The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-02
litr ;'r">hNtcr.S az Roanoke.

.&&.~"' ~. Richmond nI~ua'chI
p,>yILLp. April 80. 1$7%.
II,~'Nt,Iy. Of itouilukr met at Dan
- "Wednesday evening last. and
.r! With / -rltnon 10y Rev. William
.-nu. Iil,rr Wrr" present fourteen
.. g.aWI seventeen ruling elders.
-s i.-,. !. II. Davis was made inpd"ri-
..I Er}. \. T.. tarringtuu aud .lv"l W.
.>.gH. IulIn- ~"I:,r>. from Village church,
..o y.I".ut'd CLERKS.
:... .lu-,p tl ". Walkup WAS dismissed 10
.,. Nu,~@t',ry nt Winchester.
t,.nut>>inu Wa> A>k,d for Mr.. John II.
tin,r,. % ,ir,utiai" rt the Irr>byt"ry 81
-.n~. r., land. "a supply The churches OF
p.. aut Sew Concord. Mr.. Umna Is r.
.., t,,. iu !urr, Tive prr-hvtrry at tub-Crcck
,.lurh oil II" "Wednesday before The fourth
-,a'.fh ri May. ii l. W., /" undcr@" the
N"a:uiuatiea required II >ucO cases by The
.,~a: 'tt General Assembly.
lmr pastoral relation WAS dissolved lac
Ea.,u the i;rl. Isaac Cochran and Buffalo
..#.v j.. and Il letter II Mr.. Cochran wl>
."~rfr~i Expressly" Of the feelings OF the
i.,~sNt~ry IN view Of The intirnllti"> OF ace
pt.rl, have rumiri'rt this step, aItcrso long
.rt iGthtu! 4 lA>io;tl".
Permission wa Granted 10 remove The
thh|-nt~~ Ll'fil>f 1T N'i~tIll' ~ w an 49,
..sltaui hood al The poor-hou>c. Prince Ed
sl'tt county.
U,,. =. \. Wi.alry. principal (irv. Viii
.4ul l.. .NtiH~"n being hi aI'crnatr). and
i;.iu. Elder William VI. Hannah. principal
D.tr-r {. Hannah. alternately, were cho>rti
commissioner. t. tie General Assembly.
I.. rr\t stated meeting will he held If
,."tt.h geek rhnrct on the "Wednesday he.
r.~, iu, fourth sabbath rhc 20lh) oi August.
Nul.u ~rtIrDrt> on the state of religion
.,,, r|trilri from nearly all the churches.
,.,,- we're. ON the whole. encouraging. y
s.-... aunhrr than usual had been added
... PROGRESSION OF laith. HE ctlri COM
..rHt- W,Ir II ur-lccl of family worship
.. ,... Visiting on the Sabbath. Nearly
Us. 'ur rhUTrnr> are supplied with stated
.p.aaUa-. hvt III the ci>c Of some only once
u.nl.I.
lv. reports Oh pastoral support from
t",.tv-f~u churches Slowed that I'VE iiao
I.@t Up., thrir rngl@"mcnls-NlZ.. DahNllit'
H.#rN. riit~lIyamia Courthouse, Christians
,iIr. and Hoauokc. Seventeen churctlc, are
uaryar>. These were earnestly requested
.ul ,u}.inrd /" attend without DELAY to the
,.f ii@'tag.r ii their obligations 10 their
la;ul>.cr~.%
lur report ON systematic hcnctccncc
-.n1S,i IN ~a!yrurr upon the contribution
90 bet year, ~ irLttrd at least t. several OF the
u~t,ut~.
IL. ~,,1il~chool reports from twenty
tW"t,agH.t,j.> showed The existence "i IN
f,u -,.uui~ nuCr OF tucm t"'On schools.
H..r..iI teacher, and 30 scholars on their
...-. 100 teachers and 5GS scholars average
.sa,u4u,c. Thirty scholars irclt,std con
..,."! i mag the IcIr.
l., .t.,&. Thtt The Prc>h!lrry earnestly
,.,rtnHru.t- To- the sabbath schools una
"-,or-o. IL make dili-rnt efforts Tor li'tro'
Hrin- INTO 1hc,cvcral >cbool,iac th'tare" )
E~...,taud n. F1rnes' Horker. Both these
..f-i~ agr admirably conducted. ana inc
'.,.h}'rry would rejoice 10 ind them III
...iai circulation IN the sunday schools
..t ~ tho families Of our congregations
"a. r,l OF OF the Executive committee OF
"ttuli -!Iuwr,t that "" haTr tive candi-
..... for lIr ministry. Twenty churches
had -j,ru @-j!4 To- tlII> caIl>". len tailed 10
,n.t!iuIi-.
ia. report OF the Executive Committee OF
Publication showed that twenty churches
.ul.t"n @i9s 10 this Object ten had tM'cd
l., -i,r any thin@.
Iur Committee Of Foreign Missions re-
t..rf,L,h4l lvruty-1tirrc churches had given
-,-tt to- hi, c,r,c. The average gift OF the
,.s-.lrr- .. The contributing churches was
futll-i,r cent, each. The Pre>hytcry re-
nrurd it, Injunction in regard to the Oh
~,l,anrc of the monthly cnnccrt Of prayer
for The conversion OF the world ai.d upOi
Ia. minister, to preach - :.cir respective
r,n.fr.a.Iun~ OH this subject on the hret
>,I,..ib Of Nav. or a. soon thereafter rs pos
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