The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-04-19

|. Resolced, That from and after this date, OF
where engagements are now in force which cannot
be dissnnuled st once without great Inconvenience
alter the termination of those engagements, the
Presbytery shall take into its own hands the whole
question OF sustentston and evaugehzatOn for Its
own exclusive management and control within It's
own Presbyterisl bounds.
2 That so far from Presby t3ry's withdrawing its
sympathy and pecunisry and from the Central
Committee II hereby orders that the Presbyterisl
Committee OF Domestic Missions shall set apart
from every collection FOR these purposes taken up
IN the churches of this Presbytery ten per cent Of
the same, to be forwarded to the Central Commit.
tee, to be used by it outside the bounds OF this
Presbytery.
These resolutions were discussed by DR.. Pryor
and DR.. Brown ip opposition to the resolutions,
and elder p. +. Grattan. DR.. Preston, and Mr..
Woods in favor thereof They were then adopted
by vote of ii to 9.
FEEBLE CHURCHES or THE PRESBYTERY.
The following resolutions we're agreed to:
Res0lUed l. That the Committee of Domestic
Missions be instructed to take care OF all the feeble
churches of the Presbytery needing aid and of our
evangelistic field, and make such arrangements for
the supply OF the churches and the prosecution OF
evsngelistic labors as to the committee may seem
best until the next stated meeting of the Presby-
tery.
3 The Committee of Domestic Missions will
furnish to the sessions and pastors of sll our
churches any statements as to the pecanisry aid
needed by it during the next six months it may see
proper.
That the Committee of Domestic Missions be
Instructed to do as much in the way of pecunary
s.d towards the completion OF the building begun
by the people Of the Williamsburg church as may
De found practicable.
1t was made standing rule that the Stated Clerk
after every meeting send circular letter to the
churches containing the more important acts of the
Presbytery.
Summary Of Statistical Report. Elders, 10:
deacons S4; added on examination, 32l on GER
tlhcates. 90; total of COMMITMENTS, 636 bap-
tized, adults 81, infants lS2; number OF baptized
nOn-eommunicants, 1894; children in Sunday
School and Bible classes 723; collected for Sus-
tentstion, IS $50; for Esangelistic Labor. 1898 !;
Invalid Fund. 1927 Foreign Missions, 50 900 !;
Education, 50 al Publication, $500; Presbyte.
rial purposes, S37l; pastors salaries paid, S25,-
POI congregational, SIS. 1884; miscellaneous, ST..
354
Number of licentistes, / ; candidates for the
ministry, 8; minister's % churches, 25.
From the report on Systematic Benevolence it
appears that of the twenty-five churches OF the
Presbytery, nineteen have contributed to the six
causes as directed By the Assembly, one has con-
tribnted to three, one to one, and four to none.
The latter may have contributed but sent no re-
port.
DR.. Hoge reported from the committee to con-
slider the case of the eolored ioentistes, when it
was agreed to hold an adjourned meeting at Con-
cord church on the Wednesday before the fourth
Sabbath in June next with view to ordain David
Darlington one of these colored hcentiates.
Mr.. Alfred E. Grover passed satisfactory ex-
animation. aud preached a trial sermon, alter
which be was licensed to preach the gospel.
Permission was given Mr.. Grover 20 labor in the
u l. k.ll
of Presbytery.
Adjourned at IL p. NJ, Saturday.