The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-14
THE MEETING Or rREsnYrEnY
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The Presbytery Of Washington Of thu
Presbyterian church. which includes the
churches OF that denomination in this CITY
met Tuesday evening al Wellsburg.
In the absence Of the Moderator, Rpy. DR.
W. F: Hamilton, Of Washington, Pa. Opened
tLe session, and Rev. W, H. Lester led il,
prayer. Rev. S, +, Gr,er was chosen tempo
rary Moderator and Rev, A.. g. Eaglesou
temporary clerk,
The calling Of the roll showed the follow
ing members present: 4.
| Ministers-Rev., Jas. D. Brownson, D. D..
| Washington; Rev J. L. Pomeroy, Mounds
vile; Rev. s. +. Grier, New Cum oerlnnd
Rev: ". II. Lester, West Alexander; Rev. j
7. tredericks, Burgettstown; Rev. I. T. Head
Lower Buffalo; Rev. J. b. Walkinshaw,
! Wellsburg; Rev. D. J.. Dickey; Rev. W. I.
bright, Three Springs; Rev. ]. G. Lyle,
Wheeling; Rev. J. !. Fleming; Rev. A. G.
E.sleson. West Union; Rev. ". II. Cooke,
Wheeling; Rev. K. 8. Martin. Hooks,own;
key; Or. y A. Cunningham, Wheeling
( Eiders-lohu II. Atkinson, New Climber.
lIandi Robert Maxwell, West Alexander; J.
": Brown. Forks Of Wheeling; Dr., W. G.
kirker, Wellsburg; Alexander Zone, Wheel.
ins; Alexander Pugh, Mount lliyet; george
Campbell, Three Springs; George Eckles,
West Union; Daniel !Nichol, Frankfort; j. r
Jacob, West Liberty; Milton McClaskey,
! Cameron,
| The committee that had been appointed to
install Rev. W. II. Cooke, of the Second Pres.
| 66yserian Church at Wheeling, also Rev. Dr..
Stevens Of the church ut Lower Ten Mile
reported that they had performed that duty.
{ tev. WA: Maokey, formerly Of Wellsburg,
was dismissed 10 the presby,ery Of Pueblo
Colorado, and Rev. D. l.. pickey to tie Pres
byiery OF Allegheny. Rev. DR., VIM Cox, OF
the n. Z. Church, wag invited to sit as q cor.
responding member OF the Presbytery.
The Presbytery then engaged In deyo.
tional conference over which Dr.. Cupuinr.
ham, Of Wheeling, presided. The remainder
OF the evening was occupied in an interesting
DISCUSSION OF church work, first as 10 the
Ministry second, as to the Eldership; third,
as TO the Membership. The exercises were
interspetsed with singing and prayer. The
hour growing late the Presbytery adjourned
to meet yesterday morning al 0 O'Clock. Arr
AT that hour the Presbylery met pursuan,
to adjournment, s.=s g. .g.s55
The presbytery received James B. Lyle, n,
| W. Ely aud George s. Hayes under It's care,
| .A'seA 1A''eAoStoay cAo"Iuhlluu, Win view
to their entering the ministry. A call for
Rev. Samuel G. Faris 10 the Church at Frank.
fort, Pa, was laid before the Presbytery.
The second Presbyterian Church at w eel.
ing was selected as the place Of the Spring
meeting. fla }5p.s.T - = y
DEVOTIONAL conference and religious eyer.
cisea occupied tho remainder Of tho session,
A deep religious feeling seemed to pervade
the Presbytery during the Conference.
| The Wheeling churches were represented
as follows: First church, Rev. DR.. Cunning.
ham and Mr.. Alexander Bone; Second
church, Rev. Dr.. W. II. Cooke and Mr.. ".
b. Simpson; Third church. Rev. J. G. Lyle.
The Presbytery adjourned at l2 ": 10 nice,
et2E N, the business to be concluded las,
evening. 81. Via