preahytery reiisscmblcd at 3 P. NJ.
| Reports were called for and presented from
the churches on the payment Of pastors
| SaIaries.- ..,.-,3 ....... ..... -....s
The unfinished business of the morning
| the petition Of members of Norfolk church
was taken up and a committee appointed to
organize the proposed church, consisting OF
DR.. Hoge Afr. Rutherford, Mr.. Irwin, and
Ruling Elders William F. Taylor and II. V.
| Niemeyer.
A letter was received from Rev. DR.. Pryor
assigning his reason for absence from this
meeting. The excuse was sustained as salts
| factory.
Rev. j. B. Converse. was excused for ac-
sence from the present meeting, and leave
was granted to him to labor without the
bounds of the Presbytcry for the next
| twelve months.
The minutes of the lust stated meetisg,
and OF adjourned and pTo-re-aata meetings,
| were read. Whilst considering these minutes
discussion arose as to whether it was the
duty Of the Moderator. when he had called
pro-re-ndta meeting, to certify the PTeSby.
terry of the fact that he had sent the required
circular to all the ministers and churches.
journed till g4 A. NJ. tomorrow.
VIRGINIA HORSES GONG ABR0AD.-FaUr
horses OF Major Thomas DoswelPs racing
stud were shipped to New York in the
steamer Old Dominion Yesterday morning.
They were "Eoltls," 'Winesap," and
"Armistice.H We hope Major boswell may
| win all of the races for which his horses are
entered during the approaching seasons at
jerome Park, Saratoga, and Long Branch.
A Coon CHANGE.-Hereafter passengers for
Lexington and Buchanan ria the James River
and kanawha canal will not be detained at
| Lynchburg as heretofore, the boats c0ntinu-
ing right on, and reaching Lexington and
Buchanan in fitty-four hours. There will be
no change in the running OF the boats be-
tween Lynchburg and Richmond.
LIST OF UNAVAILABLE LETTERS REMAINING IN
THE RICHMOND PosT-OFrICE MAY II, 1871.
Mat. johnson, Cartersville, Va; James H..
Farley. Norfolk. Va; W. C. Grassman,
Charlottesville, Va; Martha Harris, Atlantic
Hotel; Miss Matilda Jones'. Richmond, Va;
Rev. s. NJ. Provence. Richmond College; W.
S. Catlett, Richmond, Va. ..ss -
NEW LETTER-Box.-The postmaster has
caused letter-boN to be placed at the corner