The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-14
Roanoke Presbyte.y.
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+ III 10 wilt be OF interest 10 at least the Pres.
bytefta1 elesiasticai public to know that,
whfle voting by O strong majority against
any division cs tie Synod OF Virginia, this
Presbgtery expressed It's decided prefer
ence bYa unanimous vote, in case q division
SHOULD be determined upon, for the associa-
lion os the Presbyteries OF East Hanover,
| West Hanover, Roanoke, Montgomery, and
Abingdon in one synod, the remaining Pres
| 5yterieS-viz., Chesapeake, maryland, Win
chester, Lexington, and Greenbrier-to con-
Stitnte a second synod. East Hanover and
Lexington Presbyteries have also expressed
their preference for this arrangement in
case division should take place. All parts
lof both these synods respectively, II con-
fststtted, would have convenient access TO
taii Other parts: by railroad. The principal
Fargumeat now against any separation lies in
Sahe interests OF UnioH Theological Seminary
Eand Hampden.S Sidney College. The whole
fqaestion is to come before the Synod next
s4ali IN Dahyille, and viii! no doubt awaken
10 lively debate. -. -
The removalof Rev. John. s. Watkins to
Raleigh, Nc, and Off j. Ii. Hanna to
Canada. during the last year, has left the
RPresbytery with an unusually large num-
Der OF vacant churches, and the extreme
for these now destitute congregations to
make provision TO secure the stated preach
| ing OF the Gospel among them. .
The reports 3rom the congregations,
whilst not showing in all respects what we
should like to see, are, by no means discou-
raging. Many OF the congregations are de-
cidcdly prosperous, and there is growing
interest in some parts OF the field hereto
| fore exhibiting the greatest discourage
ments. .a.
| A committee was appointed 70 organize
an African Presbyterian church at Bethesda
| out OF the coored members still adheriDg
10 the Bethesda and Herman congregations,
to be under the care OF Rev. Abel Davis,
pastor OF the Ridgway African Presbyterian
church, whom the Presbytery ordained and
installed over that congregation several
years ago. The churches will have no close
ecclesiastical connection with our body.
There were twelve ruling elders in at.
tendance, not eleven, as before reported,
and ten ministers. Rev. Messrs. Thomas
| Drew and \. Is. Carrlngtcn were kept away
on account OF deeply interesting meeting
| in the neighborhood OF their churches, in
! the upper end of the county. conducted by
Rev. &. NJ. Howard, Of Montgomery Pres.
hytcry. who has for some weeks past been
| Ehoring with much success at Rough
! Creek, Mount Carmel (Aetbodist), and Ro-
anokc churches. The meeting is still in
progress at Roanoke, Mr.. Drew's pastoral
charge.
The South Boston church, where the
Presbytcry held its sessions, which has been
so flouriShln. for some years, with Rev. J.
ii. Davis, pastor Of the nelgbboring church
of Spring Hill .(at Black WalnuD, as theil
stated supply, wish TO have him installed
us their pastor, and arrangements were
made for this on the first Sunday OF July
by 4 committee consisting OF I;ev. Messrs
DR.. Martin, Reed. and Brown.
There was lively contest between Boyd
ton and Brery churches for the next stat et
meeting. Briery was successful, and wher
the Preshytery adjourned it did so to NEE
at Briery on the Wednesday before the tiltt
Sunday Of August. II. \. i.