Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-30

cup;e, prominent place in these sepofts.
and il nearly every case where it y epoken
Of ii Is encouraging. In two churches ct
least the majority Of those received % tae
church were from the Sunday school.
"The interest taken in mission work,
home and foreign, and in the monthly con.
cert, is not referred to Is often as We would
desire to have it, but SO far as reported It Is
promising.
The benevolent work ofthe churches in
general is, where reported, up to the aver
age. and in some cases has increased.
"Such as were added to the church dur.
ing the previous year are, with but few ex-
ceptions, maintaining their profession.
This is especially true OF the Second Church
of Washington, where last year so large an
accession was reported.
AS ts the number added during the
year that has Just closed, the reports are
not full. OF the thirteen churches giving
these figures, however, the increase In al.
most every case is equal to or IN advance
of last year. The First Church OF Wash
irgton reports an advance on the two pre-
vious years Bdrgettstown received twenty
three on profession of faith during the
year and Gross Roads twenty-seven, while
the churches of Lower Buffalo, where thirty
three were received at single communion,
and the First Church of Wheeling, where at
its last com muDion twenty one were added
on profession, and also the Second Church
Of Wheeling, have not only received unusual
accessions, but Christians also have been
greatly quicked, and the power Of the Holy
Spirit has been felt in no ordinary way-all
this showing that while The great Head OF
the Church has been granting His refreshing
presence elsewhere He has not altogether
passed us by.
Upon the whole the churches Of Wash
inpton Presbytery are in an encouraging
state, for which we owe thanks to Almighty
God"
At the conclusion of the reading of the
report, Rev. VIM. 81. Lester, of West Alex.
ander, delivered most eloquent and forci.
Bile address, being followed, after an
interval, IN which hymn was
sung, by Rev. DR.. McGill, of
Washington. DR.. McGill made very
forcible appeal to the church to awaken and
make strong battle in the cause OF Christ,
showing how even the humblest member OF
church may have It in his power to do
great work in the religious vineyard. He
asked those present il they were satisfied
with the report on the state Of religion with
in the Presbytery. Did the members of the
Presbytery know that the heather, who,
few years ago wereignorant of the existence
Of God, were to-day giving more in proper
lion to what God had given them than was
The old Presbytery of Washington Did
they know that, taking into account the
numerical strength of the ministry, more
souls were being saved in those far off lands
than we're being saved in this Presbytery
where Gods name used to be glorious?
Did they know that the little State of Color
ado, Just rising from the horizon like star,
was contributing more to the church than
the STATE of New York; He exhorted his
hearers to renewed work, that the church
might lie kept on the highway to spiritual
success.
Rev. j. T. Fredericks, OF Burgettstown,
followed DR.. McGill briefly but earnestly;
and was succeeded by Rev. W. W. Morton,
chairman of the committee on the State of
Religion, who detailed the manner of pre-
pairing the report, and dwelt at some length
on the contents OF some of the pastoral let
tiers. The speaker went on to deplore the
two great proneness Of bis brethren to
proan and crosk They should be thankful
to God for any improvement, however small,
in the church.
The regular routine of business was then
resumed. Rev. S. c. Faris, Of Frankfort,
was dismissed from this Presbytery at his
own request, and assigned to the Pressytery
of st. Clairsville. Rev. Faris made brief
statement of the condition of his church and
the Presbytery soon after adjourned until
this morning at o'clock.