Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-10


when, after devotional exercises, the miuules
OF yesterday s sessions We're read aud approved
IL Was Resolved To meet on Tuesday next at
IL . clOck Il. III. Instead Of as determined last
night.
The order OF the day, to hear reports 90
church records was suspended to hear the
report OF the Treasurer 90 susteutatiOn aud
Presbytellal funds, which Was received and
referred TO Messrs. Stephenson and Rotbrock
lhe report shows the amount OF money rrcelv
ed Tor Presbyterlal purposes $3.50 "a and for
Sustentaion S5O3 o..
The records Of Greenwich Church were re-
frrred to Messrs Mitchell and Stephenson.
Is. w. Warden, llcentate, gave report of
oil his labors during The past year 10 Kappa
hammock county.
One hundred aud fifty five dollars was sub
scrlbed to llqudate debt due Mr.. Warden
for services
Mr.. L"yburn presented communication
| trOm the Central Sustentation Comlultte and
urged upon the churches to make more streuu
Gus efforts IN behalf Of the sustentaton fluid
A communication from j. Y. Brooke, of
| Warreutou, in reference TO the church there
Was received. Seven new members have been
added during the year.
The reports Oh church records were then
made and tue records OF Grove Church, Second
Alexandria, Cotocton, Central. Fraukliu Street,
Franklin Square, Greenwich, LAUREL Lees
burg, LovelsviIIe, Poolsville, Rapidauu, Rock
vile, and Bethesda, Salem and Spring field, APP
proved.
No reports We're presented from Cupcper,
Ltchf.d, Midjeburg, Rappahaunock or War
reDtou.
The clerk read the Pre>byterial report to the
General Assembly, which Was approved. The
total lumber OF commandments in the Second
Church in Alexandria is 25S; pastors 5 salary,
900.
A resolution was adopted that 10 the session.
Il! reports OF Pastor S salary actually paid, the
amount received from the Sustcntaton Coul-
mittee should not be iocludcd, and that it
be specified that the full amount promised
has been paid.
Tie Couruittee on Systematic Bencvoleuce
reported that they have reports from fifteen
churches giving all aggregate of Sll, 1925.
Ten churches contributed to all the Objects
recommended by the Assembly. The report
Was adopted.
Messrs. McMurrau, PITT r b .skesvi'lr, Ham
her aud Branch were put in nomination for
meet 10 Columbus, Miss, iu May urx,, aud
on the first vote X. l. McMurran, Oh the part
Of the ministers vas chosen as one Of the prlu-
/ clpal commissioners, aud Oh the third Vote \.
y. Piizor, also on the part Of the ministers, vas
selected as the second principal. DIR. Ham
ncr was tnen chosen alternate ~ Mr.. McMur-
ran aud Mr. Branch alternate to Mr. PllZ"r.
Mrssrs. e. O,rr and Jas. Nichols, Of the
Elders, We're next elected as principal conmls-
SocrS ami DIR. SuuLcivilic aud Geo. W.
Jdln!c sou a. Il itrruatCS.
Rev. Mr. Ryan1, Of the Baptist Church,
and Rev. Mr. Myers, vi the Methodist Cnurch,
were invited 10 ,t d. corresponding ncmbcrs.
DR.. Hamucr called the attention TO the IT.
sutf ,lcut salaries Of students at the SEMINARY
who ale to go 0u tvr tpur months this summcr.
The resignation of Edmund t. Wilmer as
Treas urer Of the Preshytcry was accepted aud
the thanks of the Periphery rendered Mr.
Wilmer fur his long aud faithful services.
". II. Stephenson was elected Treasurer in
place Of Mr. Wltmcr.
The report OF the committee to audit the
I! Treasurer ) report was accepted.
The churches were called Tor contributions to
tn" Pie byieral fund, aud the as,cssm hts Tor
! 1874 paid IL; the total amount paid up being
$3OU 81.
A motion that 4. NJ. Hershey be rec ,mm"n-
ded TO The Committee on Su>tentatlou Tor 500
for labor 10 Priucc v iiam county, was re.
ferred.
40 application Of James Nichols for license
a. minister was made the first order at ) p. Ill.
to which hour the Prcsbylery adjourned.
The Prcsbytery reasSembled at =. H.
Puolsvc, Md, was selected as the place for
holding the next regular meeting OF Prcsby-