The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-02

twenty-five churches and a few private con
trtbutors have given 1856. Twelve of thesf
have fully met the call Of the Prcsbytery fo,
contributions, ut the rate OF seven per cent.
npon the salaries paid their mlnistcrs-yjz.
Danv;Ilc. Bethesda, Diamond nm. BuaaIo
k"al'okr, II trrek. Bethlehem. Concord
tr"'i'ch'r, bricry, Cascade, and Pcnucl
ana several others very nearly if not quite
W.. iT't>yivania Courthouse, Spring Hill.
ital'laN Courthouse. Mercy Scat, and Old
Concord. Three have changed the time fnr
thelr annual collection, and have therefore
not YET been heard from. 1t is expected
tlat the whole amount will reach S51a.
Wh'cii is the aggregate OF appropriations
Tor the The year granted u> by the Assem-.
10y. committee. The contributions to this
ratIsc will nearly double those of last year.
IL would require S2.100 to bring The sala-
rtc> OF ten "f the ministers of the Prcsby-
terry to tue minimum standard of $500.
There are nine whose average salary. with
out aid from he Committee OF ~Su>tcntation,
is 500 cach, and with the aid received but
Si6i.
The proposition to have hereafter but one
stated meeting annually was indefinitely
postponed.
An application for admission to the Pres
hNrcry was mldc by Rev. Thomas Drew, of
the English Independents. with a view to
his settlement ;> pastor Of the churches of
Chri>,ian>>illr. Wyllieslur", and Blucstone.
which he his been serving as stated supply
for Il nilmhrr Of months with great accept
ancc. After an examination ot Mr.. Drew
in regard To his acquaintance with and ac-
ccptanCc Of the doctrines and government Of
the pre>b, terrain Church, it was resolved TO
overture the General Assembly to relax in
this case the rule in regard 10 the length of
| probation required of foreign ministers be-
fore being received into membership in our
body.
The following paper was introduced, and
after brief addresses ly Judge Tredway and
Colonel /. :. Flournov in earnest advocacy
Of the claims OF IIumpdcn sydney was
unanimously and enthusiastically adopted !:
whereas the one hundrcdh anniversary
of The establishment Of IIampden Sydney
College i approaching, and the Board OF
Trustees or that ~tilnc-honored, useful, and
beloved institution of learning propose to
celebrate this centenary by comforting upon
The College an adequate endowment, for
which there l. most pressing need, in order
to maintliu lis prestige and make its course
of study fully equal to the demands Of this
age of advanced and rapidly adyancing
knowledge : and whereas the synod Of Sir-
-inia. 1T it, late meeting in Baltimore, re-
solved that the synod will regard with
mulch satisfaction any Judicious measure set
on foot for the relief and endowment Of this
venerable Institution, and would III such IN
event most earnestly CNtiort our Prt>bytc-
riau Inoli" H. come forward 10 lis aid with
that spirit WHICH animated their fathers
when they willingly made sacrifices for its
establishment and when the abundance of
their Joy and their deep poverty a%bounded
unto the rirnc, of their libcrality ; there
fore
"RcSolcei. That the Prc,bytcry Of Roa-
nok" cordially respond 10 this action Of the
synod. and hereby expresses the hope that
throughout the bounds OF the PrcShytcry,
in aii our congregations. there will he found
Il rradillc>, - take IL full share in this laud-
ahtr work.
"He<oiccj. That we will welcome the
Rey. j. -. Mitchell. u. d., the agent al-
pointed hy The Board of Trustees to raise
III" proposed memorial fund. and will give
him every encouragement in Il power"
In rc.aid 10 The revised book of di>cip.
| line The following action was taken: "Whilc
the I'rr>hytcry approves of the large part
of III" revised book Of discipline Is sent
down lv the General Assembly of 1872, yet
there ar" some parts OF the proposed book
which this rrt>lrytcry does not think it best
tr adept. And although the proposed book
may hr, on The whole, better than the present
| one, il i not thorlgili advisable to make the
change in such a way is would still leave it.
il adopted, open 10 exceptions. The Presby-
terry There fore requests the General ASSEM-
| III, + discharge the Committee of REVISION.
hut to preserve the results Of their labor
f,r future reference in casc the Church
should determine to amend the present book
hv paragraph or section. The Prc>bytery
also expresses its high appreciation OF Tue
diligence and lsitlIitllnc>> OF the co:.lnIlItcc
in p~cr!rrlnin" The uncrots aud responsible
| work entrusted to them.
\ yut. q; thanks was passed acknowledge
| iu~ tn" generous hospitality ct the conGrc-
| cation. and then the prcSbytcry ADJOURNED
Ia meet al tulrtrcck church on the we'd
nc>,lly before the fourth Slbb1th of My al
T. NJ. IL. ". IS.