Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-04-24
Winchester Presbytery.

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The Presbytery of Winchester held it's
stated spring meeting in the Woodstock
Presbyterian church, April 1918.
The opening sermon was preached by
the retiring Moderator, Rev. A. c. Hopkins,
d. D., Of Charlestown, W. Va.
The Rev. Charles Ghiselin, of Shepherds
town, was elected Moderator, and the Rev.
Messrs. w. d. White. of Harpsr's Ferry,
and +. w. Pitman, of Hartmansville, were
chosen clerks.
This Presbytery was organized by the
Synod of Virginia in 1894; as at present
constituted it consists Of twenty-four
Bishops and thirty-six churches situated
in the counties Of Shenandoah, Warren,
| Clarke and Frederick in Virginia; and in
Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire,
Hardy Grant and Mineral in West Vir-
GINA; together with the Church Of Oak
land, in Maryland.
Nineteen Bishops and seventeen Ruling
Elders were present during the sessions in
Woodstock.
Reports from thirty-threo churches on
the State of Religion" on Statistics"
on sabbath Schools" on Systematic
Beneficence," were made. These reports
show the condition Of churches to be en-
couraging FAithfulness on the part OF
Bishops, railing Elders, Descons and con-
gregatons was reported. Sabbath Schools,
Prayer Meetings and all the ordinances OF
the gospel have been regularly maintained
The contributions for all purposes amount
cd to s279S647.
Berryville church was granted leave to
prosecute a call for the pastoral services OF
Rev. J. Harry Moore, OF the Presbytery OF
Louisville; and like permission was
given the Oakland church tor the pastoral
services Of Rev. J. S. Foulk, Of the Pres
bytery of New Castle.
Presbytery placed in the hands OF Rev.
w. II. Woods, of Stephens City, call from
the church at Strasburg for One-fourth OF
his time. This call was accepted and it
was ordered that Mr.. Woods be installed
pastor of that church on the LIST Sabbath
of June; the Rev. r. II. Fleming to pre-
side. PROFOUND the constitutional questions
and deliver the charge to the congrega-
ton and the Rev. II. NJ. White, d. d.,
preach the sermon and deliver the charge
10 the pastor.
The church at Round Hill, near Win
chester, presented a call for the Rov. Frank
Pitman. The Presbytery in view OF the
Importance Of the field in which Mr.. Pit
man has been laboring for two years de-
clined TO place the call in his hands. The
discussion of this question was the moro
interesting to the Woodstock Presbyte-
rians because Of Mr. Pitman's former rela-
ton TO the church here. lie is at present
an Evangelist in the Alleghanies, along
the line Of the West Virginia Central
Railroad and has been very successful in
preaching the gospel in region that is
filing up rapidly with settlers.
The Rev. ?. N. Woods, of Martinsburg,
and Col. T. Z. McCoole, of Keyser, were
elected principal and tho Rev. J. A. Seatt
and T. N. Lupton alternate commissioners
to the General Assembly, which will meet
in Houston, Texas, May 2lst.
A meeting in tho interest of Homo MIS-
sions was held on Friday night, and one in
behalf Of Foreign Missions on Saturday
morning. The Rev. II. Fleming, Chair
man of the Committee of Home Missions,
made report showing that gratifying
progress had been made in the past year
The Rev. George W. Finley, Chairman OF
the Committee of Foreign Missions, report
ed progress in that great work. Dr. II.
NJ. White and the Rev. +. NJ. Woods made
Interesting addresses on Missions.
Rev. Z. L. Wilson introduced to the
Presbytery Mr.. WIN. Miller, member OF
the Germantown church. After a careful
examination on experimental religion and
his motives in seeking the sacred office,
Mr.. Miller was taken under the care Of the
PresbyteryA as a candidate for the ministry.
He was then examined as to his knowledge
OF the Latin, Greek and Hebrew languages /;
on mental philosophy, logic, and rhetoric {:
on ethics: on the natural and exact
sciences on theology, atural and reveal
cd aud on ecclesiastical history, the
sacraments, and church government. A
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Spirit and a Greek critical exercise on
Romans 5: is was examined by the COM
mittee on languages; and an exposition Of
the twent y-third Psalm, and a sermon on
Isaiah So G were delivered in the pres
ence Of the Presbytery. All these parts Of
trial were declared satisfactory and on
Saturday evening, In the presence Of a
large congregation, Mr.. Miller WAS solemn
ly licensed to preach as a probationer fol-
the gospel ministry.
The Rev. Messrs. H. NJ. White, ID. d., j,
R. Graham, d. D., X. II. Fleming, W. d.
White, J. NJ. Clymer, N. W. Woodwork
, and Charles Ghiselin were directed each
to spend Sabbath in the mission fields OF
) the Presbytery sometime during the sum
mer.
The Rev. Msssrs. s. G. Ferguson, Of the
! NJ. Z. Church, South, A. A. j. Bushong, OF
| tho Evangelical Lutheran Church, and A
, K. Kline, of the Reformed Church, were
invited to sit with the Presbytery as visit
ing brethren.
/ The next meeting Of the Presbytery viii
0 be held in the church st Gerrardstown, W
D Va, Sept. l6, 1885.