The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
CLING TO THE CROSS
Ministers Of the Presbyterian Church Work
ing In the Holy Cause of SOuI.Saslng.
EAST HANOVER PRESBYTERY PROspERS.
DR.. Craig Tells His Brethren of the
GreRt ana Growing Needs OF the
Home Mission BOnrd-The Sermon
OfRev. w. ID. Lewis Showed Grcnt
Flow of frhought-Local Matters.

Petersburg, Va. April 16.-(Speclal)-
Presbytery met in third days session In
Tabb Street Presbyterian Church this
morning at 9:3O o'clock and was called
to order by the Moderator. The minutes
of the previous days session were read
and, after corrections. We're approved.
Elders r. H. Gillian and ]. G.. Jeffer-
son were excused from further attend
ance upon the sessions of the Presbytery
Ihe Committee on Records of the Pres
bytery reported an item of unfinished
business on the necessities. viz: The
Assembly's overture In regard to the ap-
po!ntment of a General Secretary of
sabbath schools. Referred TO a special
committee on Sabbath schools
recommendation from Ruling Elder
D. BOILING of Grace Street Church. Rich
mond, asking an expression of opinion
on taequestlon of selling liquor by church
members. The paper was referred TO
committee appointed for the purnose
consisting of Rev. T. p. ICpes. Rev. r
X. Howison. and Ruling Elder w. w
Hobson.
Ruling Elder C. F.. MoCluer, of the
Inird Church. Richmond. was enrolled
hcN. j. Z. Stewarts excuse for alb
sense was sustained
Home mission report was made by act
ing chairman, Rev. j. +. Smith, of Rich
mond This report was received II wos
uisCussed seriatim and made the order
OF the DAY for 4:Se p. IN. to- day.
KEY. ID. Moses ID. Hoge took the floor
| nhu stateu tnat 1t was impossible to
near anything that was said on account
OF the noise on the streets made bv We
| hlcies. and he suggested that the Pros
o9tery ADJOURN 10 the lecture room This
| SUGGESTION met with approval of the
| rresoytery and the body adjourned To
sne basement. Before adjournment
| however Rev. William IL. Edwards n
d.. pastor OF Washington street n, ~ -
| Shu'ch, in this city was introduced hw
| heN. DR.. Rosebro, and he was invi,aJ
to seat on the floor ''e"
| freSidinS Elder d. S. Bennett. OF Rich.
mond' from the Church of the Cow
hant. alternate for r. II. C;iIra m renor,
| enrolled 'ers was
heV Or. j. NJ. Craig. secretary OF the
| rome Mission Board of the Sontbarn
| General Assembly. made an anneai fnr
.ile ,hNoiVed fund. which aids thirty odd
ussu OF iiirm ministers and the families
~, aoou. one hundred ministers deceased
MOS! Oh these old ministers are from "a
\ 10 50 years of age, numner af ,h
| having been in the ministry for hair a
| century. Many of the widows also a ra
aged ana infirm. while others have fam,-
IIeS OF little children. East Hanover
| iiesbytery gave during last year s2gs Ia
| this fund. The contributions Of IVA
churches were sufficient to nav on,v 7s
| cents on the dollar of amounts usked
| LOT the beEeficiaries. DR. Craig also
| presented the great need TO Home Mis-
sionaEy work of the General Assembly
| IN FLORIDA and wes: of the Missjssinni
| river showing the great needs of Flor
iua especially because of the almos, an
| tire destruction of the orange inaust,,,
| by the freeze of 1895. by which churches
We're impoverished and aid In support Of
| ministers in charge is a necessity. He
| also showed that the single Presbvtery
| OF East Hanover is stronger thar the
| whole Syr>'d OF Arkansas. and that the
| cnurch In Arkansas has UPON its hands
| home missionary work nuual to that
! whlch East Hanover Presbytery would
| nave II only half of the Virginia Synodi-
| cal territory were turned over TO It's care
He showed the growth of the church In
| Texas from five churches and seventy
| five members in 1876 to 32C churches
and about $4,000 members the CROWN
| being largely due ito home missionary
| FUNDS. He gave an interesting account
| OF the work In the Indian Territory
where eight Christian schools are car
ried on by the Assembly and others.
DR.. Craig said. should be added DR.,
| CFaiS SAID they wanted to raise an en-
dowmeEA fund Of 100000 for thu home
| mission work He stated that the popu-
lation of Florida had increased 1T4 per
! cent. In the past thirteen wears. and the
| population of Texas during the same
| period had increased 109 per cent Tha
speaker said that the home mission
work must be carried on in the sections
| of the country TO which he had referred
and closed by asking If East Hanover
PreSbytcry would give for the work the
| sum of $l,2l3. DIR. Craig distributed
among the members OF the Presbyt.ry
| cards on which they could write the
sum they were willing TO give.
The committee appointed to examine
Mr.. NJ. ]. Lewis for licentiate reported
| that he had passed satisfactory exami-
nation. NJ! Lewis is a missionary from
China
Rev. r. r. Howison of Fredericksburg,
| depressed the hope that the Presbytery
would grant no more leave of absence.
| This remark of DR.. Howison was brought
about by several members asking to be
excused from further attention upon the
sessions of the Presbyterv
Rev. j. w Rosebro here took the floor
and called for the order of the day, viz,
the trial sermon by Rev. w D. Lewis.
Mr.. Lewis selected for his text the
eighth chapter Of John and the twelfth
verse. from which he preached very
earnest and thoughtful sermon. Rev.
r. p. Kerr. of Richmond. moved that
the sermon be approved as part of trial.
| He said that the sermon had shown