Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-05-06

There have been during the year4 ordinations
Z installations and one licentiate.
The Report on Systematic Benevolence was
read and shows total of Sc, $40, contributed as
follows:
10 congregations have contributed to all FIVE
objects ordered by the General Assembly, A have
contributed to four objects, to three objects, l
to two objects, to one object and to no object
at all.
1t was resolved to endorse the plan of estab
fishing Presbyterian school for females at Har-
risonburg under the charge and direction of the
wife and daughter Of Rev j. G. Campbell
At II o'clock on Saturday, the Presbytery ad-
journed to the session room to transact business
and Rev. VIM. Pinkerton preached to large
audience in the Church. His text was the LIST
| verse of the 9th chapter of Romans. It was a
sermon preparatory to the Communion service
held the next day, (Sunday,) in which he
ably urged self-examinstien as to whether we
are in Christ.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
The Presbytery after recess, met again at
| 81 o'clock, when resolution of thanks to the
citizens of Staunton was offered for the kind
ness and courtesy shown the members of the
Presbytery whilst here,
The Fall session of the Presbytery will be
held at Oxford, in ockbridge county, on the
3rd of September next,
On motion of Rev. G. S M. See, the Presby-
terry adjourned to meet again at Messy Creek,
| on the first Friday in August, to perform the
service of installation.
The session OF the Presbytery here was a Pc
culiarly happy and interesting one, and made an
exceedingly favorable impression on all visitors
and strangers The proceedings were so varied
and arranged as to sandwich the statatements of
dry statistics with precious moments of prayer
and praise.
SERVICES SUNDAY.
| The pulpits of the following Churches in this
| City were filed on Sunday last by ministers at
tending the session of Lexington Presbytery:
Baptist Church, by Rev. Jne r. Bowman of
Harrisonburg; Lutheran Rev. Alfred Jones !;
Methodist Episcopal Church South, Rev. D. B.
Ewing; Coored NJ E. Church, Rev George L.
Cooke; Presbyterian. Rev. j. L. kirkpatrick,
| in the morning. and Rev. J. W. Pratt at night.
NEW MUsIC-We have received from the
publishers, Messrs. Lippincott s. Co., rs and
III Market street, Philadelphis, handsomely
printed and bound copy of a new musical work
entitled "Temple Anthems, for the service of
| the Sanctuary by Rev. Robert Lowry and W.
Howard Doane 1t contains 1872 pages, filed
with selections from the best composers, arranged
for the service of the Sanctuary
We are also indebted to Messrs. J. L. Peters
s. Co., publishers, New York, for the following
pieces of sheet music: "Mattie May"-aong
and chorus-words by w. L. Gardnsr-music
by H. P, Banks ''Close the Shutters, Wilies
dead'-song and chorus-by JAS E. Stuart
You'll always find me true'--song and chorus
| by Will S. Hays. Hear me say my little pray
er"-song and chorus--words by Geo. Cooper
music by Oh. T. Pratt. Sunbeam" -March-by
Skasts s'Recolections of Childhood" baritone
! song-words by J. B. Sweet-music by Ell. P
| banks.
All Of tho above publications were handed US
| by Messrs Hunter s. Co., Booksellers, Staunton,
Va, who will furnish any piece of music at pub
| fishers price, to persons wishing it,
| Tickets for the Free Lecture on the prospects
of English Immigration to Virginia, by Charles
Lempriere, ESQ.,, al the Town Hall tonight. may
be obtained of DR.. Leach, at the Staunton Dis
| pensary, On Augusta street. from to P. III.
STAUNToN Reported by Richardson & Bell,
Produce Dealers, Augusta St.-Flour, super.
81. 60; extra, So 10 to $50; family, $780, But
ter, SO to 96c. Eggs, 15c.