Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-17
EAST uAyovGK paesEvTERY.
Tho WORK oFTais Body ct the session
in This city Ycsterdsy

An adjourned meeting of East Hanover
Pre-JytcfY WAS heid al the First presby tcrlan
church i'm th.s city on Yesterday a. j. VI.
Ministers present: \. r. IlolderDy (modep-
tori &. IT,. Read, j.. d., W. A. Campbell,
-. d.. r. +. Kerr, ID. D., =. k. VIM, i.
calvin Stewart, J.. y. Turnbull, and j. T..
Cannon. Ruing Elders: j. Harvie Blair
aud j. -. X. elelght.
INSTALLATION OF 4 PASTOR.
Rev. r. A. Fair aud Rev. j. Y. Fair were
received by certificate from MecAlenburg
Pr,-hytcIy.
order wa, taken for the installation o.
Rev. j. !. Fair ~ pastor Of the Grace Street
church ON Tucsdly, May DIST. at o:lj T.. N.
Dr. Kerr Wss appointed % preside and prO-
pound thc constitutional questions, Dr. lloge
10 preach tre sermon, Dr. richardson t. de-
liver the ,I4fge 90 the pastor, and Or.
Campbell The charge TO The people.
ans FOURTH CHURCH.
commit;ee consisting OF Rev. ". A.
Cauurcu. Icv. ~ Is. Winu. Rev. J.. 4.
Turnbul. 9nd Eu.iug-Lldcr James Lyons,
presented e.. following report, which. after
remarks on the subject 10y member, Of the
committee and others. Tas unanimously
adopted:
The committee appointed 10 confer with
the psstor aud session OF the Fourth church.
Richmond, touching The cNpeGirncY ol
changing the location Of said church Tc'
srectuly report.
TLatItls proposed - remove the church
two or three squares further south, there
being several smtabiciot, 10 that vicinity, one
Of which the congregation hopes 20 be able 10
secure inst TIE proposed change 0i location
will MOI in our judgment Affect iniuriou-ly
the interests OF any other oi Our churches
that we believe the removal to De important
for the interests Of the Fourth church, giving
il much more desirable location than hs
present site. We, therefore, recommend
That the presbytery approve the proposed
change OF location.
Aud. further, iGasmuch AZ the expense In
yolYcd will be \ considerable bur6ea 90 De
horne by the Fourth church alone; and,
since IN movement promoting as we be.
Ueye this will the cause Of Presbyterianism
and Of the Church O! Christ, the unity OF The
BODY should be realized, We ask the pTesby-
terv 10 commend this cause TO the llDe-
rality OF an our churches in Richmond, and
thafa a joint meeting Of all the pastors and
officer, and other representative men from
these congregations be held al the csll OF the
pastor OF the Fourth church 10 consider
measures for giving efficient AID to this en-
terprise.
COLORBD PREsBYTERI4N5.
The Committee on the Eyanselization OF
the Colored Race, 10 whom the matter was
referred at the late meeting OF the presLy-
trry. reported through their chairman on
REQUEST Of colOFed church and minister.
And m accordance with the recommends
tiou of the committee the request was
granted aud MI ZION church and Licentiate
William f.. Smith were transferred TO the
presbvterv Of southern Virginia, presby-
tery Of cOlored people IN connection with The
No,tbcrn General Assembly.
The Rev. l.. Il. Turnbull wss added to
committee formerly appointed TO organize
a church at Old.Msrket Hall
TRANSFERRED.
Rev. Or. Kerr presented request from
Candidate Il. +. Moore for a transfer 10 the
Presbytery OF Tuscaloosa, Ala. The re-
quest was granted.
Mr.. Churchill &. Christian, q member OF
Grace Street church. was commended TO the
nrcsbyteIy by Mr. J. IIaryie Blair, aud alter
beipg examined on experimental religion
and his views in seeking tho ministry, was
taken under the care OF the ptesbytery as a
candidate.