The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-17
crSs.:ytcr? OF n9;SSafocrs.
Correspondence u; the Richmond Dispalcli.l
THIRD DAS-FRIDAS.
New LONDON, BEDFORD COUNTY. VA,

listers 10 supply destitute places III the hounds
Of rrc>hytcry was appointed. consisting of
Ministers Hooper and Harris and Ruling
Elder Armstrong.
The subject Of appointing q standing
Committee on Evangelistc Labor was re-
TERED 10 the foregoing committee.
Rev. 5. u. Stewart. Of Abingdon PrcShy-
terry, being present, was invited 10 sit rs cor
responding member. a.
Rev. {. y. Stuart was. after the usual eX-
animation. received and enrolled as II MEM
Der of this body on a certificate from Green
bricr Prrsbytcrv. Mr.. Stuart is laboring at
Locust Bottom.
Pre>bytcry resumed the hearing of narra-
| tivcS on the state of religion; which being
| completed, the reports on Sabbath schools
were read.
The report Of the standing Committee on
| the Education of Young Men for the Ministry
| WAS read by Rev. b. W. Moselcy. chairman.
This report was very gratifying both as TO
| the extent OF tue committees operations and
| tho result of the effort inaugurated last year
| 10 relieve the Central Committee by the en-
tire support OF the Presbytery'> own candi-
| dates. With the same demand upon its trca-
| sury rs on the previous year, the committee
! had been enabled to send Il surplus to the
| Central Committee instead Of drawing upon
it to make up deficit rs heretofore, and still
has a small balance in its treasury.
The examination Of Messrs. ". T. Cop
| pcdGc and James 4. Armstrong by the seve-
| mi committees on mental and moral philoso-
ply, mathematics and physical science, and
| on Latin and Greek, was reported fayorably
to Prc>bytery, and sustained rs satisfactory
| PrcSbytery then took Il recess. during
which Rev. DR.. J. ID. Mitchell preached an
| impressive sermon on the parable of the tai
cut>. with special reference to the right use OF
money and time.
| ACtrr dinner Mr.. \. 7. Graybill preached
! his trial sermon for ordination. At a sub
| scGucnt time during the afternoon, when the
| congregation had gone, the roll of Prcsby-
| tiers was called for opinions upon the merits
OF the sermon. Some adverse criticisms
! were offered, but the sermon WAS a 4 whole
| unanimously sustained as satisfactory.
Mr.. John :. Lcttwich, ruling elder OF
| LccSyi!ie church, appeared ana was en-
| rolled.
| The order of the day-thc address Of Rev
| NJ. u. kalopothakc. on his miS,ionat Athens
| Greece was then taken up.
| Rex. Y. i. Price. by request, gave some
facts showing the early history OF the mission
tha, DR.. kalopOthakc> had been 4 student
| !
Thirty wears ago by Mc>Sr>. G.. W. Ley
| bnyn and :. Il. Houston, of Virginia,
which WAS broken mp - the Government
that hy 4 remarkable chain Of providcntia
events lie had been led OH in the pursuit OF
hi, literary AMI medical education III Athens
then to this country. where he studied the
ulonv Tor three years. and attended nicdica
school: and that he had been crda!ncd ~
Iltnoycr Prc>hytcry. on the Eastern shore
Of Nir.inia. in 1871. and zone back to Greece
in 1873 to establish L mission. HE mission
soon passed under the care of the lnltct
synod. hut whcE intercourse was interrupt
| rd Nv the bIockatic OF our war between Mr.
kaIouotiiakcS and his southern friends IN
passed under the control of The " American
and FOREIGN Christian Union" of Mex York
| Mr. kaoputhukeS had commended win many
difficulties. He has now been taken under TIT
care Of the Foreign Missionary Committee
| of our Assembly. and comes to Us commend
ed by the fidelity with which he has main
tanned his attachment to u> ana bis member
ship in the synod OF Virginia. Is well rs by
the difficulties and trials through which III
las passed and the Importance to which III
! work has grown. lie has many warm trend
and liberal supporters at the North, hlit ma
rc>l!mrd bis early connection with IN
Church at the south. 1t may be mcntionct
4, Interesting facts that Or. kalopothakc
cts here Mr.. Price and Dr.. Mitchell, Wht
were present at his ordination i'll Easter
Virginia. in 1857. and meets also. is mem
Der of this body. Rev. Il. L. Houston, sol
oi Rev. :. Il. Houston, OF the betore-lncn
toned early Greek mission: ana tins son wa
horn in Egypt. to which country his lathe
went when driven from Greece, and where
| his mother. 4 victims Of >>lolIlrE tr!ai>, le'
buried
Alr. kaiup, thallcS then addressed he Pres
bytcIy and congregation present. lie anu
dcG VERY briefly 10 the great difficulties o
his position, n Il native Greek ml>>iohhr.
anaa Protestant, against The superstition
and corruption> al the Greek church. III
had been opposed II false 10 lis country an'
lis Elith. Tic intense devotion Of thu
Greeks to their own nationality had -iyel
force 10 their pnnIity. Aftcr Years OF !tho
under adverse circumstances, and alter So
we're ucr,niary en- arra,>mcllt, during Wiiict
he Ind rc.nlry published hi> weekly lite
. lary and religious paper. lie had >ucc"edet
i'll erecting Il E,at and c"lnmodiou> churct
: in Il public pat Of Athens, near Adrian
eatc and the .Acropol>. The erection o
this building lad excited much criticism
ana ridicuic, and the power OF the Senate
, had been exercised 10 put it down. Bu
congregations were regularly gathered there
aud had regularly increased. y Sabbath
school of two hundred scholars had beer
broken up by the insults offered to th'
2 scholars by rabblc. But Sabbath
schools and day schools established iol
the benefit Of the children of Cretan refu
gees had afforded wide field for such labor
4 Protestant school of high grade, under IN
accomplished American lady, is doing muci
good. This lady possesses rare accomplish
mcnts As a teacher Of science, and OF hume
rous languages, ancient and modern. DR.
kalopothakes read a letter from one Of th'
pupils OF this school, expressing her desire
to unite with the Church. IL was the letter
of native Greek written in English, and 1t:
sentiments, which were we'll expressed, gave
Dir. kaIopothake> the opportunity to remart
that true religion yindicates lis divinity Dy
the resemblance found in its personal eX
perieMcc among the people OF America
Europe, Africa. and Asia. DR.. kalopo
th;,kc> exhibited y. copy of the child's paper
published in Greek by him, and read from
collection OF Sabbath-school hymns III Greeh
the hymn commencing
Nearer. my God to Thee
His address produced Il profound impress
sion, and was followed by q collection (un.
solicited by HIM amounting to nearly 500
towards, the l;quidatiop of i debt resting
upon the church III Athens, and for the pay
ncnt of which he has not asked the Mis-.
sionary Committee. but relies upon the Spon.
tancouS gifts OF his Christian friends. II
j'may here be mentioned that Dr.. kalopo-
,hake> in the course OF his remarks alluded to
The aid which he had received from friends
in Europe, America, and Asia, by which he
| Ind hccn often nnnortuneiy relieved ON