The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-27
.ru,NoyER PRESBYTER1.
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PETERSBURG. April &c, 1877.

PETERSBURG. Aprli 70, 1870.
,,., rrcshytcry Of East Hanover met in
~. session in The Second Presbyterian
%'n ',.>, in this city, at O'Clock last night,
r""' Undnra,cr REV. William A. Campbcll)
presiding, ,, .,e ,,.ooo,oa h..
Dr T l.. Preston. OF Richmond, be-
Nv, large audience. The sermon was an
w. able and comforting one.
=, ,hr close of the sermon Prcsbytery
,s hrorrht 20 order. the roll called, and
,hc following members answered 10 thclr
names: ,v,.... n n
rcy Thc,lorick Pryor. y. d.: Key. "llilam
BROWN. u. H.. Rev. George H. ARMSTRONG
n y Rev. 7. u. Dudley, Rev. 1. ID.
W,thrrspoon. d. d.. Rev. 4: l.. retire,
rcy. 7. l.. Preston. u. d., HsV. W. n.
>rotf, Rev. James =. smith, Key. \. NJ.
Woods. Rev. j. ". Rose. Rcv.J. W. Lewis,
Rev. +. II. DuHuy. Rev. J. }. Anderson.
Elders W. j. Lcake. Ashland; isaac Ii.
christian. Bethany; i. +. Powers. grace
street. Richmond: II. Fitzgerald MahcneS-
fer: l.. {. Gum. Namozlnc; Lu!nci S'c'-
,nn second church. Norfolk; :. Is. Chris
tan. uliyct; {. X. bishop, second chnrcn'
Petersburg; W. !. Dance. foWha'an' w..
;. ponnan. First church, Richmond; Ro-
bert Howard. second church, Richmond;
Alexander Donnan. First church, refers
hrrc. Mark Edwards. O!d-StTcct. Peters
burg.
,,rn elected moderator for the ensuing
wear. and Rev James L. Smith temporary
clerk.
Adjourned until this morning at Q!
o'clock.
Second Day.
rrc>bytcry met at o o'clock in the Second
Presbyterian church, the Moderator in the
chair. and was opened with prayer by Rev.
pr. William Brown, OF Richmond.
The following additional members OF
rrr>lsytcry reported, with excuses for their
al-,uca on the first evening OF the session
Rev. DR.. Charles H. Read. Gracc-Strcet
Ruling Elders George =. Haw. Samuel
Davies church; and John l.. Maryc, Frcde-
rjck>burg.
ORDERS OF TIE DAY.
The permanent orders OF the day were
fixed a> follows:
Second Dau--Thc state OF religion in the
churches.
Ihird DGy.-DomcStic missions.
f0!VW Udy.-S Systematic bcucvolcncc.
STANDING couy,rrrrs
.r,., ,,,1or,.o,. o,,,,l,,,,noa .,,o soro.,.;,o
standing committees:
TN the Narrative: Rev. DR.. WithcrSpoon,
V. y. scott. y. !. Leakc.
n"nS,!'Sli' ,''''p! NV H. or ~
u. o"">' ;. ,"''I''S'l' ?, ,,,.
i">."!;i r"s'i,o '"UEt l,'"o H. wi ~
dI.' Il, IiWN :" "a. L. l'''t'i'. 7',l'o"'
10 .n'1n i'r"StlCt h,i'ol'' A. -
'"'"' ~. '.". -. - w. ,,
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ii'>'Un' '"'," :, .''t, W. =; p ~,
IN l'rcolo> l.. flo"A!u' W.. y. balte.
h'', W. \: 'a'iii!oT.s i'Tsc'', r =, 4 certii-
ci' u "'>'"'>>"' ., hrN. ~ T.. "A. Ne"
con-" Ito'A l'c ltS"! tii VI -, lou's
Nh" " We" I" "'9 uHio" ",'n f'>' Iiailo'el
.FtN'! ''iH, 1t WAS 't'e, i'u " tic ,oH''
h'''''' 90! ''o''-H i"' III. '>u.. ' ti
zen WIN rrlrfrhc" 10 Tie I'ccplioh OF d.
Nr"coiAo'
IN" eNaihina'i"N ol ar. Ne"eoli!p WIS
c"hUutl'd ny l'cN. TX. or.
!r. Brown Statca 'h2t III. Ne"comn mao
removed 10 'hI> iFc>nHtci! III very lcepie
IL "Hh' IN" h"u loc"t'a Ill point on 1oi
river. His health does not permit hin to
labor very actNciy' but ne desired 10 be OF
>dcn Use IL lie coutu. Ut. Ne"coiilp' 'hou9l,
coming from a Northern Prcshytcry. sald
&c approved The position or the southern
It>'Eter.tn NhtTrn. ~,
v,. unan;mnu.Iv received - = member al
the Prrsbvtcry, and his name enrolled in
the usual manner.
Rev. W. A. Campbell presented com.
munication from the PrcSbvterv of Orange,
y. c., relative to fraternal relations with
the General Assembly OF the PRESBYTERIAN
Church Of the United States, ACCOMPANIED
with ;hcactlou Of that prcsbytcrv. Referred
to 4 special committee OF three. composcG
II the Rev. Or. Brown, Rev. DR.. Read
ard Elder J. l.. Marvc.
Elder William J. Lcakc placed in the
hands Of the PrcShytcry Il call from the
church 1T Ashland for the pastoral services
II Rev. William Frost Bishop. 1T Il salary
81 5000 per annum
ON motion OF DR.. W;therS poon, the Pres.
hytcry ordered the call to be put in the
hands o. Rev. Mr. Bishop.
III" reports from the churches on statiS-
tcs. sabbath schools. and pastoral support
were called for and sent up to the sccrc.
tary.
kcv. Alfred Jones. OF Lexington Pres
hytcrv. was invited 10 sit is corresponding
member.
The seasonal records OF the churches
were called for and handed in.
NARRATIVES FROM TIE CHURCHES.
.rLo honr hov;p,r orrirnd tho cnocial o~-
49,. ~, ,hn Ia,. ,t7as ,akon ,n--,.iy THO
%arr',i,,nS from, rho dit,nrapt churches
L"r.".;,'a,' nnn,nran;od WITH VOWEL stat,'
,o"a"tnI srnn| .,n fniio".;,o
-I','.,.ha.. '''N ''7
'''"i 49,, ..
- fh;. cSurch since last session
Eetbnnu. -Four additions since last Apr;l.
n,,,,,c,I;cl.. Twontv additions IN thc