The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-09-27
GrecnBrieF Isresbytery.

Ntu e1N' iluictii l4tttfe 7tWeli ~ n vVA-
hontas comfy, on the " ethgipst, and.
was opened with a sermon Rev
II r. Laird; retiring Flederator
Ruling Elder, James Withfow, mas
elected Moderator and Rev. j., H.
lLewis and i. 4 slefs were elected
temporary Clerks LiOentiate, G. A.
Wilson; receiyedffona a lbingdon,P Pres.
bBlery ana II, Mecovn, from / LeS-
ington They were examined for orr
Edination and set apart to the full
work of tie Gospel Ministry on SAT-
urday night, by eThe laying on Of
the hands 81 the Ministry Rev IS.
n. Houston y D pfesiding and pro-
poalna ,e Constitutional questions
md offering che ordination pfayer;;
Rey.sW, n Hill preaching the iser-g
mon and Rey. Edward Edlls deliver
ing the charge to Tie newly ordaih'
ed Bishops Mr. Wilson WIN take
charge Of The ch1Fcfat huntington
and Bethany and AIr NisQoHp hose
of Liberty Baxter and IIgntefsviiIes
in the upper part Pocahoptas Coz
in which he will be install led Pastor
by a Cominittee'of which Rex; y Z.
sydenstricker is Chairman.
The Sabbath School Committe was
instructed TO call two Conventions
one for each end Of tho Presbytery,
within the next year. Ruling El.
der James Montgomery was added to
the Committee. ~.
Rev. w. 3. Hill, Principal, with
g. 7. Lyle, Alternate, and Ruling
Elder James Renick, with Il. r.
Campbell, Alternate, were nomina-
ted as Commissioners to theGeneral
Assembly, to meet in Knoxville,
Tennessee,ain May next.
The,diseussion on the division Of
the Synod of Virginia, was closed by
passing an overture, asking the sy-
nod to Oappoint a Committee to con-
slider: First, Ifa division is necessa-
ry or advisable; and Second, If-advi-
sable, the division irrespective Of
present Presbyterial boundary lines.
"a protest was offered against the
election of a Ruling Elder as Moder-
iator, which was spread'upon the rec
ords. An overture was offered ask
ing the General Assembly 10 recon-
slider its action by which it decides
against the eligibility Of Ruling Ell
ders to the office of Moderator, ''in
thesi." This was placed upon the
docket and "referred" to next meet
ing of Presbytcry.
Huntington was selected rs the
place, and May I'd as the time for the
Spring meeting of Presbytery.
Rev. A. c. Stuart applied to be re-
ceived into this Presbytery, sending
with his application, letter of dis
missal from Montgomery Presbytery.
This was declined upon the following
grounds: First, His letter does not
specify Greenbrier as the PresPytery
towhich he was dismissed Second,
The papers referred to in the resolu-
ton of Montgomery Presbytery,
granting him "the letter." were not
with his application
Third, There is not at present any
field within our bounds to which we
could assign him. -
There were fourteen mcmbers and
the same number Of Ruling Elders
present during the session. The
congregations were very large, at all
the services for preaching. The
house was crowded on Saturday
night, and three times on Sabbath.
The hospitality of the people seem.
ed to. know no bounds, and many of
us came away determined to vote
ourselves back to Oak Grove just as
soon as the Common law" will allow
us to do SO. &
A committee was appointed to
consider the subject Of substituting
n Ruling Elders and Deacons' Con.
vention for the fall meetings.
Our first Ruling Elder Moderator,
made an admirable presiding officer,
All Ministers of the Presbytcry, were
present except Mr.. NJ. L. Lacy, who
has been, and is now quite Ill.
A contemporary says "If you wish
to know whether a man is superior
to the prcjudices Of the world, ask
him In nnrrv n nackapn for vou.n A