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REPRESENTATIVES..
THURSDAY. APRIL rs. ,~as.
MANCHESTER pREsByTrRy.


The Winchester Presbyiery met in the Presby-
terrain Church in this town on Thursday last, the
18th inst, and was opened with sermon from
The Moderator; after which the Presbyiery had
recess until } O'Clock, p. NJ; when IL again
met, and was organized by the election Of the
Rev. l.. +. wI.soN, as Moderator. and Rev. Ro-
EFRT u. WHITE and Col. RoBERT TcRSER, as
Clerks. Immediately after the organization, the
Rev. J. J. Royal rose and offered the following
Preamble and Resolution, and called for the pre-
vious question:
"WhereaS two bodies were organised on the
third Thursday OF May, 1888, IN the city of PHI
ladephia, each claiming TO be the General As
Sembly Of the Presbyterian Church OF the U.
States; and whereas the body over whose deli
beTaiions DR.. Fisher presided has been decIs red
by the competent civil tribunal TO be the Consli-
tutonal Assembly Therefore,
"Resoirsd, That the Pfeshyicry Of Winchester
dc rccognize and adhere 10 said body as the Ge-
neral Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church OF
tho United States OF America"
The motion for the previous question was ne
gaiived by the following vo,c>
AYEs-Revercnds John Lodor, J. T. Har-
grave, J. J. Royal, &. w KiIpatrcl,. SlIas Bill
iags Elders, VIVA Mccoy, Rober, slemmons.
Or. Noorhees, Wm. r GlaSsel, John Cilkenson,
james Allen, VIM. HenniHg, John F. Barrett,
lsliBacl Vanhorn II.
NArs-Revs s. b. Wilson. d. n, Srpimus
Tps:on, T.W. simpson, T. b. Balch. Peyton
Harrison, II r. White, wm. ". Atkinson
Elders Wm. III. White, George Tabb. Thomas
Hyatt, Alexander Cooper, David Gibson, FIRE.
derIck Shcciz, Robert Turner, Moses Hoge-I5.
The question then REQUIRED on the adoption Of
the resolution, when, aflcr discussion, il vas re-
jecicd by the following vote:
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w. fitzpatrick, Silas Billings. Elders William
Mccoy, Robert Slemmons, Dr. voorhees,, VIM.
+. Glassel. John Gilkerson, James Allen. wm.
fienning, John +. Barrett, IShmael Vanhorn-l3.
NAYs-ReveTends s. q. Wilson, william II.
Foo.c> s. fusion, I. W. Simpson. I. u. Balch,
Pcyioo Harrison, r. ID. While, WIN. NJ. Atkin-
son. Elders wm. II. white, George Tabb Tho
mas Hyatt, A. Cooper, D. Gibson, +. Sheeu,
Robcn Turner, Moses Hcge-i6.
Thus the Preamble aud Resolution were re-
iec,ed.
whercupon, those who voted in the adirma-
tive, (ihe " New-s;choo pauy.'D withdrew TO the
.Couri-HouSe and organised as Presbyiery, by
the selection Of The Rev. a. w RurarRiex as
Moderator, and The Rev J. J. RoYaL, as Clerk.
subsequently, they ADJOURNED to the Methods,
Church, where they continued TO hold their ses-
sions until the close on Saturday evening.
The following gentlemen CabSent when the
vote was iaken) requested to have their names
recorded on the minutes Of Prcsbytery, as voting
on the adoption Of the above Preamble and Re-
solutions
AYrs-f,rv. r. Hargrave
NaTs-RevcfendS WIN. williamson. WIN. ".
Scoii, l.. =. Wilson. Elder David Vanmeier.
The vote would then stsnd-Ayes ~, Noes %
land this, ne infer, presents the relative strength
q the Oid snd New school Parties represented
IN Winchester Presbytery.
The "Oid School, Presbyfery continued 20
transact business IN the Presbyterian Church.
until sair.iay sfeTnoon. when that body sd
josfned 10 meet IN Front Royal, Warren County.
on The third THURSDAY IN August next. The
.''New sch,sA" Prssbytery are also 20 have m ad-
iourned meeting IN Leesburg. sometime during
he easuirFg FAN
On FRIDAY nigbi he Rev. 8. D. Wilson deli
vsred discnur.c, - Iafge auditory, IN felaiinu
- thc urfoTiunatc division m she Presbyterian
Charch, and 10 defsnee 81 ~ eoufse parsaed By
he "od School Party" o. Saturday night.
Dr. Hil(ofthe %. q Columbia Presbytsfyjspoks
also 20 q erovde,i bonsc. ugon De sane subject,
ard IN defrbcc n ne "New aehooi Party. -
TIE facts and arguments on beth sides uesa pre-
ssnicd uiih 30 iiife force. iugenuig, aaa ability,
bat have fai.ed. We believe. So pfoducs 20 any
erieni uhauisaEy q opinion and feeling upon he
fubieci. TIE cause q RsEgisa, Ne lsink. from
re spirit stieh is exhibited On an sses, drmsnds
ne speedy settlement q ne question.