Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-17
A NOTABLE AssEmBLAcE.
The Approsching Convention OF Kn''ns
Elders Of the Virginia Synod.

The Convention of Ruling Elders OF the
SYNOD OF Virginia, which will assemble In
the Second PRESBYTERIAN church, TINS city.
Wednesday the 9th OF this month, VIII os
most notable gathering. The SYNOD oa
Virginia embraces 400 churches aud l,SvV
elders. and the body is the largest synod IN
the South. wide range OF topics oI ln.
terest TO the Church and bearing upon
tho relations of the. elders 70 tnE
various departments OF churcn wo.a w sha
he d,scussed. The first session OF the
Convention will be held ct 430 O'CLOCK
"Wednesday afternoon and will be calico
70 order by Judge Wexford, chairman OF
After the election of . moderator and
clerks. tho body will hear welcome al.
dress from Rev. NJ. ID. Hoge. ID. u. ana
q response from one OF the visitihe
brethren. rsp,.h
mond will give q reception TO the conven;
ton in Armory Hall, where large social
gathering of the Presbyterians OK hicn-
mond and the Synod OF Virginia Is eA-
pected.
sresEns on TIRE PETITION.
Among those who signed the call for the
convention are William w. Henry. be-
cond church (chairman); Is. Z. wherIy'
Grace.street church (secre,arry); +: H.
Wexford. Jr.. First church; nj. 81. Gillian;
Second church: j. w. Sinton, Inird
church: James Gordon, Grace-Street
church r. II. Gillian. Church OF the
Covenant: Gervas Storrs, Old.Malkcs
church; Lewis H.. Stern, Westminster
church, Richmond; Henry fitzeWeI aaa'
Jr-' Fairfield Church. Henrico: 1.
G. Morton, Second church, Staunto1 !;
J. d. X. Sleight, First church; Richmond {;
,iames Gordon, Grace-Street church, Rich
mond. + 4. Muuce, Old-Msrket church.
Richmond: G.. p. Hsw, Samuel Davlss
church, Hanover; j. /. Marye. frederickss-
burg church; P. S. seabury. Ta6b church
Petersburg; j. p; FitzgeIaid' po aarm.
c clls Shu Charlotte; j. Rose Tyler, New
dublin church, Pulaski; 7. T; Barbour,
Gordonsyille church: &. G. Graf
tan. Harrisonburg church John Muir
raw First church, Stanton; II. ID;
peck. First church, stanton David
Humphreys. Second church, Norfolk ii.
r. Dupuy, Colley- Memorial church. Nor
folk: c. A. Field, Park-Avenue church
Norfolk; }. W. Rison,. Columbia church,
FluvanDa; W: IL. Moorman. AUGUSTA
church; X. X. Kemper, First church,
Alexandria: C. w. Ruebush, Buena Vista
church: w. S. Summers, First church,
Charleston, w. Va; w. Ii. Holman. Bremo
Bluff church, Fluvanna; b. NJ. Ellis,
Thinking Spring church, Augusta: Sam
mel Brown, Hebron church. Augusta ;
4. M. Smiley, New Providence church,
Rockbridge +. S Preston, Second church,
Lynchburg; William Withrow, Waynes-
boro' church; G. s. Venable. Charlottes-
VILE church; w. j. Armstrong, ElkiDs
church, West Virginia w. Fl. Wilson,
Beverly church. West Virginia; j. V. A.
Shields, Central church, Washington city /:
w. III. Mann, Nottoway church: j: D.
Davis. Clarksburg Central church. West
Virginia: /. ID. Jones' Franklln-Street
church, Baltimore; Henry q. Kirk.
Franklin-Street church. Baltimore: r.
b. Hutton, Abingdon church; X. A.
Preston, Abingdon church: w. Is. Ing
ham. Abingdon church; G. A. Ballou,
Dsnville church; T. NJ. Williamson. Dan
vile church; j. T. Watson, Danville
church; q. z. Dennis. Rocky Mount
church; Henry E. Blair. Salem church
f. G. Burdette, Salem church. >. A.
Houston, Union church. Monroe, w. Va. ;;
Mathew Walkup, Mt. Pleasant church, W.
Va: w. Y. Irons, Mt. Pleasant church. W.
Va. G.. NJ. Hanson, Graham church, Iaze'
we'll, w. Va; K. J. Ware. Pocahontas
church. W. Va; j. +. Hartman, Woodviilt
church, Richie, w. Va. r. X. Marhall
Burnsville church. W. We. w. X. Ruddell
Chenille church. ". Va. J. L. Treadway
Chatham church, Pittsylyania, Va: }. Z
Bell, Lewisburg church, w. Va. Robert
Glass. First church, Roanoke: 5. Z. Chris
tan. Second church, Roanoke; Nj. W
Wallace, Tabor church, Albemarle county
II. c. Krebs, Kent-Street church, Winches