Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-21
THE STATE AT LARGE.
VEST HANOVER PREsBYTERY
Evsusen.s,e Appointments Papers Passed
Statistics.
lReported for the pispatch.l

Rev. III. G. Brown was dismissed 10
the Presbytery Of Potosi, Missouri.
Rev. DR.. !. +. Latimer, Of the Pres
bvtery of Memphis, and Joseph IL.
Sherrard, Of the presbytery OF Win
chester, presented certificates from their
presbyteries, and after the usual ex-
animation were received as members.
An adjourned meeting will be held at
Framyille May 7th at III A. NJ, also
one at Cove church June 18th at ! Z.
M. Trinity and Cartersville churches
were authorized to prosecute call for
The pastoral services Of Mr.. M. b.
Lambden before Chesapeake Presby-
terry.
Candidates r. B. Grinnan, W. O..
White, r. V. Lancaster, and W. ID.
Spurlin were granted leave to labor out
side of our bounds during the summer.
Rev. Mr.. Sherrard was continued as
stated supply for Lebanon church.
A committee was appointed to report
as 20 the propriety Of changing the
name of Appomattox Courthouse
church.
Messrs. Halves, p. +. Brown, and
w. NJ. Corson were appointed COM
mittee to consider the ACCESSIBILITY oil
selling Willis's church and building in
more advantageous location.
Rev. ii. P. r. Mccoy reported that
arrearages due him by Providence church
had been finally settled. A report on
eyangelistic work was made looking to
the concentration Of effort on our va
cant fields.
The following paper was passed !:
ssTbat the sessions of our vacant
churches be instructed to have all our
churches opened for worship, and that
they conduct that worship on such Sab
bath in each month as those on which
the church would be opened if they had
a pastor or supply, and that they an
swer to Presbytery for their perform
ance of this duty" See Book of Order,
chapter 4, section 8, paragraph 4.
The following action in regard to DR..
Bell was taken: "Presbytery having
heard that Rev. DR.. I. d. Bell is seriously
sick and so is prevented from attend
ance upon our present meeting: there
fore
" Resolred, That Presbytery hereby
expresses sorrow at hearing of his sick
ness and sympathizes with him, and we
offer up our sincere prayer for his resto-
ration to the Great Head of the Church. !"
The following evangelistie appoint
ments were made Dr.! Bell, at Am
herst and Rivanna DR.. Latimer, Pam
plin's and Gainesville 4; Mr.. Sherrard,
Cove and Louisa Courthouse DIR. E..
Woods. Orange Courthouse and Rock
fish; Mr.. Petrie, st. James and Provi-
dence; DR.. White, Appomattox Court
house and Pamplin's; DR.. Halves, Will
lis's and vicinity and Trinity /; Mr.. Nc
Coy, Rivanna and Gordonsville Mr..
Painter, Gordonsville and Orange Court
house Mr.. Brown, Willis's and vicin-
ity and Gainesville Mr.. Henry, Louisa
Courthouse and Rockfish; DR.. Smith,
jamestown and Appomattox Court
house.
Rev. j. c.. Painter and Elder III. l..
Holiday were appointed committee
to report to the next stated meeting as
to the advisability of organizing a
church in Orange below Raccoon Ford.
Drs. Latimer and Halves and Elder
L. L. Holiday were appointed a COM
mittee to prepare an address to the
churches in regard to the maintenance
Of public worship in the absence of the
ministers.
The amount contributed to foreign
missions during the past year was
sl,206.52. This falls short Of the
amount apportioned to this Presbytery
by the General Assembly by $50.
The churches are urged to respond lib
orally to this cause early in May. A
missionary meeting was held and in
teresting addresses were made by Reys.
f. Woods and G.. L. Petrie. A collec-
ton was also taken, to be devoted to
the erection of suitable residence for
the mission in Chinkiang, China. Rev.
Henry NJ. Woods is at this mission.
Eight churches failed to report on re-
ciprocal duties at all. Eight reported
deficiencies on pastors salaries, and
twelve reported payment in full. The
stated clerk was directed to urge these
churches to the payment of these obi
cations, as they have vowed to do il
their calls for pastoral services. lie
was also directed to urge upon the
churches failing to send up reports the
importance Of complying with thii
Presbyterial requirement.
The narrative was forwarded to thu
General Assembly. Blank forms wer,
ordered containing the topics from thu
Assembly's form of narrative and Ger
tain questions from the Presb Jteries
form as to the state of religion.
Presbytery determined to return t.
the Assenbly's days for collections 70
education and home missions.
In the Sabbath schools within gu
bounds there are 1858 scholars ant
160 teachers. Twenty-Five of thes
schools have raised 1879.
Resolutions were adopted in regart
to the death Of Rev. j. c. McClung
who was supplying the churches o
Gordonsville and Orange Courthouse.
Attention was called to the action o
Synod on home missions.
The overture of the General Assem-
bly, in regard to marrying decease'
wife's sister" was answered in the al
firmative.
South Plains was chosen as mex
place of meeting, and the time fixe
August 18th, at O'Clock P. NJ.
Rev. T. s. Witheron was appointe
colporteur for the sale Of the books {
our Committee Of Publication.
And after a cordial vote Of thanks
Presbytery adjourned to meet in Farm
vile May eth at IL A. Nj.
LONGFEILOw.