Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-09-30
Winchester Presbytery.

1somuey 1HteHtJeaceT We conoenSe the IOls
lowing proceedings:
Among the chief features of the meeting,
was the presence and address of Rev. NJ. d.
Kalopothakes native Greek and Missionary
In Athens, who, with his former teacher, Rev
G. w. Leyburn of West Hanover Presbytery.
once Missionary to Greece, gave to a large
and attentive Congregation, very Interesting
account of Greece and Missionary work in it.
DIR. Kalopothakes returns soon to Athens, re-
i6forced it is hoped, by some Minister from
the Southern Presbyterian Church, to carry
on the great work So auspiciously begun, and
which rs now under the care of the Southern
Assembys committee on Foreign Missions.
Rev. Il. G. Brown vas received from the
Presbytery of Memphis, and leave granted
him to supply the churches at hepherdstowu
and kearneysville.
Eicentiate J. c. Painter, who has been La
boring in Eastern HAMPSHIRE was at his own
request, dismissed to East Hanover Pres
bysery.
The committee to organize a church at
Berkeley Springs reported the way not yet
fuly opened, and was continued until next
meeting of Presbytery.
committee appointed at the last meeting
Is prepare a Manual of Standing Rules, DC.
for the use of Presbytcry, made partial re-
port, embodying some very valuable rules
which were adopted and the committee con-
tinued until next meeting of Prcsbytery.
A resolution, earnestly urging the sessions
of the churches &nder the care of Presbytery
to secure the attendance of Delegates from,
each of them, upon the Convention of Elders
and Deacons to be held this Fall at Richmond
Va, in the interest of Hampton Sidney COL
4ege, was adopted unanimously.
The Executive Committees made their
usual reports. One OF them, that on Susten
tatfon, with the discussion which followed, de.
veloped the fact that in the opinion of the
Preshytery three or four thousands dollars
could be at once used with most hopeful pros
Poets of good in the work of Domestic mis-
sions within the bounds of Preshytcry
With some Slight notifications the Execu-
tive committees and the District comn.i,tees
were reappointed and rule requiring each
4astnr and stated SIMPLY to spend Il, 1e-st two
Sahbaths per nn"un, in distinctly missionary
work adopted The rule requiring
churches unrepresented by Eilihg Elders at
the stated meetings of Preshvtery, to send lin
the reasons for s,ich non representation was
revived and the stated clerk directed to write
to the churches nnon the subject
Preshyterv declined to comrly with the
'mmendation Of the General Assembly to
hold sabhath school convention
After very pleasant Injecting. rendered
more so by the generous hosni,siity of the
good people of Strashurg Presbyterv adj
i"nrned to meet in the Kent st. church, VIM
chester, next April.
Woe TO THE Docs To-day is the last
day of grace for the tagless dogs of Charles
town. Tomorrow the new dog ordnanc &C goes
into full effect, and then woe to the poor uu-
fortunate CANNES whose owners are either too
s'ingy or too poor to pay for them the price of
corporation tag, that they may be licensed
to perambulate the streets free and upmolest.
ed. "Shoot 'em on the spot !" will be the
order of the day, If the law is Carried out,
and the slaughter of the iunoceuts- that may
take place is fearful to contemplate. The lit
tie two-legged dog, and the little black terrier
that navigates on three pedal extremities, the
one with the hair scal6ed off his side, and the
old one>eyed saffron colored cur we fear, will
all be made into bologna sausage ere another
week shall elapse, unless they should meet
with the good fortune that befell a little dog
in Detroit, Mich, recently, which is related
in the following incident:
ga boy about ten years of age, leading a
lively little dog, called at the Central Station
and asked if that was the place where they
shot dogs. Being answered in the affirmative,
he said well; please shoot my poor little
Dan. IIes an awful good dog. and he plays
with the baby al! day, but fathers dead, and
mothers sick aud can't raise money to get
license Then, turning to the dog, the
boy. stroked him. saying, Poor Dan how
Billy will cry when I tell him you are dead y
Great big tears rolled down the boys face, and
In a little time those around him made up
purse sufficient to save his dog, and a person
went with him after the license. The bows
eyes fairly sparkled at his unexpected luck,
and speaking to the dog, he cried, You're
saved; let's go right home to Billy""
THE HARpER's FERRY Property SUIT.
A Washington dispatch says: 'In Che suit
of she United States u.s. the purchasers of the
Harper's Ferry property, the District Court
for the district of West Virginia. at Wheel
ing, has passed decree for sale of the prop
erty, but the time of the sale is NOS pres
scribed in the decree. The papers necessary
to test the claim of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad to She right of way over She prop
erty are now in course of preparation, and
will soon be fled.
VALLEY CONFERENCE.-The Valley con.
vocation Of the Protestan. Episcopal Church
will be held in Berryville this year, commence
ing on to-morrow, October Iss, and continu-
ing throughout the week. All of the Epis-
eopal clergy of She Valley are expected to be
present
ANorHER New HotsE.-Mr. Joseph II.
Cockrill is getting material on the ground and
preparing to erect for himself dwelling house
on the lot recently purchased of Messrs. Green
e Mcdonald. South extension of Samuel