The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-09-22
Chesapeake Presbytery

Chesapeake Presbytery
Met at Middleburg, Sept 18th, 1880, and was
opened with a sermon by the Moderator, Rev.
Ro. B. White, D. D.
There were present ministers, A. D. Pollock,
D. D., R. B. White, D. D., H. Branch, ]. f.
Cannon VIM. Dinwiddie, J. a. Scott Jr. L. B
Turnbull, and ]. G. Painter; Ruling Elders, j.
" A. Shields, B. G. D. Moxley, John G. Cooke,
c. B. Ball. J. Porterfeld, R. s. Chinn, and o.
Braden
j. c, Painter was made Moderator; VIM.
Dinwiddie and ]. V. A. Shields, Clerks Rev.
j. W. Lupton, D. D. of Clarksville Tenn, was
present as corresponding member. Revs J.
P. Strider and A. w Pitzer were kept from at
tendance by sickness
A report adopted on the Evangelization of the
Colored People sets forth the great interest and
Importance of the work, and urges the ministers
and people of our Presbytery to enter with zeal
into every door that may open for us to engage
in it,
A report adopted on Publication gives state
ments of the most successful prosecution of Col
portage in part of our bounds through the
labors of Mr.. ]. Calvin Stewart, one of our
candidates ior the ministry, but Presbytery in
structed its Committee of Publication to report to
the Assemblys Committee the vexatious irregu-
larities and delays encountered in getting from
their agent supplies of books, etc. for our colpor-
teur.
The committee on Home Missions were
directed to make an appropriation for the relief
OF Rev. A. M. Hirshey, an aged and infrm
minister, of our Presbytery, and Presbytery in
structs all Its ministers to make special effort
with all our people to meet this increased de-
mand on our Home Mission fund
The Presbytery has now two candidates for
the ministry prosecuting their studies at our
Seminary, Mr.. J. Calvin Stewart and Mr.. ]. N.
Vandevanter
Greenwich was chosen as the place, and II
A. M, on Wednesday before the full moon of
April, 1881, as the time for the next stated meet
ing.
An overture was sent up to the Synod asking
that HARDWOOD church be transferred from East
Hanover to Chesapeake Presbytery, to be united
with Grove church under one pastor.
Revs. J. G. Painter and A. w. Pitzer were or.
dered to visit CulPeper church together at their
earliest convenience, to advise and encourage the
brethren there in efforts to secure minister.
By appointment made at the spring meeting.
Rev. J. F. Cannon preached a sermon on the
proper Observance of the Lords day, which led
to further discussion of the subject bv Messrs
Cannon, Dinwiddie, Pollock, Turnbull and
Scott. The report adopted urges all our minis
ters and sessions not to rest content with the
public presentations Of the subject from the pull
pit, but to endeavor by private persuasion and
counsel to secure the reverent Observance of the
Lords day in all our families; that our Sunday
Schools be instructed so as to fortify our Young
people against the insidious errors which are rife
in this matter and that active cooperation be
sought with all other Christians in effect to cul
tivate healthy public sentiment, and to have
enforced the existing laws against the desecra-
ton Of the Lords day.
Presbytery overturned the General Assembly
to send down to the Presbyteries to be voted on
in the regular method the following amendment
to Chap. XII, Sec 8, Of the Rules Of Discipline.
to be added at the end of the section, "And this
pro vision applies n,tats m,,tandis to the case of
Ruling Elders and Deacons"
II. Branch, j. j Cannon, and c. p. Ball were
appointed committee to examine the new Di.
rectory Of Worship sent down by the Assembly's
Committee Of Revision, and to report on the same
to the spring meeting.
}. A. Scott, Jr., R. B. White and j V. Brooke
were appointed to do the same with the papers
sent down from the Assembly on Retrencbment
and Reform
Licentate William Chinn made report Of
his work in Grove and HARDWOOD churches vvas