The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-21
PERSIANS FOR
THE MINISTRY
Applications Made to the East Han
over presbytery Yesterday.
ESTABLISH MISSION STATIONS.
A Resolution To- That Eject offered by
DIR. Kerr--instailation Of Rev. Mr..
Guthric-Dr. Hoge breaches
an Impressive Sermon.

The Presbytery Of East Hanover, in
session IN the Mlzpah Presbyterian
church. spent a busy Gay yesterday. A
large volume OF routine work was at
tended to. and some things OF general
interest were done.
Rev II. c. Brown, OF Old Church.
Hanover county. rendered his resignation
as pastor Of the Samuel Davies church.
A committee. consisting Of Rev. c. j.
Hyde, Rev. y. i. Epcs. j. D.. Rev. c.
NJ. Chumbley. and Ruling Elders Gervas
Siorrs and Joseph Blair was appointed
to visit the church and report on the
advisabiity OF such a step at an adjourn
ed meeting TO be held on first Thursday
In December at 10 a. ~. Ia the Second
church, In this city. AT that time the
church will he given an opportunity 10
state reasons for or against such "a sep.
Rev. J. 1t. Davis OF Lexington PTespy-
terry. and Rev. ". J. King, OF Norfolk
Presbytery. were introduced and sat as
corresponding members.
MISSION STATIONS.
Pew X. +. Kerr offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved. That Reys. G. r. Hyde, c.
NJ. Chumblcy, u. X. Walthal, and Rul-
ing Elders G. T. Cameron and John ).
Munce be appointed a commission with
authority 20 establish mission stations
FOR sunday-schools, prayer-meetings and
preaching services IN the cities Of Rich
Inond and Manchester and their
suburbs"
Mr. Gervas Storrs, of the Hose Memo
rial church. made Il strong address in
favor Of the resolution.
The reading public will be interested
In the following action also:
Resolved, That the Presbytery eN-
press its high appreciation OF our eH-
ccllent church paper, the Central PresDy-
terrain. IS providing our people with
reekiv visitor OF high literary and re-
icious character, and thoroughly evan
gelical. and that We express our appre-
citation OF the reduced price at which
Il is now sold. 81 per year 20 individual
subscribers and $50 10 members OF con
gregational clubs, and that we urge al
our people to subscribe TO the central
Presbyterian. and that this action De
read In all our pulpits.'
PERSIAN MINISTER'S.
Mr. Isaac Il. Yohannon and Mr.. Mich
ael Y. Sayad, both OF OrOOmla, Persia,
made APPLICATION to the Presbytery TO be
received as candidates for the Gospel
ministry. Their application was referred
TO the Committee on Education Ihese
Young men have been in America some
ten months. and are now members OF the
Grace-S.reet church, in this city.
At noon DR.. Hoge preached one OF those
tender and impressive sermons so cnar-
acteristic OF himself that no one need
fry to initiate His text was psalms
A:l1. "The Lord viii give grace ana
glory" and the preacher impressed every
one as a recipient Of TIE Divine favor
IN great measure, and confidently await
ing the glorious reward Of the Child Oh
God.
INSTALLATION SERVICE.
The order for the installation Of Rev.
Donald Guthrie as co-pastor OF the Sec
ond church, was taken as follows: Dr.
Uoge TO preside. DR.. Hersmon to preach.
DIR. Smith 70 charge the people and Or.
witherspoon TO charge the pastor. The
service will probabl. take place on the
first Sunday afternoon in December.
SALVATION OF INFANTS.
At the evening session Mr. J. r. Rennie
presided as moderator aad an excellent
attendance was noted.
Rev. DR.. J. w Rosebro OF Petersburg.
preached the doctrinal sermon OF the
evening and chose for his subject the
salvation Of Infants" taking as his text
the 18th verse OF the 18th chapter Of Mat
hew.
lie wagcd an earnest and convincing
defense against the charge that the doc
trines of the church taught the damna-
ton OF infants. The church never had ad-
vocated such. The only ground that the
church accusers had lay in the preaching
OF one Of its ministers. but the church
did not uphold him In his belief.