Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-20
PREsBYTERY OF WEST VIR-
GINIA.
Second Days Proceedings.
Reported Especially for the Register.
ErpvONr OrtOher 10th

Reported Especially for the Register.
FAIRNoNT, October 10th.
tn, Presbvterv was opened ut S
O'Clock A. NJ. with prayer 10y Kew. ) Z.
Hench. The minutes of the previous
session were read and approved. Reys.
Hammer, Graham and Elder a. \. Simp-
son, were appointed as committee on
supplies.
Rev. J. III. Flanagan was appointed
Moderator Of the Session OF klngwood
and Portland Churches, Rev. III. q.
Blavnrv Moderator of the RavenSwOod
Church and Rev. DR.. Whiting MOdera-
Tor of the Winfield Church.
A call from the Church OF FalrmOnt
Tor the pastoral services OF Rev. \. n.
Jimeson was presented, and being found
in order was placed in DR.. JlmesOns 5
hands. On his accepting the same
committee was appointed % arrange lor
his installation. The committee report
Ell bv appointing Rev. Geo. VI. Fleming
10 preach the installation sermon, and
Reys. Flanagan and Graham 70 deliver
the charges to the pastor and the people
respectively.
IIKanawha Church. Charleston, was
selected as the place for the next regu-
lar meeting, aud at $50 2. NJ. on the
fourth Friday In April, 1850, rs the tlme'
It was also resolved that when the
Presbyterv adjourns It be TO
meet at Wheeling during the Ses-
sions Of the synod at the call oi the
Moderator.
After the transaction Of other business
the PreSbytery took a recess I'll Il p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Rev. LYMAN Whiting was appointed
chairman of the standing Committee on
Publication.
WIN. o. Phillips, a licentiate Of the
Presbvtery of san Francisco, was re-
ceived by certificate OF diSmisslon from
that body.
Roy. LYMAN Whiting, ID. d., was ap.
pointed to prepare the Narrative on the
State of Religion" within our bounds, TO
be presented at the spring meeting Oi
the Presbytery,
Calls from the churchesof Buckhanuon
and Weston Tor the pastoral services oil
Rev. George VI. Fleming were presented,
placed in his hands aud accepted, and
arrangements made for hls installation.
The installation il 20 take place at WeS-
ton on the evening of November 'th.
Rev. j. b. Dickey will preach the ser
mon and Rev. j. III. Flanagan AMI Rev.
Loval Young, ID. d., To deliver the yari-
.ous CHARGES. The installation will take
place at BuckhannOn on the second sab
bath in November, at lOs A. NJ, to be
conducted by Reys. Flanagan. DicSey
ani Whiting. .,
twas ordered that the PreSbytcry hold
an adjourned meeting IN Buckhannon
10 perform this work, and also 20 eN-
anime. ami IL the way be clear, orddln
Mr.. Wm. J. Phillips to the work OF the
Gospel ministry. The various standing
committees presented their annual re-
ports. II,
Evening session, 7P.M. Rev. Messrs.
Dickev and Hanover were appointed a
committee 10 prepare % the PrcshyIery
n paper ON the subject ol sabbath oOSer-
vance. and present the same at the al
iourned meeting m Wheeling. The
fourth Sabbath m September was APP
pointed to he observed aS "a day of fast
ing and PRAYER for the uutpourlng ot
Gods Holy Spirit, and the ministers
were directed 10 preach ON the subject
from the pulpit 49,,
Rev. ]. II. Flanagan, in behalf Of the
committee aIrradyappointcd, presented
the following minute on the death oil
Rev. John W. Scott. y. D., LID:
At the roll call st the freSbytery II
was announced that death had claimed
one oi the members, aud the WlSeSt
counsellor i'm PdeSbyterial matters IS not
here, for his work on e1rta IL done.
Rev. John ". scott. ID. D., LID died
az Ridgway, Warren county, y. C., July
%. 1879. in the 72i year of his age, OF dis
ease of the heart.
His collegiate education was obtained
at jefferson College, graduating M that
institution in 1927. HlStheOloglcal edu-
cation was obtained al Princeton Semln-
ary. After a short pas,OrJte at Poland,
%. heenterri upon the Vors Of teaching,
which proved 10 be his lite work more
than the active work OF the ministry; in
the several positions that he hiled as
teacher, he won high anu esu-
mablc reputation a. an IN
structor. At the Grove Academy ~
Steubenvilie. o., and al Wheeling, W.
Va his Efforts as a teacher were
e,nwnad with success. The success
Which had crowned his efforts in these
two ,,Iaces led the Synod OF Wheeling,
in 1862, to select him to take charge i oi
washington College. WHICH mad Just
been taken under the care a the synod
He filled the important position Gi Pres'
ident Of that institution until lis union
with Jefferson College, in 1906.
Afterwards he was chosen to 4 probes