The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-01
PreSoytcry of Winchester,
Reported for the Richmond Dispatch.1
BURLINGTON, MINERAL COUNTY, w. VA. !
1874

Reported for the Richmond Dispatch.l
BURLINGTON, MINERAL COUNTY, W. FA..I
September %, 1874.
Pre>bytery met according to adjournment,
and was opened with a sermon by the last
moderator, Rev. NJ. W. Woodwork, from
III. Corinthians, v, II.
After sermon. PreSbytery was constituted
with prayer Theroll was called, and seven
teen ministers and eight ruling elders re-
sponded TO their names.
Rev. Henry Brown was elected moderator,
| and Rev. A. c. Hopkins and Ruling Elder
James kuykendall were elected temporary
clerks. Adjourned with prayer.
On Thursday morning. after prayer, the
minutes of the last stated meeting OF Pres.
bytcry were read for information.
Rev. G. w. Leyburn, of Chesapeake Pres
| bvterv. was invited to sit as corresponding
| member.
The following standing committees were
appoiptcd-viz:
| On Devotional Exercises Rev. NJ. W.
Woodwork and Elijah Rhinehart.
| On Minutes Of General assembly: DR..
Riddle, &. L. Ley burn, and j. II. Gather.
On Ndrratice: MeSsrs. Finley, Clymer,
and James Kuykendall.
On Finance: Rev. W. 4. Crawford and
| MeSsrS. STREET and Bridges.
| 10 Confer arih LicentlateS MessrS.
White, Converse, and Newman.
| On Systematic Beneicence Messrs. Scott,
| Crawford, and Kitchen.
On Reciprocal Duties: Messrs. Charles
| White, L. L. Wilson, and I. Jones.
| On Nominations MeSsrs. Graham, Dow
ney, ard Kitchen.
| A communication from the stated clerk Of
Genera! Assembly was read and referred to
the Committee on Minutes of General AS
scmby.
On motion, Prcsbytery heard the report
from the churches on reciprocal duties, and
these reports were referred to the Commit
tees on Systematic Bcneticencc, Narrative,
and on Reciprocal Duties.
The committee 10 confer with lcentiateS
reported, recommending that Mr.. John a.
SCOTS request to be dismissed to Chess
apeake Presbytery be granted. The
request was granted. They also recon-
mended that the attention OF the Sustentl-
ton Committee be called to the vacant
churches of Harper's Ferry and Front
ROYAL, with a view to securing the services
of Mr.. Carson Hollis, licentiate. The report
Of this committee was adopted.
The report OF the Committee on Foreign
Missions was read and adopted, aud the COM
Mamie Henderson, of Campenas Mission,
the Presbytery's appreciation OF her good
work in her present field of labor.
The report Of Committee of SuStentatlon
was read, adopted, and its recommendations
! were referred TO aSpecial committee. MeSsrs.
Converse, White, and Gather.
The report OF the Committee Oh Sabbath
Schools was received without being READ,
and was ordered to be forwarded to the
Synod.
were received. and the committees were con-
| tiuued.
The Committee Of Publication reported.
| The report was adopted.
! Presbytery adjourned until tomorrow
morning at O'Clock. Closed with prayer
FRIDAY MORNING, 8 O'Clock.
Presbytery met and was opened win
| drawer. The minutes were read ana APP
| proved.
Mariinsburg was selected as the next place
Of meeting, and Wednesday before the Sc
cond Subbath of April the time.
Rev. Z. III. Cumpston, after examination
on theology. was received from Chesapeake
Presbytcry. ,
The Committee on Minutes of the General
Assembly reported. The report was re-
ceiyed. The first clause OF the committees
report, respecting the raising of COMMISSION
ers' fund, was adopted-ylZ., that no aitera-
ton be made in our present. mode OF paying
commissioners to the General Assembly.
A call for the services oil Kew. +. Il. Cunp-
ston was presented to Presbytery from the
churches of Berkeley Springs and Hancock.
| The cali was placed ia Mr.. Culnpstoh,s
hand. and was by him accepted, and the fol-
lowing committee appointed 10 install MN
on the goth OF October: DIR. u. II. Riddle,
par q. ". White, and Rev. q. W. Finley.
The commissioners TO the General Assem-
bly reported. The report was received anu
their diligence approved.
The following committee on memorial OF
Rev. w. b. Duttou, d. D., was appointed:
Rev. A. c. Hopkins, j. 4. Graham, anu VIII
liam STREET.
Presbyterv took recess until 8 O'Clock.
Ala O'Clock the Presbytery met again.
The Committee on Systematic BeneVo-
lence reported. The report was adopted,
and ordered TO be forwarded to Synod.
The Committee on Education reported.
The report was received and adopted, ana
recommends the usual appropriations Tor
The report of the Committee on Minutes
of the General Assembly was resumed. Al
ter debate, the Assembly's paper on Inc
.new mode of systematic beneyolence" was
referred to a committee to report upon al
next stated meeting. ~
The churches were urged to observe the
day of prayer for colleges on the last Thurs
day of February.
The narrative was read, approved, ana or
dered to be forwarded to synod.
The Committee on Reciprocal DUTIES re-
ported. The report was adopted. 80.
THE Committee on Nominations reported.
The report was adopted.
Adjourned Till o'clock tomorrow ". morn
ing. Closed with prayer.
SATURDAY, September 70, 1914. :,
Presbytery met ut a. "a ana was openea
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