The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-13

aphi 1914.
The following members, not present on
yesterday. were enrolled after being excused
for tardineSs: Ministcrs--Rey. w. +, Will
helm aud Rev II. r. Houston. Ruling FL
dcr-W. d. Hooper, III. d., Of Liberty
church. ..-...... ......
Rev. Addison II. Price, of Nashville Pres.
bytery, and Rev. W. II. Christian, OF the Me-
thodiSt Episcopal Church South, being pre-
Scut, were invited to sit Us corresponding
members.
a communication was received from Rev.
!. NJ. fiumphrieS, of Abingdon Presbytefy,
stating interesting facts with regard to the
new church recently organized in Giles
county, and asking permission to labor in
the bounds OF this Presbytery. Referred 10
Committee on Report of Sustcntation Com
mittee.
The following committees were announced
by the Moderator.
Judicial Committee Ministers D. w.
Shauks, W. T. Hall, B. W. Moseley, with
Ruling Elders Il. &. M'Cluer and John Mer-
rift.
Devotional Exercises: Revs. Hooper and
ball, and Elders Payne aud McCorkle.
Narratives: Ress. ShepperSon and Rice,
| and Elders Roberts.
EcanqaliStic LABOR: Revs. Hooper and
| hart, anu ElueT MONt2Sue.
| ministerial Suppor. i: Rcvs. W. w. Hous'
ton. Blain, and Elder Logan.
| Minutes Of Synod: Revs. Price and Hall,
and Elder Nc Corklc.
! Numerous committees on seasonal re-
| cords were also appointed.
Statistical reports and reports on Sabbath
| schools were called for and read by the stated
| clerk.
Presbytery then heard the written nara
| tives of the state of religion in the churches
and such verbal remarks and explanation as
their representatives desired to make.
An interesting report was received from
Rev, A. C. Stewart of his labors and pros:
poets ut Mt. Carmel, Locust Bottom, and
Sharon, and Four Furnaces, and he was eX-
cused for absence from Presbytery on the
ground Of "sickneSs in his congregation,
scarcity of money, and bad roads" SIC
Many important points, some very encour-
aging and others disconragng, were brought
out during the reading of the narratives.
| Rev. 4. II. Price, now residing in Craig,
Though not member OF this body, was in:
vited to give an account of the Church
| in that county, and hcentiate j. A. Graves
l was called on for narrative OF his laborS III
| Franz kiln, where he seemed to be much en-.
I couraged, and Of which he gave full religious
statistics. Rev. W. T. Hall mentioned q
settlement Of Scotch PreSbyterians on the
Salem turnpike, five miles from Lynchburg
| TO which be bad administered, and suggest
ed that when Presbyteries appoint supplies
for vacant fields they should be remembered
Elder J. B: |. Logan presented in this con.
nection petition for the organization OF 0
church in Catawba Valley, Roanoke county
and gave interesting facts in reference to
that field, and asked that the application be
considered at this meeting. A letter was
read from Licentiate l.. w. Curry, giving 8
very interesting account OF his labors III
! Mercer county.
The narratives occupied the Presbytery
for some time, and excited profound interest
| Rev. d. ". Sharks presented an important
paper on the SUBJECT of the appointment Of
the proposed committee OF conference with
the Northern Presbyterian Church, which
was made the order of the day Tor to-mor
| row at 10 O'Clock A. d. Presbytery then
took recess at ) O'Clock to hold an inter
locu,ory session in the lecture-rOoln on Ju'
dicial case.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
Elder James Skceu, OF the Covington
! church, was enrolled after giving satlStac'
! tory reason for hardness.
Prssbytery went into private session on
judicial case.
At - z. NJ. Presbytery took recess and
united IN the union prayer.meeting with the
Christians OF Lynchburg, which was hello
in the church where tue Presbytery sits
/ After this recess PreSbytery took recess tc
' hold private session after public worship
a, night. Rev. j. X. Harris preached at
p. u. ------ -....-.--
!, Rev. W. w. Houston arrived in Presby'
ltcry in the afternoon.
Third Day.
Presbytery met at o. A. VI. and was open
ed with prayer.
, A letter was received on yesterday from
Rev, r. McIIwaipe, member Of this Pres
| bytcry, assigning the pressure of his otfcla
duties at Columbia, S. e., as the reason o
his absence from this meeting, and he was
excused. This item was omitted in the re-
port Of yesterday
Rev. DR.. J. l.. kirkpatrick, of Lexington
Va, member oil Lexington Prcs0ytery
being present, was invited to sit as core
spending member.
The presence of Mr. Hugh Henry, Of Sa
; lem. candidate for the ministry, under the
care OF this Presbytery, and recent gradu
ate of Union Theological Seminary, Virginia
was announced to Presbytery, and it was
!. ayreed that be should be examined with
view TO icensare at this meeting, as desired
by him; his trial sermon to be preached al
i O'Clock A. III. tomorrow.
A call of the Piedmont church for the ser
vices of Licentiate Joseph A. Graves as theiI
pastor was read, discussed, and laid On tEe
table to be taken up at another time.
3 Presbylery proceeded to consider the Pc
ttion for the organization of church IN
Catawba Valley. Rev. w. W.Houston gave
an interesting account of the Presbyterian
+ element in that valley, which he said afforded
, good "elder wood" and referred TO the as.
pect and disposition of the people in the
surrounding country Us favorable to the con-
templated organization, and afording hne
prospects for a permanent and useful church.
The following committee was appointed 10
organize church in accordance with the
peiitioR-viz., Rev. w. W. Houston, Rev.
r. K. Houston, and Ruling Elder J. b. !.
Logan, as soon rs the way be found clear.
Presbytcry then took up for consideration
the following paper. which was presented
On Yesterday by Rev. D. w. Shanks:
| "Whereas the General Assembly OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Church in the United States
of America at its session i'll Baltimore, in
May, 1873, did appoint committee 10 con,
fer with similar committee TO De appointed
| by our Assembly, ut its next session, III 20
lumbus, Mississippi, upon the obstacles
to fraternal correspondence between Ine
churches: ..sr-e- ;.
Resolred, That without committing IT.