Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-25
DOlNGS OF DIYINES.
Opening Session of the Presbytery of
Washington, Last Night.

Washington, Last Night.
The Presbytery of Washington convened
last evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Second
Ward Presby terian Church. The services
were opened by prayer by Rev. John B.
Graham, pastor of the church at Holidays
Pa, and one of the most venerable men in
the Presbytery. 1t had been pre.arranged
that Rev. VIM. +. Hamilton, OF Mt Pleas
ant, the retiring moderator, should deliver
the sermon, but owing to his putting in a
late appearance, one OF the three candidates
for admission into the PIesbytery was
chosen to deliver his maiden address in
lieu OF the customary sermon by the tardy
moderator.
After the sermon the benedction was
pronounced by Rev. Graham.
The Presbytery was then organized.
The first business was the election OF
Moderator. For this Office there was but
one nomination, Rev. w. F. Lester, and he
was unanimously elected.
The new Moderator then came forward,
thanked the asse nbly for the honor con.
ferred and announced that the offices OF
reading and writing clerks were both open
on account OF the resignation OF the pres
ent inCumbents.
For these offices, as in the case OF the
Moderator, each received but one nomina.
ton, J. K. Alexander of Mt Prospect, be-
ing unanimously elected TO the former,
office, and D. w. Morton, Of Limestone, to
the latter.
After the election OF these officers few
trifiing details occupied the attention OF the
Presbytery, the only ones Of Importance
being the acceptance OF the candidates for
ministerial honors and the fixing OF the
hours OF session during the present meet
ing. The programme for TO morrow's ses.
sion was placed as follows:
The morning session will held between
the hours Of 9 A. N. and - A. NJ, the last
half TO be devoted to religious exercises.
The afternoon session from till $50 P. NJ,
and.the evening session from p NJ. till
p. NJ. This evening the congregations OF the
First, Second and Third Presbyterian
churches are invited to be present at a
short address, to be delivered by Rev.
Joseph Graham, a returned Missionary OF
India, to be held at the Second Presby-
terrain church.
Among the divines present were: Jas.
I. Brownson, Washington, Pa; James S.
Pomeroy, Moundsville; Smith Greer, New
Cumberland; VIM. II. Lester, West Alex
ander; J. F. Fredericks, Burgettstown, Pa;
Laferty Greer, Forks of Wheeling; John
Graham, Holidays Cove; John Marcus,
Pigeon Creek; Henry Woods, East Buffalo;
James ID. Moffat, President of Washington
and Jefferson College; Thomas r. Alex
ander, Mt. Prospect; Jas. ID. Walkinshaw,
Wellsburg; J. S. Reed, Lower Buffalo;
VIM. +. Hamilton, Mt. Pleasant; Ross
Stephenson, Cross Roads; William Nc
Caughey, Cross Creek; VIM. F. Hunter,
Mill Creek and Mt. Olive; VIM. Brough,
Three Springs and Allen Grove; Rev.
Seeper, Claysville; Winfield f. Hill, Fair.
view; VIM. II. Morton, Limestone and
Allen Grove; Alexander G. Eagleston,
West Union.
The divines present without charges
were Revs. Jas. b. Stevenson, David S.
Dickey, VIM. Spear, Henry S. Childs, John
s. Fleming. The following are churches
situated in the Diocese that are without
pastors: Second Washington, Upper Ten
Mile, Lower Ten-Mile, Waynesburg, Beth
lehem, Unity, Cameron, Hoodstown,
Frankfort, Upper Buffalo and West Liber
ty.