The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-28
TIE PRESBYTERY CENTENNIAL
The Interesting Exercises ut Upper DuiInl'
this Week.


this Week.
The Centennial exercises in connec-
ton with the semi Centenary OF Wash
ington Presbytery, were held in the
Presbyterian Church of Upper Buffalo,
Washington county, Pa, on the 25th
and Goth instants.
The church itself is situated on an
elevation, commanding wide and ex.
tended view of the surrounding coun-
try for miles-and such a country the
eye seldom rests upon; rich in agricul-
tural anu mineral wealth, and populated
with people hospitable and generous,
and withal firm in the iaith OF the Cos
pei. This church is historic in its Pres.
byterian character and influence. Just
back OF it isa grove OF forest trees, where
the Saints OF McCurdy, one of the early
ministers OF the gospel, preached during
the last century his famous war sermon
to an audience OF eight thousand per.
sons, gathered together from q radius OF
one hundred and twenty miles, and
where hundreds experienced those
strange sensations which caused them to
fall to the ground in their contortions
under the effect OF the gospel plainly
and pungently preached by this godly
and pious man. Within sight OF the
church is the old homestead OF William
Smylie, the devoted and pious elder
who, in early times, loaded aatboat
with flour and went with it TO New Or.
leans to raise the necessary funds where.
with to cancel the obligations OF the
congregation in the payment OF the pas
tors salary, (which was behind and which
the people were too poor at that early
day to meet. This selfsaCrificing man
returned on foot from New Orleans
through the trackless wilderness, where
threatening dangers from the willy say.
ages and ruthless robbers surrounded
the daring traveller on every hand.S
The following programme was fol
lowed:
TUBDAY.
lip. m.-opening Sermon, Rev. y. s. Pomeroy
PresbyterlRl Business.
2p. m.-Antecedent History. Rev. W. f. IIaInIl
ton, u. d.
3p. m.-organlc History Of the PreSbytery Rev
Henry Woods, D. D.
Popular Meeting.
Up. m.-AgeneS q the Presbytery in Maintain
Ing Bible Faith and In Promoting
aH. Si@l PIctX' opened by Rev. W. IL
sp. m.-PresSytery's Garc Of the Yonng, II
C,Itechetical Institutions and In Sab
bath Schools, opened by Rev. J. A.
D0nahey.
WEDNESDAY.
$50 u. m.-PrcsbyterlAl Business.
10: 100 u. m.-Relatl0us Of the PrcSbytery 10 Edu
cation, With sketches Of Educators
Rev. d. a, Cunningham, ID. d.
ll.00 a. m.-RelatiOns Of the Presbytcry TO Mis-
SlOns, with sketches OF Mission
aries, Rev. ". II. Lester, d. D.
200 p. m.-sketGhcs OF Deceased Ministers, Rev
], ]. BrOwnSon, d. D.
500 p. m.-SRetches Of Deceased Elders, Rev. 8
7, Grier.
Popular Meeting.
200 p. m.-PreAching, past and present style
eontrasted. opened by Rev. ]. S
MARQUIS. Z.
500 p. m.-ReyicS and outlook, Rev. J. D. Moi
Int, d. d.
II would be in vain TO attempt TO con
vey an idea Of these mastery produc
tions, so rich in incident, reminisCencC
and examples, and so full OF precious
memory and truth. Fortunately actor
was taken to preserve and publish then
in book form, so that the vast number
in this vicinity and the remote portions
OF our country, and those directly and in
directly interested in them will have thu
benefit OF them in permanent form, foI
reference and study.
The Presbytery after being duly con
stituted with prayer Rev. A. i
Alexander was unanimously elected
Moderator, g. L. Cramner Clerk ant
Rev. j. G. Pickens Reading Clerk.
The sessions were delightfully."- harmo
niouS and the entertainment OF the dele
gates was proiuse and hospitable, 0I
Wednesday the ladies provided Dime
and supper in the lecture room OF th,
church, where the members Of the Pres
bytery, strangers and visitors, were en-
tertained with q feast OF fat things which
the good ladies OF this church know 81
well how to provide. Hundreds sa
down at the ladened tables and partool
OF the abundant provisions. The table
were served with graceful ease by tn
ladies Of the congregation and the want
Of each one were assiduosly cared Tor an
attended TO.
Among Others elected 70 represent th
Preshytery at the meeting OF SynoC
which convenes on the 18th OF Octobe
next, at Erie, Pennsylvania, were Rev
| W. H. Cooke, D. D. and Hon. G. /
Cramner, both OF this city.
/ Washington Presbytery was organize