The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-16
THE PRESBYTERY
CLOSES ITS WINTER SESSION.
At the Second Presbyterian Church, This
Clty-Ths business session Es.tirdAy
FOrsuOOp-I Interesting Discussions
Of the Day on Various Topics,

The Prssbytery Of Washington con.
tinued its sessions yesterday In the
Second Presbyterian church Of this city,
With an attendance Of seventeen ministers
aud nearly as many lay delegates, the
latter being elders Of the various churches
Ia the Prssbytery. Rev. w. W. Morton,
the Moderator, presided. The most ins
tsEestipg business Of the session wss In
reference 70 calls for ministers by the
congregations OF several churches now
without pastors. The arrangements for
the installation OF these pastors were
given to spsOial committees
The Rsv, James II, sRowden was re.
cslyed from tho PIssbytery Of shenAngo
and Rev, Lswls w, Barr from the
Presbytery Of Clarion,
A call from the Second Presbyterian
church Of Washington, for the Rev,
James Il. snowden at salary OF 81 800,
was placed In his hands and accented by
him. A call from tho Third PreSby tsrian
church Of Wheeling for the Rsv. Lewis
W, Barr al HslRry Of $500 was placed in
his hands aud accepted. A call from the
Pigeon creek Presbyterian church, Of
Washington county, Pa, for the Rev,
Adolphus !, Alexander, at q salary Of
81 900 and parsonage, owing to absence Of
Mr., Alexander, was laid over for the
present.
A minute on the death Of Rev. James
+, FrederiCEs, OF Burgsttatown, prepared
by Prof, Henry Woods, D, D., Of Wash
inRton and Jefferson College, was read by
DR.. Mofat, and adopted by the Pfssbylery
BY rising vote, alter which DR., Brownson
led the Preabytery In prayer for the
family and church Of the deceased min
lister.
The educational commit ee's report
recommending liCsntiaIe Thowas A. An
derson 10 the Board, and the examination
Of Mr.. William Farmer with view to his
being takOn under the care Of tho Presby-
terry, WIS confirmed, which closed the
business session.
The remainder OF the forenoon was de.
voted 10 remarks on "Christian BsneR'
clence," the discuEsion being opened by
Rev. Wm, W. Morton, and participated In
by Rev. Messrs. PomeToy, Moaatt, Brown
son, and Vim. II, Lester.
In the afternoon the pubjsCls for CON
bideration were, 1.-THE duty Of the church
aud OF private members to bscksliders :
rs church discipline a lost means o.
grace? How can it berevived2 p the final
address on this subject being by Rev
Laverty GrIer. Seeking 10 save the losl
by personal effort and personal contact !;
the instruction OF iuquirers and the quail
Rcslion iot tho work the first address BY
Rev. W. II, Lester, followed by remarki
on the same subjects by other ministers
Last evening the meeting clogod. The
evening session was opened aller devc'
tional exercises by Rev. James |, Brown
son, Of Washington, with some remarkE
on the damags done by emitting or alight
lug any potion Of the truth, because Il
furnishes occasion for the Tias Of hereOy
In doCtrlTO and immortality IL practice
Other members spoke on the same subject
Rev. s. +. Grier opened tho Considera.
ton OF tho subjsct: 1.-THE few remaining
yeara Of tho Century-Lord, what wilt Thov
have US TO do with the remnant Of thil
raninrVYl