The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-14
ILOS1ON'|.E;;
GAINED ONE
East Hanover Presbytcry Per-
n1its One Minister to Resign. q
Receives Another.
SCARCITY Of CHURCHES
Seven Counties il Territory Of
Presbytery Without Pres
bytcrian Church.

The third days session Of East Han
over Presbytery was opened with devo.
tIonal exercises, conducted by Rev. w.
Nice. White.
Mr.. a. 8. Anderson. member Of the
PRESBYTERIAN Church at Crewe, was taken
under care OF the Presbytery as a cam
ddate for the gospel ministry, after hay
ing satisfactorily passed tho usual #ex.
aminations.
Rev. n anes e. Cook rendered his
resignation MS pastor OF the Hoge Me-
mortal Church, and asked for dissou-
ton Of the pastoral relation existing bee
tween him and the church.
Mr.. C;ervas Storrs. the representative
81 the church, presented the action OF
the conKre CATION. The church expressed
its great regret at giving up MIR. Cook
as their pastor, but at his earnest re-
nuest they consented to his resignation.
The Presbytery granted the request, and
Mr.. Cook was given letter OF dis
mission to Montgomery Presbytery. as
CLIFTON Forge. the church to which he
goes. is in the bounds bounds OF that PresDy-
! terry
Rev. russell Cecil. D. D., Rev j.. p
Smith. D, D., and Mr.. John S. M,incea
were s.ppointed committee to consult
and advise with the Iioge Memorial
Church until It secures a new pastor.
| Candidate Carl s.. Matthews. at his OWN
! request I, was dismissed to West Hanover.
| Presbytery.
The moderator announced to the Pres,
bytery the death OF the sister OF Rev.
Mr.. walthall. a committee. consisting OF
Drs. Rosebro and Smith, and Mrs. $. q
Howison was appointed to write a letter
to Mr.. Wathall expressing the sympathy
| for him in his iction me frespytery
was led in prayer by pr. Witnerspoon, ana
then out Of respect to Mr.. Walthall ad-
io,,rned for the remainder OF the morn-
! ing session.
= 3, INTERESTING REPORT.
Rev. r. B. Eggleston presented the re-
| mort on the Young People Socleties'
from which the following facts are gam
cred Y: in the a3 churches Of the Pres
! bytery there are 53 young people $ soc y,
| stle.. 5In these societies there are l'foS
members They raised for cnrrene eA'
| nenses, $i76; for foreign missions sl,oo4 !,
home missions $l.4So: for Sunday school
| missions of the General Assembly, eos
| for her causes $1.137: total. $4,357.
Tho report Of the committee on minis
teria1 educa ton reported that under Inc
care OF the Presbytery there are
nine candidates The churches contriou-
ted for this cause 1925 49,
Rev !. Calvin Stewart, D. p. pre-
sented the report OF the committee on
| Sunday schools from which these 1ac ,lS'
are cleaned: 4. II. -,
of7cers and teachers, 53a; scholars. S,5o6 !;
| total. APO: average attendance-otncers
and teachers 3sl; scholars, 2,ooo: total.
s5T: scholars received into the com
munon OF the church, 19: contributions
for current expenses, s1.s46: foreign ms
| sIons 400: home missions, Sa5I SUNDAY
school mission work Of Genera A.
sombly, s242; other causes, $43l: total
| SIS, .,,oro
Ths following commissioners We're
elected to the General Assembly, which IS
to meet in Mobile. Ala, in May-Prlnci-
pals; Rev William S. Campbell Key;
]. s. Foster, Mr.. Charles Lorraine and
". NJ. Gillian; alternates-+Rev. L. z.
Scott, Rev. r. B. Eggleston, Mr. +. r.
| Rennie and Mr.. Gervas Storrs.
considerable OF the subject OF Home
| Missions in the bounds of the Presbytery.
rhc report OF the committee was pre-
sentad by Rev w. McC. White. This
report shows that In the cities OF Rich
rnond Petersburg, and Fredericksburg
with their suburbs there are 5, 6S2 outside
fIthos,, cities and suburbs, In the TWEEN
| ty counties there ara only l,5u mem oels
In the last ten years there have been
nm increase OF 400 members in these
counties. In these counties there are
over 4c prea aching points.
MISSIONARIES NAMED.
There are seven counties In the Pres
| bytery5 In which there is no Presbyterian
church, and six counties In each OF
which there is only one Presbyterian
| Church. ;s
The report showed that the amount con-
tr.buted by the churches for this cause
was West. 56$ i8Ee,
The following missionary appointments
| were made for tho coming year, each
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