Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-02
En,t menorer Presbytery.
Reported for the Dispstch.l

NORFOLK, May l. 1889.
East Hanover Presbyiery met at the Se-
cond church, Norfolk, at p. n. Tuesday.
Rev. Il. p. Kerr, ID. D., OF Richmond,
preached the opening sermon from the text
Psalms c., 6: "Praise ye the Lord"
Present: MInsters-Dr. G. ID. Armstrong,
DR.. NJ. ID. Hoge, DR.. ". A. Campbell. X. l..
McMurran, Daniel Blsiu, Dr. j. A. Waddell,
j.. II. Baldwin, W. :. Lacy, A. II. Holderly.
Dr. j. W. ROsebro. Or. Il. Z. Kerr T. f.
Jones, :. X. VIM, r.. d. Stimson, II. r.
Howsou, William Chinn, j. {. Stewart, +.
r. McClucr. William ). Campbell, and j..
Cleveland Hall.
Ruling Elders-W william II. Edmunds,
Brunswick; N. p. Rue, Colley-Memoriai;
W. II. Burroughs. First church, Norfolk;
w. ID. Reynolds, Second church, Norfolk;
Freeman Epes, NottOwsT; DR.. r. +. Wal
ton, Park Avenue; George II. Brown.
Portsmouth; T.. +. Powell, POwellton; ".
W. Ilobson, Powbata1; Robert Whittet,
First church, Richmond; James Lyons, Sc
co7d church, Richmond; c. ID. LGruS,
Third church, Richmond, and John Z.
Word, Westminster.
Rev. A. r. Hoderby. OF Ashland, was
elected moderator, and Ruline-Elders James
Lyons and Rev. j. G. Stewart were elected
temporary clerks.
Rev. DR.. Kerr, from the committee ap-
pointed for that purpose, reported the or
ganizatiOn on March II. 1883, OF Westmin-
ster church 10 Richmond with tWentY-nine
members and two ruling elders.
Rev. DR.. Campbell, Presbyterian eYange-
list, reported the organization on the same
day OF church at West Point with fourteen
members and four ruling elders.
SECOND DAY.
Captain j. y. Barney. elder Of Fredericks.
burg church; Rev. &. II. Denny, Rev c. ID.
Price, and II. IL. Cardwell, OF Ashland
church, reported aud were enrolled.
Rev. W. 5. p. Bryan, Of Meckleuburg
Presbytery; Rev. Charles Ghiselin, OF Win
chester PresbyterY, and Ruling Elder DR..
W. w. Murray were invited to sit as cOrre-
spending members.
A letter was received from Rev. William
Brown, d. d., giving his excuse for alb
sence. A committee consisting OF Rev. K.
r. HoHison and Elder j. II. Blair was ap.
pointed to offer to DR.. Brown the sympathy
and good wishes OF the presbytery.
Dr. Browns post-office is changed from
De Soto to Bay View, Fla.
An excuse was also presented from Rev.
DIR. Pryor for his absence, and was ac-
eepted
A call from the Powhatan church for the
pastoral services OF Jicentiate j. X. Renuie
was presented, placed in his hands. and sc-
cepted by him; and call from the Aber-
dour church for the services OF Llcentiate
Thomas hogsrth placed in his hands and
accepted by him.
The presbytery then examined these gen.
tlemen on the following subjects as parts OF
trial for ordination: Theology and Church
History.
Mr.. L. d. Hunt, OF the Portsmouth church.
was received as candidate for the Gospel
ministry.
SIR. Rennie preached his trial sermon from
Romans H., 4 :" Or despiseth thou the riches
OF lis goodness and forbtarance and long.
suffering; not knowing that the goodness OF
God leadeth thee 10 repentance"
Narratives OF the state OF religion IN the
churches Of the presoytery were read by
the representatives OF the churches.
Dr. Kerr, chairman Of the commission ap-
pointed for that purpose, reported the ordi-
nation and installation OF Rev. j. Cleveland
Hall as pastor OF the Manchester church, and
Mr.. Hall was enrolled as 4 member OF the
presbytery.