The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-13

Action OF Second Branch III report OF
Committee on Fire Department was COLI
Cured i'll.
Action Of Second Branch on report OF
Committee on Streets, Alleys and Grades
was concurred in with the exception that
the section authorizing the curbing Of
McCulloch street, between 30th and SD
streets, and for placing a curb on Eighth
street, between Chapline and Market
street, were recOmmitted.
On motion, adjourned.
PREsBYTRRY OF WHEELING.-The United
Presbyterian Presbytery Of Wheeling met
in semi-annual session in the U. p.
Church, on ChApline street, between 18th
and 18th streets, ut 10 A. ". yesterday.
The territory embraced in this P~resbytery
consists OF the Panhandle counties in this
State, and several counties in Eastern Ohio
and Southwestern Pennsylvania. There
was q fair attendance OF both ministers
and laymen.
MORNING SESSION.
The opening prayer was made by Rev.
J. Y. A%shcnhurst, OF Belmont county, O.
The following is Il list OF the ministers
in attendance:
Rev. J.T. Mcclure, D. D., Wheeling.
Rev. VIM. Grimes, New Athens, O..
Rev. W. G. Waddlc, New Athens, 0.
Rev. r. G. Campbell, New Athens, o.
Rev. X. G. Wallace, Bellaire, 0.
Rev. NJ. NJ. Marling, Roney's Point, W.
Va.
Rev. D. NJ. Sleethe, Caledonia, W. Va.
Rev. ThOs. Balph, st. Clairsville, o.
Rev. Thos. Love, D. D., High Ridge, o.
Rev. NJ. NJ. Pollock, Ohio.
Rev. W. NJ. Coleman, West Alexander,
Pa.
Rev. VIM. Weir, Martins Ferry, 0.
Rev. q. G. Vincent, D. D., New Athcns,0.
Rev. J.. Y. Ashenhurst, High Ridge, o.
Rev. j. Y. Ashenhurst, was elected
Moderator, md Rev. Vim. Weir, Clerk for
the ensuing year.
The members serving last year upon the
Committee OF Supplies were reelected for
the coming year.
A call for the pastoral services OF Rev.
$. L. Frazier, from the congregation Of
Cadiz, o., was sustained as regular, and
for the present laid on the table.
NJ. j.. NJ. Farrar, u licentiate, was rccciv.
ed from the Prcsbytery Of Frankfort; and
Il call from the congregation OF Har-
risville was sustained and placed in his
hands, and by him accepted.
Mr.. S. r. Frazier was received as Il
liccntiate from the Presbytery of Char
tiers.
Several Of the Standing and Special COM
mittecs OF the Presbytery made reports,
which were duly considered and disposed
OF.
On the question Of changing the organic
law OF the church so as to permit the
Synod of the Pacific (Which covers the
entire area OF the States of Oregon and
California; TO meet once in two years, in
stead of annually, MS it il snow required TO
do, the vote OF the Presbytcry was i'll
favor of the change, nine only opposingit it.
This was n matter which had been by the
last General Assembly Of the Church over
tured to all the Presbytcrics, and which
elected m interesting discussion on the
part OF many OF the ministers.
After the transaction OF some further
business ~rresbytery adjourned until l:S0
+. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
The afternoon session opened with pray
er by Rev. Thos. Balph, OF st. Clairsville,
Ohio.
Each Of the following young gentlemen,
students of theology, delivered a specimen
discourse: Mr.. ]. R. Frazier, Mr.. j. A.
Anderson, Mr.. $. A. Moore and Mr.. D. G.
Stewart. The young men acquitted them.
selves creditably, and their performances
were unanimously approved.
Inthc evening Rev. e.. 9. Vincent, D.
D., opened the meeting with prayer.
Mr.. J. NJ. Farrar preached sermons rs
trials for ordination, which were unani-
mously sustained by the P~resbytery.
Mr.. J. X. Frazier preached a sermon as
u trial for license, which was approved.
II was resolved that special meetings OF
Presbytery be held as follows: At Harris
vile, on December 10Th next, to attend TO
the ordination and installation as pastor
over the congregation there OF Mr.. J. NJ.
Farrar; and ut Cadiz, O., on the 18th day
OF the same month, to ordain and install
Mr.. ]. r. Frazier as pastor of that congre-
CATION.
Adjourned until s \. N. to-day,
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