The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-17
WEST HANovEn pREypYrERY.
srrinE Meeting of This Body Being
Held Mt Aryonin.
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AREONIA, VA, April 16.-West Han
over Presbytery met In the Arvon Pres
byterian Church on Tuesday night, April
18th, with u large attendance of dele
gates, both ministers and elders. The
venerable Rev. Ii. 2. r. Mccoy. the re-
firing moderator. of Gum Spring, Louisa
county. preached the opening sermon
from i3phesians. H. s: For by grace
are We saved through faith"
Immediately after the sermon the
.presbytery was called to order by the
retiring moderator, and the Rev.
Charles NJ. Barrell. of buckingham
Courthouse, was elected moderator, and
Elders j. K. Horsley, of West Appomat-
tox. and Thomas Clark. of Farmville,
were elected reading and writing clerks.
respectively.
Presbytery met at o'clock Wednes-
day morning and proceeded immediate-
II to its regular routine, which in
Guided full docket.
All the standing committees were
appointed and other important matters
We're disposed of.
At II o'clock the Rev. w. J. King,
pastor of the College Church. Hamp-
.den-Sidney. preached forceful and
IS: "All things work together for good
to those who love Cod
Dinner was served by the ladies OF
Arvon Church in the large new Odd
Fellows Hall. where tables were set
md seats arranged for all.
The afternoon session was busy
one, many matters of considerable I'M
portance being debated and acted upon.
Mr. Marvin Boiling. of the New store
Church. was received as a candidate
for the ministry. examined as to his
motives for seeking the ministry. and
given permission to enter Hampden-
Sidney College as candidate next ses-
sion Later the candidate VIII attend
Union Theological Seminary1in Rich
mond. The minutes of the General
Assembly. which met last spring In
Birmingham, We're discussed at length.
At 1870 in the evening DR.. Walter w.
Moore delivered mastery address
upon 1.-THE Educational Value OF the
Presbyterian System" There was a
large congregation present, and the
subject was presented by the distin-
guished speaker in most scholarly
and captivating manner.
After the address the Rev. II. P. r..
Mccoy addressed the presbytery upon
the action of the last General Assem-
bly, in the matter of closer relations
with the other Presbyterian bodies in
America Mr.. Mccoy entered a protest
against the action which was taken at
Birmingham Mr. McCoy's protest was
not concurred IN by the presbytery,
though ne had some staunch supporters.
On Thursday morning the commits
sioners to the General Assembly, which
meets next May in Greensboro, N. c.,
were elected
DR.. Walter W. Moore was elected
ministerial commissioner and the Rev.
Plummer f. Jones, OF Arvonia. Va. was
elected alternate. Mr.. T. G. Johnson,
elder in the Farmville Church, was
elected lay commissioner. with Elder
r. M. Newman, of Orange, as alter
rate.
AT II o'clock Thursday, Dr.. S. X.
Vim, of AppomattoX. preached an eX-
cellent sermon upon 1.-THE Conscience
using the text, 2 Samuel. xiv. 10: And
Havid's heart smote him after that he
had numbered the people,
The next meeting Of the presbytery
will be held at Browns Church, Cum
berland county, on Tuesday. August
Is. 1908.
The presbytery will continue in ses-
sion throughout Friday.