Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-23
Winchester Presbytery.

Winchester Prestytery.
The Presbytery OF Winchester held
its stated fall meeting in Falling Wa
ter Church, Berkeley county, w. Va.
The opening sermon was preached by
Rev. F. NJ. Woods, D. D., of Martins
burg. Wednesday evening, Sept. eth.
Rev. q. E. Henderlite of Woodstock
was elected Moderator. AM Rev. c.
w. Hollis and elder J. w. Harlan,
temporary clerks Nineteen ministers
were present and about ten ruling ell
ders. Rev. H. G. Alexander was re-
ceived from Roanoke Presbytery. He
is the pastor-elect of Garrett Memo
rial Church, Oakland, Md.
Messrs. Hugh w. White and Ed
ward D. Campbell were received I'M
der care of Presbytery as candidates
for the ministry.
The usual routine business was
transacted. The free conversation
showed that the state of religion in
the churches generally is healthful
and encouraging.
The Directory of Worship which has
been under revision for several years
was submitted to a special committee
to report at an adjourned meeting
during Synod at Petersburg in Octo-
Der.
Five pastoral charges are vacant,
comprising ten churches. Rev. l.. y.
Mclean, one of the SynOdical Evan
gelists, has been laboring with dill
gence and success in some of these
during the simmer, especially in the
home mission fields around Elk Gar
den and on the West Va. Central X.
r. Rev. G. n. Campbell, d. d., has
also been supplying some of the va
cant churches in Hampshire county.
An interesting letter was read from
Rev J. K. Graham, Jr., one of the
ministers Of the Presbytery who has
been laboring for two years as mis-
sionary at Using Kiang- VA, China, Civ
ing an account of his work.
Rev. VIM. Anderson, h minister OF
the United Presbyterian Church of
Scotland, who is eighty years old, and
has spent more than forty wears in
foreign missionary work in South AT
RIGA, was present and made n stirring
address.
The General Assemblies Secretary
of Coloured Evangelization, Rev. y.
l.. Philips, made an earnest and for
chile address on the needs of the work
among the coloured people of the
South, urging the Importance espe-
cially Of educating coloured men for
the ministry and of helping to support
those who are now preaching. The
synodical colporteur, Mr.. Epes, also
was in attendance on Presbytery. He
is now engaged in visiting the churches
and supplying all who desire ii with
Presbyterian literature. There was
preaching every morning and night
to large congregations. The people
brought their well flied baskets, and
dinner was served under the trees in
the beautiful grove outside the church
and in the large galleries within. The
hospitality of the people was ample
and generous. Presbytery ad-
jouned Saturday afternoon. Fall
Ing Water Church is one Of the Oldest
in the Presbytery, having been or
gained in 1145. 1t is enjoying, how
ever, a green and vigorous old age.
More than hundred new members
were added in the past year; it re
ported last spring n membership Of
227, the largest but one of any church
in the Pres bytery. 1t has well or
gained Sunday school, numbering
175. Its energetic young pastor, Rev.
S. NJ. Engle, receives n good moral
and finan cial support from united
working congregation. Not content
with building themselves up, they are
reaching out after others, and have
organized this summer new church
at Tomahawk, on Back Creek, and
are now building II house of worship
at Hedgesville to cost between 81 200
and 81, 500. Besides this, they have
contri buted literally to all the beney-
client causes, having given last year
to Foreign Missions alone over 5000.
The stated spring meeting OF Pres
bytery will be held at Strasburg, Va,
April 70, 1893.