The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-26

tee Of Domestic Missions with instructions
| to report on the subject at the next meeting
| OF PrcSbytery. :@24
| 8. That should the additional appTopria,
| ton not be secured the eX-committee be in
ts,ruc.cd TO make the fact known TO the
churches.
| The paper referred to IN the second OF
| these resolutions was q resolution TO direct
the churches to send their contributions for
sustcntation to the Presbyterial Committee,
and that that committee forward one-tepth
| Of the amount received 10 the SuStentaloEt
| Committee ut Columbus.
| It was urged in the discussion that the
rule OF the SuStentation Committee requir-
ing aid to the feeble churches to be discon-
| tinued after five years would leave all the
| feeble churches Of this Prcsbytery without
the aid necessary to their very existence.
DR.. Brown offered IN overture on this sub.
ject to the General Assembly; which was
adopted. and is as follows:
The Presbytery of East Hanover would
respectfully overture the General Assembly
| TO make such change in the rule adopted
| and approved by the Assembly as will favor
| a continued assistance TO such feeble churches
| as in the judgment Of the Presbyterv may
| be thought 10 require 1t, instead of dIscon-
| tinuiug' their aid after the period of five
years. -.... ....-..,
| The following committee was appointed to
organize church at Suffolk: Rev. j.. NJ.
| Rose, Rev. n. NJ. Woods, and Elder M. F..
Daughtrey. .......f ..... IL.
Some items are given from the statistical
reports TO the General Assembly: Ministers,
%; llceniates, 2; candidates, 3; churches,
25; elders, SO; deacons, so; COMMITMENTS
added on examination, ,235; commandments
added on certificate, 10l; total number Of
COMMITMENTS, 8, 1868; adult baptisms, G4;
infant baptisms, i5l; baptized non.commu-
nicantS, 1,15s; children in Sabbath schools,
1898. .>is,-snlt t ~. - -.
Funds COLE ected.-Sustentation 10
churches contributing S2,940; cyangcistic,
II churches contributing 5000; invalid fund,
II churches contributing S593; foreign mis-
sonS, IS churches contributing 50, ,159; edu-
cation. Is churches contributing S1,1l2; pub
licstion Is churches contributing S149O;
presbytera, II churches contributing 1877 );
pi>lors' salaries, 20 churches contributing
SO 0S9: congregational, 16 churches con-
, tnbu.iug $36, 1Gl miscellaneous, Is churches
| contributing Sl,215. Total amount con-
| tributed, Si2, ,SSS. .. ..,..... ., ,5..-... ..,
The committee to whom was referred the
/
iur the General Assembly 10 rescind the rule
lately adopted in regard to paying the eS-
penSeS Of .lnmiSSonerS 10 the General AS
scmbly. Recommendation adopted. --a '..
| The mnjuri'y and minority reports of the
| Committee on the Plan fer Benevolent Con-
tributions recommended by the General
| Assembly, which were laid over from yes
tcrCiay, came up to te aced on. The ma
| iority report recommended that sin the
opinion of East unover PrCsbytery it is
not eypedcnt to adopt the proposed plan"
The minority report recommended that " the
PreSbytery endorse the plan proposed by the
General Assembly,
After discussion, on motion OF DR.. HOge
the following answer to the overture OF the
Assembly was adopted:
In regard TO the plan for raising c0ntribu-
torS for benevolent purposes sent down for
consideration by The last General Assembly
the Presbytery Of East Hanover does not
| deem it necessary ut this time to express any
opinion as to the argument in its favor or the
objections urged against it; but PreSbytery
does not see its way clear at present to re'
commend a measure Of such magnitude ano
involving changes so great.
ORGANIZATION OF A CHURCH OF CoLoRED PEOPLE
DR.. Hoge, as chairman Of the committee
presented the following which was adopted:
The committee TO whom was referred The
case of David CarringtOn report that mas.
much as the General Assembly in 1874, ir
response to our overture sent from East
Hanover Presby terry, recommended the form
alton Of separate churches for the colored
people, and the training Of preachers oI
their own race to minister to them, we deem
it expedieDt and peculiarly appropriate tt
avail ourselves OF the first opportunity of in
augurating some practical action Oh the sub
ject.
First. Presbytery having been informed
that IN the county of Brunswick there are
about forty Of the coiored people OF tht
Presbyterian faith, recommend that steps bt
taken ut the adjourned meeting to be hello
in that county in June TO organize salG
colored members into q church, with ruling
elders chosen from among themselves, to bt
ordained as soon us may be practicable.
Sec .7ld Presbytery having been assured
that David Carrington is man of sound
piely, and being anxious TO be useful as
minister to bis own people, recommend thai
at the adjourned meeting to be held in June
be be taken under the care OF PresDytery
and placed under the special care OF Rev. i
T. Jones, of Bruins nswick, that be may be more
the principles Of church order as set fortf
in the holy scriptures aud in our standald
in accordance With the instructions OF the
General Assembly:
Third. That as soon as be shall have com
pieted this preliminary training he shall be
licensed, il the way be clear, and exercise
the ministry in taking charge Of the coloreC
congregation to be organized. ..
| Fourth. II the arrangement be effected
then PreSbytery shall pledge itself TO aid
both by pecuniary and other support, The
SAID congregation while it is In the process
of development and until it shall become
self-Sustaining. .m-. H.. ...-.
Fifth. East Hanover Presbytery takes this
opportunity to express its continued Interest
in the eYangelizition Of the colored people
and to express the hope that our Church vii
not be behind other churches in libera!ity
and zeal in their behalf; but will gladly avai
itself of every opportunity OF organizing
colored churches with the view OF forming
them into Presbyteries, composed OF ruling
elders and ministers oftheir own race, as sooi
as it may be practicable.
Rev. William N. Scott preached at l. NJ
and Rev. DR.. Hoge at night.
! Alter the public worship at nlght ths
PresDytery held short closing session.
| Mr.. Scott, who had been appointed TO re-
main and preach on the Sabbath, stated tina
he had just received intelligence that VeG'
| ersble elder of his church, DR.. William r.
! Gaines, Of Hanover, was IN dying condl
tion, and asked to be allowed to return
home. The request was granted.
| On motion OF Rev, William Brown, DID.