The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-22
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Tho West Virginia rresDytcry.


NJ Moderator Richards 10 the Chair.
The Rev Dr.. Lane, OF tho Presbytcr
oI Boston, presented an application Il
admission to this Presbytery. Ills lcttC
and papers not having been received,
was ordered that the stated Clerk OF thi
Presbytery DO instructed to notify Ii
stated Clerk Of the Prcsbytery Of Bosto
OF the action Of this body, that the 20
siliOn Of DR.. Lane Is regarded as in tran
Hte-it being understood, Of course, tina
upon the receipt Of tho necessary paper
the name Of the applicant will DO en-
rolled on the list OF this PrCsbytery.
The report OF the Treasurer, was sub
mitLed, showing balance Of $4,000, aite
payment Of expenses OF the Presbytery
Tho Narrative on religion, read b.
Rev. Falconcr, was approved.
On motion, tho Board Of Homo Mis-.
sionS was requested 10 add $50 to The
amount appropriated In aid OF the Glen
vile and Sutton Churches,
Rev. G. II. Blaney, OF the Little
kanawha field, was permitted TO make
n statement Of tho affairs in that work
lilo reported 80 acccssions during Inc
year, "a by profession Of faith. On mo
tion, Key. Blaney was added to tho rolls
Of this Presbytery.
Elias b. Bronson, an applicant for ordi
nation as an Evangelist, presented state,
ment, and was examined on his views Of
religion, as TO his motives for entering
the ministry, on languages, on arts and
sciences, ecclesiastical history, &C., and
on theology-Rev. J. II. Flanagan, Dr.. l..
young, Rev. II. A. BlackGord, Rev. j. NJ.
Nourse, DR.. Scott and Rev. j. 3. Reed
being appointed 10 conduct tho cxami-
nation.
On motion, tho examinations were sus-
tanned, and Mr.. Bronson was ordered 10
DO ordained.
With reference TO the action Of Freshly.
tory on Saturday on the subject OF con-
soIidation, It may be well 10 here intro
duce short explanation.
1.-THE General AssGmbly's Committee
on Consolidation oil the Boards will send
two reports to tho next General Assem-
bly, The first, or majority report, recon.
menus among other things that the COL
lection Tor tho missionary work Of the
Board Of Publication shall be discontinue
co, and that the expense of whatever
work OF donation or distribution it NAV
sec III to carry on shall BIO met by the
voluntary offerings OF Churches or indi-
vlduals. The Board would thus be left 10
become "a business concern without the
additional and homogeneous work of a
missionary agency" The second, or mi
nority report, is understood to take
ground, among other things, "ln favor Of
leaving the missionary work Of this Board
unulslurbed, continuing this collection in
the Churches and encouraging them 10
enlarge their benevolent operations"
have made this question In order that
the action OF PrCsbylery IN endorsing and
sustaining the minority report will be bet.
ter understood.
follows:
The committee have made no special
effort during the past year to arouse tho
Churches to tho Importance Of securing
manscs. The extent oil our Presbytcry,
the reported poverty OF many Of our
Churches, and the small number OF per-
SONS composing vast majority oil them,
(but two Churches reporting over 100
members last year, and the want Of labor.
crs heretofore, as well as our want of in
tGllIgenee concerning the desires of tho
Churches, have prevented us urging the
matter. Seven Of our Churches are sup
Piled with parsOnages whose aggregate
value IS put down at $2S,500. They arc
all paid Tor, or arrangements are made for
payment soon. So lar rs VIC know, your
committee would suggest that from tho
supplies sent TO our Churches during tho
summer our pastors who have no manscs
be directed or requested to call tho atten.
ton oil the people TO tho importance Of the
matter and urge them to an endeavor 10
secure mansc, that whenever God in his
Providence shall send them minister he
will have home. Let them at least SC
cure lot Of ground so large that when its
value shall increase they can sell pOr-
lion to assist in building q house.
lSigned CO. 3. DUNCAN,
Chairman
Tho Committee on Temperance pre-
sented a report to which wish TO make
special reference. 1t is evident that tho
Prcsbytery is very nearly evenly divided
upon the question Of endorsing the pres
ent temperance movement, as now being
prosecuted. What mean by this, is that
Prcsbytcrianism las held by portion OF
the membership is 10th 10 give up the
idea that women should not participate
in public scrviCes-and II seems 10 be q
question Of Presbyterian principle, not
lack OF sympathy with the motives and
objects OF tho movement, nor lack Of de-
sire for tie successor all such movements
for tho good Of fellow men, that there is
any division. Presbyterians will under
stand the basis OF this division; for Paul
is recorded in favor Of woman's reticence
III all things pertaining to the public at
lairs OF the sanctuary, and II is this Il be.
liCvc) that tanglcs sentiment in this body
upon this really important question. II
may seem to many 10 DO trivial qucs-
lion OF difference, and yet old land marks
are strong and hard 10 ignore.
Now, the resolutions arc strong enough
temperance; there's no question about
That. But the public expectation land !
mean by that the expectations of the pub.
lie Of largc) were not fully met by the
sentiment expressed, in that the woman's
movement was not more generally and
more fully endorsed. The woman's move.
ment, 1t Is understood, Is visiting tho ga
looms, praying on tho streets, and cngag-
ing In such other labors as arc incident 10
the woman's campaign against intcmper-
ance.
Rev. W. Falconcr, of Parkcrsburg, and
one or two others, in public remarks,
PrCsbytcry favors strong, hearty en-
dorsemcnt; while Rev. McGitfert, Of Par.
kcrsburgh, DR.. Scott, Of the University,
and others, determinidly opposed any
such action. Tho discussion, while spir-