Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-18
THE PRESBYTeRY OF ROANOKE.
Twelve Ministers aud sixteen Railing
EIdars present-Reyised Directory.


fCorresponGencc OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
CHASE CITY. Va. August 1.-THE Pres
bytery of Roanoke met IN Chase City on
the 18th instant. and in the absence of the
Moderator, Rev. w. II. Davis, who was
detained at home by serious sickness IN
his family, was opened with sermon by
Rev. Hugh Henry, the last moderator
present.
There were present twelve ministers
and sixteen ruling elders. Rev. w. w.
Carson was chosen moderator and Rev.
". S. Friend and Ruling Elder G. B. Wat
kins temporary clerks.
Rev. John II. Davis, Jr., was received as
q member of the body from the Presby-
terry of Knoxville and Rev. I. 5. Hubert
from the Presbytery of 81. Johns. Florida.
Mr.. Hubert takes charge of large field OF
labor, including Old Concord and New
Concord churches, in Roanoke Presbytery.
and Stonewall and Appomattox Court
house churches. in West Hanover Presoy-
terry, besides other points where there are
now no organizations. He 10 to be INSTALL
ed at both Old and New Concord on the
fourth Sunday of September by CON-
mittee of Presbytery, consisting OF Rev.
Il. s. Wilson, Rev. Hugh Henry, and Rev.
w. w. Carson.
The installation of Rev. G.. W. Belk at
Chatham was reported.
The revised Directory of Worship was
approved unanimously.
LEAVE TO RESIGN.
Rev. F. N. Whaley obtained leave TO re-
sign the pastoral charge of Bluestone
church, the reason assigned being the in
creasing infirmites of age. MIR. Whaley
has very acceptably served that congrega-
ton for fifteen years. Next April 1t will
be forty years since Mr.. Whaley became
no Il al. &.n
resignation at BluestCne will not take
effect until the LIST of November.
Rev. DIR. Latimer and Ruling Elder G. b.
Watkins were chosen commissioners to
the next General Assembly, Rev. w. w.
Carson and Ruling-Elder DR.. T. W. Evans
their aiteruates.
Ruling Elder c. C. Owen of the Spring
Hill church, Black Walnut, was received
under the care of the presbytery as a can
didate for the ministry.
Mr.. WILSON'S REPORT.
Rev. L. S. Wilson, one of the synodical
eyangelists, made very interesting and
encouraging report of his labors. covering
O period in all OF about five months of the
present year. He reported the organiza-
ton of two new churches-one at Veal.
four miles west of Chatham, with thirty -one
members, and one at Spring Garden, also
members. Both of these churches were
organized out OF the fruits of protracted
meetings conducted by Mr.. Wilson and NJ.
Belk, the pastor az Chatham. Mr.. Belk
Will continue to supply these points with
stated preaching. He has been doing a
successful work since his installation in
the spring.
Mr.. Wilson also reported three church
buildings in process of erection as the
fruits of his eyangelistic work. Altogether
there had been ninety nine professed con-
verts IN meetings held by him, of whom
fifty-eight had been received into the
Presbyterian church.
sABBATH-scHooL INSTITUTE.
Saturday mornings session was taken
up with the exercises of Sabbath-school
institute. Addresses on various topics
bearing on the successful prosecution Of
the Sunday-school work being made by
Rev. Hugh Henry. Rev. ". 4. Doggett,
Rev. DR.. n. A. Brown. and Rev. I. s. VII
son. of the Presbytery, and Rev. DR..
Witherspoon. of the United Presbyterian
Church from Pittsburg. Pa, who hap
pened to be present, being on a tour OF IN
spection OF the work of that church among
the colored people. They have success
full female school at Chase City in charge
of Rev. Mr.. Vesey.
Rev. DIR. Martin and Ruling Elder W. F.
Patton were appointed q standing CON-
mittee on the Sabbath cause, and it was
ordered that collection for the Bible So
ciety DO taken up annually on the third
Sabbath OF October or some other conye-
nient day, the money to be sent to the
treasurer of the presbytery.
Rev. William 5. Friend and Ruling
Elder Thomas 4. Barksdale were appointed
a Committee on Colored Evane elization to
forward that work by securing collections
from the churches for the assembly's CON-
mittee Of Colored Evangeligation and by
other means.
CHURCH DISSOLVED.
It having been reported to presbytery
that the church Of Nehsrr,n," IN the