The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-13
TRcportcd for the Dispatch.
Greenbrier Presbytcry.
THIRD DAY.

Rerorts Of the Committee on Sunday
Schools were made and accepted. The Pres
bylery decided 10 devote at least morning
session to the Slbbath-school interest and to
appoint Rev. j. C. Barr, With j. D. McCin-
took as alternate, to deliver an address upon
this subject :" The Sabbath School as Field
for Christian Efforts" Rev. Edward Eells,
with James Stayner alternate, 10 lecture on
"Tbe Relation Of the Sabbath School 10 the
Family" TO invite the Sabbath schools
within reach of Frankfort to be present, at
an hour to be designated, to be addressed by
Rev. j. {. Brown or NJ. FL. Bittinger. Re-
ports on sustentation, education, and publ.
cation were made by the committees.
Mr.. Robert kincaid was, at his own re-
quest, dropped from the roll of candidates.
The other candidates were recommended to
the General Assembly'S committee for ap.
preparations.
The designations of r. II. Stowell and F.
+. Dryden as elders of Buffalo church were
returned to them with the statement that
Presbytery had no authority TO grant them.
A resolution to this fl ct was offered:
ReSolced, That this Presbytery heartily
approve the action of our Committee on Fra.
ternal Correspondence at Baltimore.
This was passed without dissenting
voice.
There was free expression Of views upon
the part of ministers and elders. These
views made it evident that whilst there was
a general wish to have fraternal correspond
encc established, yet it ought not to he done
at The expense Of principle. 1t was further
evident hat there is no desire upon the part
of our Pre-bytcry 10 take even the inltiatort
steps towards organic union.
a report on systematic bencrocnce, pre-.
pared for The PreSby terry, developed the fact
that some churches were in arrears to their
pastors. A resolution was passed tmbody-
ing the names of these churches, and they
were directed to come up to the spring meet.
lngs with their obligations in this respect
fully met.
PreSbStery then adj 1urncd to meet to.mor-
row morning at O'Clock. Rev. NJ. l.. Lacy
preached in the Methodist Episcopal Church
South and Rev. Ii. r. Laird in the Baptist
church 10 good congregations.
FOURTH DAY.
Met at 8 o'clock, and dispatched routine
business.
The ministers and elders Of the PreSbytcry
were reminded that they were TO contribute
their part towards preparing history Of
Presby eriapism IN our bounds.
An appropriate resolution was passed, by
which the 81 mpathy OF this Presbytery was
extended to Brother Lils.
Report on systematic benevolence was
made, approved, and directed TO be tor
ward,d to the General Assembly.
This Presby,ery having decided TO raise
the contingent fund according to the Assem-
bly'> plan, Il lew assessment was made on
the churches ia its bounds.
Arbuckic church was granted permission
to employ Rev. II. X. Laird, OF Roanoke
Prcsbytcly, as stated supply until next meet
ing.
Reports on the state Of religion within our
bounds were made, approved, and ordered
to be forwarded 10 PreS3ylcry.
Appointments were made TOR Sabbath SER
vices by the Committee on Devotional EXcr.
ci>cs.
The fact having been brought before Pres
bytcry that Rev. 4. &. Stuart has charged
the COMMITTEE of Suslcntation OF swindling
him. in letters written 10 some members OF
that committee, it was decided that Rev. j.
&. Barr be directed TO forward those letters
together with statement OF the facts in the
case, and, also, that the Committee of Sus-
tentation be directed TO forward to MIR.
Stuart statement Of his account, and iufol III
him Of the action which our Presby terry has
taken in the ctSe.
The order of the day was taken up, and
an address was made by Rev. T. r. Hous.
ton, D. d., on the cause of foreign missions,
which was tiIled with beautiful figures and
graphic language.
He was followed by Rev. j. c. Barr, NJ.
l.. Lacy, W. +. Hill, j. D. McClintock, and
others.
Recess taken till 2 P. NJ.