Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-20
JULIUS MEYERS SONS. 6TH AND HHoAD.
LEXINGTON PREsBYTERY.
A Busy Meeting-Licensed to Preach.
Reports.

Reported for the Dispatcho
The Presbytery of Lexington met az
Mlllboro' church the 18th. and was opened
with sermon by the Rev. ]. NJ. Wells.
Rev. +. G. Hartman was elected mode-
rator, and Rev. c. w. Trawick and Elder'
c.. l.. Shutting, OF Union church. tempo
rary clerks.
Reys. w. NJ. Thompson, Of tho Presby-
terry of Pernambuco Hrazil, and DIR. II.
w. McCorkle, Of Clifton Forge, were In
ylted 10 seats as corresponding members,
and Rev. H. d. Bishop, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South. as visiting
brother.
The Rev. Or. T. C. Whaling preached
the Presbyterial sermon on THE Distinc-
tive Principles OF the Presbyterian
Church." and On order was taken to have
It printed.
Licentiate Harry w. Myers, of Lexing-
ton, was ordained as foreign evangelist.
Candidate II. ID. Carson, was received
from Holster Presbytery and licensed to
preach the Gospel. He was assigned 10
duty I'm Greenwood Mountain Grove. ana
Falling Spring Valley churches, In Bath
county, the Rev. f. u. Rogers having
resigned the charge OF these churches
TO take a postgraduate coursesn Column
bla Theological Seminary.
Rev. John Run was received from hont'
gomery Presbytery, and order taken Tor
his installation as pastor of Montsrey.
Pisgah and Crab Bottom churches, the
18th of November
The Rev. r. T.. Sydenstricher will not
continue as stated supply OF Glenvilie,
Coal Valley, and Woodville churches.
West Virginia, longer than the LIST It
next month. Permission was given him
to labor outside the bounds OF the pres
bytery until the next stated meetin8s
also, TO Rev. w. III. Groves.
The Rev. DR.. II. NJ. Latin n resigned
the pastorate OF Colinstown church and
Rev. G. A. Doyle. that of Clarksburs,
w. Va.
Arrangements were completed TO havo
the minutes Of the presbytery printed.
Home missions received the usua, con-
slderaton. An earnest effort Will be
made to supply two very important fields
i'm West Virginia at an early day. The
churches of the presbytery viii DO asked
to raise 1900 for the presbytsry's home
missions next year--a slight increase on
the amount contributed the current year.
The following grouping OF churches waa
ordered: Walkers Creek (Which now has
100 members) and Shemariah. one field.
The members OF Shemariah church. living
at Pond Cap and the members OF Leba-
non church. living at Craigsville. lS I'm
number. ask a new organization, making
a new charge, and Lebanon and Goshen
n third The Rev. DIR. Brooke. synodical
evangelist. made an interesting report OF
work done I'm West Virginia.
The presbyterial assessments were re-
vised, increasing the total amount from
500 TO $40.
Revs. j. Il. Booker, J. NJ. Wells, III. A.
Young, and Elders j. ID. Yorrell and -
Golfer were appointed 10 organize the
church at CraigsvilIe the 18th Of Noyem-
Der.
The next stated meeting will be held
at Loeb Willow church tho 10th Of Mays
1898.
An interesting address on mission worE
I'm Brazil was delivered by the Rev. We
NJ. Thompson.
The presbytery adjourned TO meet IN
staunton the 18th OF November TO con-
clude the following business: !. TIE cat
Of Basic City church for the pastoral SER
vices Of Licentiate Robert l.. Brown. Z.
The call OF Walker's-Creek church 10
Rev. w. ". Carson. 3. The revision or
the manual OF the presbytery. T. The orr
ganization OF two churches at Staunton-~
one at the Olivet Mission. connected Win
the First church and one on Sears Hiiis
the work of the Second church.
The following were nominated as COM
missloners to the next General Assembly,
which meets i'm New orleans In May nexty
Principals, Rev. Drs. A. +. Fraser ana
G.. w. Finley; alternates, Reys. Dr. Il. Ia
Palmer and II. A. IApsley. Elders-Dr.
A. Il. Kerr OF Millboro. and Professor
A. l.. Nelson. Of Lexington; alternatesv
Major Jed. Hotchkiss. Of Staunton. ana
A. Mex McCue. of Augusta church.
The presbytery now consists OF s'xtys
six churches and fifty ministers.
Steele's Tavern, Va, october H. 1877.