Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-07
East HANOVER PREsnYTERY.
much work Done Rev. Donald
Guthric's Fine Sermon.


BLACKSTONE. VA. April ESPECIALLY
r... Hanover Presbytery met at $3.50 a.
ST. today. and was opened with devo-
--.l exercises, conducted by Rev. b. w
s.larc.
r.. following members Of the presby-
tss are present.
Nuscrs-James =. Smith. ID. D., II. G..
Brown j. W. RosebrO. r. u. Kerr. ID. d.,
- T. Jones. u. r.. Jere WitherspOon -.
n S. IS. Wiuu. ID. D.. b. W. Mebane. r.
u rrts. ID. D.. DIR. r. r. Howison, J. CAL
.. stewart, Charles r. Hyde. William
campbell. Joseph r. Ren0ie. James Z.
C..t e.. ". Chumhley. 5. Gordon Hutton.
ID K Wathau.
Railing EIders-J. G. jefferson. of Anne
r church: John Boiling. Of Grace
street church; DIT. l.. b. Spencer, Motto
way. c.. a. Epes Petersburg CSecond;
vs. Vaughan. Pryor-Memocial: +. ID.
milford. Bethany; Roger Chambhss,
brunswick: DR.. Isaac Curd. Hoge- Memo
r.sl. James O. Tinsley, Richmond FirsO;
captain John A. Coke; George p. Haw.
samuel Davies. r. G. Osborne. Taob-
street: r d. Moore. Westminster.
Rev. G.. y. Van Houten and Rev. a. ?.
saunders. D. D., and Ruling-Elders DR..
d. ID. smith. of Fairfield, and DIT j. l..
Warinuer, of AIizpah. were excused for
absence from this meeting.
Rev. Donald Guthrie. of the Canadian
Tr-sbytorian Church, Rev. a. +. Haze
and Rev y. NJ Hodge, of the Northern
rrssbyterlan Church. We're invited 10 SIT
us corresponding members. and Rev W.
W. Southau. of the Methodist Episcopal
church. South and Rev. j. r. Doan' OF
the Baptist Church, as visiting brethren'
a number of communications were re-
On the
Ter committees.
The reports from the churches were
resented and took the prescribed course
I'D committees.
The Auditing Committee reported that
they had examined the books or the urea
surers Of presbytery Of the Home Mission
committee. and of the Relief Fund, ana
had found them correct.
REV. MIR. GUTHRIE'S SERMON
After the transaction Of a great deal
off routine business. the presbytery heard
. sermon from Rev. Donald Guthrie on
Colssians. H.. 9. and John, l., JIG; FOE
n Him dwelleth all the fulness OF the
.,iodheal bodily" and. "Of His iulness
have an we received The sermon was
"a very able one. and made most IaNor-
able IMPRESSION on the presbytery.
After recess, the Committee on Educa-
ton presented its report which showed
that the presbytery has eight candidates
for the ministry under its care and caIIed
attention TO the collection for educa-
ton 10 be taken up in all the churches
during this month, and urged upon pas
tors and churches 10 make am effort 10
raise liberal contributions. The report
slso called attention 10 the change
~ the day Of prayer for scn g,CI
and colleges from the hrst sun
Iav IN November 10 the last Thurs
7av Am February. and recommended It's
observance as far AS possible.
THE presbytcry met at Z. NJ, ana
beard an earnest and eloquent sermon
rom Rev. j. Witherspoon, Of the Grace
Street church. Richmond, from the text.
Exodus. vii, u: And the LORD sdlc
unto Moses. Pharoahs heart Is hardened
ra rcfuseth TO let the people go. Ut.
1vftherspOon showed very clearly thal
man should make no compromise WIN
-.u but must come out eHli'ly i''i"
uuder the power Of satan.
Rev. ". c.. Campbell, pastor OF lhe
r.rst PRESBYTERIAN church, Of Roanoke.
WAS introduced TO the presbytery ana ill.,
t.-.l 10 sit as a corresponding meIhpei'
Dor Carpbeu and three members or the
second PRESBYTERIAN church, or ROANOKE
Gam. as "a commission from the ldIlei
church to endeavOr 10 secure the sei
vices OF Mr.. James Arther cahuludle
under the care Of the presbytery, as pas
..~ NJ the church Mr. Arther has also
received an invitation from church IN
Atlanta Ga. These commissions maze
earnest appeals 10 the presbytery that
thev allow Mr. Arther TO 80 10 them as
their pastor respectively. The PresDy
,.rv declined TO transfer him 10 the Al
..r-a Presbvtery. The question Of allow
lae him to go 20 Roanoke had hoI D5e''
decided when the presbytery adjourned.