The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1878-05-01
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FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Presbytery of East Hanover

Met in Fredericksburg, April 24.h. at s P. NJ,
and sermon was preached by Rev. j. j ADder-
SOD. Rev J. G.. Painter was elected Moderator
and Rev. William n Scott Clerk.
Present, seventeen ministers and thirteen elders.
Rev. g. H. Denny was received from Lexington
Presbytery. and call from the Amelia church for
his pastoral services vas accepted Rev. DR.. Pryor
and Rev. Messrs Dudley and Dupuy we're appoint
ed committee 10 install him on the fifth Sabbath
of June
Calls from O'iVet and BETHANY churches were
placed in the hspds of Rev. Fl NJ. Anderson and
accepted. Rev. Dr. Read and Rev. Mr.. Bishop
we're appointed committee to install him pastor OF
Olivet church or the third Sabbath of May; and
Rev. Mr. Campbell and Rev. j. j. Anderson to
install him pastor Of Bethany church on the fifth
Sabbath of June
Leave was granted to T. P Epes, candidate
under care of the Presbytery to labor without its
bounds during the vacation at the Seminary.
Hebron church, Dinwiddie county, was chosen as
the place of the next stated meeting. which will be
held on September 10Th, at P. NJ
Row. George d Armstrong, d d and Rev. T.
L. Preston D. D , and elders Major Charles s.
Darlington and William D. Reynolds we're appoint.
mates Rev. Charles H Read d. d Rev. ~ NJ.
Woods, and elders 4. g. Booth and David Calen-
der.
The Rev. Dr.. WitherspooD presented the report
of the Executive Committee of Domestic Missions,
the consideration of which elected an interesting
discussion of the missionary work in the Presby-
terry The report states that the following church
es need aid for the support OF their pastors from
the funds Of the committee. viz: Amelia, Ashland,
Bethany. O wet, Brunswick HARDWOOD, Holiness
Manchester, Namozne, Old Street, Samuel Davies,
Sussex, aud Roanoke (colored church The min
im,,n amount needed, to give $3.50 to each church
that has the whole time OF q minister, and halt
that sum to those that have half the time Of their
ministers, is given as SO 600 Last year, instead of
aiding each of the pastors of these churches to the
amount of $500. was designed, the committee
could send only 1894 Instead OF SIPS for the first
half Ct the present year, thev have only had means
to apportion S94 to each. They call for 1880, OF
which one tenth will be sent to the Sustentation
Committee. as the least that will meet the necessi
ties of the work. without their attempting to occu-
ny anv of the new fields calling for ministerial labor.
The Presbyterv adopted series OF resolutions on
this inject. The 1St invokes the earnest cf0 per-
alton of all the churches to relieve this arm OF
church service from its letters; % that an ef)rt
be made to secure 1880 before the 18th of Sep.
TENDER; 81 that to secure this sum, each church .
be exhorted to raise at least fifty cents per member;
4th that the churches now receiving aid be urged
to eudeavor to make some advance toward self-sup-
port 5,h that the committee address circular to
all the churches before the September collection is
made setting forth the necessities OF the work; 9th
that each church session be required to take this
circular into consideration before the collection is
made, and report to the fall meeting of Presbytery
the amount contributed.
The Rev. Dr. Withersp0on was appointed chair
man of the committee in place of Rev. q. Il. Pc
trie. who has removed from the Presbytery; and
the vacancies ia the membership of the committee
caused nv this removal, and by the death of Mr..
G. Bishop were filed BY the appointment OF
Rev. j. D. Dudley, and Mr.. David Calender.
The action of the Presbytery on the Book Of
Church Order appears in another place 1t was
resolved that, should it appear that the Book of
Church Order is not adopted BY majority of the
Presbyteries it is the desire of this Presbyery that
the word of revision should be continued.
A communication from Chesapeake Presbytery,
asking the Presbytery to unite with them in an ap
pcation to the Synod for the transfer of HARDWOOD
church to that Presbytery, was referred 10 the pas
tor and session of said church, and its farther con-
sideration postponed till the fall meeting.
The review of the records OF certain churches led
to the adontiou of the following resolution:
Resolved, That under ordinary circumstances the
admission of members to the church upon profes.
sion should be upon examination in the presence
of the session. and when different course is pur-
sued the circumstances of the case should be stated
in the records.
The Presbytery determined to undertake thu
work of coportage in accordance with the plan
proposed by the Committee of Publication OF thu
rial Committee on Publication, with power to putt
the scheme in execution, Rev. W. A. Campbell,
Rev. w. N. Scott, and Mr.. j. d. X. Sleight.
Mr.. II. @. Moore, after having passed satisfac-
tory examination on all the subjects required and
having preached trial sermon, was licensed as
probationer for the gospel ministry. The centiate
then obtained leave to labor for year without the
,,Io nf he ahufar oto
to go to Hamburger. Arkansas.
The other candidate, Mr. John w. Dabney,
passed most satisfactorily all his trials but in view
of the fact that he sought ordination to the full work
of the ministry to 20 Immediately as foreign mis-
sionary to Campinas, Brazil, where he had been
formerly engaged as a teacher, the usual act Of
censure was omitted in his case, and order taken
for his ordination at 8 p. NJ.
The Statistical Report to the General Assembly
for the past year contains the following statistics
Minister'S 81; churches 27 licentiate /; candidate,
|; elders, 100; deacons, 10l; communicates added
on examination, 204; do, by certificate 100; total
of communicates, 3,707 Adult baptisms, &c; in
FAINT baptsms, l49; baptized non omnuncants,
l,753 Sabbath School children. 3 74l Funds
ntributed-Sustentation So 056; Evangelistic,
1866; Invalid Fund, $685. Foreign Missions, 81. $50;
Education, 81 1913; Publication. 81 2ls; Presbyte-
RIAL 1858; Pastors salaries $26, 406 Congregs.
uOuoi' NAtoOOiauoOuo, plsooos 1Otdls
$63, 4S7.
Roanoke (colored) church, under care of the
Presbytery, reports Is additions on examination,
and 10 by certificate; number of communicates,
IL adult baptisms 6; infant baptisms, 7. Rev.
David Darlington colored is pastor of this church.
In reference to candidates for the ministry it was
Resolued, That it is the order Of this Presbytery
that the young men of our churches who purpose
to study for the ministry shall, unless for reasons
deemed satisfactory by the Presbytery, invariably
be taken under the care of the Presbytery before
they enter the Theological Seminary.
The resignation of the Rev. DR.. Witherspoon as
chairman of the permanent committee on System.
attic Benefcence was accepted, and new commit
tee was appointed, located in Norfolk consisting
Of the Rev. Dr. Armstrong and elder William d.
Reynolds.
At p NJ, a large congregation attended upon
the services for the ordination Of Mr.. John w.
Dabney. Dr. Pryor preached and after sermon
the candidate, in a solemn and impressive manner,
was ordained as an Evangelist.