The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-26
MEETING IS HELD
IN NEW CHUR c 4
West Hanover Presbytery Now
Is in Session at
Louisa.
Special to Tho Timcs-Dispatch.

Louisa. Va, April 25.-West Han
over Presbytcry convened in thc
newly built Presbyterian Church here
a, o'clock TUESDAY night. rho mod.
orator o. the last meeting OF prcsby-
terry. Rev Dupuy liolladay. of Mel
| son county, preaching the opening ser.
| mon from John 1913. After the ser
mon. tho presbytery was called Il
order by the retiring moderator, Judg,
Alexander %. HaH, OF buckingham
county. was elected moderator, and
y G. Burnct and Rev. Dupuy IIolla-
day temporary clerks.
At . o'clock yesterday morning the
prebytery convened and number OF
important committees were appointed
At 10 o'clock Rev. j. Il. Booker. OF
tarEnviiie. chairman OF Synod's Home
Mission Committee. made his regular
semi annual report, in watch he stat
ed that the presbytery tt this time is
far behind in its collections for tho
home mission cause. AT IL O'Clock
Rev w. j. King. of IIampd en- Sidney.
preached the appointed p!estytcrial
sermon on christian Forgiveness,
using as "a text a clause from Mat
tIews account of the Lords Prayer.
Forgive US our debts as We forgive
our debtors" and Luke 1913.
During the afternoon much routine
nome mission committee. the most
important of the prssbytery's COM
mittccs, met and made out its annual
budget.
Dr.. Henry Tucker Graham. president
or liampden- sidney College. occupied
the pulpit of the church at O'clock
last night. DR. w. j.. NJ. Elro,. OF
charlottesville. preached this morn-
ing. and DR.. Walter W. Moore. presi.
dent of Union Theological Seminary
preached tonight.
The report OF the home rniss,on rom
,".ttee' which was adopted by preshv-
a re r..,i prUv'd de Tor the employment Of
oonsthntly within the bounds OF tha
pIcsbytery; His salary will be s1.s00
ana ,rayeiins expenses. The report
periodical called tho Tfomc Missiom
herald. which will be publisher al.
I ,oScther in the interests of thr nom.
mission work.
Ihe stated clerk rather startled tho
Pfespytcry with an address in which
! ne stated that there had been pract /.
,a' ,y,, no growth in the pres2ytcry foi
| exhibited showed that there had beer
AN Increase In membership during IN.
past ten ycnrs % only 600. Mr. Paint
made the statement that within re-
! cent Years u.her denominations hav.
Church within the bounds OF Nest
Hanover Prcsbytcry.
call from the Farmvillc Presby
terrain Church COR the pastoral services
OF Key. Andrew Allen. OF the presby-
terry OF Paris. Canada. was found IN
order, and the rarmv!lle church was
given the authority TO prosecute the
call. II is understood that Rev. Mr.
allen VIII accept the call to the Farm.
Vile church.
call from the Diapers Valley and
k!verview Churches. Of Montgomery
prcshytcry. fer the services NJ Rev.
icupuy Holiday was considered by
Fresbytery and Mr.. Holladay was dis
missed. at his request, to labor II:
montgomery PTcsbytcry.
No action was taken by prcsbytcry
with regard 10 the doctrinal QUESTIONS
sent back by the General Assembly
for action except to vote down every
change suggested in the Book OF
Church Order and the Confession OF
Faith
Rev. W. ]. King. OF IIampden- Sidney.
was elected as ministerial delegate 10
the General Assembly. which meets in
bristol in MAY. Rev. r. II. Woods. o:
Charlottesville. was the elder delegate
appointed.