The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-22

PROCEEDINGS OF EAST HANOVER PREsBY-
rERY.-An adjourned meeting OF this Pres
byterv was held at Ashland on Saturday and
Sunday last, in pursuance of the previous
appointment, for the purpose OF examining
for ordination Mr.. William Frost Bishop
and installing him as pastor OF the Presby-
terian church in that town. Only one item
OF business not connected with the ordlna-
tion and installation was brought before the
BODY during its seSSions-viZ., the request
OF the Rev. Frank w. Lewis for dismlssion
from his sphere OF labor as IN evangelist
within this Presbyterv to EbeneZer Presby-
terv, in Kentucky; which request was
granted, and the stated clerk instructed to
issue the proper letter OF dismission. With
this exception the whole attention OF the
body during the two days of its session was
directed to the special business for which
| this adjourned meeting was ordered.
The Presbytery was convened, as ap-
pointed in the order OF adjournment, at ii
O'Clock on Saturday. in the Presbyterian
church in Ashland, which, it may be said,
in passing, is a handsome eyillase-church, ana
specially we'll adapted in its interior struc-
ture to the purposes OF such an edltlce.
The following members OF Presbytery were
ascertained to be present: Rev. John 5.
Watt, Rev. Charles H. Read, D. D., Rev. I.
y, Witherspoon, .. D., and Elders w. j..
Leake. of the Ashland church; George Z.
Haw, OF the Samuel Davies church, Han
over: and p. F. Howard. Of Grace-Street
church. Richmond.
After religious services, concluding with
sermon by Or. Witherspoon, the session
Of Presbytery was opened in due form, and
DIR, Witherspoon, in the absence OF the
Moderator, took the chair as the Moderator
pro tempore, he being of those present the
last Moderator in point Of time. Mr.. L. r.
Howard was appointed clerk pro femp0re.
Due examination Of the candidate for ordl-
nation was then had, with entirely satisfac-
tory results; and thereupon IL O'CLOCK A.
VI. OF the next day was appointed by Ires-
bvtery for the ordination services, the seve-
raj parts Of which were assigned 10 the
three ministers present.
At the appointed hour on the eabDath
Preshytery again convened and the minis
ters present proceeded with the services
prescribed for the ordination ana lnstaila-
ton OF pastor. The opening prayer was
offered by the Rev. John S. Watt, the Oldest
member Of the Presbytery, and the ordln:-
ton sermon was preached by the Modera-
tor. rhe usual questions to the candidate
for ordination and to the people OF his pro-
posed charge were also propounded by him !;
after which the candidate was solemnly or
daned and installed by prayer and the lay
ing on of hands OF Presbytery; and there
upon the Moderator announced that the
Rev. William Frost Bishop was now duly
ordained to the ministry Of the Gospel and
installed as pastor Of the Presbyterian
church in Ashland. The charges to the pas
tor and people respectively were then ae-
livered by the Rev. Charles ii. Read, u. u.
TO the members Of Presbytery ana the
congregation attending the services were
very interesting, and will long De renem-
bered by many for their sustained iin'
pressiyeness.