The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-10
WHEELING PREsBYrEKX.
Meeting nj the U. p. Church Yes.
terdny.


U. P. Church yesterday morning at 10
o'clock. Rev. @. Vincent, d. D., the Mod.
orator, opened the meeting with prayer.
The roll being called, there we're found to
be present ministerial and lay members
representing some twenty congregations.
The minutes Of the previous meeting at
West Alexander being read, were ap-
proved.
Rev. ]. Y. Ashenhurst was received
and recognized as member OF the Pres
bytery. Mr.. Ashenhurst comes from the
Presbytery OF Mansfield.
Rey.J. +. Mcclure, the financial agent
OF the Presbytery, presented an interest.
lug and satisfactory report Tor the year
past DR.. Mcclure also called the atten.
lion Of the Presbytery 70 certain localities
in Ohio county, W. Va, which are en-.
tirely destitute Of church organization.
The consideration Of the duty OF the
Presbytery was referred to the Commit
tee on Supplies for report.
The request OF Mr.. j. A. Anderson, to
be taken under the care Of the Presby-
terry rs student Of theology, was refer
red TO the committee having care OF the
education OF young men for the ministry.
A request from the congregation OF
Egypt, ior preaching one.,hiId Of the
time by Rev. Love, was referred 10 Com
mittee on Supplies.
Requeats from several congregations
for aid from the Home Mission fund we're
received and for the time laid on the ta-
Bile.
7 Rev. ]. Ashenhurst was appointed to
act as commissioner to the General As.
sembly. and also to cit rs q member Of
the General Committee. Of the Home
Mission in the place Of the former ap'
poirtee, Rev. W. T. Meloy, lately dismiss.
ed TO another Presbytery.
Seyen-thirty o'clock P, N. was designat-
ed as the time for hearing sermons from
the students Of theology under the care Of
the Presbytery.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Presbytery resumed business.
The Clerk Of the Presbytery resigned.
The time Of electing . cle:k was changed
from the fall meeting to the regular
spring meeting. It was resolved that
the term Of office should be four years
hereafter, and that the Clerk should be
allowed reasonable compensation Tor
expenses incurred in the discharge OF his
official duty. Rev. Wm. Weir, Of Mar
tins Ferry, was then elected Clerk for
the term Of four years, beginning with
this meeting.
Rev. E. B. Calderhead was received on
certificate from the Reunited Presbyte.
rian Church.
Records Of sessions, as many a. were
presented, were by Presbytery examined
and approved; and congregations failing
to present their records at this time were
ordered to do 90 at the June meeting Of
Presbytery.
The member elect Of the General Com.
mittee OF Home Missions was instructed
TO report to the committee one lAborer
from this Presbytery and to ask for the
service Of one missionary for the coming
year.
The Board Of Home Missions was re-
quested to grant aid TO certain coagrega-
tions in thi. Ptesbytery in the aggregate
amount Of 81 900 for the next year.
r, II. Parks resigning as alternate
delegate to the General Assembly, Rev.
VIM. Grimes was appointed in his stead.
Rev. K g. Wallace, OF Bellaire, was
appointed Prebyterial Superintendent
Of sabbath Schools for the current year.
Mr.. J. Anderson, Of West Alexander,
wGs,on recommendation Of the committee,
received under the care OF the Presbytery
as q student Of theology. :.
A paper relative 70 the legal status oi
the Presbytery was presented By Reys'
Balph and Love, and BY agreement action
thereon was for lhe present deferred.
Rev. DR.. Mcclure presentsdsa paper
proposing that each Of the ministerial
members Of the Presby bytery should give
one Sabbathiday's preaching in = mission.
afy territory lying on and about .Glenn's
Run, above The city of Wheeling, and con.
tiguous To the Ohio river.
Adjourned until 7:l5.P. n, with prayer
by Rev. D. n. Sleethe.
At 7:l5 P. N. Rev. J. 7. Mcclure, D. D.,
in the absence Of the Moderator, was
chosen 10 preside.
Sermons were delivered by Messru. d
@. Stewart, J. B. Frazier, s. A. Moore
and ]. n. Moore as partial triala for
licensure.
A good congregation had assembled TO
hear the young gentlemen, all OF whom
acquitted themselves ereditahly and 70
the satisiaetion Of the members oi Pres
bytesy. e
The next regular meeting will be held
at Caledonia, W. Va, on the second
"Wednesday otsJuns, 1878.