The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-06
Correspondence OF the Richmond pispatcb1

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tCerresuondcnce OF the Richmond Itspatch.l
| Preshytery met ut Riohlands church on the
LIST day of October at halfpast O'Clock p.
NJ, and was opened by sermon by Rev. e.
Eells, former moderator. from !. Corinth.
ians XIV, SO, and was constituted with prayer
BY the last moderator.
Members present: Revs. s. r. Houston,
d. D.; J. II. Lips, II. Brown, M. FL. Bitten
ger, James Haynes, Edward Eells, J. D. Bic.
+, Cllntock, and D. Sydenst1ickcr; Ruling
E':ders Daniel Price, Lewisburg; Jameson
Curr;. Dit. Pleasant and Union; William
Haynes, CentrevIle; G.. L. Peyton, Rich.
land, Muddy Creek, and McElhenny John
Kepler, Fayette; j. L. Johnston, First
church, Huntington; X. D. McCutchen,
Baxter: J. e. Price, HuntersvilIe; George
Kirkpatrick, Anthony's Greek; b. f. Hogs
head, Salem; G. W. Handy; and Lieentiate
Ii. Hamilton.
The following officers were elected: Rev.
j. D. McClintock, moderator; J. c. Brown
and James Haynes, clerks.
Adjourned to meet tomorrow.
SECOND DAY.
Presbytery met and opened with prayer.
Committees appointed.
Devotional Erercises.-Rev. j. II. Lewis
ana ElQer 4. Il. region.
Leaves Of h6sence.-Rev. Bittinger and
Elder kirkpatrick.
. Seasonal Records.-Rev Eells and Elder
Haynes.
Minutes Of AssemHy.-Rey. Houston II.
Brown and Elder Price.
Ndrrattre.-Rev. Lacy and Elder john
ston.
The committee appointed to install Rev.
J. D. McClintock az pastor of the First
church at Huntington reported that they had
performed their duty. The same report was
by that to install Rev. W. E. Hill at Buffalo.
These committees were discharged.
Rev. w. f. Hill reported that he had or
ganized church in PLEASANT Flats, Mason
county, as appointed by Presbytery.
Rev. D. S. Sydenstricker was, at his own
request, dismissed to connect himself with
the Prcsbytery of Arkansas.
Rev. W. +. Hill brought before Prcsby-
terry the joint request Of Point Pleasant and
Buffalo churches asking permission of Pres
bytcry to separate, SO rs to have two minis
tiers in those churches and the field rounda-
bout them; and also the request for aid in
this scheme.
Recess. Sermon by Rev. VI. E. Hill.
Prcsbytery resumed its sessions. The mar
rativcs OF the churches were then read,
showing some encouraging and many dis
couraniny features in the lounds of Pres
bytery.
Rev. james IIaincs with Elder Viii
liam McCTccr were nominated as Commits
soners to the General Assembly. Rev. }.
y. McClintock and Elder II. E. utney were
nominated us altcrnatcS.
ButIalo was selected rs the next place OF
meeting and the first "Wednesday in April
at u O'Clock p. NJ. rs the time. PUT.
THIRD DAY.
prcybytcrv met and was opened with
prayer by the Moderator.
Additional members enrolled: Il lders U.
w. Craig, Buffalo; james Penlck, Frankfort
and Spring Creek \. J. Hickman, somer-
vile.
Pleasant churches arc entitled to two repre-
scnt,tiyes ;" The circumstances are these !:
The same minister has been called, ana the
call accented, to both churches; committees
we're appointed to install him in both, Dut
he has been installed in but ore. Answered
in the affirmative.
At 10 o'clock 4. NJ. the Presbytery en-
gagged in special prayer for some OIL the
churches in our bounds who have sent up
petitions to that end The Meeting was lead
| by the Moderator. Prayer was offered by
Rev. W. r. Hill; addresses by Rev. 5. K.
Houston, d. D., and Rev. N. l.. Lacy !;
PRAYER by Rev.J. c. Brown
Recess for divine worship; sermon by
Rev. D. S. Sydenstricker. Recess over,
Presbytery resumed its business.
Rev. George n. Lyle, of Montgomery
| Presbytery, was invited to sit as CORE
spending member.
The following standing rules were
adopted: -
First. At each meeting of Preshytery 4
minister is to be appointed to preach az the
next on some specified subject.
| Second. That committees be appointed Ill
| the spring and fall meetings OF Presoytery
respectively to report on the minutes Vi
next Assembly and Synod respectively; ana
that the commissioners TO the Genera AS
scmbly be leading members OF tne 0omnili-
tee on the Minutes Of the Assembly:
| The reports on the minutes OF the AS
sembly were made by the chairman, DR..
| Houston. Many subjects OF interest were
brought before Presbytery.
| The Committee OH Sabbath Schools was
| emno,ycrcd to call Sabbath-school conven-
| ton.
The Presbytcry cnjoined upon the church
to make special effort in behalf OF the en-
| dowment fund on The first Sabbath OF De-
cembcr, or as soon thereafter as practIcaDie.
Rev. j. d. McClintock rendered his leslg-
nation as alternate commissioner to the As
semblv, which WAS accepted, and Rev. Ed
ward Eells was appointed in his place.
Reports to Synod were made and ordered
to be forwarded. ,n.,.
The requests from the Buffalo and Point
Pleasant congregation asking permission 10
separate so that each can form its own pas
torate with its contiguous fields, and the re-
quests for appropriation of funds to those
fields, were referred to the Sustentatlon Com
mittec with the recommendation that, if pos
sible, they be granted. Presbytery adjourned
PUT.