The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-05-03

| DGUlltl OIulCA 10 oiLu1ISo hoVeto L. hAiASH
south of Staunton. in neighborhood where
the people are noted for their hospitality.
The pastor is the Rev. Jas. Murray, and the
congregation is one Of the most wealthy and
intelligent in the county.
Presbytery met on Wednesday morning, the
Mod erator, Rev. j. A. WaddeI, preaching the
opening sermon. The following ministers and
| elders were present:
| Ministers-Revs W G Campbell w Handy,
D D, Scott, Fletcher, B Ewing, D D, W
| Watkins, D C Irwin, R Bowman, VIM E Baker,
| D Junkin. D D, C s NJ See. R Walker, D Pen
lex, VIM T Price. James Murray James Wad-
| dell H Gilmore, J H Winfree, g B Stricken. g
| L Brown, Frank McCutchen, G. Cook, A Ham
ilton, w Humphries, MacDuff Simpson, Samuel
McCune, c Hogue.
| Licentiate.-AS Moffett.
Elders-James Gilkeson, David Blackwood, ]
Parker w Whitmore, Jno Wilson, Long,
VIM M Tate, ] Youel, Jos G Steele, Baxter
Crawford, ] S McNulty, Jno A Spencer, R K Dun
lap, Bosworth, w W Fleming, Jos Wadde'l
| w Baylor. Thos Lecky, W Patterson.
Hogshead, Jas Hughalt, VIM Withrow,
| Francisco
Rev D. A. Penick was elected moderator, and
| Reys. C. L, Hogue and B. E. Long, temporary
| clerks.
| Rev. NJ n. Houston was dismissed to Abingdon
Presbytery. Mr.. L. B. Cheney, candidate, was
dismissed to put himself under the care Of Cen
trail Presbytery. Texas.
! The Revs. Saml McCune and DR.. Mullaly were
| installed.
| On Thursday, Mr.. Jas. n. Smith OF Lexington
1 was after examination taken under the care OF
,Presbytery as a candidate for the ministry, ana
the moderator announced the following commit
| tees
/ Bills and Ouertures.-Rev. A Waddell, H
| Winfree, r K Dunlap
| Reciprocal Reports.-Rev B StriGkler, Bow
man, Jos Waddell
Judicial Committee.-Rev + W Handy, g L
| Cook T T Lackey.
| On Narratires.-Rev D B Ewing, Fletcher, J W
| Gilkeson.
On Minutes Of Symod.-Rev w Baker, r.
| win Steele
rule was so modified that hereafter the delegation
| to the General Assembly shall constitute the
standing committee on the minutes OF the Gem
eral Assembly, and that the person first elected
| shall be chairman OF said committee.
Thesession records were placed in the hands Of
| the appropriate committees.
The statistical report of the condition of Lex
| ington Presbytery was read and adopted, and or
| dered to be forwarded to the General Assembly
From this report we gather the following sum-
| mary: Ministers, 40 Churches, As; Elders, 208;
Deacons, lat; added on examination, 1877 on GER
tfcate, 12l total membership, 4,745; adults bap-
tized, l1e; infants, 49, baptized non-communi-
cants 949; Churches reported, %; children in Sab
bath schools and Bible classes, 3,477 contributed
to Sustentation 1928; Evangelistic work. 1891; In
valid fund, 1888; Foreign mission. ~ 400; Educa-
tion 1851 Publication, 81 .220 Presbyterial fund,
1857 Pastors salaries actually paid, SLIPS; Con-
gregational expenses, $14,705; Miscellaneous OBJ
jects, $3.50; to all objects, $40,825.
The annual report on Sabbath schools was read
by Rev Frank McCutchen, chairman Of the stand
ing committee, and is as follows: Number OF
teachers on ROLL 478; sch GLARS, 3,425. Average at
tendance 1886; scholars, 2,21e. Increase
l-teachers, Is; scholars 2O2. Added to the church
teachers, 10; scholars, ~. Contributed to home
| support, $4,000; Benevolence, $4a3.24
On Friday, committee was appointed to install
Rev. G. L. Hogue as pastor of Lebanon church.
An overture from Bethesda church, on Promis-
l cuous Dancing, was read as follows
Whereas, The session OF Bethesda church did
\ address a pastoral letter to the people OF its
1 charge, counseling, admonishing and forbidding
on pain of church censure the practice OF proms-
4 cuous dancing on part Of church members; and
aohereas, this has been rendered Intellectual by the
example of members of the Presbyterian church
4 Therefore the session of Bethesda do very re-
\ oo,f,u,, o,,orturo r oxinaton proshv+orv r. To-
s,o ;ts a-,thor;ts+,,o da1;17oronco in roora ~ The
4 o,.+o,, ~ ,,roroi.cron. doncino This ovo-+rre
4 from Bethesda church was presented at last meet
4 ing of Presbytery and at this session report
\ from an appointed committee was read which
lStates. that the committee were impressed with
\ the Importance OF the subject embodied in the
II overture sent up by Bethesda church, and are de-
cded in their conviction that the practice alluded
II ,r,ra ~ God
Il n cannot he Sustained on tbe eround of amuse
4 mont ~ +bot +b;s nractice ia amonc tbe mos,
II h.rn,oss
Tbev further state that in .nswer 70 onest,or
n .xvbat cine arc forhidden in tho soyentb rom.
H mondant ), in onr larger catecbism .D.ncinr.,
Il are enumerated and from the fact that the chnrct
from ifs highest to its lowest courts has ever az
dressed ,ts sense Of disapnrobation Of n,omiscn,
ous dancing thev therefore regard If as the soil
\ emn f7utv Of Presbvterv to reiterate its decided
conviction that the practice ia at variance wit.
h the word Of (4od that II has a tendencv IN ob,;t
H crate the distinction betwaen the church and the
H world to +arnisb tho ,anutation of tho cbr;etiap
\ ana h.;nr ro-rooob ~, +bo+ how no,,a bv Viii,
4 we are called.
H. Therefore resozped. 1st. That we a. Presbvter,
II earnast1v uroe all the ,nemhera of onr cburcbe,
for tbe reason set forth tn rafrain from nromisc
A mons dancinps
1 sind That in tbe care of their church member
! who narsist in tbis nractice after admonit;o,
from those that are over them in the Lord. tn.
| church sessions he enioined to exerc;se sucb die
cipline az NAV have a tendency to reform the of
tenders or at least I'd free their church from th,
4 renroacb
a committee was anno;nted r. instau Rev A
! a. MofYatt 40 NJ FACTOR ~ Iocb wiuow church
! The committee 70 whom wac rafarrad tho mar
rstives on the state of Religion made their renor
In which thew saw that. al a presbvterv we f,av
| reason for mingled feelings of gratitude and sor
I row-oratitude that there has heen no breact
/ made nv death among the ministers of the Pres
| hvterv and that the blessings Of health and com
/ petencv have been allotted ma as a peonle nh,
rospel has been regularly preached and the at
tendance thereon has been good. and all th
/ churcbes renort resnectful and serions attentio,
strnaonc1 - nc tiToas VT oon+n;n,,t;ons bs1
been as regular and liberal as usual The spiri
OF the Lord has been present in nearly ever:
Snurcn IN convincing ana converting power. bu
i az faith '''-'' f'N'-'0'
4 The churches of Lexington, Beverly New Prov
ldence, and others, had more than usually larg
sccessions. IN tne nrst OF 'nese especialy' NOR
IT,. . ''. 'Ao