Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-20
pRESBYTERIES.
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designations - Pastoral Relations ph-
solvsdr-Nsw Churches Received
Questions Discussed.
Reported for the Dispstch-l

Reported for the Dispatch
The Presbytery Of Lexington met in
wsvps,horo', Vs., the 18th instant OF i:3o
=. Al. After 0 sermon by the Rev. u. III.
Isytcn, Pew. q. A. Wilson was eiecieo
moderator and Rev. william c. White and
Elder p. l.. yarbrough, of Millboro', tenn
porary clerks.
elders are present
SECONDARY.
Tho Rev. Or. J. NJ. Rawlings, OF the Mont
romery Pyesbytsry. was invited 10 cit win
Us ss corresponding member.
TIE Rev. John A. Preston resigned the
pssesssie OF Tinklins-Spriug church and be
was dismissed TO the North Alabsma Prespy-
tery tetske charge Of the church AZ fsorence'
Instead OF having preaching at III O'Clock.
after devotional exercises the Rev. Dr. II.
". Hswes read paper on "Ihe OuS'scies
10 PRESBYTERIAN Growth and the Remedies
Therefor"
Tbs pastoral relation between the Rev.
william A. Dabney and oxford church wa
dissolved, and he has permission 10 labor
outside our bounds until the next stated
meetsng.
Tho organization Of a new church at the
Healing springs the Sist OF March, contain
inc twenty-siX members, was reported ana
the name enrolled.
Btsrusville snd sutton churches, BraNton
county. w. Va. heretofore IN connection
with the West Virginia Presbytery OF the
sorti,ern General Assembly, were received
under our care on their own urgent applic2-
tson, made sitter trying and fsilng to secure
an answer to the request made OF their own
presbyteTy for a dismiSstOn 10 our care.
The following commissioners to the Gene
raj Assembly, which meets in Chattanooga
next month, were elected: RevS. l.. H..
Johnston and Il. c. Wake, Elders I. nj.
Smiley, Of New Providence church, and w.
Ii. Moorman, of Augusta church.
Phiippi church sent up call Tor the ser
vices OF Mr.. +. Z. Sydenstricker, senior IN
Union Theological Seminary.
THIRD DAY.
The next stated meeting will be held at
Monterey, Highland county, the 2stb OF
August.
The Rev. u. A. Penick resigned the
craftsmanship OF the Foreign Mission Com
mittee.
The pastoral relation between the Rev. D..
NJ. LAYTON and Bcush and Stony-Run
churches was dissolved, and permission
was granted TO him TO labor at bis own
pleasure until the next stated meeting. The
Rev. A. +. Laird was directed to visit these
churches.
"The Relation OF Sabbath-school Training
to Family Training" was discussed.
Mr.. {. II. Womeldori, OF Timber Ridge
church. now n student OF Washington and
Lee, was received under our care as can-
didate for the ministry.
The Rev. II. Il. smith was directed to
spend the month OF August in missionary
work in Gilmer and adjoining counties, IN
West Virginia.
Att O'Clock the Rev. Or. Murray read a
paper on "The sdaptablllty Of the PTesoyte-
rian Poity TO the Aggressive Work OF the
Church. which was followed by several
short speeches on the general subject.
The Revs. MIR Shanks, OF the Lutheran
church. Mr. Yarbrough, Baptist minister,
and Mr.. Baggs, Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, were invited to sit with US
as visiting brethren.
The Revs. e.. l.. Bitter and J. +. Booker,
with Elders A. A. Sproul and :. {. Brown,
were added 10 the Committee OF Home Mis-
sions. The Rev. Or. Murray was elected
chairman OF the committee Uice Rev, }. A.
Preston.
TIE Revs. A. III. Hamilton and DR.. i. l..
Preston and Elder L. 4. OFT. were ap-
pointed q committee 10 visit Buena Vista,
and take steps for the erection OF Presby-
terrain church there at the earliest possible
time. N ii. IL