The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-10
THE ROANOKE PRESBYTERY.
Interesting Meeting Of this Evangelical Body
in DanYihe Yesterday.
WHITE WOMAN ASSAULTED BY A NEGRO.
End of the PostInastership Fight In Lynch
burg-Thc Varsity Defeats the Dart
mouth Baseball Team.

DASvILLz, Va. April 9.-lSpeciall- AFTER
the able sermon last night by the retiring
moderator. Rev. Hugh Henry, Of Campbell
county, the Roanoke Presbytery was formally
organized by the election of Rev. W. ii.
Davis moderator. and Joseph Stebbens and
Robert S. Hutcherson temporary clerks. Rev.
DR.. II. A. Brown is the stated clerk.
Upon the calling of the roll it was found
that twelve ministers and fifteen ruling elders
were present and fifteen churches were repre-
sented. Other delegates came IN this morn
ing. and at the morning session, which was
commenced in the lecture-room of the Jetier-
son-street Presbyterian church AT 800 O'Clock,
twenty churches We're represented
The standing committees were appointed
and their work mapped out. MIR. walter >.
Hancock. a member Of the Jeierson-street
church of this city. was received under the
care of the Presbytery rs a candidate Tor the
ministry. The question Of changing the
bounds Of the PresOytery was referred 10 "a
special committee 10 be reported upon at
TINS or the next meeting.
Il was reported to the Prcsbytery that new
church had been appointed at Pampiln city,
Va
The name OF the North Danville church was
changed - Shelton Memorial church, IN
honor of Il g late ". \. Shelton. Of this city.
who contributed largely 10 the building fund.
After a lengthy discussion the Presbyterian
collection wa, voted to educational purposes.
At the afternoon session the various COM
mittees on seasonal records were appointed.
Chase City was selected rs the place and
August 10Th ~ the time for holding the next
semi-aunual session IF the Presbytery.
A partial report on home missions was read
by Rev. j. H. Davis u. b.. pending consider
alton Of which the members adjourned to the
main body Of the church TO attend and take
part in general meeting III the interest OF
home missions.
Addresses we're delivered by Or. Richard
McIllwane president If Hampden-Sidney
College, and Rev. thornton wilson, syHodl-
cal evangelist
Commencing at z o'clock tonight very
inrcelv-at;ended meeting was held IN the IN
terest Of Hampden-Sidney College. Or. Me
Illwalne and others delivered stirring speeches
Last night Nettie Carter the inmate OF a
Dan,1llc bawdy house, took dose OF lauda-
mum and died from It's effects Al o'clock ms
morning. She was IN the habit Oi taking tie
drug. aud IL i not known whether or not she
took this dose with suicidal intent. but her
companions think she did. "a she has been IN
low spirits for week. She was young
woman little over twenty years of age. and
came here three months ago from Raleigh, y.
c. IL Is said she was reared III Spartanburg, y
c.. and was respectfully connected there. Her
companions Ia sin raised among themselves
necessary money for the burial, and the body
will be inferred tomorrow.
Tie Young Mems Christian Association
here. which has been without general secre-
tary for some months past. has secured the
services of Nr. j. l. Alice. j.. OF Portsmouth.
who Will enter upon the discharge Of his du-
ties on May lst.