The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-02
Rir[,ulond 1ispahh.
SATURDAT,..-...- ...'' MAJ y Ae'@'
r,,. r,ressy,ery OF Roanoke.

Concord church, tamppeh s""n'',
the Esd Of April. In the absence VI tae
Moderator, Rev. +. n. Wha'cJ, VINO Was us
ta;ncd q, home by sickness, the opening
N,,,o WINS preached by Or. 4. +. Peck |
pcv 4 II. Davis, the last Moderator present
took the chair, and the Frcs6ytery was OF,
.roniynd by the election of Rev. Ihe'nu'
Wba,ey to be Moderator, and ke KEY; 81
Dsyis md Ruling Elder X. II. """''
clerks. , ,,,ao,;,o The ven |
There were present at the mee,."S ~. .nI md
- 80 cochran, DrS. I. r.. q cch "nu
SI"o'o .i.,,an,,cE, and Rev. McSSrS. .. H.
~ IL: -rhomas Wsiarcy, II. A. BroWh, VIZ
n.u, II Matthews, John 5. watkins. a; D.
T La Ws,iam r. Atkinson, ana neN-
nndcr Martin, and Ruling h'aers W i,'S q
T. owen. Of Spring Hill church; Dr. " ,:
Evans. Of N,,w Concord; }. a. eheaies, y.
Old Concort; r. II. Watkins, OF b.se,S'
a G.. Clark, OF Hat Creek; Adam S'et gu 1;,'
of Diamond Hill; William W. heao,m ""
lace: asd Robert W. White: OF Dsn VI, l" S,,
Hev rs,onns Drew, minister orr DC >eN ,
r.otsh;rc Association Of English lndepend-
on,S who was examined a year ago 1ot ao'
.n;ss;on 10 our .ody. and whose TIME o. pio
ao,;o., had expired. as pTescrioc0 os 'ne
Ills nf the General Assembly in rc'at'oh 10
MINISTER'S from foreign countries, having Wy
letter mot being able to be present. renewed
;sonnlicafion. was, on motion, UNANIMOUSLY
.rcreiycd rs member OF the PTesbytery auo
his name enrolled. ,,;,;o, IN
pey- II. K. Laird received PERMISSION 10
aahor without our bounds untli Tue heA'
stated meeting. .. ro,,o,tS
The usual attention was gwen 10 reports
rror, mo churches on the state OF religion,
s,.S,anatic brneficence. pastoral support, the
scanscs of education and publication, the
home and foreign missionary work, evan
ccliStic labor, aud Sabbath-schools; all OF
which departmeu,s of Christian Work tae
1,reSbytery is earnestly cndeayoring to pro-
mote, The ONLY church reporting any con
siderable number of additions on profession
of faith during the year was that OF CIarh~
vile. The Chase City church QoriheIi!
Cbristiarsvillc) has received large aaut'o ,:r
on certificate. The collections Tor Tue On
fercnt evangelistic schemes OF the chu' -
susteniation, foreign missions, "c.-sn'"
encouraging results. ,, ,,,t ~,
.,rr;nr .he wear at brakes Branch. Char
1n,tn ro,,n,r on the Richmond and DanV'lie
r.;lroad and the OLD Douglass church.
Prince Edward county, has been removed
and out up anew, equivalent to the erection
of q new house. at another more deSlrahe
Eoint and committees were appointed, IN
answer TO petitions from those nelShoor-
hoods. TO organize churches at both places.
Cascade church, in Pittsylyania, is also put
fling ,lp house of worship, and another
church will in few weeks oe completed az
..Brown's Shop" between DanVllle ana
Cascade.
In regard TO this aforementioned enter
prise, it was ,
Resolced, That the Presbytery has heara
witb great interest and satisfaction the read
Tlr hlTtpT
dressed TO Rev. MIR. MARTINI, and other state
ments from members in regard to the house
of worship in course Of erection at" Browns
Shop" ard we hereby cordially commend
the work 10 the sympathy and cooperation
of anv who may be able TO help it forward.
On the recommendation of the Committee
ON Foreign Missions, the injunction was re-
newed in regard 10 the observance of the
monthly concert of prayer for the CONVEX
sion of the world, and in regard to the cir
culation of The Missionary, which, in its
improved form and matter, as well as on ac-
count Of its low price, deserves the uphold
ing favor Of all the families of our churches.
1t is matter Of regret that so few within
our bounds subscribe for this interesting
and important PERIODICAL
A sermon vas preached before the Pres.
brtery on the subject of family religious in
struction and worship, and the members
were called upon to report in regard to their |
compliance with the order to preach on this
subject; which it WAS found had generally |
been complied with.
Rev. Or. Peck was appointed to preach at |
the next stated meeting on the subject of the |
relation of baptized children to the Church.
A report was received from the professors
of Union Theological Seminary in regard 10
the character, diligence, and proficiency of
our candidates for the ministry who are pur-
suing thei stHl.es there.
A call fir, m Spring Hill church was pre-
scented for the pastoral services of Rev. }. II.
Davis, which was placedin his hands, and be
declaring his willingness TO accept 1t, 1t was
ordered that the churches Of Bethlehem and
Concord be cited to appear, by their COM
missioners, before the Presbytery at an adj
journed meeting to be held ut Village church,
Charlotte Courthouse, on Monday, May 18th,
at II NJ, to show reasons, if any there be,
why Mr. Davis should not be allowed to re-
sign the pastoral charge of those churches.
Calls were also presented from Old and
New Concord churches for the pastoral SER
vices of Dir. j. II. Hanna, q licentiate re-
ceiyed last year by Us from the Presbytery
of NeWry, Ireland, and who has been serving
those churches very acceptabiy for the past
scar.
1t Is understood that Diamond Hill church
will also present q call to Mir. Hanna for one
fourth of his time, the other three-tourtbs TO
he given 10 the other two churches. mir.
Hanna was permitted to retain the calls in his
hands until the adjourned meeting. Supplies
for vacant churches were appointed, particu-
lar notice of which will be given to those
concerned.
Rev. Messrs. Hansberger and Fulton, Of
- the Methodist church, and Rev. Mr.. Viii.
3iams, of the Baptist church, being present,
were invited to sit as corresponding mem
bers.
Rev. William r. Atkinson, principal, and
Rev. II. &. Alexander, ID. D., alternate, with
Ruling Elder Il. II. Watkins, principal, and
William w. Read, alternate, were chosen to
represent the Presbytery in the General AS
sembly, which is to meet ut Columbus, Miss,
on the 2lS! of May.
Tue Committee on the Minutes Of Synod
reported that they contained nothing de-
manding action by the Presbytery, inasmuch
as this Presbytery has already adopted
measures to carry. out all the recommends
lions and injunctionS OF the Synod.
The following was offered and ordered to
be laid on the table till next stated meeting:
Resolued, That hereafter excuses for
fardiness, or for absence from stated meet!
lngs of Presbyt terry on the ground of having
been detained to offciate at marriage cere.
mony shall not be considered valid, except in
extraordinary cases.
An overture to the General Assembly
was adopted, praying that the Executive
Sommlttees OF Education and Publication
De instructed to publish in The EnyyDs
- worker" monthly reports of receints in