The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-09
Roanoke Prcsbytery.
Reported for the Dispa.eas.l &, ,,,.,.r


e,,n,,nried for the Dspatcssi 81
tHe's'' SECOND DaY--coSTINUED.
,x.or recess Mr.. William w. Richardson.
.,an,ber OF Village (Smithville) church,
m. aster due examination, received under
wa Wa II Presbytery IS candidate for the
ministry. r 800. on,o;nted to in.
inpev f. n. Whaley pastor OF Bsuestone
s ss,rch on the Friday before the second
S Sn,b OF June, and DR.. Peck, Rev.
S Sao Wharey, and Rev. r. {. Reid q
lnn,n,;,,ee TO install Rev. James r. Crews at
pn.mInhem. at a time to be agreed upon by
the parties. ,,, ,,,,,no,.
:, ,>nrsons in and around Rustburg Camp
Sn,l courthouse. asking 10 be organized as
nopreShyterian church. The petition was
a-anted. and Rev. A. B. Darlington, DR..
pol Rev. w. II. Matthews, Rev. ii. a.
prown. Rev. John Fl. Hanna. and RuiinS
PiSer O. c. Clark, were appointed com
,,;t,ce TO attend to this business on the first
sabbath OF June.
Cascade. in PittSyivania county. was cho-
con rs the place for the next stated meeting,
70 take place on the last Thursday OF Au-
Gust. at IL 4. NJ.
pnnorts on the state Of religion and in
rerard to pastoral support were read from
ncarlv all the churches OF the Presbrtery,
many OF which indicated gratifying state
~ things. But a number OF congregations
appear to be seriously in arrears 10 their
ministers.
On motion OF DR.. Martin the stated clerk
was instructed to write to these churches
and to "urge them, as a mat'er OF Chrls-
,iau obligation and common honesty, to
al cos
on the salaries OF pastors or stated supplies
whose labors they have the benefit Of"
considerable portion OF the afternoon
WINS spent in receiving reports from COM
r,;,tccs anpoin,cd to examine the seasonal
records Of the churches.
TR!RD DAY.
\ large part OF the forenoon was occu-
n;ed in the consideration OF the new Book
hf Church Order. and OF the articles to be
srnaratclv voted upon. The first, second,
and third were adopted.
Under the fourth, that provision was
odoD;ed which gives to communicates only
tb, right to vote in the election OF all
church officers.
After recess. Rev. Leonard Cox, OF the
Raptist Church. and editor of the Charlotte
Ggzeffe, was invited to sit rs correspond
ing member, and WAS heard in behalf Of
the Charlotte County Bible Society.
The considerations OF the Book OF Church
Order having been resumed, Fifth . Book OF
DISCIPLINE. chapter l, articles 8 and (of
present Book preferred. and unanimously
adopted. rs superior 10 chapter 3, article /,
~ the revised Book. because more In ac-
cordance with chapter l, section 6, and
chapter 20, section 1, OF the Confession OF
Faith"
Sixth Book OF Discipline. chapter T., ar
ticle |, adopted.
Seventh Book OF Discipline, chapter Il,
article =, adopted.
FOURTH DAY.
The report to the General Assembly on
Sabbath schools. presented by DR.. Martin,
of DanyiIle,s Showed that - schools report
about 1,5 teachers and $50 scholars enroll.
cd and 1856 teachers and GEO scholars ave-
race attendance. Forty scholars are re-
ported as having been converted during
the wear. Three churches report that they
have no school; and from six no report was
received.
The report OF the Committee OF Publlca-
ton. presented by Rev. f. n. Whaley,
showed that twenty-four churches had given
to this cause during the year S133.24. With
Il view TO the initiation OF system or col
portage for the sale Of our books new
committee was appointed, having its seat
near the railroad. Rev. Nessrs. r. G. Reid
and James L. Crews aud Ruling Elder
Robert II. Gaines were appointed the COM
mittee.
The Committee on Foreign Missions.
Rev. j. II. Davis, called special attention
to the Importance and urgent needs OF this
cause, and reported S43S as having been
given during the year by twenty-seyen
churches. Four churches failed to con-
tribute.
The Synod OF Virginia has engaged to
try to raise the present year for this cause
an amount equal to an average OF one dol
lar for every church-member. OF the
amount above named S135 was given by
ladies' benevolent societies and S57 by Sab
bath schools.
Rev. Ii. \. Brown reported from the
Committee OF Missions that TO date htS
YedT twenty-eiCht churches had contributed
10 the cause OF SuStentation the support OF
our weak churches S2S1.39, and one private
contributor SS0-making in all S36l.39-
leaving deficiency to meet the approprla-
tions made of S5S.51. This will be met by
deyoting to this object the accrued interest
on our invested fund by the "Presbyterial
collection " at this meeting and the contri-
buttons yet 10 be received from the three
remaining churches. The falling off in the
amount OF the collection for this cause as
compared with that OF the year 1877 (S4S2)
shows the sadly-increasing scarcity OF
money. The churches have never more
generally contributed to all the causes OF
beneficence, and this report showed that
the collections for the invalid and evange-
listic funds, which took place in July and
September, showed an advance as compared
With previous years both in the number OF
churches contributing and in the amounts
given. The report also called attention TO
the more encouraging aspect OF things
touching the Presbyterian church In Luz
nenburg. By the sale OF one Of the old and
abandoned houses OF worship means had
been obtained for the renovation OF that at
the Courthouse, which will be re0pencd,
after years OF non-occupation, in june-on
the second Sabbath-when the Rev. MIR.
Drew is to preach the opening sermon.
Supplies were appointed by the Presbytery
Tor that pulpit once month-viz., on the
second Sabbath Of each month through the
year-yiZ., for June, Rev. Thomas Drew !;
for July, Rev. Thomas Wharey; for Au-
gust, DR.. Peck; for September DR.. Alex
ander; for October, Rev. II. A. Brown; for
November, Rev. r. G. Reid; for December,
Rev. James r. Crews: for January, Mr.
Wharey for February, DR.. Alexander; and
for March, DR.. Peck.
Rev. J. II. Davis was appointed to supply
Concord church On the first Sabbath OF
June.
The statistical report TO the General As
sembly shows the Presbytery to consist OF
Is ministers and ] licentiate preacher, 81
churches, and about 1850 members; and
Ia lala rih itoa dLlrir, 4 La raaSt nnnia.