The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-15
ORDER OF 0 I !.
DEA.CONESS
East Hanover Presbytery Sends
Overture to the General
Assembly.
The SESSION 81: s. At AN END
Body Will Meet Next at Hebron
Church, in Dinwiddie
County.

After a session OF four days, East Han.
over Presbytcry adjourned last night to
| meet ncxt with the Hebron Church. in
Dinwlddle county. The spring meeting
| has been most pleasant and profit
able one. A great mass Of business was
| accom- plisted yesterday. Various reports
| wore received and adopted. perhaps the
most interesting matter Of the day was
ar overture to the General Assembly
asking for the institution OF the order
| of deasoness In the Presbyterian Church.
The committee appointed TO respond
| to the address OF Rev. G.. ". Maxwell
recommended that the Presbytery put on
record its appreciation OF the good work
done by the Orphans Home t Lynch
burg, and that the home be recommended
to the sympathy and Interest OF all the
churches. Eli NJ
The Presbytery sent q letter Of SYM
| pa thy to Rev. r. r. Howison. ILL., d..
| because at his being prevented from at
tending this meeting Of Presbytery.
The Chester Church was authorized
! to employ REV. r. B. Price as stated sup-
ply until the next meeting OF the Pres
bytery. i9 y
Rev. j. s, Crowley was authorized to
labor IN the bounds of the Presbytcry
until tho fall NEE ting.
Rev. ]. p. Smith. D. D. made report
Of Ills wor.s for the year as editorgof
the Central Presbyterian. He stated that
in addition to his editorial work he had
| done great deal Of preaching.
Rev s. Is. Vim, D. o., reported on his
| work as agent OF the Twentieth Century,
Fund.
Rev. William 8. Campbell made report
rs to his work as secretary Of the Bible
Society OF Virginia. He said that the
/ work Of the society is in better .oond-
tion than ever before; that the contrlbu-
lions received during the past year were
20 per cent. grea ter than those OF the
| preceding year., and that work accom-
/ plished showed an equal Increase
/ Hebron Church. in Dinwiddie county,
was selected as tbs place for the next
4 fall meeting. and the time chose is
i Tuesday October 4th, at u NJ.
4 The subject selected for the presbyterial
sermon at that time is. THE Holy
1 Spirits Part In the Work Of Redemp-
ton Rev. R. B.. Eggleston to be the
preacher. with Rev. ]. Calvin Stewart
I D. D.. as alternate.
The Following overture presented by,
Rev William s. Campbell. was adopted
and or dered to be sent to the General
Assembly:
l The Presbytery% Of East Hanover re-
| specially overtures the General Assem-
bly, to consider the advisabiity OF taking
/ such steps as 1t may deem wise looking
to the institution OF the order Of dea-
coness In connection with our church, b 8
| The following is a summary of the
1 statistical report: Number of churches.
SO: elders, lis; deacons, 1863; added to the
churches on examination. Isl; on certifl-
cate. 2290; whole number of communicates.
800; an increase Of 16S over last year;
/ baptisms, adults, Is; infants, 102; hap
i vio re- ~
4 teachers in Sunday schools. ATS: schol-
| ars. 36O1 : Increase over last year, 322;
l contributions. for foreign missions, So
i 1856: assembly's home missions 1887; local
i home missions, $4647; colored evange-t
iixation. s26s; ministerial relief, sl.oI3f
| education for the ministry, s3,72o; publica-
ton. s3G6: Bible Society. $3.50; presbyterial,
1889: pastors salary paid. $4,000: consre-
cational expenses. $24,47: miscellaneous,
s4,s42; total. s72,642; an average OF $3.50
rer member for the whole Presbytery
Night Session.
The session at night was given up very
/ largely to the consideration OF Foreign
Missions, DR.. Cecil presenting the report.
| This showed the amount contributed 10
this cause by the churches OF this Pres
4 hytery to have been s7.ss2.92. an increase
4 Of nearly 5000 over the preceding year
\ The report Of the Woman's Foreign
i Missionary Union of the Presbytery pre-
! sented In this connection, showed that
1 they had given 49, 056.79 for this cause. DR..
4 Cecil called attention to the great IN
l crease Of the contributions OF the South
ern Presbyterian Church for foreign
I missions, beiEg more than $4,000 tor the
/ year over that OF the preceding year.
pr Cecil said that il a special personal
gift Of 81. 900 be left out5ot consideration.
4 this F'resbytery gave one.tenth OF the In
! crease given by the seventy-seven pres
i bytcrles OF the church.
| Rev. Yakiohi Sasakura. native or
Japan who has Just been received into
the Presbytery. made an excellent ad-
dress on the condition Of Christianity
in his native country. He SAID the !. Pc e.
ginning OF the modern civilization dates
from the Visit to that country OF the
American squadron under Commodore
Perry In 1854 Now there are 200 Chris
tian churches there, with 10000 members,
| There are many denominations repre-
sented, the largest being the Fresbyte-
| rian This church has begun sending out
foreign missionaries itself, and now has.
| one at work In China and onefin Korea.
| Mr. Snsakura has been in this coun-
| try only nine months, vet he shows a
| wonderful mastery OF the English Lam
guagc.
Rev. Jere wltherspoon. D. D., pre-
scented the narrative OF the STATE OF re-
lgIon In the churches. This showed
that the general condition OF the churches
is very good, and that church work Is
progressing very we'll and very salts
factorily in almost all parts OF the Pres
I, hytery.
With the singing OF "Blest he the tic
that binds" there ended one OF the
most satisfactory meetings Of the Pres
hytery ever held. The only thing that
marred the pleasure OF its members was
z the sad afflicton which fell upon the
pastor OF the church In the loss Of his
sister. In this sorrow he has the deep
est sympathy of every member of the
Presbytery. 81