Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-06
East Hanover Prcsbyfery-First Day.
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NORFOLK, Va, May 4, 1856.
East Hanover Presbytery met at P.
NJ. in the Park.Avenue church, Bran
bletoD, Of which Rev. +. b. McCluer is
pastor. BY request of the moderator,
Rev. l.. II. Baldwin, who is pastor OF
one of the churches here, the opening
sermon was preached by the Rev. S. K.
Vim, of Petersburg-text, ii. Co.
rinthians vi, 4.
There were present at this opening
session fifteen ministers and seventeen
elders-as follows Ministers-T.
Pryor, u. D., g. d. Armstrong, d. d.,
w. A. Campbell, +. o. Frierson, L. II.
Baldwin, j. W. Rosebro, Thomas T..
Jones, S. X. Vim, r. d. Stimson, T..
p. Epes, Z. B. McCluer, G. N. Van
nouten, W. F. c. Gregory, A. X.
Holderby 4; elders-R. B. Handy, Judge
|. ID. Christian, John T. Minter, b. q.
Gray, DR.. L. d. Spencer, William S.
Coggeshall, X. A. Williams, Judge W.
II. Burroughs, w. ID. Reynolds, DR.. r.
p. Walton, William II. Tappey, P. C..
Truglen, Judge +. Ii. Fitzhugh. r. II.
Gillian, George p. Haw, Dr.. w. W.
Murray, o. b. Morgan.
The attendance of more ruling elders
than ministers is unusual. Yet in this
Presby tery, if all the churches were
represented, they would be always very
largely in the majority.
Rev. j. W. Rosebro, of Petersburg,
was chosen moderator, and Rev. Thomas
T.: Jones, Of Brunswick, temporary
clerk.
After determining the hours for the
daily sessions and fixing some orders
of the day the Presbytery adjourned
till $3.50 A. NJ. tomorrow.
SECOND DAY-MoRNING SESSION.
NORFOLK, VA, May 5, 1886.
The Presbytery reassembled at $3.50
A. M.-Rev. j. W. Rosebro, modera-
tor, in the chair.
Rev. 7. 7. Jones, being member Of
the committee to examine the records
of sessions, which requires much of the
time of its members, was excused from
acting as temporary clerk, and Rev. r.
d. Stimson was chosen in his place.
Rev. James p. Smith, Rev. William
Chinn, Elders +. NJ. Crutchfeld of
Fredericksburg and Samuel Cumming
of Hampton, not present last night,
were enrolled.
A call from the Park-Avenue church
for the pastoral services OF Rev. f. b.
McCluer, who is now ministering TO it,
was presented, placed in his hands, and
accepted.
A call from the Portsmouth church
for the pastoral services of Rev. K. L.
McMurran was presented and approved,
and held by the Presbytery till Mr.. Me-
Murran can be received as o member Of
this Presbytery, his certificate not yet
having come TO hand.
On motion of DR.. Murray, elder Of the
Suffolk church, a committee consisting
of Rev. James p. Smith, Rev. S. X.
Vim, and Judge +. Ii. Fitzhugh was
appointed to confer with representa-
tives of that church with reference to
its present condition.
Owing to changes in the former COM
mittee by removal, the following per-
sons were appointed on the permanent
Committee on the Sabbath Rev. S. K.
Vim, Rev. j. W. Rosebro, and Elder
0. Is. Morgan 4; ell Of Petersburg.
Much of the time Of the morning ses-
sion was taken up in receiving reports
from the churches.
The narratives Of the state Of re-
lieion in the churches, with a few ex-
ceptions, presented most gratifying
view Of the spiritual state Of the
churches sending these reports.