Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-17

PRETBYTERY OF CHgsApEAKE.-I tS!efdGg
afternoons seSsion.-The Presbytcry rcassen-
ted at 81 p. m.
A report from the committee TO rt7,'o he
Standing committees was read, and
On motion the revislons we're taken up
seriatim and adopted, IS follows: :,
lst. Foreign MissIons-Rev. I. T. IdfnDu'i
and G, D. Gray.
end. Evspeelistio Labor Sustentalioa ICON
and Elder j. 3. Sh elds.
3rd Eiuoatiou-Revs. VIM. Diawidaic, j.
I. Cannon aud H. Branch.
4. Publication and Statistical looIs:li5atedj
--Revs. j. A. SCOTT, Uac.s McCiucr and h!!er
J. Brooke.
5th. Systematic Bsneiosaoa-Ra7s IL.
Branch and - Suiier, srd Elder a. j.
BradGeld.
Gh. That these committees ehall repo,t an.
nuslly instead of at each I. cotios of tho Pres.
byte1y.
The report wss thcn adopted as Z whos.
The Rev. DR.. J, J. Bullock, CT mo Mary iand
Presbytery, was iov!:ed 70 81 a'a o"Tfcsponu
ing member.
The Committee VI Su;teutaton made 'htit
report, and
After somo discussion i! Was sec5inuilted,
With the amendmat, t&Gt cau;c"cA dSSnicg
assistance are requested 10 Apply - me c}a!-
mittee. -,
A report fton toe Committee On Elu'a'i3a
was read, received End approved.
Tho report OF the Commute 90 Iub! eaton
was received and approved. aud
GA motion The nouey held by tho chairman
w:s ordered to be turned over to lls successor
The reports from the Committees ca sabbath
.Eehoo,s ana Statistics ware read, adopted siid
n,lercd 70 ba forwarded to tho Gauerai a;
sctobl5.
The statistical report Shows tao Pcs5, icry
20 b, composed Of Is churches. II ministers.
: !i,ertiatcs aud candidate. Thsrs IRE So
s!Gcrs, SO deacoGs and total OF $50 con- nun'-
caEts There were added to tbe clutches
curing the year 50 pCrsons on exanicailon and
Il 90 certificate. Nna adults wcro baD,'scd
add So infants durug the year. There are 10
,isp.,sd noa commual2ia!S ana Hl2 ch!!cren IL
tie Sabbath schools.
,'ha report Of The committee TO visit Gtsen
YjeA church vas received and the committee
ia,harIed.
The rapay: Of ;hc C0mui:lcc on Systematic
HspeEaencs vas read. adopted aad ordered 10
ua forwarded ta the General AS mbiY.
The rspct; OF the Committee Oh Minutes ti
ti,s ;3Srod VAS read, received aud orGefca 10
10 piaced On the docket.
recess was taken ul!ll 1:4j p. d.
:Ip3n reassen,'lur Tao Pfc,bytcrg IVES all
blessed by the Re. B+u Helm, returaed
missionary from China. The subject OF iorclgn
missions wss brought before tito co1SragaiIJa
n q very Interesting std instructive Ioaaucr,
ssi,h illustrations CT the social, m2rai AMI reii
2ion5 condition q rs hea!hen Ga!lou3. uart!cj,
.ry those Ct Chiaa, J.saa and tia isiauds ct
The sea.
At tho oonclu,;oa G! tn, discourse, the Pres
hytery Wa addressed Ivy The Rev lisnrS
Branch upon ,hc ,so,k 81 ,hc iloT Gho,t 10
the Iospira,ioa .: ia! Scr lgtGfes. fGc al
dress was ODE Of r.S.r. sa,l showed the grea!
importance Of tine tIu.h that thc Scriptures,
from Genesis 20 RoYoiatiDn. were not inc Wlrd
Of mao, but tbs VOID OF God and no6a u,hs:.
at its conclusion Ire Presbyic:y adjourned
=, =, act 10 day at - G. ip.. thc Glscn5sIonS to
L,sin half pas: cisTtn.
r. NV Tho Freshytcry reassenI.i: ct y!
H., aud ~as o:chcl WIN p;aye: ~ Inc
Moderator. , o,1
approved
The report Ct ,ho G. Ur'!!'s 90 ie' 'l"'"f's'
ii ;hc Synod was read. :, H9''eh' a"''
Ga molten it was taken UP ~ ns''" ''"
,a'cl upon.
That uer;ioa iLv,isiog !he ,r1aat,"n:. l. Il
,x1cdicrs 10 divide the Syoud It insInla
.ssa adopted by vote Of II ayes 10 = h''S.
The ou.soa whether to divide iutJ t"1 ;s
,hreo par!s was decided in favor Of two > 'nnas,
tho ono part to consist CT East Hsnoser, v, CIV
hanover, Roanoke. MootSo aicry ADD Atins,'
,:lu, and the other part to aocSi-t OF Hlachai
ttr, Greent1iaY, chesapeake, Ce:e Paun "ni
Mary;aud
Tn. 2od 81 cion Of the RI port Us asricS"o Int,
the 3fd and 18th section adopted, st:i lhtn tho
report as amended IVES adopted IS i nh'i'.
The rerort Of The Committee on The h:oirds
Of Lccsburg, Greenwich and Grove Chutchts
w2s, after aDeodmen!. adopted.
Tee report Of tho Committee OIL SuslcDtal'tn
wls 'ead, received and takea up s'rstin' ahG'
after amendment, sdopEcd. The amouutto be
DEBATED TO the weak churches ui the Precb7
rrry vas uut dove at $500, ifso much should fe
received, if rot, the amount received 10 be q
vijed pro rata.
The report Of tic Committee On mlsslonaiP
suop!ies sends Revs. hlcCIuer ard Scott to
Rappahanuock, Reps Dowiddie mud Piz:r to
litchGeld, and Ra1s TGrnbutl and Cameron 10
MddlebnTr.
Elder G.crgc Wis, was added TO tbs CON-
llltteo Oh SuStentation. re-,
The subject Of the proper observance oil inc
Sabbath coming up. 1t was
Resolved, That the pastors ho urged 10 pro
scat this sui ,ct 10 their charges; that the e1
dress prepared by tho General Assembly DO
,tad in ali the churches. and the little tract
written by DR.. West upon the subject IS re-
commended to BE- distributed among the people.
The narrative TO be forwarded to the Assem-
s,.y was read and adopted.
Alb o'clock the discussion OF the sniJsot
g? the respiration OF the scriptures was opened
.nd con.inued by Rev. VIM. Diuwdde,
After which the subject of the work OF the
spi.it 10 the regeneration OF sous was opened
Ly we'll ,natured and forciabe ADDRESS from the
lev. Uuoas McCIuer, followed bT renaEkstfom
He1s. Pitzar aud Cannon.
After the discussion closed q recess was taken
ill g, o'clock this r. n.
The sui &c. to be discussed to n,ght at at i
Lciore is the IrdSeiug Of the Holy Ghost
IL believers, and il is hoped that ierse con
Ytesalion will ba prescott to hear OF this matter
The Rev. A. W. ri Z?r will begin the discus