The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-23
Presbyterian Synod Of Virginia.
ANNUAL SESSION.
SECOND DAY.

Tho SYNOD mct nj rs a. NJ an" WAS
,,.rrd with PRAYER
Nrtr minutes Of last evening were read ana
ai .a,> allowing additional members report
81" "1 were ,urnllcd: Rev. Il. q. White. ID.
- ' w., ". u. button. y. D.. Rev. John
w. , n " H.. Rev. I. II. WithcrSpoon.
!, ~ Row. William T. Price. Rev. Il. 5.
..,,'n', y, u. Ruling Elders W. IL. Tap
". X, SIciSht. 4. V. Gaines. n. \.
Ir.a.rr. Y. 6. Vaughan.
STANDING COMMITTEES,
tn, following standing committees we've
...,,,,n,1,d w the Modciatori ;.
'" 49,, cf ;a>rDcc.- RcS. II, \. Brown,
II II. Winfrce, Rev. J. II. Lewis,
.,3 En}ng Elders 4. J. RrNdhcld and j. ".
,... ana Drcrturc$.--Rcv> I. W. X. Ham
Is. II u, Rev, William Brown. y. D., Rev.
u.rs~,y. and killing Elders l.. j. Roth
..I ,nd H. Hanly.
,....'.,i C,,yar,iftcc. -Eev. !. Il. Graham,
A., imp. Atkinson. u. D.. Rev. ). D..
....~. rIdrr, Colonel J. I. l.. Preston and
y. Unmphrics. c
~ ,ru>trons. II. n. Rev. J. 4. Lcfcvrc, D..
, XIV !. ". Pratt. Elders l.. Bent aud
...,> +. raNrr.
v.g.cs a sSsmbly.-Rcv. !. J. Bullock,
n ~ Ecv. !. Il. Bowman. Rev. W. W.
I,....,p,. and Elders Il. ". Marshall and g..
w. GI.1;.r.
rr-r4rre,--Rcv. ). !. Baird, u. D.. Rev.
White. Rev. !. Il. Converse, and Elders
v. -pillcr and \. I. Bib.
'.-,lordl Ertrc'Ses. -Rev. ". [. Murk-
....s. E,v. J. \. Lefeyre. ID. d.. Rev. J. &,
a.aarr. u. H., and Elders J. Hartman
e-.,,n and Thomas Dickson.
.,-2uc.asac LGbOrS.--RcN. l.. -. Junkin,
,.,. V. \. Campbell, and Elders }. Il. e.
.-7wn and u. ". Wallace.
SYSTEMATIC Observation-Disclosures. l.. Is.
wing. d. y. Rev. +. Il. Cumpstcn, Rev.
1 /. No.shrad. aud Elders L. u. Davidson
ri 7. ". Wiley.
E,r4nrr-Rcv. f.. T. Baird. d. D., Rev
s,uun and John Harrison.
KEroRTs PRESENTED.
is1 Treasurer presented the following re
n. which was accepted and referred to thu
.mmttee on Finance:
-. ,..r..-r IN treasury October Is. 1871 ..e 81 O
-a.a's received from Presbyteriss.......,..43 5 0
40 0
:u,01itures. Ss7
-..sH.o ia treasury 5
zrxce-Chc&tpc,k Prcshy.crv.. Ito {
Grrnbrirr PreSbyIery ............ 20 {
$50 0
The report Of the Trustees and Director
g. Union Theological Seminary was reat
md referred TO the Committee on Theologi
Il. Summaries.
Narratives on the state OF religion, report
r satisfies, reports Oh evangelistic labors
..j ~ systematic bencvolcnCe were Callc,
f-. aud without being read were referee
= b, committees on these subjects.
NEXT MEETING.
IN >rlcctlRg place for the next meeting Q
mod The following places were put il
j. mnoiion: Lexington and Staunton, Va.
f! Charleston, W. Va.
. Atfpr a discussion Of the subject by MesSrS
herr. Brown, and others, Charleston was sc
|r'rd hy large majority, and Rev. Mr.
FuT was requested to suggest some appro
iatc time.
l. was made the order OF the day for II
',lurk tomorrow to hear the report of til,
oGmitcc (appointed at the last synod OF
,'riaT Education, and 10 hear Roy. r. Nell
wauc on Sustrntation immediately aftcl
.Ua.ic worship.
THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER.
synod then engaged in services appropri
:" 10 the day, which had been appointed bl
1r General Assembly It's day OF thankSgiv
@. md PRAYER, These services were yer,
"mn, consisting of singing. reading tn
~Jj?tWrc> b.? Rev. j. L. Kirkpatrick. ID, u.
t-a,rr ny Rev. :. Il. Houston. aud a;tdrcsSC
y Key. George u. Armstrong, d. D.. Rev
r. Atkinson, and Rev. G. Il. Vaughan. ant
n'rr closed with pray CT by Rev. Or. Riddl
saI singing.
STATISTICS.
From che PreSbyterial reports on stats
- i appears that Abingdon PrcSbytcr
Insists Of twenty ministers, twenty-si
.uichc<. and has under its care one llcer
>tt" and nine candidates.
Chesapeake Prcsbytcry consists OFFS mir
tiers. 23 churches, and has under its care
INITIATES and candidates.
Ea>t Hanover Prcsbytery consists of :
E,Nj>tcrs, - churches, and has under il
'rr ; candidates.
West Hanover Presbytery consists of !.
'#llj, II churches, and has under j
'..r licentiatc and 8 candidates.
GrtcnDricr Prcstytery consists of Is nil
.,irr>. 80 churches, and has under its care
aDIidateS.
Roanoke Prcsbyt terry consists of is mimi
~. y churches. and has under It's care
..adldatr.. Rev. 4. Anderson diei durin
'a.- wear.
Montgomery Preshytery consists of l
Gi>ters. ~ churches, and has under il
nr. licentiatcs and 5 candidates. Died, ,
u. Bocock, D. D., and candidate Joseph ,
.Ucc.
Lexington Presbytery consists Of 80 mimi
~. - churches, and has under its care
initiates and candidates. Died, ReN
Van :. Balm.
Winchester PreSbytery consists of 10 mini:
~ 80 churches, and has under its care
rentate> and candidates.
MISCELLANEOUS.
IN addition to many new members VIII
'f@rted thi, morning, the following mlni
l'r,, being present, were invited to sit q
rnr!c>pouding members: Rev. William L
'ra,c. OF the synod of Georgia; Rev. L. 4
GDrt. Of the Synod Of Kentucky; Rev. j. ID
br>on, Of the Synod OF Nashville; Rev.
IT, Baker, Of the Synod of Missouri; an
Rev. stuart Robinson, D. D., Of the Syno
q Kentucky.
Rev. L. i. Baird, d. d., secretary of tn
EnDrral Assem5ly's Committee of Educi
Ten and Publication, was, on motion. hear'
80 regard 10 the interests of these importan
"u,cs. The following committee was ap
j"nttd to bring in Ia minute OH the subject
liter remarks from Rev. Drs. Robinson
Brown, and Bnllock-more especially in re-
.lgI 10 the endowment fund Of the Publca
Ion Committee: Rev. J. j. Bullock, d. d.
E,y. II. {. Alexander, d. D., Rev. William