The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-15
THE H0GE ACADEMY"
n PRESBYTERIxN SCHOOL TO NE
Established AT BLACKSTONE.
Named for the Distinguished Divine of
This Cify-Proccedings of tho East
Hanover Prcsbytery.

s.SO O'CLOCK TINS morning, and was opened
with devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. ]. p. Cannon.
Rev. ]. i. Vance presented the report
OF the treasurer OF the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Union OF East Hanover Pres
bytery for tie year ending April l, 1893
showing the receipts TO have been 81 ,22S.9l
Disbur sen'ents, si,22Ssl.
After the reading OF the report Rev.
Mr.. Vance offered the following reso,u-
ton. which was adopted; The Presbytory
has heard with qualification the treasurer s
statement Of the Womans Foreign Mis-
sionary Union OF East Hanover Pres
bytery showing the contributions OF the
year 10 be Sl.22s9l and would take oc-
casion 10 urge and organize woman's
work FOR missions in every church.
Rev. A. L. Saunders. OF Fredericksburg.
offered the following resolutions:
Resolved. ], That East Hanover Pres
bytery. apprecating the need OF greater
Information and deeper interest in the
cause of foreign missions. order and
appoint nm annual foreign missionary
meeting. TO BE held at the same place and
during the same week Of the spring ses-
sion OF the Presbytery
Resolved. . That the commissioners 10
Presbytery be constituted rightfui mem
bers Of this meeting. and in addition TO
various missionary societies be extended
the rights and privileges Of the meeting.
Resolved 2. That the business Of this
meeting shall be % TO receive and dis
cuss reports from the different missionary
societies in the churches Of the Pres
bytery. (2) TO receive and discuss reports
Of our several missionaries in foreign
lands. CD TO propose and adopt such
measures as will tend TO advance the
cause Of foreign missions
Resolved, 4. That the chairman OF the
committee on foreign missions be Instruct
cd 70 urge upon the missionaries sent out
from this Presbytery the duty OF sub
hitting 10 the Presbytery. through the
chairman. n careful and thorough report
of their individual work. their field, its
needs. difficulties and prospects.
Resolved. 5. That in addition 10 the
infor NAL discussions Of reports and
meas ires. the chairman Of the committee
on for eign missions appoint speakers. who
shall n repare and deliver formal addresses
during the meeting upon some practical
themes bearing upon the subject Of for
eIgn miss ions. The resolutions were dock
eted.
The hon for the order Of the day
viz TO ne. 1r the report of the commit
tee in rega I'd TO the establishment of
n male Pres byterian academy at Black
stone having arrived, the report was sub
mitted by Rev 7. p Epes. of Motto
way county. W no asked that IL be con-
sidered seriatim. The report IS as fol-
lows:
Your committee. appointed TO receive.
consider and report upon a proposition
from certain gentlemen at Blackstone. in
the county Of NottoN'ay. for the establish
ment OF a male Presbyterian academy at
that place report as follows: These
gentlemen propose to convey by a deed
Of general warranty to the East Hanover
Presbytery, or any board of trustees
chosen or approved by it. a certain lot
Of land lying in the suburbs Of the town
of Blackstone, measuring 600 feet by
$50 feet. covering nearly six acres of
ground and bounded by streets on the
four sides. They also offer TO the treasury
OF such board Of trustees the sum Of
5000 In money. The conditions of these
proposals are that the Presbytery shall
erect suitable buildings. raising 1000 adj
ditional on these grounds and establish
a male academy in connection with the
Presbyterian system of education. If the
Presbytery shall raise Sl1.5O0. these
gentlemen will make contribution in
cash of $500 Your committee have
visited Blackstone by a ma jority delega-
ton. examined the proposed site. and
finding 1t in every way suitable for
academy purposes. recommends that the
offer be accepted. and that the Presby
terry raise 81. 900 for the enterprise.
2. That a board Of trustees be appointed
and perpetuated by the Presbytery, hold
ing Offices for the terms Of three years.
and elected in classes of four at each
regular spring sitting Of the Presbytery
after the spring session OF 1898.
s. That vacancies be filled by the Pres
bytery at the meetings during which
they become known, or at the next regu-
lar meeting. or at a meeting adjourned
or called for the purpose.
That aOrioinal board of trustees
be now constituted. TO consist Of % the
Rev. T. W. Rosebro. the Rev. L. b. Turn
bull, the Rev. James /. Vance and Ruling
Elder T. S. Munce whose terms shall ex-
pire at the spring meeting Of the board in
1899. (2) The Rev. r. H. Fleming os
Lynchburg. Va. Ruling Elder william
H. Mann and r. Il. Hardy and J. NJ.
Harris OF Blackstone. whose terms Shall
expire at the spring meeting Of the board
in 1897. 60 Rev. #. =. Epes. Ruling Elder
William Hethorn of Lunenburg county,
r. p FITZGERALD of Farmvile and W II.
Gingnick of Norfolk whose terms shall
expire at the spring session OF the Pres
bytery in 1895 a. The Rev. Richard
McIlwaine. president of Hampden-Sidney
College, ex-ofIicio.
5. That this board shall be directed
20 meet at such time and place as may be
indicated by its first-pamed members; that
IL proceed to obtain a charter from the
Legislature OF Virginia or the circuit
court Of Nottoway, which shall embody
the principle contained in this report, and
whatever else shall be necessary to secure
the property and full control of the school
forever 10 the Presbytery Of East Han
over. or its successors, holding the form
of government and system of doctrine set
forth in the present standards of the
Presbyterian Church In the United States:
that IL elect or appoint a president and
such other officers and committees, and
adopt such plans as may be needed in
performing its work; that the Rev. j.
w. Rosebro ID. D., be chairman OF the
board till a president is chosen.
g. That the Presbytery appoint .ts
financial agent subject TO the approval OF
the board OF trustees, TO apply for and
receive from congregations and individ-
uals within and without the bounds of the
Presbytery the money needed.
T. That the school be organized in
design and remain in fact only an acad-
envy, fitting boys for colleges professional
or business life. not aspiring to the pre-
tensions OF a college itself.
g. That the name and style of the school
be THE Hanover Academy"
g. That Its text books and curriculum
be arranged with reference 20 passage
from the academy into the colleges and
universities Of the State. and with special
reference 10 entrance into Washington
and Lee University and the College of
Hampden Sidney.
TO- That the president OF Hamp-
den-sidney shall be ex-ofiicio a member
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