The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-26

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Montgomery Presbytery.
REPORTS OF coMMTTTEEs-LETTER FROM A
MISSIONARY IN MExIC0-A QUESTION AS TO
FORM OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SERVICES
SECULAR MATTIRS,
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
.FINcAsTLE, VA, April %, 1876.
The Committee on Supplies presented
their report. assigning pastors to visit va
cant churches and destitute places during
the summer. @r .ss s..st
The Special Committee on Sustentation,
Rev. W. t. Hall chairman, strongly recon-
mended missionary visitation and OBTAINING
lcentiates in Presbytery.
The Moderator announced the following
committee to consider the best mode of
evangelizing the colored people: Ministers
W. W, Houston, D. Blain, j. A. Lefevre,
Elders j. j. Norman, Z. d. Montague, r.
3. Norman.
Mr.. John Ruff, theological student OF
two years, was directed to spend his vaca-
ton this year in laboring at Cataw ba Bethel.
The overture OF Rev. w. W. Houston on
the subject Of tithes, presented on yestcr-
day, was ordered to be sent to the General
Assembly, ..
An Interesting letter was read from Rev.
A. T. Graybill, minister OF this Presby-
terry now a missionary at MatamOras, Mexi-
co. giving information that he had purchased
lot, one Of the most desirable in the city,
for the erection of the chapel which he so
much needs, and had with the small balance
left in his hands after paying for the lot
contracted for bricks and other material.
1t was also stated that the amount Of collec-
tons in this Presbytery for Mr.. Graybill's
chapel, and sent to the Central Committee
ut Baltimore and not yet drawn by Mr..
Graybill, was $239.46.
| In addition to this amount several other
collections, most OF which had already been
forwarded to Mr.. Gray bill, would raise the
amount to S4259G. This result will be en-
/ couraging to Mr.. Graybill rs an evidence Of
! interest among his friends and brethren OF the
| Presbvtery, and as an evidence that their
assistance will continue until the chapel is
! finished.
Rev. p. B. Price presented a memorial to
the Presbytcry asking the opinion OF the
| Presbytery rs to the effect OF action under
Form OF Government, chapter Is, section
:, which provides that the Presbytery may
in certain cases advise ruling elder TO cease
to act as member of session. The follow
ing response to this question, offered by Rev.
DR.. j. &. Shepperson. was unanimously
adopted:
According to the constitution Of the
Presbyterian Church when a Presbytery
advises that person cease to act as ruling
elder in the congregation of which he is
member, such advice cannot be regarded as
casting reflection on his moral char
acter. &"
At II A. NJ. Mr.. A. W. Ruff preached in
the presence Of 4 large congregation his
trial sermon; which, after the congregation
had retired, was considered in private ses-
sion, and unanimously sustained as salts
factory part Of trial.
At night Rev. P. 3. Price preached on
1st Peter l., 16: "For it is written: Be ye
holy, for am holy"
After the sermon, in presence OF large
and deeply-attentiye congregation, the
Moderator, Rev. D. W. Shanks, solemnly
licensed Mr.. Ruff, who is one OF his men,
bers, to preach the Gospel. T.,
Mr.. Ruff was directed to labor under the
direction OF the Sustentation Committee,
and granted discretion as to the choice OF
fields offered him in the bounds OF the Pres
bytery. ~
The thanks of Presbytery were cordially
voted to the kind and hospitable people Of
Fincastle, and to the congregations Of the
Methodist and Baptist churches, who have
rendered their houses Of worship to the
members OF Presbytery.
! At O'Clock to-day Rev. 7. W. Hooper
delivered lecture in the Methodist church
on "What l Saw in Ireland, Scotland, and
England" The proceeds were given to the
Ladies' Missionary Association Of the Pres
byterian church.
-.. ... SABBATH, 23d.
| The delightful weather continues. A
prayer-meeting, as on yesterday morning,
was held at 81 A. N. AT IL Rev. W. T.
Hall preached in the Presbyterian church;
the pastor, Rev. r. r. Houston, publicly
received three members, and announced the
reception OF two others by the session who
would be elsewhere publicly admitted; Rev.
J. G., Shepperson administered the sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper. Rev. Daniel
Blain preached at the same hour in the
| Methodist church, In the afternoon Rev.
T. w. Hooper addressed the children in the
PRESBYTERIAN church. At night Rev. J. 6.
Shepperson preached in the Presbyterian
church. and Rev. J. A. Lefevre in the Bap-
| fist church.
On Monday morning a prayer-meeting
was held at 6 o'clock, and on that day the
members Of Presbytery scattered.
! The town has been thronged with visit
ors; the weather pleasant all the time; and
agreeable impressions have been made upon
the MINDS or PfeSDytery by the Cnf1SClan
hospitality and zeal OF the people with
whom they met, and by the fraternal inter
course and courtesies Of the several denomi-
nations. Rev. Messrs. Follenshe and Bra
denbaugh are the Methodist ministers, Rev.
Mr.. Norwood (son of DR.. Norwood Of Hen
rico) is in charge Of the Episcopal church,
and Mr.. Wildeman has recently been called
to the Baptist congregation. Mr.: Wildeman
was incorrectly reported yesterday as q Me
thodist minister. He has recently gradu-
ated at the Theological Seminary at Green
Vile, S. c., and come to this place.
notice the erection of several handsome
new residences and stores in the burnt dis
trict of Fmcastle, and the evidence OF In
creasing business and thrift.
A bank has recently been established here,
Of which Captain James Figgatt is presi-
dent and Mr.. Thomas Goodwin is cashier.
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MARSHAL. RAMsDELL's PRIsoNERs-TWo
CoLoRED MEN WHO WERE GUILTY OF MU-
TINY AND MURDER.-United States Marshal
G. P. Ramsdell arrived at the Police Central
Office about midnight Sunday night having