The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-07
Presbytery OF Montgomery.
sReported for the Richmond Dispatch.
crcpSD DAY-{CoSTiNCED).

SECOND DAY-{CoNTiNCEDl.
Big LICK, Va, October l, 1915.
Presbytery heard with much interest state.
tents Ia reference to the effort TO build
ucuse Of worship at Frankin Courthouse.
About fifty dollars was raised In cash for toiS
object, and pledges were given which prom
Use much larger amount.
The Ill health OF Rev. D. II. Shapks, Va.
lued member of this body, was mentioned
to Presbytery. Brethren expressed muea
sympathy, and agreed to supply ms poip''
frenneniiy during the next six months.
\ The time and place Of mex, meeting were
decided: Fincastle, third "Wednesday I'D
April, 1876. e ,,o
DR.. Lapghorne, ruling elder, frcm Tue
Second church, Lyncbbsrg, was enroileu.
A resolution which proposes that spe'
c;aI effort be made in this Presbytery 10
hni,i a chapel at Matamoras, in Mexico, was
made nm order of the day for tomorrow.
MIR. Graybil, the successful missionary at
tha. place, is a member Of this Presbytery.
The stated clerk read bis reports for Synod.
From these It appeared that Presbytery bas
twenty-oue ministers, thirty-one churches,
four liceptiates, and five candidates, and du.
ring the year has received two minis ers anu
one l;centiate, dismissed one licentiate. ana
installed a pastor over two churches.
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scriptural and earnest sermon to large CON-
gregatiop.
THIRD BAY-OcToBER Q, 1875.
DR.. H. G.. johnson, ruling elder, from
Giles Courthouse, was enrolled, making IL
elders present against IA minister's ~
Certain papers referring 10 Peaks church
were read, aud the matters contained in them
were referred to special committee, to
whom verbal statements r1bt be made by
commissioners and others p1esent from that
church.
The stated clerk was authorized to print
the minutes Of the meetings OF PresbJ terry,
and to seek advertisements to defray the ex'
THE report of the standing Committee on
Publication was read and adopted. 1t
warmly commended the Assembly'S commit
tee at Richmond.
ALTA. NJ. the sermon was preached by
Rev, II. Nj. Boyd, OF Knoxville Pfesoytery.
It was received with general satisfaction.
The weather is very pleasant. The peo'
nlc Of the village end Surrounding country
show much interest in the meetings OF Pres.
bytery.
The Old Lick, a mile from the New and
present Big Lick, has been abandoned as a
Mace of business. The village now sur
rounds the depo'. The houses are nearly
all new. There are four stores, four tobacco
factories, one planing-mll and tobacco-box
mandatory, and three houses Of worship
with two more in prospect. The Presbyte-
riaus have recently removed their building
at the Old Lick, aud erected a new and beau
tiful one here, admirable in all its appoint"
mems, in which Presbytery now holds Its
meetings. The Lutheran church has been
in use for some time. The Mcthodis,s have
nearly completed theirs. The Ep'scopallans
D oppose TO remove theirs from the Old Lick,
:tud the Bap!ists speak of building here.
The trade With Franklin county is very
considerable. The tobacco factories here use
about 100000 pounds Of leaf tobacco in q
year, and pay upwards of $4,000 per an
nom in revenue tax 10 the United States
Treasury, one factory paying 100000. Two
new factories ale in course Of erection; also
rev stores and dwelling. houses. Of the lat
ter class there are already some very hand
some aud tasteful buildings. Il.