The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-06

tin,yille, was incorporated by specia
act Of the Legislature Of the State o.
Ohio, March 9TH, 1913.
Previous to the year 1886 the people o
this neighborhood seemed TO have en-
loved no stated preaching. Mt. Pleasan
and Rock Hill were the nearest Presby
lrrian Churches on this side OF the river
A few wOrshipped with the First Churct
Of Wheeling. Services were held here
occasionally by ministers Of various de,
nominations in school houses and private
dwellings. Among these the venerable
and beloved DR.. Mitchell labored iaith'
fully as he had opportunity, DotI mere
and Bridgeport, from the time Of ms ser
Element at Mt. Pleasant in iS2s' whe .
ths writer Of this sketch heard MN
preach his first sermon 70 me co GSsaefa.
lion Of Mt. Pleasant, in inc 2 49,,
Church, which stood on n lot hor'"e"S'
VI T he m rUM which resulted in the
,ra,n;zntion Of the Presbyterian Church
OiS,rtinsyilIe, began in conversation
Ss,~ssr Mr.. Moses Porter, lat that Time
' ,,erbcr OF the First Presbyterian
Shurc% oi Wheeling. and atterwards.one
~ ,%c frst ruling Elders OF this church,
and Joseph Blackboard then ruling
Elder in tue Mt. Pleasant Church, and u
r%Llipp Elder in this church since its
organization. Moses Porter removed TO
tLis place a short time before the town
was laid out, and resided here about ten
wears, when lie removed to New Cum
LerIand, W. Va, the former home OF his
family, where he died March 10th, 1915.
Mr.. Porter was esteemed, man OF rare
piety and zeal for Christ, and his cause;
he was one OF the earliest Christian
workers in this community, conducting
a Sabbath School and prayer meeting,
before any church organization was
founded here. His services in visiting and
praying with the sick and afflicted, and
Ills wise Christian councils will ever be
gratefully remembered by many hearts
among us. Joseph Blackford, venerable
for age, is among us until this day and is
known by all.
When together attending the sessions
Of the Grand Jury at st. Clairsviile in
the spring Of 1850, they determined after
considerable conference to make an ell
fort to secure an organization. Princi-
pally through their influence petition
was sent up to the Presbytery OF st.
Clairsyille at its October meeting Of that
year at Concord.
The record Of rtSsCy!sry nco, ioSs ss6b,r ~
IsiI GsSmi.JopsT islns present from the Town q
MarinsyllIe, were heard Is ding the ogInlE ti9n Of
church a. ina, GIS' I PIS,,.St aas bHSr n Spi
," s Al ISaSih il was resolved thai the prayer
q the petitioners he granted and Rev Dr. Rea md
Rev. james ASk ao ~ WT ~, Sacs II IN Way n
o n A'-' " N'
"At the next meeting Of pteiIytery At Wheeling
Valley January iGn, ISL M. SSTG ,br My
5e oten, repof,ed That they did moi Organize
church at that place. as the way was not 9Ien the
members not avIgS snsi .,,n s0 Tb.s
f IppoTt was accepted and t6sf conduct approved"
&tthe same meeting Of lrescyLSry 6a,s; 1.-The
s wv. SS 2, IHT lS"St ap ~ the comm Isonss
tro that piaCC, and sSf resolving ali The iaiOraa.
ton on the subject within the reach q she PfiIOy
le 1t was si0 Ved i ba 'n Dt md INV Jse
Alexander 10 appointed a committee TO organize a
church at that PiaOo as soon " convenient II tho
way oopen'" "uv,cr s,p,xo ADril % 1871
,,---a..,,.,.,, =, o,.,.,i,, .hur,,,
i@S SSseG rsp6Eed tbat on Inc :l.t DAY Of
March, 1871, they Organized church In tho town
q MaTtinTlle TO be known y " she nins oil The
F't ', rfe'O''etAn IHu'eu VI .a.',u''e'
THE report was accepted anu , auoP'e"
and the church added 70 our IisL. A..
"The Kew. Dr. kea being aosent Tue
duty OF organizing the chareh uevo5Veo
wholly upon Rev. James AieAanGe
The role oil members AZ the 9rganiza.
ton consists OF sixteen names, as ioiioWS
From the church OF MI. Pleasant, JOS
Blacktord, Isabella Blackiord, Jonn dlY'
ems, Martha Givens, Martha MltcheiI,
Ann Taylor, Sarah A. Taylor, James
Wiley, Lucinda Wiley. ~, :.
From the First Church oil Wheeling
Moses Porter. Elizabeth Porter.
From the church oil st. CiairsVlIie, SUI
sauna Finey. -,
From the Fourth Church oil Clncihhati,
Eleanor Greer. q 80
From CONNER Synod, Ulster, Ireland,
John Francy, Joyce krancy, his Wiie'
and George FEancy., ,,,,,
Joseph Blackiord, James whey ana
Moses Porter were chosen elders, anu
we're ordained and installed at the same
time.
The congregation had no stated preach
ing during the first year oil its existence
Rev. Nicholas hurry, !atterward Profess,
or in Washington College, supplied
them occasionally while teaching in tue
female school inWheeling, and Or. Weed,
Wheeling preached occasionally. In the
spring Of 1912 the services OF Rey.-
carson were secured for one.halt oil his
tiLac for six months, During his stay The
church occupied for the hrSt time tnelr
house for worship. Mr.. Carson alter
wards removed to Chillicothe, and then
to 0scaloosa, Iowa, where he was In
charge OF the Presbyterian onuren Iol
some time. November, lS42, the iaDors
Of Rev. Samuel Hair, successor IT., 70 Mr,
hurry in the female schooi al MheeLing
were secured all his time AZ q salary OF
$500 per annum: re pteacneu every
Sabbath morning in MartlnsylIle, ana a!
Bridgeport in the afternoon: he iaDored
here until January 10Th, 1874, with gen
eral acceptance and success: FOLLOW.
ing Rev. Hair, Key. James stuart
preached short time, ne alter;
wards removed to Marietta, ana
died there. The congregation was VIE WE
out a minister again until June l, lo4o