The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-18
THE PREsBYTERv.
An Interesting Days Work Yes
terday.
THE ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM, VA.

Presbytery met at 0 o'clock yesterday
morning and was opened by Scripture
reading by Moderator Waller and prayer
by Rev. Colin Stokes.
The report of tho committee on the
Sabbath, reporting among other things
that railroad Sunday traffic was on the
increase. The report was ordered
adopted and sent to the General Assem-
bly,.
The special committee to visit New
London Church reported that the church
had been visited and the pastors salary
arranged to be fully paid.
The calling of the roll was had and
tho ministers asked if they had preached
special sermons upon the Sabbath, ac-
cording to the Presbyter order. The
majority had forgotten the order
The moderator reported that he had
visited Lomo Church and declared the
pulpit vacant
The committee on ancient languages
reported that the Latin thesis and Greek
exegesis of d. e.. Armstrong, jr., was
satisfactory.
The pastoral relations between Rev.
w. T. Walker and the Third Lynchburg
Church, were dissolved and Mr.. Walker
dismissed to East Hanover Presbytery.
DR.. Campbell, of Roanoke, gave as his
reasons for resigning the Craftsmanship
of the Committee on Home Missions.
the lack of time. His resignation was
accepted and Rev. R. II. Fleming
elected to fill the vacancy.
The ministers reported conducted
evangelistic labors within the bounds of
the Presbytery.
The committee on ministerial support
reported that 40 out of 46 churches had
reported as regards the payment of pas
tors salaries, several of which had
overpaid their pastors and six others re-
ported deficiency OF only Sl37.lO.
The following ministers were nom-
mated for commissioners to the next
general assembly at Birmingham, Ala,
in My, 1901: Rev. j. Il. Bridges, Of
Salem; Rev. DR.. Baird, of Blacksburg,
and Moderator Waller, of Falling
Spring, the two receiving the highest
number of votes to be elected. Mr..
Bridges received %; Mr.. Waller. 90,
Bridges and Waller were declared
elected.
DR.. Baird and Rev. z. c. Clark were
elected alternates.
Elder Biggs, of Bufordsville, received
% votes and Elder Capt. VIM. Engles,
OF New River, 81 votes, and we're
elected commissioners to tho general
assembly, and Elder D. c. Yates, of
Roanoke, and Elder Capt. John A.
Douglass, of Princeton, were elected
alternates.
1t was decided that the Presbytery
hold its fall meeting at Bluetield, this
place alone being nominated. on Sept.
22nd, 1891.
Rev. John Ruff was ordered to confer
with Rev. j. C. Graves, of Bedford
county, in regard to his neglect of min
isterial obligations.
Rev. DR.. Shanks, Rev. Mr.. Howard
and Rev. DR.. Baird, were allowed TO
labor at discretion.
The Pearisburg Church was ordered
to show cause, at Glen Wilton, on May
18th, why Rev. Mr.. Allison, their pas
tor, should not be dismissed to the pas
torate of the Radford Church.
The call of High Bridge Church for
all the time of Rev. G. A. Long, Offering
only $3.50 yearly salary, was severely
criticised by number of Presbyters as
valuing too little minister's services.
The matter was referred to the home
missions committee, which recon-
mended that the call be returned and
the church suggesting that they ask for
nail OF MT Longs time.
1t was ordered that Rev. j. Nice.
Duckwall be installed as pastor of Blue
field church on May 2. Rev. w. c.
Campbell is to preach the sermon and
PROFOUND the constitutional questions,
DR.. T. w. Hooper to charge the pastor
and Rev. j. A. Allison to charge the
people.
At the afternoon session the COM
mittee on the narrative reported through
Chairman Hall that forty-two out of
forty-six churches had sent up written
narratives. In ten churches there we're
no additions to the membership: thirty
two report steady growth. Only six
churches reported Sabbath desecration.
Calls from Fincastle church and the
Roanoke missions were placed in the
hands OF Rev. =. c. Clark, OF Rocky
Mount.
The Sunday School Committee re-
ported thirty-nine out of forty-nine
churches reporting. The catechism is
taught in all the schools, and the scrip
ture memorized. The schools have $50
teachers; 1877 scholars; scholars ad-
mitted to communion were sixty-cight:
contributions OF scholars for their own
support. Sl,4SG.70; for other purposes,
$67U.2S.
The committee on statistics reported
in the presbytery 1870 elders, ia dcacoas;
added to church membership on ex-
animation, 1856; on certificate, 323;
adults baptized, II; infants, s5; baptized
non communicants, 3S5: Sunday-school
teachers, 323, schools, 2,7S6, and whole
number of church communicates, 1856.
The funds collected during the past
year were as follows:
For sustentation, 1,214; evangelistic
fund, Sl,007; invalid fund, $3.50; foreign
missions, S2,522 education, 1887; publi-
cation, 1895; colored evangelistic fund
1898; church erection, 1927; Bible society,
ST.: Presbyterial, 1898; pastors salaries