The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-25
Winchester Presbytcry.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
STRAsBrRG, SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VA.


STRAsBrRG, SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VA..}
September II, 1S73-1i O'Clock z. NJ.
Prcsbytery of Winchester met accord
i'm to adjournment. and was opened with 4
sermon by Rev. j. NJ. Clymer, from l..
Corinthians, H., :. After sermon the Pres
| bvtcrv was constituted with prayer.
The roll was called, and there were pres
ent twelve ministers aud three ruling
| elders.
Rev. J. A. Scott was elected moderator,
and Reys. j. NJ. Clymer and Charles White
were elected clerks.
| Rev. DR.. kalopothakes, from Athens,
| Greece, of the Prcshetery of East Hanover ;
| Rev. Mr. Brown, OF PreSbytcry of Memphis
| and Rev. Mr.. Chapman, of the Dutch Re
| formed church, were invited to sit rs CORE.
| spending members.
DR.. kalopothikeS was invited to address
| the Presbytery tomorrow night on missions
| in Greece and kindred subjects.
Adjourned till O'Clock tomorrow morn
iug. Closed with prayer.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Presbytery met and was opened with
PRAYER. The minutes of last night were
read and approved.
The moderator appointed the following
commttees-viZ.
On Devotional Exercises Rev. T. E. Con-
verse and Elder Joseph Zea.
On Finance Rev. w. W. Downcy and
Elder Haas.
On Narrative: Rev. +. L. Wilson and
Elder Shater.
On Minutes of General Assembly: Rers.
Il. l.. Leyburn, \. {. Hopkins, and Mr.
Shafer.
TO Confer with Licentates: Revs. DR..
Riddle, }. X. Graham, w. A. Crawford, and
Elder Joseph Zea.
On Hardness and Leave of Absence
Rev. Messrs. Crawford, Clymer, and Elder
Zea.
Rev. II. C. Bro wn, of Presbytery of Mem
phis, presented certificate of diSmisslon,
aud after the usual examination was received
into this Pre>bytery.
The committee on the organization OF a
church III Berkeley Springs was continued.
The committee appointed to report pres
byterial manual reported progress and the
committee was continued, and the subject Of
the report was made the order of the day
for Saturday morning at 8 O'Clock.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The following resolutions were passed in
response to DR.. kalopothakes's address last
night:
Winchester Presbytery having listened
with great pleasure to the address Of Rev. NJ.
d. kaIopothakeS, NJ. D., Of Greece,
Il. Resolced, That this Presbytery here
BY expresses its sincere and deep interest in
the cause of Protestant missions in Greece,
and especially in the noble sacrifices and ar
duous Iabors by which DR.. kalopothakes
has promulgated gospel truth in that land.
90. Resolced, That while we sympathize
with our beloved brother in the great trial
of Affections through which the Head of the
Church has led him, we rejoice that the di.
vine love has preserved his life and blessed
bis labors, and we assure him that we Shall
hencetorth neither cease TO make mention OF
him in our prayers nor to bear him IN alice
tonate remembrance.
"3. Resolred, That the treasurer OF the
Presbytery be instructed to hand over to Dr.
kalopo:hakcS, from the contingent fund OF
the Presbytery, the sum of $50 TO aid in de-
fraying the expenses Of his visit to this coun-
try, and in some humble degree to show our
appreciation of bis presence with this Pres-
bytery."
" Resolred, That the Presbytery earnestly
requests the sessions of the churches under
its care to secure the attendance Of dele
gate from each of them upon the convention
of elders and deacons to be held in Rich
mond, Va, this fall in the interest Of Hamp-
den Sidney College,"
The Committee on Education reported six
students in the seminary and two in the COL
leye from this Presbytery.
" Kesoired, That it is expected by the
Presbytery that each member OF the District
Committee shall spend ut least two Sabbatbs
each wear in missionary work within the dis
trict assigned him"
.,,h,, e,,airu1u Of the Committee On Sd
bath School Reports was directed to forward