The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-14
THE PRESBYTERY DONE.
Interesting Action on tho Chinese
Exclusion Bill Yesterday.
OTHER IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS
Oftho Inst Day of tho Spring Moot.
ing OF tho Prcsbytcry of Washing.
ton. Young Mon Licensed to
Prcach.-.I,cports on tho Mission
Work and other Departments.

Yesterday was tho last day Of tho ses-
sion Of tho ~presbytery OF Washington
il tho Second Presbyterian church Of
this city. Rov. L. W. Barr, Of Bellairo,
was invited to cit as q corresponding
mcinber.
A committee consisting Of Rows.
William spcor, II. 0. ellison, G. W.
Shields, T. 7. Gricr and Elder G. L.
Cranmcr, was appointed to report some
action expressing tho feelings OF the
Presbytcry concerning tho Columbian
Exposition.
Supplies appointed at tho iall meeting
wore called to report. Some reported
fulfllment Of appointments. The rcsig.
nation OF Rev. *. J. Alexander, as pas.
tor Of tho West Union congregation,
was offered through Rev. W. Ii. Lester.
Tho congregation acquiescing tho resig.
nation was accepted. Rev. Mr.. Lestor
and Rev. Latferty Greor wore ap-
pointed to send O lettor to the brother,
expressing tho good will Of tho Presby-
terry to him, and ask him to preach tho
last Sabbath Of April and declare tho
pulpit vacant.
TIE committee OF arrangements to
install Rcv. W. G. Nevin, of Waynes-
burg, reported that Rev. james I.
Brownson would preside and preach
the sermon. Rev. James D. Motfat will
address tho pastor and Roy, James Ii.
Snowden will address the people.
DR.. D. A. Cunningham conveyed the
greeting Of tho Wheeling Presbytery OF
tho q. 7. church and Rev. A. E. Brown
Ice and Rev. W. J. Waddlc, OF that
Presbytery, were asked to sit as cores
ponding members.
DELEGATES ELECTED.
Rev. T. A. Anderson asked n disco
luton Of tho pastoral relations between
himself and Upper Buffalo, the request
being granted and Rev. Anderson ap-
pointed to declare the pulpit vacant
May l. Roy. 7. R. Alexander also asked
to be released from the congregation Of
Mt. Prospect, which request was also
granted. Rev. Alexander was appointed
to declare tho pulpit vacant at his
leisure.
The matter OF clecting delegates to
the General Assembly, which meets in
Portland, Oregon, May II, was then
taken up and resulted as follows:
Rev. James D. Mofatt and Rev. Frank
Fish were elected principals by accla-
nation and Rcv. D. a. Cunningham
and Rev. &. w. Shields were elected
a%lternates.
There was something OF a contest for
the eldership delegates and resulted in
an easy victory for DIR. W. r. Thomp-
son, OF the Second church, Washington,
Pa, and Mr.. W. B. Simpson. OF the Sec
ond church OF this city. Judge Gran.
mer's speech in proposing Mr.. Simp-
sons name was eloquent and ~eulogistic,
and it had its effect. Mr.. j. T. Marquis,
OF Cross Creek, and Mr.. r. G. McIlvain,
OF Pigeon Creek, were elected alter
mates.
THREE PREACHERS LICENSED.
Tho afternoon session was opened at
Up. IN. with prayer, after which the ex-
animation OF three candidates for licen-
sure was made. Mr.. Joseph Hamilton,
MI. A. Latham and II. b. Stevenson
were tho candidates. Each was exam.
ined in theology, church history, the
sacraments and church governments.
Rev. I. r. Alexander reported having
examined the three in Hebrew, also
John Inglis and E. A. Gully in the Latin
thesis. Rev. H. O. Gibson also report
ed having examined them in critical
exercise.
Each candidate then lcctured for five
minutes, Mr.. Joseph Hamilton selecting
his text from tho first Psalm, Mr.. A. l..
Latham from ROM, l, IL, and Mr..
Stevenson from Gal. ", II. All the
exercises OF the candidates were deemed
satisfactory and all were duly licensed.
Rev. G.. W. McWhorter, a minister OF
the Cumberland Presbyterian church,
was commended to the presbytory by a
certificate from tho presbytery Of At
hens. After his examination it was de-
cidod to hold his case over for further
consideration until the next meeting.
An invitation was extended to Rev.
Thomas Marshall, secretary OF foreign
missions, to visit the local churches. 4
communication was read IRON the Wo-
mans Society to the committee on home
lhiSsiolisy stttiuS tAC luioultt VI NOth
done.
95 organizations held S75 meetings;
the members number 2lGS; total contri-
button during year, S5,7l0 80, a slight
advance ON the preceding year.
Miss Madge Woods is nowo on tho Paci-
fc ocean en-route to work i'll the pro-
vince OF Shonturng. The prcsbytery
has sent out in fifteen years eight mis-
sionarics, and is now educating two
medical students in a woman's college
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Herman Stoetzer, formerly Of this
city, was granted n temporary license To
preach; also A. Z. Gully and John In
giles Tor the summer. The report OF the
committe on supplies was read and
adopted. Rev. Howard Campbell, OF
tho Presbytery OF st. Clairsville, and
Rev. A.. D. Rikcr, OF tho Fouth street NJ.
e. church OF this city, were invited to
sit as corresponding members.
SEASONAL RECORDS
were approved and recommended, with
tho exception OF tho records of the Mt.
Olivet church, which wero ordered sent
back to the church to come before tho
next meeting, and tho records OF Cam
cron, returned ior correction. Tho iol-
lowing records wero not presented:
East Buffalo, Cross Roads, Allen Grove,
Bethlehem and Mt. Pleasant.
The judicial committees report on
tho minutes OF Burgettstown was
adopted.
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