Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-26
THE WASHINGTON pREsBYTERY.
Business of the Second Day-Rev. Ora.
hams Lecture.

hams Lecture.
The Presbytery convened at: o'clock
Yesterday as per adjournment, and was
opened with a prayer by the moderator,
w. II. Lester The minutes OF last meet
ing we're read and approved.
Tie examination OF the sessional records
and reports on statistics from the churches
of the Presbytery was read, with few ex-
ceptions, several Of the country churches
being unable to reach the city yesterday.
All the churches report full settlement
to pastors up 10 April l, excepting twelve.
Rev. A. j. Johnston, of st. Clairsville
and Rev. Walter K. Long, State Bible Agent
of Albany, were invited to sit as cores
ponding membesrs.
Rev. W. X. Long was invited to address
the Presbytery in behal OF the American
Bible Society, at 2 o'clock.
Rev. J. J. Graham, OF the Presoytery OF
Cairo, was received.
BY aCclsmation the election OF Commits
sioners to the General Assembly was made
the order Of the day for o'clock.
The report on narrative religion, by Dr.
J. |. Brownson, was read and approved.
The report of the Sabbath School Com
mittee was received and approved.
DR.. Bronson, Revs. Fredericks and Hunt
er and Elders MckennOn and VIM. Brown
an, by resolution, were appointed com
nittee or Construction OF Synod, to whom
were ordered referred all papers on this
subject.
Rev. J. T, Boyd was dispatched to the
| PreSbytery OF Nebraska City.
Reys. j. l.. Leepef and W. ii. MCCOny-
hey were appointed permanent Commit
| tee on Latin.
Rev. J. l.. Leeper was added as member
| OF the permanent committee on Hebrew,
DR.. Hamilton was appointed TO ill the
| committee on theology.
The Presbytery decided TO hold their next
stated meeting at Frankfort.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Sharply at . o'clock the meeting was
| called to order.
Tie Judicial Committee reported in the
| following cases: West Union church: l..
| II. Simpson VS.. West Union church and
| the case of Lower Ten.Mile church, which
reports were received and filed.
The special order Of the afternoon being
| the election of the Committee on Assem-
| blv, it was held and resulted in the cleo
ton of the following gentlemen: w. +.
Hamilton and J. l.. Reed, ministers, and
NJ. Wilson and A. f. Hervey, elders; al.
ternate ministers, DR.. Cunningham and W.
H. Lester; elders, \. W. Flanagan and
ThOs, Mccain.
The Young brothers were instructed to
| hand in their Greek exercises to the COM
mittee.
| PresLptery of St, ClairsyiiIe. Rev. Adolf
phus +. Allender was received from the
! Prcsbytery OF Rock River.
The Judicial Committee report was acted
on as follows: In the first case, adopted
No. was laid on the table and answers
was directed TO be sent to the petitioner
Ne. 3 was adopted. Rev. w. B. Thompson
! of the Disciples Church, and Rev. +. III
| Dornblaser, of the English Lutheran
Church, were invited TO set as correspond
ing numbers.
The call from FRANKFORT for s. C. Faris
Offering $500 per annpvu and no parsonage
vas put in the hands OF the brother, WAC
accepted it. Rev. W. II. Hunter and Henry
Cowan were appointed committee TO ar
range for installation.
The call from Cross Roads for a. T. Al
eNaulcr, Offering $500 per annum and re
serving the Use OF parsonage, was accepted
by the brother.
Reys. Mccoy and Mcconnell were ap
pointed a Committee or installation.
Rev. J. l.. Reed asked for the dissolution
OF the pastoral relationship between him
self ami the church OF Lower Buffalo. The
church was heard from as aCquieSCing, anC
the request was granted.
Brother Reed was appointed to declare
the pulpit vacant.
The examination OF CandiI-.cs for Ii
censure ani Ordination was heard and the
following applicants were present: MeSsers
BOSNIAN and Garren for Ordination; Bari
and Hickman for LiCenSure. Examiners or
,rLaoIoCv Dr bronson. Church History
Rev. Cook; Church Government, l.. r
Greer: Sacraments, Rev, Walkingshaw
The examination was sustained as parts o
trial for Licensure and Ordination, also The
Greek exercises of Messrs. Bar and HIck
man.
NIGHT SESSION.
Promptly at 30 the assembly was calle'
TO order. :.
Rev. !. p. Graham, Of Kalapore, India
was invited to sit as a corresporlIn N: :ii
ber.
Messrs, Barr and Hickman were jicease'
, &C preachers of the gospel.
As per arrangement at s o'clock Rev J
p. Graham, of India, delivered lecture or
the mission work of India. Rev. Graham
presents very fine appearance in the pul
pit and is a splendid orator. The lecture
was one of the finest ever heard in thi!
city, and the subject was handled with
great skill by the gentleman. The audi
ence Judging from The close manner IL
which they followed the lecture, were more
than pleased with it. lie illustrated in {
very graphic manner the habits OF the ma
tives and their primatiVe mode of religion
and life and what progress had been made
by the missionaries.
The assembly adjourned to meet al
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