The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-04
NORFOLK.
rour,h Day. session of the fssr Hanover
Prr-hytery.


NoRyo1K. VA. May 3--Tbe fourth
DAYS session of the East Hanover Pres
h,tery teconyened in the Second Pres-
byterian Church at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The attendance was not 80 iarse
a. on former days, owing to the depar'
tnre of a number of ministers from the
ely. .ho
Dr. Kerr presented the report OF the
committee on session, which was re-
ceiyed and filed.
On motion of Or. Armstrong, a com
mittee of three was appointed TO estai-
lish n church in Berkeley, where \ num-
her of Prcshyterians now reside, put
have TO come 90 Norfolk 10 worship.
Rev. +. T.. Read, OF the Methodist
Church. was invited to a seat a- % visit
ing brother. ,.u
The committee appointed to instaii
Rev. \. ;. Lacy. pastor OF the Secoh9
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Norfolk, reported
having performed their duty
The committee Oh finance submitted
a report recommending q number OF
changes in the assessment on several
churches. and in three cases the doing
away with them entirely IL was re-
ceyed and accepted.
The committee on Sunday-schools re-
porici through Rev W =. Campbell,
chairman. The report shows that the
number OF teachers and officers I'm the
schools is GA. number of scholars, 1915
average attendance of officers ano te ich-
err. jOj; average attendance of scholars
1Cs: added from church to school, l2O'
unas collected for its own expenses,
S2E2s. for other purposes, Si4i X
ports were received from all but fye
schools. An increase of 80 teachers and
2,G scholars is reported, and the fun Is
collected this year exceed those OF last
var by S20l. The report was adopted.
The statistical report was submitted by
d.. Campbell II shows that tweniy-ono
congregations have contributed TO the
seven objects OF benevOlence, ordered by
the General Assembly, 10 the extent OF
SG1g9l. Ihe Presbeuery now comprises
thiriy-seyen ministers and forty-siN
churches. Il hrs one licentiaie under
it, care and five candidates. There
are one hundred and siXty-one elders and
one hundred and iilty-one deac0ns in the
Presbvtclv and tive thousand TWO hun
dred and scyenty-three commitments.
At12 o'clock the moderator announced
that the time had arrived 10 hear the
trial sermon of Candidate +. ID. Hunt
Mr. Hunt preached most successful
sermon. and az iis conclusion IL was
voted entirely satisfactory.
The form of licensing him was then
gone through by the moderator, and AZ
It's conclusion the committee on home
missions was directed 90 confer with Mr.
Hunt with view of securing for him "A
tcld OF labor.
A narrative on the state of Religion
was read by Rev J.. II Baldwin, and
shows the Church % De In a very healthy
condition In this respect
ON motion of Rev W :. Campbell
tho time for the next meeting OF the
prcshyicry was fixed for the first We'd
SHAY in October. az Milpah Church.
The reports of the churches ON the
matter OF special collections were re-
ceiyed and IN several cases where taking
up of collections was omitted the reports
were sent back 10 the churches
ON motion of Rev. j. j. Smith the
thanks of the Preshytery were extended
t0 thc pastors and congregations of the
Presbyterian churches of Norfolk Tor
the hospitality extended 10 the Prcsby-
terry.
The Prcsbytery then took a recess IN.
Oh s o'clock when Rev Thomas Ho'
garth and Rev. Joseph Rennie were OF
dained. IL then adjourned.