The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-17
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,v,- nDcuca with s'fl'ioh w ~ "a
White last Moderately. from panel W., ~
Af:tr >crmon, was con>,'u,su WIZ. i';,.,,
~, All yea. called. and thirteen ministers
o,'h .n,cn ruling elders answered TO their
. Others were afterwards enrolled.
"' i,a, r Fy Converse was elected Modcra-
AVID Rex G.. White and Ruling Elder D.
- ralcr were elected temporary clerks.
p"r Robert Berry. Of Chesapeake Pres
y, ,o,r and Kew. G.. W. Leyburn. of West
Hanover, were invited to sit rs correspond
ing members:
Closed with prayer.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. Q O'Clock.
Opened with prayer. The minutes were
read and approved.
The usual standing committees were APP
,,,ntc5 \ committee consisting of Rev.
Nr.>rS. Graham and Riddle and Ruling
Fllrr Creswcll was appointed TO draw MP
g., >,,ita.le memorial in regard TO the death OF
roy Lewis +. Wilson. The trcasnrer'S re-
nor, was referred 10 the Committee on FL
nance. \ letter in reference TO The orgaiiiZa-
lion Of church at Berkeley Springs was
read and referred TO the Committee on sGs-
tcnta,lon.
A paper on the death Of Elder James kuy-
kendall was adopted.
The committee appointed to organize Il
church u. Smithtic,d reported that they hla
discharged that duty. The report was ap-
proved. and the committee discharged.
Reports were made from the Committees
OF Education, Forei-n Mission, and Sustcn-
tat;on, and these causes were commended to
The praycriul consideration Of the churches.
PrcSbvtcrv took order for the examination
of Mr.. PAINTER for ordination SINE hfuio.
The consi,ler-l,io ion Of the Book OF Discl-
Mine WAS made the order of the day for FIJI
day morning.
The overture to the General Assembly,
adopted last year at Oakland, in regard 10
the education Of Young men for the minis
try, was rc>cnded.
The afternoon OF "Wednesday was spent in
the free conversation on the state OF re-
iiyion" in our bounds and in hearing re.
ports from churches and Sabbath schools.
Rev. J. d. Mitchell. Of Chesapeake Pres
hvtcry, and Rev. J. W. Walkup, OF Roanoke
Prc>hytcry. were invited to sit MS correspond
iEg members.
It was resolved that Mr.. Paynter'S trial
sermon for ordination from Matthew Xviii.
IL !c heard tomorrow morning at IL
O'Clock, and Mr.. Wi liam Downcy Qrom /.
John ", 14) DC heard on Friday morning at
IL o'clock.
Presbytery adjourned until Thursday
W III
THURSDAY MORNING. 8 o'clock.
Prcsbyterv met. Opened with pra, or.
The memorial in rcgard'to the d, ath o
Rev. t.. +. Wilson WAS directed to he pc
sent 4 at l03 O'Clock saturday morning.
Rev. DR.. Riddle. J. y. scott, and ! Id.
En.lc were appointed 4 committee to ASST
part of trial to candidate Tripctt.
On motion, Presbytery instructed the
churches 10 take up an annual collection for
cvanycIi>tic work ut the time appointed 10y
tur General Assembly.
Rev. &. W. Lcyhurn. Of West Hanover
Prc>iStcrv. was invited to labor In the
bounds OF this Prcsbytcry wherever the way
may tc opened.
KEY. G.. l.. Leyburn was elected commits
.ioncr to the General Assembly, with Rev.
.Ioin Glymcr rs alternate, and Ruling Elder
::.umstcr. with Robert b. Shcrrard. alternate.
Slra.burg was chosen as the place for the
next ulrctn. of the Presbytcry, aud We'd
ny~.lay, September l.. at i O'Clock =. NJ, us
the Eiu.c.
prcsbvtc1v proceeded 10 the examination
of Mr.. Downcr for ordination. on expert
ln":ltal religion, mental aud moral philoso-
ply, theology, church history and govern
meat. >;cIa'ncntS, &c., which being suS-
tanned Il satisfactory.
The following paper was presented. and
after an address 10y Rev. DR.. Mitchell, and
some discussion, it was adopted:
"WhcrcaS Hampton sydney College from
it, foundation has been Intimately related to
the Presbyterian Church, and for nearly Il
century has Gecn one OF our most important
auXiliaricS IN supplying liz with an cdu-
Gated ministry land whereas the obvious ten
dcnry Of events increases the Importance OF
uayin" some school where Young men may
receive II thorough drilling in IL sound and
liberal college curriculum without mourning
the danger of alienation from the Presby-
terrain Church. Therefore,
htSOlced, LIST. That it gives Us pleasure
to recommend Hampden sydney College,
under lis present administration and Faculty.
as a safe and excellent school for the training
OF our youth.
"Rrsolred. I'd. That in the language of the
Synod Of Virginia at its last meeting in Balti-
more this PreSbytery will regard with much
satisfaction any iudiclous measure set on foot
for the relief and endowment OF this vcncra-
bic institution, and would, in such an event,
most earnestly cXhort our Presbyterian peo-
pie 10 come forward to its aid; and we elrn-
e-Iv commend the present efforts of the
alumni Of that institution to raise 500, 900
a memorial centenary fund Ivy the year
$50.
"ReSo!red, Sd. We commend to the conf
deuce al our people the Rev. JACOB D..
smith. ID. d., who has been appointed gen
crll agent for the collection OF this fund, and
Wc hope thal prcSbytcriIu> in our bounds
will he Impressed with Il sense of the value
ot his cause to the interests of Ilcsby-
t"rlanlSn.'
FRIDAY MORNING, 0 O'Clock.
Prcsbytery met and Was opened with
PRAYER.
Committees on Records and Sabbath
Schools reported; also, the committees on
Publication, and the Minutes of Synod, and
on Finance. The following pieces were
assigned Mr.. Triplctt, a licentiatc-riz., For
Critical Exercise, Romans, viii, 1872; TO-"
Popular Lecture, Ephesians, l., 3-l4 and
for Latin EXERCISE, I" Cur Deus homo.'
Alter extended discussion upon reSolu-
ton to adopt the "kcviscd Book of Disci-
pine the following substitute was passed:
'.'rhe Prc>bytery Of Winchester, having
considered the report Of the General Assem-
biys Committee on the Revision OF the Book
OF Discipline, would return the following
answer TO the Assembly--vz- This Presby-
terry respectfully declines either to adopt or
further 10 criticise the Revised Book of Dis
ciplinc and earnestly requests the General
Assembly TO discharge the Committee of Re-
vision. and TO instruct the stated clerk OF the
Assembly to preserve the result of their
iabors amolg the archives of the Church. :"
IT was also resolved in this connection ",hat
Il committee be appointed to present to the
Prc>bytery such amendments to our present
Book Of Discipline AZ may he desirable to be
overturned to The Assembly,