Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-05-16
Winchester Presbytery.

Church, Berkeley county, on Wednesday
the 29lh of April, 1868. Rev. DR.. VIM.
III, Foote, Of Romney, preached the
opening sermon in the absence of The last
Moderator. Presby,ery was organized
by The election of Rev. w. A. Crawford
Moderator. Revs. NJ. w. Woodwork
and e harles White were elected Tenn
porary Clerks.
Woodstock was selected as the mex,
place, and the l6lh OF October as the
next time Of meeting.
Rev. David Il. Riddle, d. D., having
received call from the church at Mar
iinsburg and having presented certItl-
cate of dismission from OHIO Presbyiery
was received after examination. The
call being placed in his hands, and DR..
Riddle having signi6ed, his acceptance. the
following order was taken by Presbytery:
That Presbytsry appoint Sabbath May
10Th, III A. NJ. for DR.. Riddles installa-
ton at Mar!insburg; that Rev. l.. +.
Wilson preside Rev. Mr.. Bea,te be in
! viled 10 preach the sermon, that Rev. DR..
Foole charge the pastor and Rev. A.
c. Hopkins 10 charge the people. Rev.
+. w. Bedinger asked 10 be relieved from
service al Gersrdsiown. and that his pas
iorsl relation 10 Shepherdstown be de-
solved. On motion the frs. par. OF his
reqoes, was granted, and the congregation
OF Shepherdstown cited 10 appear before
Presby terry, Friday May 9Th, in their
own church, to show cause why MIR. BIS
request should not be granted.
Rev. l.. f. Wilson. ministerial pIincl-
pal, with Rev. E. w. Bedinger alternate;
Ruling Elder. DAVID II. Humphreys
principal, with Mr.. Felix S. Welion al
iernsie, were elected commissioners to
! General Assembly.
Rev. Geo. W. Finley, licen,iate un-
der care Of Orange Presby,ery was re-
ceived upon certificate from that Presby
terry and taken under care Of this.
Rev. J. M. p. Atkinson d. d., Presi-
den. Of Hampden Sidney College. pre-
scented the claims OF that institution upon
the Piesby terisus of that COMMUNITY
This subject elected interesting Discussion
a, late hour, and II is hoped an impetus
was given 10 educational impulses which
nav result in good. vote OF thanks
was rendered the people OF the cnmmuni-
iy for their generous hospitality, when
Presby,ery adjourned to meet in Shep-
herGstowu TO dispose Of Mr.. BedIngers
request for dissolution Of his pastors!
relation 10 The Shepherdsiown church.
An adjourned meeting Of this body was
held in the Presbyterian church IN this
place on Friday evening last for the pur-
pose Of hearing the response OF the con-
grcgaiion 10 the citation Of Presbytety,
sent them week before, 10 show cause
Why the pastoral relation between this
church a1d the Rev. E. W. Bedinger
should not be, at his request, dissolved
and if the congregation should consent
to dissolve that relation. There were
present, Rcys. DR.. W. II. Foo!e, DR.. ID.
II. Riddle, a. c. Hopkins, E. W. Bed
niger and Elders E. IL. Campbell and J.
J. Miller. Rev. DIR. w II. Foote was
chosen y oderalcr and Rev. A. c. Hop
kins clerk. After the organization OF
Ptesbytery and the report of the commls-
sioners heard. the portion Of The congre-
CATION present asked further iiOe for the
consideration of the subject as the short
ness Of the time allowed did not give
them suhicien, opportunity for ascertain
ing the views Of the whole congregation.
Presbylery after bearing the reasons for
the request. granted more time and adj
iourned 10 NEE. in Winchester on the l7ih
Of June.
Rev. f. W. Bedinger has been preach
ing for The past year, TO this congregation
and the one at Gerardsown, but the dis
lance between the two congregations made
the labor too great for his feeble health
and Presbytery having dissolved his con-
neclion with Gersrds,own church, the
congregation in this place, arc making ar
engagements 10 secure his whole time for
fhis church.