The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-20
FAIRMoNT.
The West Virginia rre.bytcry.
FIRST DAYS pRocRED1Nos.

FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The Presbytery Of West Virginia mel
ct the Presbyterian Church, Fairmont,
West Virginia, on Friday, April 18th
1874, at II o'clock, 7. N.
Devotional exercise by singing and
prayer, followed with o sermon BY Rev
DR.. Laine, Of Point Pleasant. Text found
in Ephesians, lst chapter, 1st and Cd
verses. The sermon was very ably pre-.
sented, and was listened 10 with the
greatest attention.
At the conclusion OF the services, the
Preebytery was called to order by tho re-
firing NIOderator,lDr. Jamison, oil Morgan.
town. The roll being called, thirty min.
listers and elders answered to their names.
DR.. Richards, Of Kanawha Presbyte.
riau Church, Charleston, was unanimously
chosen Moderator, and ]. K. Ollie, Of
Morgantown, Clerk. ...
On motion, visiting ministers Of other
churches, were invited to sit as cores
ponding members.
On motion o. Rev. G. G. B. Duncan
Rev. ]. Il. Flanagan aud Elder J. s
Smith were appointed committee or
devotional exercises
On motion, Rev. Mr.. Duncan's report
on Sabbath School Convention was re-
committed.
On motion.
Rea0lred, That when Presbytery ad-
journ.it will adjourn to meet on Satur-
day morning at 0 o'clock, A. NJ, take a
recess at u o'clock, NJ, meet again at II
O'Clock p. N, and take a recess Of {
o'clock, 10 meet at II o'clock.
PresbYtery adjourned 10 meet as pei
order, at9 o'clock A. NJ, Saturday.
SECOND DAY.
Presbytery met pursuant 10 adjourn
ment, on yesterday.
Minutes OF last session read and ap.
proved.
On motion, the Church of Winfield, Put
nam County, West Va, was placed upon
the roll Of this Presbytery.
On motion, standing rules Of Presby-
terry were read
The Church Of Lumberport, Baxter
County, was placed on roll Of this Pres.
bytery.
A Committee Of three, on Bills and
Overtures, was appointed, consisting oil
Revs, J. II Flanagan, r. A. Blacktord
and Elder William Letter OF J. E. Kerns,
OF Nicholas G. h asking for some action
Of Presbytery, with reference to the inter.
esis Of the Church in that place, was re-
terred 10 Committee on Bills and Over
lures.
Committee on Seasonal Records was
appointed.
An amended report from the Committed
on Sabbath Schools was read, which wa!
to the effect that Sabbath School Con
ventiOn be held in the Church this (Sat-
urday) evening, the programme to con-
sist OF short addresses, respectively &c
parents, children, teachers, and the un-
converted, by members Of Presbytery re-
spectivelY selected for the purpose. Alter
some discussion the report was adopted,
Two rules submitted by Rev. j. N.
Nourse, Tor adoption as standing rules
one requiring resolutions, &C., presented
for consideration TO be reduced to writing,
and the other with reference to the re-
ports-were- referred 10 Committee on
Bills and 0verlurcs,
Elder F. Il. Burt, OF Warrington
Church, presented reasons for his late at
tendance, and was excused.
Statistical reports were called for and
read, summary oil which will DO Iur-
nished you in Mondays report.
On motion, the Church at Stewards
Run, Monongalis County, was ordered tc
be hereafter recognized In the records as
Sugar Grove" Church.
Elder Cordroy, of Sugar Grove Church
was excused for late attendance.
The selection Of Representatives Of this
Presbytery in General Assembly, which
meets in St. Louis, No., next May, being
next In order, an election was had, result.
ing lnlthe choice OF Rev. W. FalConer, oil
Patkersburg, and Elder ]. A. Ollie lex
judge, Of MorgAntown.
On motion 1t was decided TO hold the
next session Of the Presbytery OF Pt Pleas.
1874. - ''''uOoi'
On motion, adjourned until u o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Presbytery met al /, O'CLOCK p
NJ, Moderator Richards in the Chair
One.hall hour was spent In devotional ex'
ercises, at the conclusion OF which bnsi-
ness was resumed.
The Committee on Home Missions
made q report which was accepted and
approved.
The report was as follows:
1.-THE Committee on Home Missions
beg leave to offer the following report:
Your Committee has recommended
Rev. r. A. Blackford as District Mission,
airy for three months, at 800 per month
commencing date from Novemer 1st
1874.
The Churches Of Chenille and Sutton
for $4O0, TO aid in the support Of Rev. W
h sibbett, for ono year to date from De-
cember 1St, 1873.
Pleasant Flats and Ravenswood for
49O 70 AID In the support Of Rev. A. J,
Mcn anIt Tor one year, TO date from Jan.
Elizabeth, Spencer and Grautsville for
$40O to adm the support Of Rev. ii. e.
Blaney iof one year, 10 date from Jan. Isl
Point Pleasant and vicinity to aid in the