The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-09-08

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to the cause of Publication as would form
a capital of $3.50 with which to operate.
About twenty of our stronger churches
were-wrltten to and Sl3SS5- was OBJ
tanned. With this sum as capital, two
colporteurs were employed in this work.
Mr.. Pitman, a student of Union Theoloe-
ical Seminary, and Mr.. Parker, an elder
of Bethesda church The former was en-
gagged in the work about three months.
and sold S334S7 worth of religious books;
the latter about two months and sold S37
worth of books. The chairman of the com
mittee sold SIT worth Books unsold
and on hand, but such as will readily sell
$94.55 worth The Rev. A. S. Moffet
resigned the office of chairman of the
committee and Rev. j. E. Booker was
elected in his place.
The pastoral relation between the Rev.
A. S. Motfett and Loeb Willow church,
was dissolved at the request of Mr.. Moi
felt.
The Rev. R. G. Walker presented the
report of the committee on Domestic Mis-
sions. Two evangelists and seven mis-
sionaries were employs of whom
had commenced their labors since last
stated meeting of Presbytery. All had
been paid in full to the time for making
appropriations. The work was generally
encouraging.
Rev. A. II. Price Domestic Mission
ary) presented petition from nineteen
persons, most Of them members of Cook S
Greek church, others members of various
Presbyterian churches, asking for the or
ganization of Presbyterian church, to
be known as the Linville Creek church.
The request was granted, and Drs Strick-
Ter and Bowman, and Revs A. H. Price
and R. @. Walker were appointed com
mittee to perform this work on the End
Sabbath of October, 1880.
DR.. Richardson was heard on behalf of
the Central Presbyterian and Presbytery
adopted the following resolution, viz:
Lexington Presbytery having heard with
pleasure the Rev. DR.. Richardson touching the
! plans and prospects of the Central Presbyterian,
do hereby express their appreciation of the man
ner in which that venerable journal is conducted
and earnestly commend it to the confidence, sup
port, and prayers of all our people, as an able
exponent Of Presbyterianism .ai a-l j
Rev. P Fletcher, DR.. Mutually, and
elders D. S. Bell and Major w. M. Tate
were nominated commissioners to the next
General Assembly, and Messrs. Brooke,
Bryan, Col. Preston, and W. H Bryan,
alternates.
Bethesda church was chosen as the
place for next stated meeting of Presby-
terry, and Tuesday before the I'd Thursday
of May, 1881, at II A NJ, as the time
Commissioners to the last General AS
sembly reported; these reports were APP
proved and the diligence of the brethren
was commended, and the treasurer was
ordered to pay the additional amounts
necessary to defray expenses of those
mentioning arrears.
The Revs kirkpatrick, D. D., Mullal-
ly, D. D., Penick, and elders Col. Pres
ton and Prof. J. J. White were appointed
New Directory for Worship" "whose
duty it shall be to present at the next
stated meeting a conspectus of all the
changes proposed in the new Directory,
with such criticisms or other remarks as
the committee shall think proper to APP
pend"
The committee on preservation of re
cords reported progress, and were com
mended for their diligence, continued,
and authorized to draw on the treasurer
for twenty-five dollars additional, to en-
able them to pay the transcriber for the
work done.
Mcdowell church obtained leave to
employ Mr.. j. Mel Seabrook, licentiate
of the Presbytery of Charleston, until
next stated meeting of Presbytery.
The Rev. J. A. Waddell, M. D., was
dismissed to the Presbytery of South Ala
bama, and the Stated Clerk ordered to
forward the usual certificate.
Vacancies on standing committees were
filled as follows, viz: "On the Sabbath, ="
in place of w. w. Fleming, deceased, w.
J. Bell, elder of Mt Horeb church; on
Examination on Languages, in place
of Dr. Waddell, Rev. A. Fl. Hamilton;
on Experimental Religion, DIR. Bow
man, chairman, in place of DIR. Junkin,
removed, and Rev. D. A. Penick was
added to the committee.
Mr. j. Huffman, member of Mt.
Horeb church, applied to be secured as a
candidate for the ministry under our
care. A paper from the session of said
church, relating to the physical, mental,
and spiritual qualifications of Mr.. Huff
man, was presented to the Presbytery,
and this beng satisfactory, he was ex-
amined as required by the Book, chap.