Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-20
Presbyfery Of Chesapeake.
| Reported for The Alexandra GsGett

The Pr2shyterg Ct Chesapeake met 10 SIS
Eion st Waterford Church, LoG3oun county,
Va, ri p. d., en- Wednesday. Sept. II, 1879,
aud wss opened with strnen BY the retiring
Moderator. J.. b. Tu,nbali FROM John II: l9,
"Bacauso | live sc sbsll live also" Alter tie
sermon the Frts5ytcIy Rts constituted By
prayer, aud The 10 l0wing mtmbers found 10
be present R9Ts. 4. ". PIz,r, Ii. Branch,
}. +. Cannon, Wm. D.nHiddio, j. A. Scott,
j. p. Siriier aud l., b. TurnbuiI, and Elders
Geo. Wise, AlfxsIdria a Chulch Washing
ION landevaDtcr, Ca.con, und j. Il. Eader-
lee, Central.
The Rev. 4. ". piz,r was elected Mcda-
tator, and Elder Geo. Wise ard Rev. >. A.
Scott, temporary clerks.
Business hours were liked from 10 a. N.
and from , 10 p. m. Tor Thursday.
SECONDARY.
Pies1: tafy ;2et Is! . g. n. TIE ioIioHiog
committees wtrs anu0u1c:d by tho Moderator:
GA Wo!ship-Rey. H. Hre1ch ard Elder
Wsshingtc1 Fandtvsuter.
Ga tlinutcsof G:rra Assembly Rsrs Wu.
Diowitde and Hcory Drsoob.
On Nsrrai!vsg-l!e7. j. L. Csp"on and j.
a. Scott.
% TreaSarci's Bcoks--R=v. l.. Is. Tura-
bull and Elder J. IT, E1derlee.
The repc:t Ct the chairman of The Committee
on Sustelt.li9a vas very favorable, showing
that iuads hai a!te:dg len G5bursed covering
the thr3 qa5r;cs ct tho yaar, with q prospect
OF gate sn?plGs at The gears Crt:. APmo.
p:ia,i53s ~ said G2lAai!ico ware triGiel 10 5s
c1Eiilu=d ~ !.clo:o1ro until The sHriug inset
!ug, sns tho paying LytE Ct coy excess 10 the
AascmE'@'s c1G1:G!t;c? 'fss Jet 20 t;icir di9'
ctetioo.
Narratives FEN Al;xaa,iFis S!cauj, UoIoc-
liz, Central, L2eshu:g, Eapidsp, SalIm, Wsr.
rentoo aSri faimHci! were presented, read aud
placed &c Tie ;auis Ct tho Com cittsG o1 Mar
ratlveG.
TIE report Ct the commissioners TO The las!
General Assembly was made by Rev. Vim.
DlnTldGls, which was rtc;iecl atd their dill.
igance c3mmcndcd.
1t vas with mccl ra2I:h tia! 1ibt request
Of ths pastor, j. Z. Siiidcs, sod tho people Of
RspidiR Church, asking for dissolution Of
tho pasGIsl relations, was heard by tho mem.
bers OF Presbyt:r7. bu5 Es impaired health YVES
the Cause, tic petition was granted, the rela
tons Weyo dissolved and the Rev. VIM. Din
wlddis appointed to pr:ach acL declare The
pulpit VacGct.
During the days session Elder Il. s. CHM,
OF MiddlchurS. aad tta E:v. T.. B. White,
wero enrolled
MIR. Jsn:ss FaHGcva1tc7, after thorough
examination ir private bc!3re tho Pras5ytery,
was received SIS I candidate lrGtr tie c:ro o!
this Prcsbgleiy'
MiIchcli's Ststcr YES fixed % tic p!.co Of
the srr:cg meeting Ct the PrcsbytcrY, and the
Tuesdsy before tbs full moon ia April ct . ,.
N. IS the time.
ga Ijoloo, i. vas resolved, inst this PfesDy.
tecy command TIE Ccutral Presbyterian e. reli
eicus paper published, 10 Richmond. Va, y to
tho pa.rGaaGc If all the members ia its bounds.
Lceu'iate ". j. Wordeu, * bis owr request,
was dismissed 10 tho Lexington Pfesbytery.
The Rev. a. w. P!lzlr preached very Gne
and Impressive herGoG duTus tho m0rling ssr.
vlcos irGu Rev. 224: And :toy shall see his
tacs."
The Pfts5yitrg adjourned At 4 D. u. to meet
q! hat past q. IL. 90 Friday.
THIRD DAY.
Altar assembling a5d prayer the sutjcc. of
Eonc mission work was presented for discus,
sion, and briBt addresses from every minister
present was hcsr!
Tie ihsnk5 Ct slic pies6steiy we're x!euisd
10 ;ho good E:"Cp!e o: Wa oxford and vicinity
ior ih,iE als. i,stir ,Etegla2iac4t Z! its meu.,
Ders.
Ate: !ha u:vai cyalo ) S ana It's berejic;ion
The Freatjtgry aGj0GrapG