The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-26
SALARIES RAISED
TOSET STANDARD
Encouraging Report of Home
Mission Committee to West
Hanover Presbytery.
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LOUISA va. September 25.-Thc fall
meeting or West Hanover Presbytery
convened at Wills Memorial Church
Louisa County, in the evening OF Sen
TENDER 20, the opening sermon being
preached by Rev. s o. Coke. of Rapi.
dan, tho retiring moderator from the
self " u'"S MINI
Rev. James f. Cook. Of the Keswick
group of churches, was elected modcr
ator. and Rev Plummer l.. Jones was
elected clerk.
Rev. J. f. Booker. superintendent Of
synodS home missions. briefly adj
OF "Synod's Home Missions" reporting
unusual results to date In the matter
Of raising funds for the committees
work.
On Wednesday morning the regular
work of the presbytery as taken up
The committee appointed at the spring
meeting to Install Rev. Ivanhoc Ro-
churches reported that Mr.. Robertson
was installed in these churches on
June 90.
Verbal reports. upon the state. Of re.
lig!on in the forty six churches of
presbytcry were begun. with most en-
couraging reports from all quarters
At IL o'clock Rev. Plummer r. Jones.
OF Arvonia, preached sermon from
you which was also I'm Christ Jesus
All Churches Supplied.
The home mission committee report
cd practically all churches supplied
The prcsbytery's publication. the Home
Mission Messenger. was reported to
be doing we'll in the second year OF its
life, with n good circulation.
The most encouraging portion OF the
report was the statement that practi :
cally all OF the pastors have had their
salaries raised to the presbytery
rnause The committee also recon-
lnendcd that 1T be allowed to arrange
with Roanoke Presbytery for diNi,sion
presbytcrial evangelist. if the way
should be found to be clear.
An excellent old-time dinner. with
hot coffee, was served in the lecture
room of the church at midday.
In the afternoon an Inspiring Sun
day school institute was held. DIR. @.
L. Petrie. of Charlottesville. spoke upon
the subject. Christ the Great Teach
err" Rev w. r. McElroy, Rev. j. +;
Cook and others spoke on Helps and
IIindrances;" and Rev Andrew Allen
DDS OF Bible study" on Wednesday
evening at S o'clock Rev. J. c. Leps,
of AppomattoX Courthouse. using the
gregation an illustrated lecture upon
the Life OF Moses"
on Thursday morning, after devo-
tional exercises. the committee on the
minutes OF the general assembly re-
ported. recommending. among other
things, that change be made in the
basis of representation at the general
assembly. on the part Of the presby-
teries. one minister and elder being
entitled to be enrolled for each 1000
church members.
The committee also recommended
, that the first Sunday in October be
set apart as rally day for all the Sun
! day schools OF presbytery.
/ incrensed Offerings.
! Rev. Charlcs NJ. Darrell reported as
chairman of the committee on foreign
missions, the resume OF the report
| showing that the offerings for foreign
missions in tho presbytery had in
creased from s2.472 in 1912 to S4,l63 in
1913. an increase OF 1851, or about
Go per cent. in one year.
AT IL o'clock In the morning Rev.
Andrew Allen, of Farmville. preached
the presbyterial sermon from Mark y.
9: What. therefore, God hath joined
together, let no man put asunder."
Dinner was again served at noon on
Thursday, with several committee re-
ports later.
The spring meeting of the presby-
terry will be held with the Orange
Church, the date being the Tuesday
following the third Sunday in April
1919.
The attendance of this meeting of
prcsbytery in the matter of delegates
was twenty-threc, eleven ministers and
twelve ruling elders.
Presbytery finally adjourned on
Thursday afternoon.