Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-10
PROTESTANT Enscopals.
The Eighth Annual Council Of the Diocese
Of West Virginia at Lswisbarg.
Special % ns Rsrlsts.

The Eighth Annual Council OF the Diocese
Of West vrginia at Lewisbarg.
Special % ns R,yists.
LEwIssuRG, June 9.-The eighth annual
council Of the Diocese of the Protestant
Episcopal Church Of West Virginia assem-.
blsd in st. James church, at this place on
last Wednesday, with the following list Of
delegates: Rt. Rev. G. W, Peterkin, D. D.,
Reys. Jacob Birmingham, R. A. Cobbs, q.
E. Fitzpatrick, G. A. Gibbons, John s. Glib
son, R. A. Gibson, K. J. Hammond, James
W. Keeble, 7. q. Lacy, W. 7. Leavell, F.
K. Leayell, L, R. Mason, F. A. Meade, R.
G. holland, c. C. Pearson, R. D. Roller,
Dallas Tucker and ]. F. Woods. The lay
delegates are A. 7. Lsidley, Isaac Strider
George G. Bloomer, w. 81. Kilmer, Capt.
w. K. johnson, E. j. Lee, James W. Nc.
Neer, (. Sehon, W. s. Henshaw, n. 5
White, D. S. Wetzel, DR.. NJ. l.. Mayo, d..
]. Il. Weymoth.
The Bishops address was an able docl-
ment and recounted his Official acts and Wis
itations for the past year. He reports hAy-
ing confirmed the past year Isl persons in
the diocese. The various committees were
appointed, and until their reports
were made the session of the council
was occupied with the usual routine bust.
ness Services have been held both morn.
ing and evening, with prayer meetings at ]
q. IN. A great deal of time of the Council
has been taken up with discussion of the
subject of missions. The Council will CON-
plete its lsbors By Saturday, when it will ad-
journ to meet at Charlestown, frat Wednes-
day in June, 1886. The people of Green
brier county, and particularly Lewis6urg,
are proverbisl for their hospitality, sll demon
nations threw open their doors to the dele
gates and courteously extended TO them
genuine old Virginia welcome. Lewisburg
is pleasantly situated, nestled asst is, among
a cluster of verdant hills from which
beautiful view is presented of the surround
ing country. The completion of the c. Il 0.
railroad has retarded the progress of Lewis
burg to q wonderful degree Ronceverte,
four miles distant, is the nearest station.
LeWis5urg has some very tastety dwellings,
great many OF them being surrounded by
beautiful groves aud shade But the older
part Of the town has some very quaint
buildings. The old Court House which is
situated on Washington street, is of that
description, Ia now utilized as general
merchandise store The building is of rock,
composed Of sll shapes and sizes. But the
Quaiptest building. and we are almost con-
strained to say the oldest structure of its
kind in West Virginia, is the Presbyterian
church, situated on a knoll overlooking the
town and commanding a beautiful view of
the adjacent country. The church is built
OF rock, similar to the old Court House.
with q peculiar shaped root, on the top Of
which is the old fashioned belfry. The
building was erected at period when very
little attention was paid TO order in archi-
lecture The build is surrounded by a
grave yard which contains some very old
monuments, the shape is that of an o6long
square In front of the church over the
door is inserted some kind of white rock,
on which is the following inscription
which is copied from the original:
This Builhng was erected In the year i795 At
the e. RENE o. the first habitsnts of This land %
commemorate the Holy Gospel OF Jesus Christ
Reader, II you are inclined to applaud their virtues
give God the Glory"
Near the church is female seminary
with spacious grounds and buildings, under
the supervision of DR.. NJ. L. Lacy, and, as
we learn, in prosperous condition.
The REGISTER scribe is under obligations
to Colonel B. F. Harlow, of the Independ-
ent, for courtesies and fsvors extended. By
the way the Colonel seems to wear his new
houors as Colonel of the State forces with
becoming modesty. 1t is not often that
any of the press gang" have honors thrust
upon them, but Brother Harlow seems to be
the lucky exception TO the rule. The Col
onel informed US that he was not weighed
down with the emoluments or salary of the
office. Wen give you some war reminis'
cences in my next.
Col J. Wise Norton is here investigating
land titles. He leaves for Nicholas c. II.
tomorrow.