Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-11
PreSbyterians.

The Washington Presbytery, which has been
10 session at Washington for the last two OF
three days, adjourned yesterday. The First
| Church CT this city b.loDgs to this Presbytery,
and was represented at the late meeting.
At yesterday g meeting of the Presb7tery Of
Chesapeake, also in Washington, the session
was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Din.
Widdic, Of this city. The death of the Rev.
Dr.. Balch was announced and the following
| committee was appointed to prepare fitting
memorial The Revs. DR.. Bullock, Pollock
and Elder Moxey. The following special com.
mttees were appointed :-Commlttee Oh De:
votional Exercise the Revs. A: W: Ptzer and
J. V. Shields; on Narrative, the ReVs, J. A.
Scott and W. l.. Holiday; on Finance. Messrs.
Synod the Revs. VIM. DuWiddic and
J. F. Canon. DR.. Domer, Of the English
Lutheran Church. was elected corresponding
member The following resolution was adopt.
| ed THAT this Prcsbytery address commun-
ication to the East Hanover Presbytery asking
it to unite with US in requesting the Synod to
transfer the HARDWOOD and Wadde Churches
to this Presbytcry. The following standing
committees we're then appointed On Foreign
Missions, the Rev. Mr.. Wiuu and Elder Gray
on Sustentation. the Reys. Pitzer, Shields and
Bullock on Education, the Revs DinWiddie,
Cannon aud Branch; on Publication, the ReVs.
DiuWiddie, Strider aud Shields; on Sunday
Schools. the Revy. Scott and Brooks on Syste
matte BenevoIence. the Revs. Brand Strider
and Brad6eId; on Egangestc Work, the ReVs.
CANON. Scott and BrndhcId.
The Rev. Mr. Branch extended an invitation
to the Presbytery to hold their next meeting at
Catoctin. Elder Tullossee extended similar
invitation from the church at Grove, aud said
that the Presbytery had not met there since the
war. The Presbytery decided to accept the
hospitality of the Grove.
Rev. DR.. Bullock was appointed commits
sioner 10 the General Assembly that meets at
Knoxville 10 May. DR.. Ptzar alternate. MIR.
Z. p. JanDey, OF Leesburg, was chosen to rep.
resent the elders and Mr. Gray alternate. Last
evening the Rev. MIR. Scott, of Warrenton, ad-
dressed the Prcsbytery.
The Washington Post says: The Rev. A.
W. Piizer. pastor of the Central Presbyterian
Church. 10 answer to the question by one of
its reporters, will there be action taken at
tho meeting of the General Assembly, which
meets 10 May, at Knoxville, Tenn, locking to
a union with the Presbyterian Church North.
said? mo, l think no such action will be
taken. The question has come up in ooe
shape or another for the past eight years, but
there is 90 prospect of settlement for some
years to come. When the church was d.
vided By the war, not ooly by sympathy, but
necessity, the Northern Assembly thought that
they should express their loyalty to the Gov
erument so they passed a resolution calling US
rebels, schismatics, blasphemcrs, etc. Now
when overtures are made We say if We are
rebels, schisnatic5, elc., you ought not to as
socia,e with u.s. bat if We are not We want you
to say 60. The Northern Assembly said that
the resolution was not passed by this assembly
but by the assemblies before the union of the
old and new schools, SO that We have 20 right
to reract what we never said. They then
passed resolution which stated that the mem
bers of the Southern Assembly were good
Christian men and they would like to unite
with them. But the whols question hangs 90
this point, and it is not likely that the diff
Guilty will be settled unti new generation
comes upoo the scene. These o7ertures do
not contemplate an organic union, but simply
the establishment of ffaterual relations between
the Northern AID Southern Presbyterian
churches"
The Rev. Dr.. Diowiddie, pastor of the Sec
ond Church 10 Alexandra. expressed similar
views.