The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-05-08


Tor the Missionary meeting according to ap-
poiutment Of yesterday.
lev. L. Fletcher, as chairman Of commit
tee on Memorials, offered resolution, and
short memorial of the life, character aud SER
vices of Rev. John. r. Blain, deceased.
The resolution and memorial were adopt
ed.
The call made by the congregation of
Greenwood church upon the Rev. N. w. CAL
houn, was read, and, after discussion, was
ordered to be referred to committee Of FIVE
ministers 1T being decided that it could not
be accepted because Informally made and
without the consent or action of the session
of the church.
The Committee on Domestic Missions then
returned and their report was read by tie
chairman, Rev. R G. Walker. During the
reading of their report various and sundry
objections were made TO the record of the
churches and much time was consumed in
dlsposing of the report.
The exception to the minutes of Waynes-
boro church, that the infant baptsmal record
was kept with the record of the congregation,
was sustained.
Interesting statements were MADE by Rev.
Robert Scott, F. NJ. Swoope, G s. M. See,
George L Cooke, and S. W Watkins, as to
the condition ofreligion in their districts, the
necessity for aid on the part of the Presby-
terry in supplying greater facilities of instruc-
ton and worship to the people of Randolph
and Pendleton counties in West Virginia
A recess was then taken till half past
P, NJ.
FRIDAY EVENING.
Opened with prayer. On motion of Rev.
| W. E. Baker, the stated clerk was authori-
zed to furnish the ministers of vacant churches
with testaments.
A resolution was offered by Rev. G. G..
Gordon, which after being amended, was
adopted as follows:
ssResoIred, That the committee on Domestic
Missions be authorized to draw on the committee
of Sustentation for sum not exceeding $500. in
addition to sums already appropriated to prose-
cute the work in the bounds of the Rev. Robert
Scotts charge, and that the Presbytery pledge
the churches under its jurisdiction to raise sum
sufficient to meet the increased demand on the
funds of the committee Of Sustentation."
At half past 4 o'clock. prayer meeting
was held for the outpouring of divine grace
on the churches Of the Presbytery
Reports Of narrative on the state of religion
were read, after which the Presbytery ad-
journed until A NJ, Saturday.
At night Rev. J. W. Pratt, Of Lexington,
delivered an able and interesting sermon from
the 4th verse of the 2nd chapter Of Romans
SATURDAY MORNING.
The session opened with prayer at 9 o'clock
this morning
A committee was appointed to visit Rehc-
both and provide for the cree ion of church
at that point. It is proposed to call this
church Rehoboth, the name of the first Pres
byterian church ia tbs county
The committee appointed to make ar.
raugemepts for the installation of Windy
Cove church made report, which was
adopted The report provides that the IN
stallation shall take place ON Friday, the 23c
of May. Rev Samuel Brown was appointed
to preside, preach, PROFOUND the constitu-
tional questions and to deliver the charge tc
the Pastor, aud Rev E. G. Gordon was ap-
pointed to deliver the charge to the people
Rev. I. W. K Handy stated by waY of ex-
planativn that he had no complaint to make
, Of Augusta church
A number Of ministers were granted leaves
of absence after clock Saturday evening
Report of the Stated CLERK, Rev. Il I
Walker, was read and received.
6 The committee en- the call of Rev N W
Calhoun to Greenwood church reported that
it was not Advisable to grant the call.
The committee On the action of the Synod
was read aud adopted. The chairman, Rev
W T Price, made few eloquent and appropri-
ate remarks on the Synod's recommendation
, as to female education.
Rev L Kirkpatrick advocated the educa
ton Of young girls as the most direct and eff
fec,ive means of sustaining and building uF
the church as they would be the moth, RS Of
the future men of the church.
The report of the committee on Foreign
Missions was read by DIR Junkin.
The Sabbath School report was then hand
, ed in from which we summarize the following
items:
Total number of Teachers on roll.......... 372
Scholars & " ............2, sos
Average attendance of Scholars ............l, 64t
Increase of Teachers ........................ IL
6 8" Scholars III
! Scholars added to the church as mem
. bers 4s
Amount contributed by schools for Sab
a bath School purposes ...................o34,5 81
Amount contributed by schools for Mis-
sionary purposes ,os
At half past 10 o'clock, the order of the
day was taken up and the Rev. B. NJ. Hob
, son was heard in advocacy Of the claims OF
+. the committee of Publication.
y At the conclusion of Rev B. NJ. Hobson's
remarks, the report on Reciprocal Duties wa'
read
The following churches were reported as
seriously delinquent in the payment of the
Pastors salary, viz: Mt. Horeb 800, Leba-
. non S6942. Augusta $233,50, Monmou tn
$3.50, Fairfield $96.50
The following Delegates were appointed tt
attend the meeting of the Synod: Rev. W
4 T. Price Rev. VIM. Pinkerton and Ruling
: Elders James W Calhoun of Hebron Church
! and A. A. Sproul Of Bethel Church
The committee on supplies then made ap'
f pointments. The statistical report was read
in which it was stated that the Presbytery
embraced 80 ministers, % churches. 2 Ii
centiates ard 6 candidates. The church
!. membership numbers 1897 members ano
there was added to the church during the
past year 258 by examination and 1903 by
certificate, Sc adults were baptized and 1e7
infants. There are 2901 children belong
~. 20 III C,ndau schools