Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-09-12
WINCHESTER PREsBYTEaY.

Central Railroad courteOusly Iurliish-
ed a special car for the use Of mem-
bers of Presbytery, and the ride from
Cumberland to Davis-a distance OF
eightv-four miles-was greatly enjoy
ed. The road climbs the loftiest
mountains, winds along by the very
headwaters of the Potomac river, and
forces its way through primeval
forests of the finest timber The
names of the stations on this road
contrast pleasantly with the usual
commonplace names Of railway sta
tions-Windom, Blaine, Harrison
German, Bayard and Wilson are only
specimens of the familiar names you
hear called every time the train
stops.
Ex-senator Davis was recently TAX
ing his friend Ex-Secretary Window
on a trip over the road, and when the
train stopped at one OF the stations,
and the name "Montrose" was called
the old name of the place, which
was allowed to remain unchanged on
account of it's singular beauty-Win-
dom turned to Davis, and said in
good-natured establishment, What,
Senator! Have you run out OF
| friends?"
There are only two churches at
Davis, the Methodist Episcopal and
the Presbyterian.
The Presbyterians have occupied
this field only about four years. Yet
they have a membership of about
seventy, and very neat little church
building. Rev. NJ. w. Woodwork is
| their active and Jealous pastor. 1t
was here that the Presbytery met
Wednesday evening, August 27th.
The opening sermon was preached
by Rev. J. Harry Moore, formerly OF
Berryville, now of Keyser. Rev. G.
Newton Campbell, of Charlestown,
was elected Moderator, and Rev. Chas.
R. Stribling and elder b. j. Baker,
temporary clerks.
The attendance was small as there
were only fourteen ministers and
twelve elders present.
Religious services were held every
morning and night, and the Lord S
Supper was celebrated Friday night.
There was comparatively little
business transacted. The reports
from the churches on the state Of re-
lieion were favorable. There are,
however, at the present time seven
pastoral charges vacant, comprising
twelve of the forty churches in the
Presbytery, and there is no immedi'
ate prospect of supplying these va
| cancies.
There was an animated discussion
on the subject of employing a Pres
byterial evangelist to supply these
churches, but the question was finally
postponed for further consideration
at the Spring Meeting OF Presby-
terry.
Since the last meeting of Presby-
terry, Rev. j. Harry Moore has been
| transferred from the church at Ber-
ryville to the churches at Keyser and
Piedmont, and Mr.. R. b. Woodwork,
a son of the pastor of the Davis
church, has been taken under the
care of Presbytery as candidate for
the gospel ministry. Presbytery took
action for the installation of Rev. Mr..
Moore as pastor Of the Piedmont
church on Sunday, August 31st, and
appointed DR.. Graham to conduct
the installation services. Action was
also taken looking to the reorganiza-
ton of the Keyser church by the
election of one, or more, elders, and a
committee was appointed to meet at
Keyser Sunday, September 18th, for
the purpose of ordaining and Install
ing Rev. Mr.. Moore as pastor of the
church.
Candidate R. B. Woodwork, who
is pursuing his studies at the Theolo-
gical Seminary, was examined on
what is called his Literary course,
and passed successfully. This part OF
the course includes languages, mental
and moral philosophy, and the
natural and exact sciences.
Most of the members of Presbytery
left early Saturday morning before
the formal adjournment. The Stated
Spring meeting was appointed to be
held in April at Piedmont, w. Va, in
the new church there, which the con-
gregation hope to complete before
that time.
Presbytery was Hospitality enter
tanned at Davis. Though only about
seven years old, this town has a pop
ulation of twelve or thirteen hundred.
1t has an elevation of thirty -one hun
dred feet above the sea level, which
is four or five hundred feet higher
than Oakland. Two days before
Presbytery met there, on the 18th OF
August, they had very heavy frost,
and ice formed. So high up are they
that the seasons are too short to ma
ture vegetables, and a garden is a
curiosity rarely to be seen. The
mountain trout caught in abundance
from the Blackwater river, which
flows through the town, are perfectly
delicious. The river has been made
famous in Porte Crayon's BLACK
water Chronicles" and most of the
members of Presbytery took advan-
tage of the opportunity to visit the
Falls of the Blackwater, a mile and a
half below Davis These Falls are
destined, when better known, and
more accessible, to become as popular
q racort q the T,uray CayernS ar the