Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-22
EAST HANOVER PREsBYTERY.
It's session Yesterday Was an Ex'
ceedingIy Busy One.


E-t Hanover Presbytery met in its
fourth days session in the Hoge-Memo-
ral church at $3.50 a. NJ yesterday. The
orennr religious services were conducted
iy Rev. j. w. Mebane.
U.r Donald Guthrie was appointed 10
preach the presbyterial sermon at the
Cad meeting. with "Sanctihcation' as his
subject. and Rev. b. W. Mebane was ap-
pointed alternate.
Tr. Sabpath-schOOl report shows that
t..rc are 30 schools, with 463 officers and
teachers. 1924 pupils. III added TO com
nrrion of the Church, contributions,
-.q4. only two churches in the pres
frt.ry are without sabbath schools All
.f tle schools are under the control Of
tle sessions of the churches.
a letter was received from Judge
George L. Christian. Offering his resigna-
tu as commissioner 10 the General
Assembly. but the presbytery declined TO
accept the resignation.
Dr. Kerr presented the report Of the
Committee ON the Bible Cause, which
Was adopted. The report says:
"The work of the Bible Society Of Nir-
lua bias been faithfully and wisely con-
Quoted during the past year by their
most efficient secretary and general
se,at Rev. William 5 Campbell. whose
services they are fortunate TO have. The
depository has been removal TO the Pres
lyt.rau publishing House, loU east Main
street Richmond.
"Th.re are destitutOns in many places
an over our territory, and thousands OF
families are without the Word of God.
The socic,ys work is limited only 10y its
limited means, and 80 depends entirely
hl t.I.f ..Ir
the money with which 90 carry on the
work. The total receipts from all sources
Tor the year We're >252 or tho forty
TWO churches iu the prcsbytery twenty
save $l9t2l The others gave nothing.
The presbytery earnestly recommends
t.it collections Dee taken up in an our
.lrches 0u tho third sunday OF october
r tle support and extension Of the work
., tnis venerable society the sole pur-
of which is TO distribute the Word
% Cod"
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
A very interesting and encouraging re-
.. 0n foreign missions was read by Dr.
Hae. one special feature OF il was
Gle reading OF several letters from mis-
fr.r.,s who have gone out from this
o.yrery To- the foreign field. The let
l.s We're in response TO those written by
.0a Of the presbytery at its last
u...as
TIL. iaading of the report was followed
earnest addresses by Rev. G. y. Van
tea Rev. 4. 4. Epes, ID. D., and Rev.
p > Laws, ID. ID.
I.e 0mmttee appointed for that pur-
through it's chairman, Mr.. w. w.
H'.fI. presented a most beautiful ana
.if... i.ate memorial OF Rev. VI. ID. Hoge,
u. which was adopted by a rising
'o.o and "a copy Of which was ordered
b. sent 20 the family.
lt prcsDytery appointed as commits
Ply. to install officers In Olivet church,
has mo- session. Rev. William $.
enDDeN Rev. 4. NJ Chumbley, and
's. Isaac II. Christian.
Oh. report OF the Committee on Home
-0us showed that OF the fifteen
aes under its care only one had
without stated preaching for at least
i,f OF the year. Eleven had pastoral
..es throughout the whole year. Sew
e vi these churches have been supplied
part OF the year by students from
seminary. This home-mission field
'I-aes forty-fye points at which preach
i regularly done
i4 and around Richmond several excel
sunday schools have been conducted |
"f the past year by The students OF |
w. sominary.
.Ae amount asked for from the churches |
n, lhe support OF this work was 81 ,069 |
amount received was Si51.9S.
sisIa church. I'm Goochland county, was
'"ta 10 continue for another year the |