The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-24
rasr HANOVER PREsBYTERY.
SECOND DAS
{EcTortcd for 'he Dispa
PoRrsNoUTH, April Il, 1910

EAST HANOVER fME<oD A
SECOND DAH
sRsror,cd for the DLpaich.l
s4.e ponrssourH, April 81, 1915.
The Presbytery met atS a. a., 'H1 tn h. e.,
rator tpt. S. J. Bairdlin the chair. ~, NJ ,ur
lowipy members not present las, LINZ nv T Tv
enrolled: j. d. h. Slelsnt, y. sns s"sS
church, RichmontE EDWARD es Hn;S,a W
the Third church, kichmou"' "u" "'N''A'
r.. Mayo, Of Ashland.
TIC usnal standing committees wecc ap-
s,oiuted by the Moderator.
pnnor,s we've called for from toe ca1rcheS
psv Hugh Henry, licentiste Of this
s,.nshrterv' was dismlssed to West Hanover |
presbytery. within tue bounds Ok which ne |
ue,ion offered by DR.. WitseTspoon to
,nno,rs q committee to prepare IN overture
70 tle General Assembly asking that body to
define more exP.sdtly who arctic be enrolled
as Baptized peacomunnicants, under the
Order Of the last Assembly, gave rise to an
interesting discussion, afler::w hich the mo-
tion for the appointment of 'tfe commlttee
was adopted. The committee CONSISTS OF
Drs. WitherSpoop, Armstrong, and preston.
The next stated meeting OF the fresoyeery
wns appointed at Bcthanyrcsurch, ia Chxries
City county, on tnouis1 "oi"'"' ~
Der 9th ct az n.
Tine iepow,ng resoiutioR was adopted:
Resoss,ad, That G. K. Bishop. treasurer OF
sb;s Presbrtery, he hereby authorized 10
sign his name a. treusurec TO the deed con-
yey;ne the Sms.hfieh Church property 70
tho oeacregs,len Of the Baptist church OF
,Smitbsield. Va, aud also to receive TIE
money for the same aud pay it over to the
narttcs specised in the=act of the Legislature
at its last session 'touehing said Smithheld
Church property. 10.
The presbytery then took recess for
n,Aaic worship and fnner till $50 L. VI.
At3aM Al. Rev. james z. Smith preached.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At .33e T. the Presbytery resumed
permission was gwen to j. d. Pinkerton,
.. ,centia,e of this fTesby terry, TO LABOR WIZ
ont its bounds till the next stated meeting
Sef the Presbytery-
Mr.. ThomaSElourpoy called the attention
OF the PresbYlery TO the fact that there was
81 popno colorcd glan in connection Wild the
Rrunsgick PRESBYTERIAN church who desired
the ordained 10 the full work OF the minis
try though without the educational quallh'
,c,t;ons ,e1uirea by our Book OF Government.
Tbe case was referred to committee con-
sistinc of .Er, Hoge, Mr. Scott, ana MIR.
tuournoy.
Alter some routine business the order of
the day was sakeu up namely, line Stale
of Religion IN the Churches" :,
THE narratives read from the churches, and
uerbal statements made in connection, snow
q gratifying degree Of prosperity IN most OF
the churches. Seasons of special religious
interest were reported from the churches OF
Nottoway; Third church, Richmond; Map
chester; and Second church. Petersburg. In
the las!-numed church the work OF grace still
continues with deepening interest. Some
other churches report large acceSsions to
their numbers. The Second church, Rich.
mopd. reports II addltions-namely, 81 on
examination and 40 on certificate. Their re
mort states that the past has been the most
nrosperous year in the history of that
church. Their contributions have been over
mond, exceed slP,!J 5 51e f'Ess 'n''S'' A''i'
-.-- THIRD DAY.
PoRTMoUTH, VA. April %, 1875.
After the opening prayer and the reading
of the minutes the Moderator read note
from DR.. WitherSpoon asking to be excused
from further attendance upon the sessions OF
the Presbytcry on the ground that he had
last night beard the sad intelligence of The
as sef aeeYeau tmPoQlbbfr ThA SreWsAit
the bereaved brother, and joined in prayer
in his behalf, led by the Rev. DR.. Brown.
An overture to the General Assembly was
adopted, asking further Information respect.
Ing the order Of the last Assembly for the
enrolment of baptized non.communicants.
First. Are all baptized non.communicants
resident within the bounds of congrega
ton to be enrolled without respect to any
limit of age or TO moral character and de.
pertinent?
Second. Are those to be enrolled one OF
whose parents at least is q member of the
Presbyterian Church, but who have been
baptized by ministers and in churches OF
other evangelical denominations?
Third. What shall be the rule of enroll.
ment where one parent is member of the
Presbyterian Church and the other of some
other evangelical church?
The design Of this overture is to secure
uniformity and concert Of action in reference
to this important interest.
A letter was received from the Rev. DR..
Read, giving an excuse for absence, which
was received as satisfactory.
Rev. Ri. ID. Hogp, d. D., and Hon. John
L. Marye were elected commissioners to the
General Assembly, and Rev. William Brown,
ID, and William ID. Reynolds were chosen
as their alternates.
Much OF the morning session was occu-
pied in routine business not of general in
terest.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Rev. DR.. Preston aud Rev. Mr.. Woods
were appointed committee TO visit the
Williamsburg church and superntend the
election and installation of elders in tba,
church, provided the way be clear for such
action.
A motion also prevailed Offered by Rev.
j. NJ. Rose, for the appointment of com.
mittee to organize church at Suffolk. It
was stated that there was an encouraging
opening for Presby terian church in that
prospecting town.
MIR. William II. Woods, student of tbeo-
logy, was authorized to labor for the present
in Suffolk
The death Of the Rev. Joseph c. Stiles, D.
D., a member of this Presbytery, was an
nounced, and a committee appointed to pre-.
pare suitable minute.
- A call was presented for the pastoral SER
vices of Rev. Thomas t. Jones, icentia,e,
by the Brunswick church, to which he has
been preaching since his icensure last fall.
This call was accepted, and with a view 10
Mr.. Jones's ordination meeting of Presby-
terry was appointed TO be held ia Concord
church, Brunswick, on the Friday before
the second Sabbath Of June next.
The order OF the day-the report of the
Executive Committee Of Domestic Mis-
sions-was taken up. and elected much in-
ferest in the sutjec'. Upon the recon-.
mendation Of this committee, aud Of spe.
cial committee, who considered one point in
it-evangel,stic iabor-the committee was