Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-19

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,, Under Martin, n. d., Of Danville, 10
=. ,,~esented At the next stated meeting
,,hn overture from the General Assem-
49,. ,,oviding for the ordination or evan
.|iists by evangeis,s I'm the foreign
go Was 'adopted: but that providing
o. an earlier lcensure Of candidates Tor
80 ministry was answered In the mega
tive. , y,,v,,.cy
An overture 20 the General Assembly
IS adopted asking for q radical change
to tbe methods Of conducting, or al teas.
- s,nporting assembly and presbyterial
49, mission work. This is the over
,yre proposed to the presbyteries by
circular signed by a number OF our |
ministers. All these overtures elected
warm debate, and the votes upon them
were close. ,,.
The "presbyterial" sermon on Family |
pcliqion" was preached on Friday TO |
Csu house by Rev. Hugh Henry, OF Brle-
~ church-a very able and Impressive |
discourse on that very important sub
sect. II is strange that any Christian |
head Of a family can listen to such an |
exhibition 81 duty without at once estab-
fishing tho family altar and expert
cncing new impulse in the discharge OF
all the duties OF family religion.
The report on foreign missions. pre-
scented by Rev. Hugh Henry showed
that the people are cherishing an IN
abated interest In this cause: expressed
the gratitude on our part due to God on
account OF His continued blessing upon
the work. and called the attention OF our
ministers and churches 20 that interest
ing little monthly periodical. the emil
dren's Missionary, with view 10 ootaih>
ing for IL the wide circulation among our
children which II should have.
Rev d. y. Rogers presented an
Interesting report on the bible Cause
which fails 10 receive that Afternoon
among our various benevolent causes
which Il deserves. II is meritorious
feature OF the changed programme OF
collections proposed In the above-named
overture to the General Assembly that IL
gives a separate month 10 the Bible
cause instead Of crowding 1t into
month already appropriated to foreign
missions But certainly no congregation
should be willing that the cause OF CIR
culating the Scriptures be left out OF It's
list OF annual contributions.
COLPORTAGE
Rev. w. T. Doggett reported upon the
matter OF colportage. for the Circulation
OF the books Of our publication houst;
I The number Of contributing churches ana
tho amount Of contributions both snow
D
/ wear previous. But there is room ana
/ an urgent call for a still further adj
/ vance The report says: we again ue-
sire to emphasize the great importance
: Of the cOlpOrtage work as one OF the
most efficient means Of spreading the
1 Gospel and nourishing its truths IN the
, hearts OF the people
/ Rey. J. NJ. W. Elder brought in we'll
digested report on Sunday schools. some
1 increase in the number Of schools Is IN
I dlcated. but none In the number or
/ scholars. compared with the year preVi-
Tbe number of members added 20 the
churches upon profession OF taith com
pares favorably with that Of the previous
year. showing a considerable increase
and year of prosperity and growth
generally.
In the matter Of systematic giving 10
/ tho several causes of benevolence, not
withstanding the extreme scarcity OF
/ money in the country, the STANDARD OF
previous years seems to have been main
/ tanned The amounts given by many OF
the congregations 10 home ana forelsh
missions are matters Of gratifying sur
prise 49,
larger portion OF the time OF the
meeting was devoted 10 the interests or
home missions than 10 anything else. on
account Of the inclemency or the month
~ February. when the collections were
made for presbyteral home missions
there was a serious falling OIL or re-
CENTS for this cause, and appropriations
! iD aid Of the weak churches ana mission
J fields OF the presbytery had TO be cur
? I tailed But the months Of June and Au-
b guet two of the best months OF the
! year for the assembling OF large conBIe-
, eations. remain in which to make up
the deficiency, and realize greatly neen-
"a advance i'm this direction. In we" Oh
b this the pTesbytery appointed Nat every
. ,,,trieter should preach to his congregh'
tions on the subject Of Home MISSIONS
previous and with reference TO the col
lectlons In June and August.
A PROTEST
Mr. William G. Friend. a ruling elder
, from the Drake's-Branch church pre-
| scented a paper protesting suonBIy
| against the proposed removal Of the The
o!ocical Seminary from Hampden-Sidney
| This had not vet been acted upon WheU
. | the writer came away. The unexpected
, | amount Of discussion on home-missiol
: questions Saturday forenoon had pre-
, | vented the taking up Of THIS SuoJett
! Probably IL was postponed uii the ld'
meeting. But II is believed that koa
noke Presbytery is practically unani
, ! nous on this point.
prookneaI. in the edge OF Campbell
county. on the Stanton river, ana OF
Z the line of the Lynchburg and DUhan
road. was chosen as the place Tor IN
next stated meeting. on the 2Sth OF Au
/ Gust Stems were taken which securec
The means for finishing the churcl
p building there. and the prospect OF haVini
n the presbytery with them VIII nave
|. stimulating and encouraging influence
a 4 NEW CHURCH.
4 The meeting at Mt Carmel was an I'm
n portant and very pleasant one AS usu'
the hospitality and kindness or the PEG
?. ple were unlimited. They nave heV
3 / church building, which, for beauty ah'
n ! convenience, is probably not surpass'
by any country church in Soulhsiue II
e ginia. Within the memory OF the Wrltei
ana hut forty-nve years ago. paintc'
! ! t1,,se ~ worship in any country neigh
, lorbood was hardly known In Southerl
Virginia. and they were very plain baTn
h. IKE structures. Now no congregation j
, ! content TO occupy an Imprinted mouse
and there is a continued Improvement u
+, erchitocture. The windows Of the MI
!. carmel church are Gothic in style, VIII
stained glass. The large front end WIN
dow cost about $40 and the whole pullu
2 ING over 5000 Hardly more than tei
wears ago MI. Carmel church seemed L
be almost extinct
An interesting feature OF the occasio,
l. was a congregational meeting to cal
J, Rev r. S. Wilson, who has been supply
b. INC their pulpit for several years TO be
re- come their pastor. Arrangements wer
i made for his installation on sunday.