The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-16
| Interextins Memorial Service Among the
presbyterians OF Marion County.

Interesting Memorial Service Among the
Presbyterians Of Marion County.
FairlnOnt vifgnian.
On Sabbath evening last, the member
ship OF the Presbyterian Church in this
place, celebrated the close of their long and
prosperous areerin the old building now
undergoing the process Of demolition, by
Memorial Service, the exercises at which
comprises a brief review Of the history Of
the organization in Fairmont, &c. Rev.
DR.. Jlmeson (pastor) presided. The pro-
ceedlngs were opened with devotional ex'
ercises, the choir rendering an athem,
npraise We the Lord all 70 Nations" &C., =
At the conclusion Of which Or. Jimeson
read scriptural selection and then led In
PRAYER. Elder D. G. Albert read history
az tho Church, as complied from the sess-
ional minutes, from the first organization
10 the present timo. Elder John $. Smith,
| the senior elder now serving, and next to
Inc oldest present member OF the Church,
addressed the congregation in appropri-
ale review of the past. Elder Smith re-
moved TO this place then called Middle
townl Tfifty wears ago, when there were but
twelve families in the community. For
forty.seyen years he mas been an active
member OF the Church, and Tor torty-six
years has served as an Elder: lie gave, a
4 list Of the members Of the Church rs the
roll stood In 1882, the list embracing the
following fourteen names: Mrs, Maria
Hall, Mrs. Amanda Hall, Mr.. Feilden
Hamilton, Mrs. Nancy shinn, Mrs. Soph-
roma Musgrave, Mrs. NJ. Barns, Mrs,
Nancy Fleming, lthe oldestliyins membterl
Mrs. Clarissa Shinn, Mrs. Eliza Fleming,
Mrs. Rhoda Fleming, Mrs: Phoebe Van
sicles, Mrs Sarah Hall, Messrs. Joseph
Nuzuni and ]. S. Smith.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Smiths 70
marks, the choir sang hymn, and Elder
VIM. Samsel addressed tho congregation.
Mr.. Samsel devoted especial attention to
lthe Sabbath School work in the Church,
reviewing tho past and present OF the
school aud closing with an appeal for
greater future exertion upon the part OF
The membership in behalfof the nursery
| Of the Church." He was followed by Ell
| der Joseph Nuzum, who declined making
extended remarks. A paper submitted by
G. NJ. Shinn, comprising brief compila.
ton OF statistics touching the history OF
Presbyterianism, and giving the number
and In some instances the numerical
strength OF the several organizations OK
FAINT which either in whole or in part avow
the Presbyterian doctrine, closed the ex-
ercises, and tho services wero ended by
singing the doxology.
The Presbyterian Church was first
organized In Middletown, Monongalia
county, Virginia, (now Fairmont, Marion
county, West Yirignia,) in los,
from members who came from the State
Of Delaware. They obtained supplies from
tho Redstone presbytery, Penna.) The
first clergyman who OBLIGATED here was
Rev. Marshall, and thenext Rev. Mr.. Dun
lap. About the year 1915, q church was
Messrs. Allen and Marcus. Messrs Boaze,
Fleming Jordan Hall and Thomas Hall
were at that time ordained Elders Revs.
Adams, Hunt, Ralston, J. Green, Ira Con-
Diet and A. 6. Fairchild were sent to the
church as occasional supply, About the
year 1928, s. Reed, licentiate, preached
SIX months as stated supply. November
Z, 1880, Rev., Cyrus Beechor. Bristol,
member OF Bedford Presbytery was sent
to the church as missionary, and contin-
ued with It thirteen years His relation
with the church was dissolved In 1874, ct
a meeting OF Presbytery held in Browns.
Vile, Pa, Rev. VIM. 2. Harsha, succeeded
Mr. Bristol In 1876, Rey, 4, G. aFairchild
serving us temporary supply In tho utter
i'm. Rev. Lewis succeeded Rev. HarSha
March 80, 1855. The Church has since
been served, in turn, by Rev. W. w.
Campbell, Rev. ]. II. Flanagan, who 70.
mained ten years (and is now in charge Of
Grafton Church, Row. 9. Q. u, Duncan,
who served five years, and is now station
ed at Rayenswood, this State, and DR..
Jimeson, present pastor.f,, i,E. az
The above is q brief outline oil the his
tory OF the Church as epitomized from the
reports submitted on Sabbath evening. II
perhaps possesses but little Importance to
The general pnblic, and yet the fact thatat
one time the Presbyterian Church was the
only Christian organization In this section
OF Virginia, and hence embraced tho en-
tire church-going community, within its
fold, ronders this sketch of some interest
10 at least the olderportion Of our citizens,
There have been many changes since the
date OF the first organization OF the
Church. Generations have grown up and
passed away; and they who succeeded the
generation OF 1880 are now old men, and
their children are getting well up in years,
II Is we'll to occasionally take q RETROSPECT
tive glance at the past, II for nothing more
than to see what general progress we have
made. '.i az 'llih l1