The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-05
prcabNtcrX Of Lexington.
-,.IalM.l,ucc nf the klclnnOnd Dispatch.l
OXFORD BuRCU, J
E0thEklpGh COUNTY, \A..f
Gcnitmher Z. 1871.

.p}n.Icucc of the Richmond Dispatch.l
OXFORD tBuRCH, }
E0tAEklpGG COUNTY, \A"f
September 3. 1873.
: ~ il.~hrlcl, ~ Lexington met, by ap-
l,aa...r!t. 4, tn. chmcii to-day. The open
..@ sermon was preached by Rev. J. w.
!i@,t, y. d., the last Moderator present.
!,ry j. III. II. Wintrcc was elected Mode
r:.'ug: Rev. GcGr.c l.. Brown and Elder
1acoo Fuller. clerks.
There were twelve ministers and sixteen
elders al the opening OF the session. This
i, NJ I -lnall part of this BODY several Of
Inc ministers are IN Europe, and Others have
teen detained ut home BY their duties, or
- H." lead ~ the distance.
" hr the -'ai"l clerk is reading the
niiEul,a, 81 tar lat stated meeting | Will in
i'i!u the readers uf the D{spGtch Tint Ok
rurd church i situated in the southwest
,-rncr Of Rock hridgc county, on Buffalo
rl,'h. Il tributary 10 the North and then to
james river. i he pastor is Rev. +. L. Ioge,
nuO ministers 10 III intelligent and interest
~ congregation composed for the most
pat at he >cotch-lish element. The topog-
raiN Of the country hereabouts is rugged,
t,til ia" land fertile and the people thrifty.
10 wheat crop, | learn, was short, but the
t.lH.
Alrr reading the minutes, Rev. u. Z. r.
wa, Of East Hanover Pre>bytery, was in
Nlyd 10 ill Il. Il corresponding member.
! committee was appointed to prepare
il,m"riai ~ the death of Rev. IL. w. Cal
hnur so a. The line OF his death was the
urdr-i member connected with this PreSby-
t,;y.
-, committee appointed to organize
nuryh ii Mountain Grove reported that
;;t' !l1d orgauiZ"d Il church at that place
WAn -.Ncu members.
i,rt. samuel Brown reported that Rev.
H"nIEr t.. Brown had been installed pastor
- tn, church al Windy Cove.
'Fh.' report Of ia" Committee on Devo-
lt..nal Exercises, providing for the sessions
81 he lfe>byiery and public services both
rr"rung and night, WAS presented aud
.,'-l,d.
a. commissioners to the General Assem-
"ly presented thcir report, which was
adopted; then diligence was commended,
2"d thclr cNpct>c- ordered - be paid.
IN. kirkpatrick offered The following re-
"'ulI"n>, Wnca were unanimously adopted:
J. AcS"!ced, That this PIeobytery render
':s!.h- 10 the gracious Head of the Church
for Hts goodness III pre.eJying the lives OF
i''N' w. ,. Ia'Dpbcl'. itcv. william ,.
NiIf". u. D., Rev. knoch Thomas, and
iurN, Samuel Brown, Notwithstanding their
,"'J'n''h age and manifold bodily miirmi-
."~.
:. Ht%oiccd, That Whilst we shalt always
.ph with special pleasure the presence ot
'ii''', mrmbers AT any of our meetings which
ile! may tIud themselves able to attend, we
l,'i il due to their long and valuable services
'"the lreabytcry and 10 our churches, as well
H>'"uur nlimcnt- OF Affections aud yeleIatlon
a.. thci0. 10 say that The Prcsbyteiy do not
d. III that they shall in any case otter IN eX-
sue Tor their absence
br. kirkpatrick reported that the Com
n@r're nn Languages and Arts had examined
.tr. 4. +. Laird Un the subjects assigned, and
".CICU end that the examination be sustained
ali~isclory. Adjourned until tomorrow
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