Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Winchester Presbytery.


and was opened with sermon from Rev.
George W White. of Moorefeld. The fol>
lowing Ministers and Ruling Elders responded
to their names at roll call
!Mnisters.-D. II Riddle, D D. + R
Graham, W. A. Crawford. Charles White,
John Johnston. George W. White, J NJ.
Clymer. Geo. j. Leyburn, Geo W. Finley,
IT, Converse, A. G. Hopkins, E. L. Wilson.
J.C Painter.
Ruling Elders james Carr Baker. Win
chester: Felix Welton, Mt. Zion Church;
R'bert Smith, Loudoun street, Winchester I;
q w. Eichefberger, Charlestown; Roht.
Bridges, Hancock, Nd; JAS. Criswell. Fall
ling. Waters George ". Seiber, Kearneys-
Vile
Rev. T. Converse vas elected Moderator.
and Rev Charles Whire and J G. Baker.
Temporary Clerks. Rev. Geo. W Leyburn
OF West Hanover Preshvtery and Rev. r. T.
Berry of Chesapeake Presbyterr being pres
emf were invited to 81. az corresponding mems
hers Presbvterv then adjourned to meet on
Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday morning Preshvtery met -
Leaves OF absence were granted Revs G. W.
Finley. NJ w. Woodwork and j. r Graham
all of whom were called home by affl ctions
in their Congregations. The minutes Of last
stated meeting were approved Ruling Ell
ders Adam Brown, from Harper's Ferry
church, j. W. Luke, Bcrryvile church Thos
5. Sangster. Newtown church. William Dingis.
Strasburg church, and Charles Hewitt Shep
herdstown church, and Rev. W B. Duttop.
D.. d reported and We're enrolled
A Committee consisting IF Rev ]. R
Graham, D. II Riddle, u. D.. and James
Criswell was appointed to drauyht a suitable
resolution relative to the death of Rev Lewis
Wilson. A letter was read to Presbyterv
from MIR Boyd Pendleton. asking Preshv,erv
to take actinn fur cnmnle'ing the or.an;ze>
tion of church at Bath. Morgan County,
which was referred to COMMITTEES 90 Susten-
tstinn- Also communication from R.v
WIN. i Price, concerning the pnhiicatina f
"fhe Presbyter's s mi Monthly new re
ligious paner t" h. published at Mt Cliatnn,
buckingham county Virginia
it was announced that Ruling Elder Jane.
kuvkendall Of Snrin.fi Id church had been
killed on the Railroad, near South Branch.
Tuesday afternoon, and resolution of con
offence was passed respecting this esteemed
brother.
Rev j. johnson introduced a resolution to
approve the Revision of the Book of Disci-
plne for which J. R Graham proposed sub
st'tute unfavorable to the Revision. The
subject was made the first order of the dsy
Friday mcruiug. Presbytcry took recess till
2 P. NJ
Wednesday afternoon was occupied in Free
Conversation on the state of Religion, which
showed revivaIs in some places and whole
Fome state of things for the most part 10 the
churches of Preshy.ery Alright Rev. Geo
4, La hnr. Of
that ability and impressivcneSs common to
him.
THURSDAY.
At Q 4. " PreshYtrry net Hniiny Hl
der VIM En-ie from Elk israrch Church an
on Foreign Missions, Education aud Duues-
tic Missions
1t ordered that the memorial of Rev.
l.. +. Wilson lie presented at ln} o'clock
Saturday morning. kcrs w A Made and
W. Il. White of tho Mrth"d;-t churc! were
invited tn seats in { e bar at the house Rev
q. W Leyburn Of West Hanover Prrso, tery
was authorized and insitpd to labor in the
bounds of this Presbytery.
Rev. George l.. Leyhurn of Winchester,
was elected principal, aud Rev J W. CIymer
of NV Greek. alternate Ministerial delegates
and Ruling Elders r S Sangster of New
town church principal and Il Is. Sherrnrd
of Bl"omery church, slterna e, delegates to
the General Assembly at Little Rock
A paper was int~nduced recommending
Ifampden Sidney College t., Presh, terians.
and c"mm"nd'n- The eff nt~ t, raise 5000 OO0
as C""tenerv Fund by 1878. in which Rev.
j ID u tr''r!l. ID H., is "ccup ed under the
d'rert'''" "t the iinmn IF The College,; and
DR. hrcs'"it " a. heard in an Interesting, ad
Dress an h" history aud 'nu t4nce Of Eiamn-
den sydney College. Pending ,he discussion
of tie question Pr--hy'ery took recess, aud
heard Sermon from i1"v j G. Painter
After recess, Preshyrcry resumed cnn<id>
Grafton OF the paper CONCERNING. Hampden
Sidney aud ad"Gt"n it rr.an: nnu~ly
Strasburg was sci ,ctnd as ,he rlace and
September Eth. ii, - o'ciock, + u as the
time of uext Stated Meeting
Presbvtery proceeded 10 examine liccntiate
W. w. Downey on several subjects with
view to his ordination and installation rs p,s
tor Of the Falling Waters Church. Atni,,ht
a very large congregation listened with atten-
tion and interest to sermon from Rev Mr.
Converse.
FRIDAY
PresbyterNm"t"ga'n Friday morning. Q \.
NJ. Som" rep 'r's wrr" made On Se>eiun,a Res
cords, and then the rider OF The day the cons
stdera,I0n ut the Revised Box + ID s.ipIluc
sent down ny the Assembly vast k.nu Rev.
Juo Johnston having offered q resolution t d,
approve the revisi n and Rev } R.Graham
substitute agains, the revision the whole mat
ter was brought before Pra.bytery tor dis
cussion. After skirm,-h'ng for position, the
discussion was open d by Rev, " ~ Craw-
ford more or less in favor Off Revision, who
was followed on the same side by Rev John
Johnston. of Hardy county, Rev. A G Hop
kins, Rev, G. w. Finley, OF Romney; and
against the Revision by Rev. j r. Graham,
of Winchester, Rev. u. II Riddle, d D.,
Ruling Elder VIM Euyle, Rev. Geo l. Ley
burn, and Ruling Elder James Carr Baker, of
Winchester.
Pending this debate Presbytery took up the
nrder of the dau hearing MI DnrHner's trinl