Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-19
o,oc..d,oos Of Winchester presbytery.

The Presbytery of Winchester met
i'm the Presbyterian Church OF this
place Tuesday night, April 9th, at hall
past seven O'Clock. The opening SER
mon was preached by Rev. Il. L.
Epes. of Woodstock. His subject was
''The Reflex Influence of Foreign
Missions on the Home Work" Rev.
H. C. V. Campbell, of Berkeley
Springs. was elected Moderator, and
Rev. J. Nc. Duckwall and Ruling Elder
w. w. Glass Temporary Clerks. Rev.
NJ. H. Houston, d. D., of Baltimore,
the General Assembly's Secretary OF
Foreign Missions, who is member
of Louisville Presbytery, and Kew.
| Edward Lane, who is a member OF
Minas Presbytery of the Synod OF
Brazil, were then introduced to the
Presbytery and invited 70 sit as cor
responding members. Thirty-tour
members of Presbytery have been in
attendance on this meeting in all
10 ministers and 16 ruling elders. Five
ministers were absent, and twenty
four churches were not represented
by delegates.
The opening sermon was an appro-
pirate introduction to the exercises
of Wednesday, as that day was de-
voted entirely to Foreign Missions.
In the morning instructive and STIR
ring addresses were made by Rev. t.
NJ. Woods, Rev. II. N. White, ID. d.,
Rev. f.. Lane, and Rev. NJ. H. Hous-
ton. ID. ID. In the afternoon an inter
esting discussion of several practical
questions connected with Foreign Mis-
sions was held, in which many of the
members of Presbytery took part.
At night Rev. DR.. Houston, who spent
10 or ~ years in China as Mission
airy, spoke of that great Empire, and
gave an interesting account of the
religion of the Chinese, and their
need of the gospel. He was followed
in a thrilling address on Brazil by
Rev. f. Lane, who has been for TWEEN
ty years a Missionary in that country.
The interest of the meeting of Pres
bytery was greatly enhanced by this
Foreign Missionary Convention.
Rev. Edward Lane also made an
address Thursday afternoon in the
Methodist Church South to a large
congregation of ladies, setting forth
the social and religious condition and
needs of woman in Brazil.
Thursday morning the regular rou-
tine business of Presbytery was taken
up. Reports from the churches on
the State of Religion, Sabbath
Schools, Systematic Beneticence and
Statistics were received. These re-
ports show an encouraging state of
affairs and favorable progress in the
churches in the growth of member
ship and in the increase of contribu-
tons a special committee was APP
pointed, of which Elder II. b. Gil
kerson, of Romney, is chairman, TO
make a map of the Presbytery's ter
ritory and forward it to the Stated
Clerk of the Synod of Virginia.
Thursday afternoon was taken up
with long discussion on the subject
of the 9TH Professorship at Union
Theological Seminary, Va, for which
an endowment of $4,000 is to be
r,isaJ 'rba 6iScucciop UoS contipuaI
till a late hour that night in the
Methodist Church South, the use of
which was kindly rendered by the
authorities of that church to the
Presbytery, while public worship was
held in the Presbyterian Church.
The special committee of inquiry on
the subject of the 18th Professorshipap APP
pointed last fall, made report set
ting forth the urgent need Of an in
crease in the endowment of the Semi
nary, and recommending that steps
be taken to turn over the funds al
ready collected for the 9Th Professor
ship to the general endowment.fund,
as practicable the 500 900 which it is
proposed to raise, leaving to the Fac
ulty and the Board of Directors to
decide whether it shall be used TO es-
tablish a new professorship, and if so,
to arrange the studies of the new
course. The report was adopted, and
A ~
pointed as the representative of this
Presbytery to collect money within
its bounds for this purpose.
Presbytery appointed as its Com
missioners to the General Assembly,
which convenes at Chattanooga,
Tenn, May. 10Th, 1889, Rev. George
White, ID. d., of Moorefeld, and Rul-
ing Elder DR.. Somerville, of White
Post, with Rev. C. w Hollis, of Front
Royal, and Ruling ElderW. n. Lemen,
of Shepherdstown, as alternates.
The Presbytery has under its care
four candidates for the gospel minis
try who will complete their course Of
study at Union Theological Seminary,
Va, next month. An application was
made for the transfer of one of these,
Mr. McFaden, of Harper's Ferry, to
the care of Abingdon Presbytery, in
which there is church desiring as
soon as possible to secure his pastoral
services. This request was not grant
ed. and Mr. McFaden will, with the
other candidates, be examined and
licensed to preach as probationer
for the gospel ministry by this Pres
bytery at an adjourned meeting TO be
held in Charlestown, W. Va, Tues
day, June 4th, 1899, at 81 p. III.
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