The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-19
p,e.oy,ery Of montgomery.
THIRD DAY AND rotRTH DAY.
rRenorted for the Dispatch.l -

a;on Missions, CDR. HAN. chaIrWati) pr
scnted Yesterday, and finally acted on 10.
doy. i, was stated that eighteen churcneS
ont OF the thirty.one in Presbytery. se'era'
Of which are merely nominal organiza au ~
had contributed to this cause Sl,ss9.4S.
rThe committee recommended a more extern
s;vc reading OF the Missionary ana otnet
publications on this subject, rs an important
mcans OF increasing the Contributions IN
this department.
Rev. A. III. Price was d'reetea 10 Son-
time his evangesistic laeors in FRANKLIN,
the people contributing 70 spsc,ueu
smonnt TO his support and the Slfstent%'
tion committee the remainder.
Row. 7 W. Graham Of Allegheny coun-
~ Va. whose certificate OF dismlssion from
Ebenezer Prcsbytery was sent to thss fres-
bvtery las! fall. was requested 70 appear III
person at the next stated meeting.
The following committee was appointed
to visit Leesville church. bold sacramental
meeting. and inquire into the condition and
urospects of the church-Tiz.: RevS. Hall
and Moslev, and Railing Elder Jesse Irvine.
4 petition OF twenty-five members OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Church asking for new Or
nanization at Rocky Mount Franklin Court
house. was granted; aud the Following min
listers were appointed to perform this SER
vice: W. W. Houston, Wilhelm, and a. IL.
Price.
Presbytery adopted paper expressing
its sympathy in the colered mission IN
Lynchburg, under the care OF Leroy john
son, a graduate of the Howard University,
and licentiate OF the Presbytery OF Wash
ington city. The Sustentation Committee
OF Presbytery. through wh7eh the mission
receives an approximation, WAS directed to
exercise supervision over it, and to seek
the aid of our pastors in Lynehburg, as far
= rs necessary.
Ministers were called on tor reports of
evangelistic labor, from which it appeared
that the appointments OF Presbytery had
been fulfilled with few exceptions, for
which good excuses were rendered and
that pastors had been diligent in visiting
vacant congregations and destitute places.
The report Of the Committee on the Min
utes Of the General Assembly was adopted.
1t calls attention to the action Of the Gene
raj Assembly defining the duties OF deacons,
and recommending the consideration OF
amendments to the Book Of Church Orders
and warmly recommends to the liberal sup
port Of the churches the institute at TuSca-
loosa, Ala, under the care OF the Assembly,
for the education OF colored ministers; and
that for this object collection be taken up
on the first Sabbath in December in every
church. and forwarded to DR.. j. T. Searcy,
Tuscaloosa. ..
The following committee was appointed
to consider the Book OF Church Order, rs
recommended by the General Assembly,
and report at the next stated meeting:
Revs. D. w. Shanks, A. Hart, and 2. B.
Price. and Ruling Elders w. A. Glasgow
and r. {. McCluer.
Coyington was chosen as the place, and
~ p. NJ. on the fourth Wednesday in April,
1873, as the time, for the next stated meet
ing.
A call for the pastoral services OF Proba-
toner a. W. Ruff from Locust Bottom
church for one half his time was placed
in his hands and accepted by him; and
Presbytery agreed to hold an adjourned
meeting at Locust Bottom on Friday the
18th OF this month, at II A. M., to ordain
and install Mr.. Ruff.
A call for Mr.. John Ruff, probationer,
from Peaks church, wa. placed in his |
hands, and was on the next day accepted |
by him. 1t was understood that Presbytery |
would adjourn at Synod to meet at Peaks |
church on the Saturday before the fourth |
Sabbath in November to ordain and install
Mr. John Ruff.
The report OF the standing Committee on !
Publication was received and referred to
special committee, which approved the
recommendation Of the standing committee
for the establishment Of a local agency and |
colportage for the sale Of publications of
the Central Committee. The Presbytery |
adopted the report, and directed the stand
ing committee to establish such an agency.
A committee, consisting OF Ruling Elders
j. Newton Gordon and T. J. kirkpatrick,
appointed last fall to inquire into the legal
status OF thp'edifice known as Castle Craig, |
not having reported, the stated clerk was
directed to. request them to report at the
next stated meeting.
The Committee on Ministerial Support
reported that there were no cases OF delin-
quency demanding the action Of Presbytery.
The assessment on Peaks church was
fixed at IS aud on New Bethel at 81.
Presbytery resolved to appoint at each
stated meeting a minister to preach ser
mon on some important doctrine OF the |
Scriptures at the next stated meeting. Rev.
j. K. Harris was appointed to be the
preacher next spring.
The Narrative OF the State of Religion. in
the Bounds Of Presbytery, which was I'M
usussnnyy. encouraging. was read and ordered
to be forwarded to Synod.
The following appointments were made
Tor evangelistic labor: Ministers to preach
one Sabbath, as follows: j. q. shc:,nerson,
,,,,,e,,on: ]. M. Rice, Sharon; c. A.
Miller. at discretion W. F. Wilhelm, Prices
Fork: D. W. shanks, at dlscrctlon' ID
Price. Jennings's Creek; W. W. HousIon'
Catawba; 3. w. Moseley, LeesVille; -.
plain, Catawba; John *. Harris, AUBURN
W. r. Hall, Leesville; r: Il. Houston,
Bethel; J. E. Triplett, Princeton; .; N.
Rawlings, Leesville; A. W. KUN, betne''
John Ruff, Buchanan.
II was ordered that the paper, adopted oy
the General Assembly at its last meeting on
card-playing and dancing be read py every
minister to his congregation. :.
THE following were corresponding mem-
hers: Rev. E. Z. Hoge, OF Lexington fres-
bytery: Rev. A. Weller, OF the Methodist
Eplscopal Church South; ana Rev. MI.
Hubbard, OF the Lutheran Church.
Presbytery adjourned Saturday night.
18th, after pleasant session. a number OF
the members met on the 18th for devotional
EXERCISES. the Christians OF Blacksburg par |
tjcipatinc in the interesting and prohtable
meetings Tuesday night and Wednesday.
During the sessions of Presbytery half
hour every morning was spent in deyo-
tional exercises, and two sermons preached
every day. Appointments were made for
the Sabbath. The Baptist and Methodist
churches were rendered for the use Of the
ministers OF the Presbytery. Rev. c. NJ.
Howard went from Presbytery Saturday 10
begin meeting that night at Prices Fork,
in the vicinity Of Blacksburg; thence he
goes to Giles county.
The hospitable and Christian kindness OF
the people OF Blaeksburg was gratefully ac-
LpoxylaItyad nv proc hpfary