The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-04-29
For the Central Presbyterian.
West Hanover F;esbytery F

Met at Waddell church, April 18th, and was
opened with a sermon by Rev. g. L. Petrie, from
Matt. xvii: %.
Rev. Paul F. Brown was elected Moderator
and elders B. Ford and ?. P Barbour, clerks
Rev. II @. Brown was dismissed to the Pres
bytery of Potosi
Rev. ], F. Latmer was received from the
Presbytery of Memphis, and Rev. Joseph J..
Sherrard from the Presbytery OF Winchester
An adjourned n.Hetlng was ordered at Farm
vile, May 9TH, IL A. NJ the special object of
which is to license candidates r. B. Grinnan
and Vim. G. White.
An adjourned meeting thence will be held at
the Cove church to receive and license Mr. Rob-
lnson from Union Seminary New York
Trinity and CartersvIlle churches were grant
ed leave to prosecute call before Chesapeake
Presbytery for the pastoral services of MIR. M.
B. Lambdin.
Candidates R. B Grinnan, W. G. White, R.
V. Lancaster, and W. d. Spur in expect TO labor
out of our bounds for the summer
Mr.. Sherrard was continued supply to
Lebanon church.
The proprlety of changing the name of APP
pomattox Court House church was referred to
committee to report upon.
committee was also appointed to report
upon the advissbility cf selling Wilis's church
with the view of building IN more eligible
situation.
The Presbytery employs only one evangelist
but each OF It's ministers does evangelistic work
in missionary fields and vacant churches. We
have Just now unusual number Of vacant
organized churches, and to look after them not
only absOrbs all our means and energies but
calls for means beyond our reach and for more
ministers than we are able to secure.
The following paper was passed THAT the
Sessions of our vacant churches be instructedito
have all our churches opened for worship. and
that thew tbamgplUn oonduft o.
such Sabbaths in each month as those on which
the church would be opened if they had pas
tor or supply, and that they answer to Presby-
terry for their performance of this duty. See
Book Of Order, Chap ~, sec. g. par L.
Presbytery having heard that Rev. T. D.
Bell, d. D., is seriously sick and is so prevented
from attendance upon this meeting therefore
RcsotDed, That Presbytery hereby expresses
sorrow at hearing Of his sickness, and sympathy
with him, and we offer up our sincere PRAYER TO
the great Head of the Church for his restora-
ton"
Rev J c. Painter and elder H. t. Holiday
we're appointed a committee to report at next
meeting as to the advisablIty of organizing a
church IN Orange county, below Raccoon Ford
Dfs Latlmer and Hawes, and Prof L. J..
Holiday were appointed committee to draft
and send down to the churches a letter az to the
maintenance Of public worship in the absence Of
the ministers
The committee Of Foreign Missions reported
that the whole amount raised for this cause in
the Presbytery was 81 ,2O7, foi the past year.
This was $3.50 short Of the Assembly's appor-
tionment to Presbytery, but 1915 more than
was raised last year. After interesting address
es by Rev. Messrs. p. Woods and Petrie on
Foreign Missions, q collection was taken for the
erection Of suitable residence for the mission
at Chinkiang China, where Rev II M Woods
OF this Presbytery, resides. And the Sessions Of
the churches we're urged to secure a contribu.
tion for mission work by sucb plan as will most
ehectually reach every member Of the church