Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-24
THE PREsBYTERY or ROANOKE.


ProcccdiuCs of the spring Meeting al Con
cord Church Orders Takcn.
-ANr. VA. Arru 2]-GpccialJ-This
,.Iy olo.cI i,s spring atatei meeting on
li.h ,r hYrI nj New concord church.
.1 Campbell county. This is one of the
most rr.sr. rous country congregations of
thc pr,.ty,ety. enjoying along with old
,....lI Diamond Hn, ana Rustbury
churches thr services az Rev. j.. T.
Roscoe. who has been with them not
amin. a year The New Concord house
az Worship IT, also one OF the prettiest
.,l most d,s r,die country churches
tt.t ", know Of Rev l.. l.. Johnson
Mas ual. moderator. ANA Rev. +. NJ
crtr ami Ruling Elder judge lowhatan
I...I.u. Dr.. clerks Tho Ir .snNt"ry now
,.-..-f. of tw.nty-onr ministers and
f.rt.--...u churches. Fourteen ministers
ana -.t,nto.n ruling elders were III al
t..lu.- The hard times ana busy sea-
sun af he wear must account COR the non
r-r..svut.t ou of So many Of the churches.
Drc rDA church WAS fepoileu ana
enrolled. that of LunenbUrs Courthouse
tr ,.u-.ausuc. Of this the name OF the
obs organization IN 1hr county was
,ltr-tl Go TDcue2pr
r.v william McC. Miller was received
f.,u th. Presbytcry Of Wilmington. ana
.,f.r taken for his installation as pastor
ri NlIftpe Charlotte Courthouse ana
brake Branch churches on the second
~.r ur 900 May.
Or.er vas also taken for the installa-
t.r ~ Rev Hugh Henry as pastor OF
N.h.rrln church on the second Sabha'h
- I.lv. and Rev. X. G. Anderson as
,...f.r OF TIE church OF MartinsViile on
o.. ,hul sabbath Of june
can. from veal and Harpen Creek
churches for the pastoral services OF Kew
81 Logan were read ah" Iiac'I III Ils
t.uI- which he WAS allowed TO hoId Wi'"-
o.f reply rn thc next staten In' v'i"s'
Calls from Roanoke ana liat NiueH
c,.,.f-, were presented for the pastoral
....l... Of Rev. h. Il. Houston. OF Mont
....r lr,shyt,ry. and PERMISSION wa
......r b. prosecute these calls before 'h"'
s. ..u was also presented from Doug,
is church for the pastoral services Va
t... T. D.. English. -. -. zone OF Inc pro-
lesson. "a Union Theological seminary
% Bethel Ir.shytrry and iv"Ne Mas
TAINTED to prosecute 10 before 'h"' pouE
rs memorial Col the late Ntneialel anu
beloved professor ~ inc "',''" 80 ,o,i
I'D mas J. Peck b. ID. LIZ r. was reda
l, r.v pr r. a. Johnson and ordered 20
., ..inl ur.u the minutes.
Nr g. e. owen. OF Sfrng llil chureh,
~. .ut-! 20 preach. MI owen II no"
.l,.r,f.inr medical missionary ~.
l.r.y. l, Co~.a. and 70 Is understood tha'
B.. Is himself expecting 10 engage III 'he
foreign mission work.
Is CHINA.
vr.r. w. Paxton. member Of the First
pr..b,t.rlan church OF Danv!le' who mas
i..n for two years iaborins as Jay ms ms
-..na~, in Clina, applied i"r oIulha'Vn'
.rI th- pfcs0yt,ry freoinmr"aea 10 nun
d.. ..,E orHin4tlou az th. hands OF some
,-.','..,.,,. a., chira IN connection with
40 tr CORES poudsnce wi,h our Churcn'
l,,, ,vifb , view. previously understood by
I'd ,..rtt.s TO bis resum.ug connection
,.rt enc southern Presbyterian Church'
~l.t,Id thr way rot b iouht open i"f
fbfs method of procedure ,hrn MT IuN-
,., A. advised 20 seek ordination AZ 'he
hand. Of one o. cur cNans'h9's ~ on'''"'
Tho presbytefy ADOPT. d an o',i .i'e W
Ca. ceneral Assembly q resclnd toe ac-
,,., ,.tsn by the lass assembly, providing
n" r,diuavon o. foreign misslona-
.. s,.ire altogether unconstitutional
,.r..,,vfcry determined 20 continue
,,r,.sent year its independent atu-
"a. 5, the natter of conducting home
,....i..,. work 4, WAS PAL tally Influenced
,.y otli,ations already assumed py Ns
'...,.,of,tee Tho churches are earnestly
.,tort.9 10 contribute as literally as
to.,,ble In The collections for home-rnis-
$50, v,.rk In June, August, and Septem-
- and afler as economical an admin
iara,lon az possible of The WORK within
M. presbytery. the committee Is m
struc,,d % forward ali that Is iefi and
available for that purpose 10 the AS
senbiys committee. AT Atlanta. After
H.. present year this presbytery WIZ
probably fan IN fully with the assembly b
plan.
The sustertaton and eyanxtlist,e work
has been conducted by the committee