The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-27
Reported Tor the Dispatch.
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Isrcsb,tery OF MOnt::0fncry.
FIRST DAY.

SALEM, Va, April "A, 1872.
Pgc>Aytrry WAS opened 1T q i. Nj. with
.,.iIuUu hS i;yN. Il. McIlWaine, moderator of
- 'rc,t,S t,I.y. from lSt Peter, H., 8: :" But
Ne ll" Il chosen generation, royal priest
h,,tu, "a holy nation, peculiar people, that
-. >!.uUIi show forth the praises of Him who
!t4'n riiiru You out Of darkness into his mar
lr.!uU, !i.hi."
MI Mcllwane then called Preshytcry to
o..irg and offered prayer.
Ministers present: KEYS. ShepperSon Of
I..1rlty, Hart Of Buchanan, Rice OF Cormg-
I'm, Miller OF Montgomery county, Wilhelm
To-! EiIlct>burg, r.ice of Rockbridge, Houston
Ct! >uh.m. Mrllwaine Of Lyncllburg, Lyle Of
Eniotourl Moscey of Bedford, Bain CT
tlri-tian>bur-.. and Liccntiate Roger Martin
u bedford.
lid,I> present Coyin@ton, McAiistcr;
Wake House, Barnett; Biarksburg, Thomas;
~drin. Armstrong; Christiansb,n'g, Monta-
-uc: l'r.:kr'-, Ewing: Jacksonville, Merritt.
i,rv. K. X. Houston, Of Greenbr1er Pres
iI~rE, uuw labol-ng ut Finc:iStle, in this
Ir,-tyt..fN was invited TO sit Is correspond
an. nyInluT.
SECOND DAY.
THURSDAY. April p. -
Thy following ncw members appeared: Rev.
!,
T. VI. MrCorkic, Of Giles Courthouse, and
Ruling Elders Or. W. d. Hooper, Of Liber-
~: VI iiia.n Ecncar. of First church, Lynch
tur-; Echard. oil Falling Spring, RockbrdSe,
ana huinaS Muse, OF Big Lick.
Rex. \. h. Harris. who has for several
month !.ci.n L,D0ring under The direction Of
the >u>tcutation Committee ls an cyan9c-
iii. ia franklin, FLOYD, and Pulaski. pre-
,cntcd Il letter from Pennsylvania TreSbytery,
kentucky. and was, aftef the usual eyaminn-
ton, admitted member Of this Presbytcry.
Lircntiatc Alfred Jones was, at his own re-
quest, dismissed 10 Lexington Presbytery.
Mr. George Whiting Davies, Of the First
church, Lynrhburg, introduced by Rev. K.
MtitW.tillr, was, alter examination, taken
under care oil Prcsbytcry a. 4 student fol- the
ministry.
Rev. Mr.. Echison, Of the Methodist Epis-
coltd Church south, being present, was III
NI!rd 10 lit Is corresponding member.
\ judira committee was appointed, and
the appeal and papers Of member OF Locust
Eottom church recently suspended were put
into IL hahdS.
4 communication was received from Ref.
Horc" +. smith, OF Huntsville, counter
maudin3 Il former request TO be dismissed TO
North Alabama, and giving an account OF
iii~ tl'pIS III kAt.o oiiu SNP'>'''teo
lis desire 10 return 10 the full work OF Tie
ministry.
Mr.. Anthony Graybil, Il student under
this rresbytcry, now in the senior class ut
tie seminary, being present with view to
examination for licensure, an order was
made for his examination this afternoon.
Key. X. McIlwaine and WE. Wilhelm re-
ported that they had visited Giles Court
house, as ordered by Presbytery, and made
arrangements TO locate Dir. McCorkle there,
and that he was hboring with encouraging
prospects in that county.
Rev. I. w. Hooper, chairman OF the COM
mitlee to Install Mr.. Rice ut Oakland, and
Rev. MIR. Houston, Of the committee 10 lnstaii
Mr. Balm at Christiansburg, reported their
performance Of the duty assigned in each
case. Dir. Houston had also, as decided by
Presbytery. declared Peake's church vacant
last fall. 1t is now supplied by Mr.. Martin.
Dir. Ewing, elder from Peake's church,
Bedford, presented the call Of that church for
Mr.. Martin. Salary. $500. Ii was PLAYED IN
his hands and accepted, and then Presbytery
agreed to examine him this afternoon with q
view 10 his ordination and installation II the
way be clear.
Ministers were then called on for reports
OF their labors In yacantschnrehes ami desti-
tute places, and many interesting facts were
stated, showing wide and eaectual doors OF