The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-16
FOOD FOR THE SOUL
East Hanover PreshyteU's Second Days
Session 10 The City Of Petersburg.
D. K. WAlTaALL PASSES WITH HONORs.

IIoEc Memorial Church-Younr
Men Entering the Ministry board
ofDtrectors OF Insane Asylum Meet |
Petersburg, Va. April 10 (SpeciaO.-l
East Hanover Presbytery met In sec
ond days session this morning at 9:3O
o'clock. and was called to order by the
moderator. Rev. II. G. Brown, and con-
st1tuted with prayer. The minutes of
last night were read and the corrections
We're approved. The following members
were enrolled: Revs, c. N, Vanhouten.
OF Manchester: 7. p Smith, James
Settle. of Richmond; L. Y. Fair. of Rich
mond; j. p. Smith, of Richmond. and NJ
ID. Hoge, of Richmond Ruling elders:
II. =. Blair. Second Church. Richmond;
D w. 7. Armisted. Grace Church. Rich
mond; Gervas Storrs, Old Market
n Church. Richmond; b Il. Porter, Old
& Street Church, Petersburg; +. f. Rem
ME, Mfspah Church, Hanover county;
Z n. II. Howison, Fredericksburg; Rev l.
& w. Hooper, of Montgomery Presbytery,
and Rev. T. p. Smith, of Lexington
Is Presbytery were invited to sit as CORE
spending members. The following com
mittees were announced:
On the Narrative-Rev. Il. =. Kerr,
Rev. G. r. Hyde and w. w Hobson
On Systematic Beneficent-Rev. II. II.
TONNES, Rev. Il. II. Honison and w. A.
z Dupuy.
rs On Finance-Rev. S. *. Winn, Rev
}ER t. Brook, w. II. Camp.
On Sunday Sthools-Rev. C. II. Hyde,
Rev. J. w. Rosbro. a. II. Wilson.
On Minutes of the Synod-Rev. ]. L.
Cook, Rev. S. G. Hutton, H. r. Smith
ASea On Records of the Church-Sessons-
Messrs. j. G. Jefferson, r. H. Gillian
and w. w. Hobson
On Records of the Presbytery-Rev.
]. r. Rennie. Rev. NJ. Chamley and
E J. e. Blair.
Reports of the churches were called
for and placed In the hands of the prop
er committees, except the session nara
tives, which by common consent were
\ passed by for the present. Reports from
permanent committees were called for
and Rev. G. w. Van Houten presented
the following report:
To the Moderator and Brethren of East
Hanover Presl ytery
Dear Brethren: Your Committee on
Education hereby report:
l. That there are now under the care
OF the Presbytery the following candi-
dates for the Gospel ministry: Cameron
johnson. of Richmond; III. II. Borthwick
Emmett Il. Druen, James Arthur, Ed
win d. Morse. ID. w l. Lewis. of Union
Seminary; Hampden Sidney Sccen-
D hrates: w. /. King, II. II. Overcast. d
*. Waithill, Aid has been furnished
several of the young men to the full
n amount.
z. Your committee feel constrained to
X call the attention OF the Presbytery TO
the fact that there is a growing tend
a ency of the young men in our colleges
d who are studying with view to the
Gospel ministry to take only a paid
course of study contrary to the princi-
pie and organic law of our church.
s. Your committee feels to lay 1t on
the hearts of our people to consecrate
their children. and especially their
boys. to the Lords service and thus
meet the crying need of laborers for the
work of the ministry.
4. That our sessions be required to
eco that this cause be properly laid be-
lore the people and collections therefor
taken up
Respectively submitted.
CHARLES n. VAN HOUTON.
The report was received and properly
referred
Mr.. George wall. Ruling Elder from
fairfaX Church. prescribed from his
church call for pastoral services of
licentiate, ID. *. Walthall. In this call
the Mispah Church convened and was
represented by Elder +. + Rennie. who
read the call. upon motion, the calls
were placed in Mr.. Walthalrs hand and
he declared his acceptance of both.
Presbytery next proceeded to examine
1icentiate Walthall with view OF ordi-
nation. The following examination of
Mr.. Walthall We're conducted in the
kiSsChSt VI IItSpyleTN. W, TleO-
logy by DR.. Fair. sustained as satisfsc-
tory. part of trial; (2). church history by
Rev. Moses d. Hoge, sustained as salts
factory part of trial: CD. sacraments by
Rev. DIR. Rosehoro. and church govern
1neut by DR.. Smith, sustained as salts
factory part of trial; a. experimental
religion and motives for seeking the
& gospel ministry by Rev. H. c. Brown.
sustained.
Mr.. Walthall passed a most satisfac-
& tory examination. The examination of
MIR. Walthall was sustained by the Pres
bytery as an entirety.
The clerk read u petition from Rev
WIN. c. Buchanan. missionary to Jar1an
asking for his DISMISSAL from East
Hanover Presbytery TO Fayetteville
Z Presbytery, North Carolina. The appli-
cation was granted.
The next order of the day was the
trial sermon OF ID. x. Walthall before
Presbytery. Mr.. Walthall selected for
his text the 18th of the S4th Psalm.
from which he preached an earnest and
Impressive sermon.
After the sermon Rev. Robert p Kerr
+ d. D., of Richmond. moved shat Presby-
terry approve the sermon of Mr. Wal
thali as part of trial. SO ordered
Mr. Sharp Lee, of Jeffrev's Store. Not
toway county. was examined TO be taken
under tho care of Presbytery as a can
ddate for licentiate. Mr.. Lee was re-
ceiyed under the case of Presbytery as
candidate for the ministry He will