The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-02
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ILL =. e. fhe Modaiator, Aey. Dr. LEX.
el.sosx s,sir. a Daivll Present Rev. y
enoaI ~ ~ Nartin. Or. z. EE. Peck, Df. IL.
- - as.sydar Dr, Thomas VI harty, >. q.
100 =. syriliiarn n. Matthew'S, u, N. !. ~ na.
- Il. IL. Brown, "A. B. CArrtnEton. Jsmes
- 'fsrews. and n. C. Reed, Win huHns.
Hiasrs A. n, Spencer, Of Brery stufc =,
= IN Hsnnsh, of Concords Waiiam ~
E,,end. 81 Duke,s Bra1chs q. Y: S s.sa1.,;
~ Hsf Creek; Robert Clemens Q, 49,
Inr0. ". W. Read, Of Sitisge cnuI SIs
Jsmes IL. Womsck. oa Dotaarss .,T so.sS - -
Hannsh. al Cub Creek =. n. nln.ULN' a
BuYalo; Paul G. vcnaose OF ,D Isarn.sa;r =.
81. Daniel. Of South bosson mt. .y Guaasa
ssms an Chase City; james hardy, o.
n1ah.rr,n ! ana r, Anderson, OF Bethleheus.
p.v. lanes r. Crews was chosen mooe-
,..tor' and Rev. y. III. Davis and Mr.. i. G.
Veuabse clerks. g..,'
Inr. ~ marcy and Mr.. "A. b. Spencer were
appointed The Committee on DeV9MonM
Tvcrrsses: Messrs, 9. G. Clark and W. W.
Rssd fhe Committee OF Finance; Rev. Will
Hsm n. Matthews and Mr.. William "
Triend nm the State of Religion and fas-'
snrsI Sunnort: Rev. r.. C. Read and Mr. =
n Hsnnah ON Systematic Benefcences on
1he Minutes az the late General Assembly,,
Dr.. Martin, Rev. r. N. Whaley, and Mr.
Robert Clements. &$ .s, 80.
The session Of brakes branch overturned
the Presbytery, asking whether ruling
elder or deacon may not demtt MS once,
lust as minister can, according 10 cnap1es
IL, section Sd, Of the Rules OF Discipline, n
9rllly satisfied in bis own conscience tIlat
toA fa
0neation was upon the recommendation OF
4 c0mmittee, consisting Of Rev. Drs. feck.
Martin. and Wharey. Answered in the al.
1jrmative.
The following paper ON the liquor trafnc.
presented by DR.. Martin. was unanimously
adopted. and ordered to be printed ana Ell
culated among the people:
Whereas the use Of distilled liquors
m beverage has direct tendency to DC
stroy domestic happiness, corrnpb society,
increase crime, and drag men down TO
poverty, degradation. and ruin; and where
AZ the trafic in these liquors as beverage
promotes the use of them by bringing them
within reach OF all our people, and placing
Temptation in their way; therefore he 't
RESOLVED, That it is the duty OF pastors
nnd sessions afectionately to warn members
of the Church against it whenever there 10
they are about to engage in It. zszg;@,
Resoived, That in respect to those mem
bers who are already engaged 10 this frame
It IL the duty OF sessions to whom they owe
obedience In the Lord to nsc every means IN
the way OF private entreaty, and expostuia-
ton. and official admoniti0n to induce them
to stop It.: and there may be cases, in the
judgment Of this Presbytery, in which It
may be necessary for sess ions to proceed 70
the extent OF debarring offenders from the
communion OF the Church. 7.9sr,
DR.. Peck and Ruling Elder Robert D..
Gaines reported their attendance as com
rDissioners to the late General Assembly at
Louisville, and their faithiulness and dill
gence was approved. G-s,.@r .i,... =. ;,
Rev. j. s.. r. Clarke. ofsthe Methodist
Church, and Rev. Ell. Taylor, OF the Bap-
tist Church, were invited to sit within
the bar Of the house. 49,. ~ r. + =. ~.
Rev. H..A. Brown, from a committee APP
pointed Tor the purpose at the last meeting,
reported paper on the subject OF the Sab
bath, which was approved, and Mr.. Brown
was directed to condense the paper and put
It In. the form Of q pastoral letter to the
churches OF the Presbytery. AT a subse-
ouent hour this pastoral letter was present
ed. approved, and ordered to be printed
and circulated In OUR congregations. 1t
was ordered also that the letter be read
from all our pulpits and to vacant congre.
cations by their respective sessions; aud
Rev, Fl. A. Brown, Dr.. II. C. Alexander,
and Ruling Elder W. W. Read, of Village
church, were appointed the permanent
Sabbath Committee, which the General AS
sembly recommends each Presbytery to APP
point. -. L,'." =. s. -. III. ..
Mr.. A. v. Daniel having, at the request
OF his pastor, Rev. j. FL. Davis, presented
himself to represent the. South Boston
church without having been appointed by
his session ION account OF inability to hold
q meeting OF SESSION., he was admitted to
seat. DR.. Alex. Martin entered bis dissent
from the action. "a precisely similar case
occurred at a meeting OF the Presbytery at
GAINESVILLE few years ago, and when the
presbyterial records were reviewed by the
Synod no exception was taken.) t@t
Rustbhrg Campbell Courhouse) was unan-
imously chosen as the place, for the next
stated meeting, to take place on tho third
Wednesday Of April next.
A petition WINS received, asking for the
organization 81 y church at Birch Greek
chapel, new place or worship In the Oak
Level neighborhood, Halifax county, in
connection with the dedication Of the house
on the second Sabbath OF October. The re-
quest was granted. and Rev. DR.. Wharey,
Rev. Thomas E. Barksdaie, and Mr.. Joseph
Stebbins were appointed q committee TO at
tend to this business. u.
The following supplies were appointed
viz, DR.. Peck to preach at Concord the
first Sabbath OF October, Rev. j. II. Davis
Mt the same place on the third Sabbath OF
October, and Rev. r.. e. Reed on the fifth
Sabbath OF November. Rev. DR.. Alexander
TO preach at Lunenburg Courthouse on the
second Sabbath OF November and one Sab
bath at Ebenezer, at his discretion. DR..
Martins appointment at Mercy-Seat was
changed from the first Sabbath OF October
80 the first Sabbath OF November.
The weather was superb, the crowd at
tending the meeting large, and the order
most excellent. indeed the meeting was in
every way en- exceedingly pleasant one.
Besides two sermons day at Briery, there
was preaching every night at Keysyitte, III,
the Methodist church. ~ So
Atnoon Saturday, the business being fu.
ished, after cordial vote of thanks to the
people for their exceedingly generous hos
pitalities, and 60 the Methodist and Baptist
congregations at Keysville for the use OF
their houses of'worship, the Presbytery adj
journed. .s;t II, II, =. 81. A. B.
PrcsbySery OF MOntgolaery.
FIRsT AND SECOND DAYS.
Presbytery convened at Locust Bottom,
Botetourt county, Virginia, on Wednes-
day the 9th ofgAugust. Openiag sermon
by Rev. J.. q. Dinwidafe, retiring modera-
tor, Rev. w. r. Cof3edpe Wxs elected