The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-17
EAST HANOVER.
THE PRESBYTERY PRocEEDLyGS.
Members Eurolled-Sfandinz committees
Announeee-Annua Reports sfs-CommissiOn-
ers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Announcee-AnnuaI Reports Commission
ers ApDOinied-Narrafions.
The Presbytery reassembled at $3.50 on
Yesterday morning--the Moderator, Rev.
DIR. NJ. ID. Kalopothakes in the chair.
The following members not present at
the first session were enrolled: Rev. NJ
| W. Staples, Rev. John G.. Anderson, Rev.
G.. ID. Armstrong, ID. d.. Elders X. II.
Franklin, J. L. Marye, james A. Scott,
and ID. Humphreys.
At3P. NJ. recess. was taken till p. NJ.
| The following standing committees were
| announced by the Moderator:
On the Narrative: Rev. j. A. Waddell,
Rev. r. d. Steinson, DIR. w. W. Murray.
On Pastoral support: Colonel William
p. Munford, John c. Goolsby, Mark Ed
wards.
To Audit Treasurer's Report: Robert
Howard, Hugh Blair.
On the Minutes Of synod: Rev. Thomas
t. Jones, Rev. Walter II. Robertson, W.
w. Hobson. M
Added to the Permanent Committee on
the Records: Dr. 5. j. Christian, r. F.
Lester.
To Review Records Of Presbytery Rev.
James p. Smith. Rev. s. K. Winn, c. d.
Larus.
The annual reports from the churches
were called for aud presented.
The next stated meeting was appointed
to be held at Bethany church, in Charles
! City county, on wednesday, October 1st,
at i2 NJ.
The following commissioners TO the Cen
eral Assembly were appointed: Rev. T.
! PRYOR, ID. d., Rev. l.. p. Kerr; Ruling
| III N IA
II. Christian Alternates, Rev. Thomas T.
Jones, Rev. ". A. Campbell; Ruling Ed
ers :. Graham Howison, Robert Howard.
! At II A. NJ, the special order for that
hour. the narratives from the churches
was taken up. and narratives were read
| from nearly all the churches. These re-
ports presented many interesting and en-
cOuraging facts that attracted the attention
OF the Presbytery, but they cannot be con-
densed into this report.
Rev. W. A. Campbell, evangelist OF the
Presbytely, reported that he had organ
lied two churches-Newport's News
church. October %, 1850, and Smithfeld,
April IS, 1884.
Six new churches have been organized
during the year.
The committee appointed TO organize a
church for the colored people at Ashland
reported progress. Mr.. William l.. Smith,
colored candidate under the care OF this
Presbytery, who is laboring there, by IN
yitation OF the Presbytery made state
ment as to his work. 4 lot for church
has been bought and paid for, and lumber
is on the ground. Funds are needed. he
said, 10 erect the building. There was an
encouraging prospect in the work at Ash
! land.
The Rev. DR.. Armstrong and the Rev.
| DR.. Read. who had acted as members OF
| the permanent committee TO review the
records OF sessions, asked 10 be relieved
| from longer service. Their request was
granted, and the thanks OF the Presbytery
rendered them for their long and faithful
service in this arduous work. There being
another vacancy on this committee, by rea-
| son OF the removal OF the Rev. DIR. Pres
ton, the following members were appoint
ed TO constitute the committee Rev. j. A.
| Wadderl, Rev. Il. Z. Kerr, Rev. I. T..
Jones.
The Rev. L. E. Scott was, by request,
dismissed 10 EbeneZer Presbytery, Ken
tucky.
A letter was read by the Rev. James p.
Smith from the Rev. DR.. William Brown,
now IN Florida. asking 4 dlsmission 10 st.
Johns Presbytery. On motion OF DIR.
Pryor the request OF DR.. Brown was re-
spectfully and aflcctionately declined, and
| leave was granted DR.. Brown TO labor with
out the bounds Of the Presbytnry till the
next stated meeting. The ground OF this
action was the hope that DR.. Brown might
be induced t. return TO Virginia.
II was ordered that at the meeting IN be-
hall OF foreign missions Thursday at 5 p.
NJ. the Rev. Il. p. Kerr preside; that the
Rev. Or. Kalopothakes be heard on The
subject OF foreign missions, 70 be followed
bv speeches from others not exceeding ten
minutes; and that collection be taken for
the foreign missionary work.
NIGHT SESSION.
| The Rev. Z. o. Frlerson presided and
opened the meeting held in behalf Of home
missions with devotional exercises.
The Rev. w. 4. Campbell, presbyterial
evangelist. presented the report OF his work
| for the last six months.
The Rev. James p. Smith read the report
OF the Committee Of Domestic Missions.
This showed, as TO the financial condition
OF the work, falling off OF the contribu-
tions OF the church to this work OF $1,000
in the year just closed.
The Rev. J. n. Craig, ID. D., secretary
OF Home Missions for the General Assem-
bly,, made an address, setting forth the
work and lis claims. He made strong
appeal TO the churches Of the Presbytery to
sustain this importsnt cause by liberal
gifts.
A collection was taken up, amounting to
about Sl20.
The PTesbytery adjourned TO met NJ
930.