The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-11
P.RESBYTERIAN5
At ASHLAND.
Important Session OF East
Hanover Prcsbytery Hears
Statistical Reports.
WILL MEET ON CHESTNUT HILL
Commissioners to General As
scmbly Elected and Overture
Passed on Temperance.

tS4 ASHLAND, VA, April lO.---East iatt-
over Prcsbytcry began its third days
session with devotional exercises, con
Quoted by Rev. f. w osborne.
Last night Rov. y. X. Walthfll, Phi
D. preached by appointment OF tho
presbytery a sermon on Church and
Christian Education. 1t was a strong
and able presentation of this sub
sect.
After the opening exercises Rev. ID.
X Walthall presented the report on
ministerial education. This report
shows that this presbytery has eleven
candidates for the ministry under it's
care. Contributions made for this
cause amount to 1929.
The committee on the Srnod's or
Dhanage report that tlore arc now
twenty-six children in the home In
q short time new cottage will be COM
plcted. which will accommodate ywen-
ty-five moro children. There have been
received by the home 374 applications
Tor admission, though at present the
+ home can accommodate only TWEEN
tN-six. The amount received from
snlh sources during the past year for
5sthe building fund was STATE, and for
the support fund. sS,1S1. This pres
bytery gave Sl?9.
preach the presbyterian sermon at the
meeting next fall. with Rev. Tildcn
Scherer us alternate. The subject Sc
lected is Christian Assurance"
Increase Pastors Salaries.
The committee on the minutes of tho
synod called attention to the action
of synod in regard to pastors salaries
ond prcsbytery directed each session
!, 70 consider carefully the question OF
increasing the salaries of their pastors
10 meet the increased cost of living
at the present time.
DR.. j. Calvin Stewart presented tho
report on ministerial relief, which
showed that there had been contributed
Tor the annual fund s677 and for tho
endowment fund, s2,67s.
Rev. r. 3. Eggleston made the re-
port on Young Peoples Societies. E-ron,
this report the following facts arn
gathered. In the presbytery there nra
thirty-eight of these societies. with n
membership of 1,lS9, and they confirm.
uted for all causes s2,5G6.
KEY. Or. j. Calvin Stewart presented
the narrative OF the state of relj.-ion
In The churches. which showed a very
encouraging condition.
Temperance Overture.
3he following overture to the Gencr-
a Assembly was adopted:
Tire Presbytery OF East Hanover
hsre6y oYer'ures the General Assem-
BY co,iYsn!ng in Birmingham, Ala.
as4E H. 1876. 10 establish perris-
1ss4s committee on temperance, which.
sEaii NAYS tie same standing before
ss4e assembly as the permanent com
rattiees on the Sabbath and on th,.
fsifs3e cause. And that The General AS
ES5sa5sT recoazGs16 ti.e establishing of
ssSe1' committees on temperance in, all
~ s7n1-s I'D pTssbyterles within it's
aaaz1ss,.-
'Az oTsftaEs awakeaed quite an In
-@ta-t, -EEi11 i.aS much en-
vi all Eap lizard Il.
3<=g u. E1EsalI Cecil presented "a
T@-y EEl.are'sttzE report on foreign mis-
&sfss1 ~ sztzF sc.Ss's1 that the churches
o. -1as Ecszsg,er.y contributed Tor tlis
ssss's sEzrahE ts3sr past year s7.5OS.
'sssyt@21 aerlt an overture to the
s.sastssr!Ets committee on foreign mia
sass@s szs&tEs ssas.:n 10 consider the aa-
Efaz-h2s4Ef 81 establishing mission ii,
P4rzsz.
E@F- - p. p. Glirnour made a most
fasE@&t ADDRESS IN behalf OF the an
soTnent p. Union Theological Sem
.rasT. and tlsa presby,cry adopted a
resolution endorsing this movement
Statistical Reports.
The report on systematic benenccnce
shows the following contributions
Foreign missions. s7,20S: assembly
home missions. $i2a7; local home mis-
sions, $5,2a2 colored Generalization,
s271; ministerial relief, 1880. educa-
ton, $4,l25; publication. $l63; Bibia
cause, s2o6. Total, SERIES,
Presbytcry decided to hold its next
meeting at Mlzpah Church on Chestnut
Hill. Richmond October /, 1907
The following commissioners we're
elected 10 the General Assembly. Rey.
l)r. Russell Cecil. Rev. Or. James y.
Smith, DR.. j. u. Warinner. MIR j. ~
Banks; a!ternates, Rey. DR.. II. p. Ispcs
Rev. DR.. W. Nice White. Mr. L. IL.
Gillian, Mr. Nat Lancaster
II response 10 communication from
the committee IN charge Of the Prcgby-
terrain exhibit al the jamestown TX
position. Rev Nm s. Campbell WAS
appointed 10 secure such articles ~
will be of interest in the exhibit
The report on wonens socIetirs
showed that in 10 churches OF tin
presbYterH there are 80 womcn's 80.