Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-05-02
Central Presbyterian" ought to belong as

much to Lexington as to East Hanover
Presbytery, and this PresDytery had az
much claim upon It's editor as any Othel
presbytery had, besides it now had the
right and wished to hold on to him. II
would BIZ surrendering their rights to give
him up. What if Richmond was in Eas!
Hanover Presbytery. He was not obliged
to sever his connection with Lexington
Presbytery because he resided in Rich.
mond. The professors in the seminaries
hold their connection with the presbyteries
they belonged to before their election.
This Presbytery was the largest and the
Oldest in the South and he would go furth-
er but for the fear it might be called
barney as he had Deen where that partic-
ular stone is. 1t would be we'll for broth
er Richardson to have to come up once a
year to see the provincial brethren who
would help to keep the stiffness out of him
which his metropolitan residence would
tend to cultivate, and let us plain country
people tell him what we thought of him,
and it would from a business point of view
be good thing for his paper for the editor
to come among his congregation once in a
while, for the editor of church paper did
not belong to himself He was the agent
of the church and must mingle with his
people.
Mr.. Irving asked Mr.. Richardson if they
were to consider that his wish to be dis
missed to East Hanover Presbytery was a
settled thing.
Mr.. Richardson said yes, as far as he
could SETTLE it, it Was. He thanked the
brother, DR.. Mullaly, for his kind express
sions, but thought under the circum-
stances it was best that he should belong
to East Hanover, but he would see enough
of him any way.
Mr.. RS request was then granted with
few dissenting voices, after which MI.
Richardson said he hoped the Central
Presbyterian" would have the support of
Lexington Presbytery, the largest within
our bounds, and without its support the
paper would dwindle away. The gentle
man he had associated with him, Mr.. J
C. Southall, be considered SO peculiarly
suited to the work that he would not
have engaged in it had he not secured his
cooperation and assistance. The proposed
change in the management and owner
ship of the Central Presbyterian" would
take place about the middle of June or 1st
of July, and he hoped efforts would be
made at once to extend it's circulation
in the church
After recess to hear sermon by Rev. j
W. Rosebro. Presbytery went into the
election of
COMMISSIONERS TO THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY,
which meets at Louisville ON the 18th day
of May, and the following gen.
tlemen were elected: Delegates
e. l.. Hogue ami A. S. Moffett, and
.Elders-E. W. Bosworth and J. W. Ba-
sore. Alternates- F. P. Mutually and
Rev. D. G. Iryin, and Elders-A.' A.
.Sproul and G.. W, White.
THE RECORDS.
The substitute of Elder Charles Graf
ton with regard to TRANSFERRING the min
utes of Presbytery came up. After some
discussion Col. Preston moveI that com-
mittee be appointed to ascertain the cost
of printing the records and said the orlgl
nal manuscript could be kept in receipt
able provided by the Presbyterial Histor-
ical Society, Of Philadelphia. The motion
was carried and Col. Preston and Drs.
Mullaly, Kirkpatrick and Waddell, and
Elder w. G.. White were appointed the
committee.
MR.. HoGUE's OVERTURE.
Rev. G. L. HOgue's overture on the sub
iect of the sale of ardent spirits, was re-
ferrei to committee consisting of Rev.
Messrs. Hogue and Mullaiy and Elder
Bax er Crawford to report THIS friday
morning.
THE NEXT MEETING PLACE,
Pendleton church at Franklin, w. Va,
WAS selected as the next place of meeting
Septei nber oath.
There we're present yesterday at Presby-
terv "a ministers, 3 corresponding minis
ters and 80 elders-a larger body than
some OF tie synods of the Southern church,
and vet the people of Churchville and
vicinity have accommodated its members
and many have applied for more guests
Their generous hospitality is the subject
of unstinted praise. Presbytery meets
again this morning.
DETERMIN ED INCENDIARIsM Or
Tuesday morning # last week Mr.. A. A
Sproul, neighbor of Mr.. D. F. Glenn
mer's, discovered about daylight that there
was fire on Mr.. CTS upper tract, about
two mills from the home tract. He sent
his hands to the spot, and also sent to ne
tify Mr.. C. It was found that five diff r
ent piles of wood had been fired. Ths
flames were extinguished after about
seventeen cords of wood had been burned
After breakfast Mr.. Clemmer discovered
his straw stack, near his barn, to be OIL
fire. and extinguished it. The next day
about IL clock, while Mr.. Z. was absent
from home, the forest on his place Was
fred, and from eighty to elghty-hvt
acres of timber destroyed, and short
ly afterwards the same straw stack
near the barn was found to be
again burning. Mr.. Sproul sent his
sons and some laborers to the spot and
tearing down the stack moved 1t away IN:
to the field. The daughters of Mr.. Glenn
,mer assisted by the servants were also &C
tive in averting the conaagration which
threatened the barn and other property
The persistence OF this attempt to injure
the property of Mr.. Clemmer is inexpllca'
BILE to his friends. but that gentleman him
self thinks he has clue to the perpetra
tors which may lead to their detection ant
punishment.
A Cool TramD.
A few evenings ago dusty tramp see
ing tie session room Of Hebron chnrcl
omen tnrned in for the night. The maISt