Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-04-18
Winchester Presbytery.

| Presbyterian tnuTcn at MdrtinsouIS
w. Va, Thursday night, April 10.
1890. Rev. John A. Scott, ID. D., OF
Duffields, preached the opening ser
mon. Rev. J. Harry Moore was
elected Moderator, and ruling elders
George Glass and H. B. Gilkeson
temporary clerks.
There were in attendance 81 minis
tiers and 25 ruling elders. PRAYER
meetings lasting half an hour were
held every morning at 9 o'clock.
There was public worship with preach
ing every day at II a. m, and at
night The Lords Supper was cele-
brated Saturday night.
Sunday. was devoted 10 Foreign
Missions. In the morning an able
missionary sermon was preached by
Rev. J. A. Lefevre, ID. d., of Baltl-
more. In the afternoon and at night
interesting addresses were made on
various topics connected with the
same subject.
The reports showed that all OF the
40 churches of Presbytery are sup
piled with regular preaching, except
five: and it is hoped that some OF
these may be supplied during the
summer. There were no special re
vivals during the past year and the
additions to the churches were fewer
than usual. The general improve
ment, however, of the churches is
marked. and the contributions seem
to be increasing. Nearly $4,000 was
contributed TO Foreign Missions.
A committee was appointed to visit
Keyser and take steps 10 complete
the organization Of the church there,
which through the death of its only
ruling elder and the recent removal
of its pastor, Rev. J. NJ. Clymer, to
Hancock, has in part lost its organl-
zation.
Rev. j. Nc. Duckwall had placed in
his hands for consideration calls from
Patterson's Creek Church in this
Presbvtery, which he has been sup
plying for the past six months, and
also from Bluefeld and Princeton
Churches, in Pochahontas county,
w. Va. Rev. W. Creighton Camp
bell appeared and prosecuted these
last named calls in behalf OF the
Montgomery Presbytery, urging the
needs of the rapidly developing South
west Virginias. Mr.. Duckwall slgnl-
fed his desire TO accept these calls,
and he was dismissed to the Presby-
terry of Montgomery that he might do
so.
The Presbytery declined to adopt
the Revised Directory OF Worship.
Rev. DIR. Scott, of Duflields, ana
ruling elder j. w. Strong, OF bunker
Hill, were appointed Commissioners
TO the General Assembly, which meets
at Asheville, \. c., May 10, 1890.
In response 10 the request OF the
General Assembly that PresbyterIes
prepare and send up papers on 'Socl-
cites within and without the church,
and on the 1.-THE as means of rails
ing the funds of the church, paper
was adopted Oh Societies, when
commended missionary societies Ill
the congregation under the control OF
the session; disapproved OF Presby-
terial ladies missionary unions, ana
discouraged religious societies outside
the church, while nevertheless lndl-
viduals are left free TO exercise their
own judgment as TO becoming meIn-
bers of such societies, when they.do
not interfere with the church.
The 1.-THE question provoked more
discussion than any other single topic
before the Presbytery. a paper was
finally adopted, which declared that
the 1.-THE system of raising the reve-
nue. of the church passed away with
the Mosaic Economy, and that pro-
portionate giving is the rule for
Christians under the new Testament
Dispensation, and that one-tenth may
be adopted as the definite proportion,
though often that would fall short OF
the liberality that God expects of US.
Presbytery adjourned Tuesday at
| D. III. TO meet again in the Kent
street Church, Winchester, Va, i'll
order TO receive under its care
son of Rev. Mr.. Woodwork as a can
didate for the gospel ministry. The
stated fall meeting will be held Sep
TENDER "a, 1890, at Davis, w. Va.
The meeting of Presbytery lasted
longer than usual, but the weather
was so charming and the hospitality
of the Martinsburg people so delight
full that everybody was sorry when
the time came to leave.