Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-11
WHEELING ~PREsBYTERY

In Session at the U. p. Church Yestsr-
day.
The Presbytery of Wheeling met yester-
day morning, at 10 o'clock, in the lecture
room of the United Presbyterian Church,
and after roll call and the minutes of the
previous meeting had been read and ap-
proved, the routine business was transact
ed. The action of the Committee on Sup
plies in appointing Rev. A. E. Brownlee
Moderator was approved. Rev. Brownlee
presided in that capacity, ard Rev. Thomas
Balph was clerk.
A call from the Fifth Church, P~ittsburg,
to Rev. A j.. Harsha, and a letter from
that gentleman siguifying his acceptance,
were read. The clerk was authorized to
certify Rev. Harsha to the Monongahela
PrisbJtery Several calls were declined,
and the request Of Mr.. McFadden for q
certificate to connect with the ~Presbytery
of San Francisco, was granted, and the
clerk instructed to forward the same.
Several applications for aid were disposed
OF, after which a programme for the after
IN was iluppCi ia ~ Nv
meeting adjourned until 2 p. m. At that
hour the P~resbytery reassembled aud was
opened with prayer by P. T. King.
The committee appointed on training
young men recommended that James Cor
don be taken under the care of the Presby-
terry "a a student of the second year, which
was adopted. The regular order of bust
ness was then proceeded with, which was
the hearing of trials for licensure. Messrs.
r B. Harsha, E NJ Giffen and T. f. Hol-
liday were the applicants, and they all de-
livered fifteen minute sermons, their fur
Their hearing being continued until the
evening session.
Rev. Thomas Grimes and K s Ramsey
were elected as delegates to the General
Assembly; alternates, Revs. w. r Thomp-
son and w. NJ. Coleman. Elders, Solomon
Bartly and Thomas Anderson; alternates,
John Brown and j. B Irwin, M d.
The committee on training young men
reported the ex smination of Mr.. Harsha,
and recommended him for licensure, which
was adopted, and he was licensed as a pro.
bationer for the Gospel ministry.
After disposing Of some other matters,
the Presbytery adjourned until 7;30 O'Clock.
AT the evening session Messrs. Giffsn and
Holiday were licensed as probationers for
the Gospel ministry. After some other
business the Presbytery adjourned to meet
this morning in Bellaire ut $3.50 o'clock.
This adjournment is principally for the
purpose of installing Rev. Mclaughlin, of
that city.
Following is the roll of the Presbytery.
Wheeling, Rev. j. T. Mcclure, Elder DIR.
J. l. Dickey. Belmont, Rev. VIM Grimes,
Elder Charles Fitton. Csssville and Unity,
Rev. w. + Waddel, Elder Gsorge Love,
of Csssville. ST. Clairsville. Rev. Thomas
Balph, Elder B.. F. Citizen. West Alexander,
Rev. W. NJ. Coleman, Elder w. L Porter.
Unior town, Rev. j.. G. Sc0uller. Elder Thos.
Nichol. Martins Ferry, Rev. A. f.. Brown
lee, Elder David Thoburn. Cadiz, Rev. X s.
Ramsey, Elder F. C. Groves, 4. Hill and
High Ridge, Rev. r. ". Thompson, Elder
Theodore Nichol. Bellaire, Rev. W. F.
Mclaughlin, Elder P. T. King. Nc
Mahon's Creek, Rev. NJ NJ. Marling, Ell
dar Robt. Barrett Brownsville, Rev.
Thos. Love, Elder w. j. Moore. Pleasant
Ridge, Rev. A. j. johnson. Rouey's
Point, Rev. K. S. Campbell, Elder Joseph
McCutcheon. New Athens, Elder Samuel
McFadden, Huntsville and Tippecanoe
were not represented.