The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-27

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East Hanover PresbyteFy. gN.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.1
| .e. - .,}SECoSD DAY. -fa :t.-a.
$780, NORFOLK, October %, 1873.
There were present at the opening of the
Prasbytery: Hiaisters--T. Pryor, d. D.
William Brown, 3. d.; J: b. Dudley
George D. Armstrong, D. D.; Moses D.
Hoge, D. D.; W. A. Campbell, James 2.
Smith, and William n. Scott. Ruling Ell.
ders--B. c. Gray, J. D. X. Sleight, and W.
H. Craig. Richmond; o. II. Clarke, Man.
chester w. H. Burroughs and David Hum.
phreys, Norfolk; II. Y. Niemeyer, Ports.
mouth Peter 2. Bate, Petersburg.
| The hours for the session were fixed at
from 81 4. NJ. to 81 2. NJ, the first halfhour
| to be spent In devotional exercises. l~
| The Rev. }. NJ. P. Atkinson, president of
Hampden Sidney College, and the Rev. MIR.
Chapman, of the Associate Reformed Church,
Chassis Of Ulster, were invited to sit as cor
responding members; also, Rev. Reuben
Jones, Of the Baptist Church. '
Narratives Of the state of religion during
the past year were presented from the
churches, and were accompanied by yer.
bal statements. These reports for the most
part showed encouraging progress and a
gratifying spiritual state in the churches.
Some churches reported a feeling Of deprcs-
sion. resulting from the recent financial
troubles. This drew forth some touching
remarks from Drs. Hose and Pryor, show
ing that financial disasters, like other atfiic.
tons, may develop the spirituality Of the
Church: that if these trials lead US to Il
more entire dependence upon the providence
! OF God they will prove source of the rich
est blessings. In view of these statements
| tie PrcStyterv was then, at the call of the
Moderator. led in prayer by tue Rev. L. D.
WithcrSpoon, ID. II.
| DR.. WltherSp0on, alter the usual eNamlna-
ton. was received from West Hanover Pres
bvtcry. \ call from the Tabb-Street church,
| Petersburg. was put into the hands OF Dr..
| WithcrSpoon and accepted.
| Mr.. J. {. Painter, Il licentiate Of WincheS-
ter Prcsbyt terry, was received upon certificate
| from that body. a call for the services OF
| Nr. Painter, from the HARDWOOD church
was presented to the rresbytery, but owing
/ to an informally it was referred back to the
| church for amendment. 4 committee, con-
si>tiug Of Dr.. Brown, Mr.. Smith, and Elder
John Howi>on, was appointed to confer
with Il similar committee from Chesapeake
| prc>bvlerE rs to the uliOr Of HARDWOOD
and Grove churches in the support of a
| pastor.
Rev. D. c. Irwin. now supplying two
churches in RockbriIge, and the Rev. }. a.
| Wadic!I, now principal OF the Ann Smith
| Academy. in Lexington, were ut their own
| request dismissed TO Lexington Presbytcry.
| The Rev. Dr.J Hall Repton, Of the Ports
| mouth baptist Association, and the Rev.
| William Edwards, of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South, Were invited to sit us cor
| responding members.
Rev. ". A. Campbell, OF the committee
apuointcd 10 visit the Powhatan church and
confer with that church about their request
for \ transfer to West Hanover PrcSbytery,
rruortcd that lie had failed to persuade them
70 withdraw their reluest, and recon-
| mcudcd that their petition be granted.
| The rrcsbytery declined TO grant the re-
orcSt If the church, and appointed MessrS.
| Campbell and Petrie and Major Stiles COM
m;tca 10 confer with committee OF west
Hanover with reference TO union OF thiS
| church with Centre church in the support
| of minister.
Rev. y. NJ. Woods, pasos-ecct of the
| Second church. Norfolk, slgnlieu his accept
anrc Of the call from that church, and with
a view to his ordination it was made the
order of the day for tomorrow ut i NJ. tC
proceed with his examination and hear hl'
trial sermon.
| After the transaction Of some other rou
tine b,lsineS, the PreSbytery adjourned til
Tomorrow at % \. N.
THIRD DAY.
| The Presbytery, after spending half al
i hour in devotional exercises, proceeded t.
business.
Rev. II. T. Darnall. not present yesterday
appeared this morning.
Order was taken for the installation O
Rev. Dr. WilhcrSpoon as pastor Of Iabb
street church, Petersburg, on the 1th o
November, at :! p. NJ: Rev. NJ. D. Hoge
ID. D.. to preside and preach the sermon
Fey. {. II. Read, ID. D., TO deliver the charg
TO the pustor: and Rev. G. l.. Petrie to dc
, liver the charge TO the people.
Mr.. Henry NJ. Anderson, Il liccntmte, wa
received from the Presbytcry Of Nashville
4 call from the Holmes church for the ser
, vices of Mr.. Anderson was put into III
hand, and accepted. The committees were
instructed to enter upon his eXalnlnatloi
!, with view to ordination.
Judge Burroughs, of a committee up
nointcd at the last meeting of Prcsbytery t,
1
SmithGeld, prcsentcda report reconnncndin:
fine aupointment of a committee to procur
an act OF the Legislature authorizing tue sal
of said property. The report was adopted
. and Judge Burroughs, of Norfolk, and Judg
OuId and Major Stiles, OF Richmond, Wer
anpojnted the committee to carry out til
recommendation.
The practicability of sustaining an evan
gelist in the Presbytery, as recommended
by the Committee on Domestic Missions, oc
cupied the attention Of Presbytery for;
TING. Great interest in the subject wa:
shown by those who spoke, but withou
reaching definite action the Presbytery post
noned the further consideration of the sub
iect till tomorrow.
The order of the day Qhe examination Of
the candidates) was taken up. The TWO
yo,mp brethren, MIR. Leander NJ. Woods ant
MIR. Henry NJ. Anderson, then passed m
examination on such subjects as are required
for ordination. The examinations were tho
rough. and the result entirely satisfactory tt
the Presbytery and the numerous friends
who were present. Portions of trial ser
mons were read by both Of the candidates
and approved by the Presbytery. H.
These two young ministers both began
their career as lawyers.
Yesterday DIR. Pryor mentioned the lacl
that colorcd member of the Presbyterian
Church in Brunswick wished to be educated
for the ministry.
Dr.. Brown to-day introduced an import
ant paper on the relations Of the Church tC
the negro population, and ably advocated
the positions of the paper. The hour of adj
| journment, however, arrived before any ac-
| ton was taken. ~. ...... .. -......a
| ~, ,,;,,;on,rv oppointmnnts made TODAY