Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-14

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COUNTY SCHOOL BoARD.-A meeting Of
this body was held at the room Of the city boar;
on Saturday afternoon last at o'clock; res
eat:-Messrs. Richard l.. Carpe, County su
perinteIGent and President eX oaicio, nnc Joho
R. Johnston, John Slater aud Alexander W.
Mckerchcn. of Jefferson; George Is. Adams,
and Harvey Barley, Of Arlington, aId George
OFT Wuddcr AID Henry ". Febrey, Ct WGsh
ington, trustees.
The minutes OF the last meeliog havilg b2cD
read and approved. the chair stated that tie
meeting had been called to receive the report
of the Committee on Tex. Books. Wbercupou,
Mr.. Adams, from that committee, reported the
following resolution. which Was unanlEouSiy
adopted, VIZ:
Resolved, The pecuniary condition Of the pa
irons Of tho public free schools ere such that
this board considers it inadVisGble to authorize
change OF text books at the present tine tor
use 10 tho schools Of the county.
Jefferson Tacey. ESQ.,, County Treasurer, who
was present, then furnished to tho chairman OF
each District Board statement CT the prob
able amount available for pay of teachers. &c,
for tho current year, for which, on mo'ion CT
Mr. Adams, tho thanks of the Board were ten.
dered biu; and, upon careful examination OF
those estimates, it was decided By the trustees
of Jefferson and Washington Districts to close
their schools at once, 80 IS not to iocur any
debt, those Of Arlington District deciding to
close about the 2lst instant.
1t was stated 10 this connection that tho iol.
loving levies for district school purposes would
bo asked at tho May election. viz: 10 Jettcr.
SOD, IS cts; in Arlington, 81 els; 10 Washing
too, 35 cents.
A suggestion that genera! rules be made i'r
the government Of all the schools 10 tho county
did not meet tho approval OF all the trustees,
and no ACTON was taken on tho subject
The bill of Ernest l.. Allen, clerk, for eight
dollars and thirty fvo cents, for services aud
stationery, was ordered to be paid, and at $50
the Board adjourned.
TIE CuEsApEAKE PREsBYTERY viii meet
10 tic "a Presbyterian church tomorrow
(Tuesday) OF II p. NJ. aud be opened With o
sermon by tho Moderator Rev. Henry Branch.
The session will continue sevtTa! days, and arc
sl OPEN to tho public.
Ipslesl CT the daily preaching usual at the
meetings. it is expected TO haze morning aod
evening discussions Of the doctrine Of the Holy
Spirit, according to the following programme
aud circular:
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February, 1879,
Eoar Brother: With o view to making the
devotional exercises Of the spring meeting Of the
Presbytery more profitable both to the Presoy-
terry and to the congregations which shsll IS.
semble. tho following topics are suggested fer
discussion, viz:
Tho Person and Work Of the Hcly Ghost, IN.
der tho following hesds:
l. His Personality and Divinity.
H. His work in tho Inspiration Of the Scrip
lures.
III His work in rtgenersting souls.
w. His coming. Indwelling in believers. The
Comforter. The Seal. Tho Earnest.
V. His indwelling in the Church. His gifts.
Tho Unity of the Spirit
1t ia proposed to have leading address on
cact topic, to be followed by general discussion.
Will you be so kind 80 TO mako the leading
address on thu topic?
Respectfully submitted,
TIE SESSION OF THE Cd CHURCH.
Alexandria, Va.