The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-28

vast Hanover Presbyterys
SECOND DAY.
Reported for the Dispa,csl
Axxaxa CduRrHossE, VA.,3
September IS, 1914.
The Presbytery met at 9S a. ID. uo W.
lowing members, not present yesis.un1, N
Deared this morning: Rev. Wm' p Co,rai p
b.. Rev. George i. Petr1e, ~. - ' :, 1arEs.
Christian Of New Kent, Co'onei ~ C, d. Of
dale of Richmond, ana Is. a. "a. - S ..ss;naSu
~ Tsa.,n,nnica,ions giving excuses lot az,
,saa usre received from Drs, Read ane
-Witherspoon. wa ,,,oco eor
-4be next stated meeting, and Tuesday before
the fourth Sabbath OF April ct a +. NJ. as
the time. r,
s1sy IS the day Of meeting instead OF Wed.
.,esday. a little discussion arose, the point OF
which was whether the day Of meeting
shopld be so fixed as TO complete the BUSH
ness in time to allow such of the ministers
as wish.to do so to return to their churches
on Sabbath. Tuesday wasagreed upon WIN
this end.in view.
IInou report froai the Committee OF DO
nestic Missions. presented by the chairman,
The Rev, Mr.. Petrie, tbsre was an lntormat
conference as to the means OF obtaining ald
for the churches of<GRvet and Bethany In
NewiKent and Charles. City counties; ana
alse of supplying Williamsburg and other
uoints on the peninsula. The matter was
referred to special. committee. =
Narratives fromithe churches were caiied
for and read. These reports, win very
few exceptions, SHOW an encouraging STATE
OF religion in the churches. Ibere II more
than ordinary,v;sality manifested IN cnuicu
enterprises, and there has been gratitylnS
accessions to the communion. IDefe are
very few churches nov without regular
Rev. Hugh Henry, lcentiate from the
Presbytery of Montgomery, was received
under the care of this Presbytery.
AT IL N. the Rev. DIR. Hoge preached 10
large congregation, who listened 10 Inc ser
mon not only with close attention, pu6 VIII
much deep and serious feeling.
Much of the time of both morning and III.
aernoon sessions was consumed in consider
ing the condition Of the churches Of Olivet
and Bethany, and their application for the
ministerial services Of Mr.. Hugh Henry.
The difficulty of the case was that there was
no source from which the aid needed by
these churches could be obtained. SO much
has been drawn from the Sustentatiol Fund
for other churches that the needed amount
could not be secured from this source. An
effort Syas then made to arrange fleld Tor
eyanaelistic labor for Mr.. Henry so SIS to in
clude these churches and justify Mi. Henry's
ordination as an evangelist, and also secure
aid for bis support from the Eyangelistic
Fund. But 20. arrangement satisfactory to
all PARTIES could be effected. In view of
these fac.S.a call from the churches of Ollyet
and Bethany was not placed in MIR. Henry's
hands.
On the report Of the Committee on the
Minutes. of the General Assembly it was Or
dered that: the action of the General Assem-
bly minutes, p. %4S7) setting forth that
"every protesting Christian should contri-
butte according las God hath prospered him
for the support of the Gospel" &C., be read
from the pulpits OF all our churches.
The attention of the churches was called
TO the action Of the Assembly (Minutes, p.
504) requiring registration of all baptized
children, and that transfers be granted, in
writing, for those who remove from one
church TO another. The churches were di-
rected to report in writing their compliance
with this order. Tbechurches were farther
requested to give earnest attention to the
plan of separate organization of the colored
people into churches OF their own, and re-
port their action at the next stated meeting
of the Presbytery. a
THIRD 0AY.
The plan Of Systematic Benevolence, re-
ferred by the General Assembly to the Pres
byterieS, was considered, and after some dis
Sussion was referred to the following com.
mittee to report ut the spring meeting
,,ap,olp. proctoo YT2 n q TT Read
ID. D., and ". A. Campbell.
The plan for the Commissi oners' and Con-
tingent. Fund was referred to the same COM
mittee.
Key. Hugh, Henry was permitted to labor
at. discretion in the churches Of Oliret and
Bethany. and Rev.. DR.. Preston, Rev. DR..
Read, 4. B. Somegille, Coleael G. r. Banks
dale, and z. L. rookie were appointed a
committee to take into consideration the
matter of proving aid for hisslpport.
A new directory was reported by the COM
mittee appointed Mt the last-Meetng, and
adopted. 1t provides that there shall be the
following permanent orders OK the day, ut
such hours rs may .be2ppointed by the Com
mittee on Devotional EXercissGs: Spring
for secondary, state Of religion, when mar
ratives shall be reported from tue churches
third day, domestic missions daurth day,
systematic benevoleuce. Fali-asaond day,
same as second and THIRD days .ef spring
meeting; Third day, Sabbath schools. The
pastor and elder Of the church where the
PresbNary meets, as .a.aammltte6 Gn deyO-
tiona! exercises, are to,arrRDge for these Or
,ders, and give due notes to the coagrega-
4ion.
The rules of order of the General Assem-
bly, were adopted and oEdened to be psiated
in the directory.
On motion of Mr.. Reynolds, it was re-
solved that the CQu mittee Of Domestic his
sions be authorized to employ an evangelist
70 labor in the bounds OF thes2resbytery, to
be supported by Suca contpbEs;ens as can be
raised in the Churches, together with such
aid .as.can be obtaine2 from the evangelist. |
fund.
The seHer& committees repas.ed on tie 4
examination CT Mr.. L. J.. Jones, and the es>
aminations Were sustained AS satisfactory. II
Trial pieces Were assigned Mr. bones, audM
with view to His icensure an adjournedJ
meeting was appointed to be he!a ut Coma
cord church, Bruns wick county, on Friday /
before the fourth Saturday of November at !
IAN.
The usual reports to Synod were adopted.
The thanks OF the PIesbytery were 1e-
turned To the citizens Of Amelia for their
generous hospitality, to the Methodist church
for their courtesy in offering the use of their
house of worship. and te the RAILROAD COM
panieS for eourtesies to members OF tue Pres.
bytery.
The morning services were held in thes
Presbyterian church, and services at night
in the Methodist church.
The Rev. DR.. Pryor preached yesterday