Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-26
Winchester PTGSDylGTy.

WlACnUS!UT PrUSUylHIy.
The session of tits body which was
held during the past week in the Pref
byterian church here, closed Its work on
Saturday, after a most pleasant and IN
teresting series of meetings. Among the
proceedings not mentioned in our last
issue we note the following:
Rev. s. NJ. Engle. the newly electe d
Moderator, was called away by illness,
and Rev. R W. Carter was called upon
to preside.
A petition containing seventy
signatures was received from Bal ard,
W. Va, asking the appointment of CON-
mission to organize q church at that
roint. A similar petition, containing
fifty names, was received from German.
W. Va.
Rev. DR.. Graham, of Winchester, Va,
and Rev. DR.. Woods. of Martlnsburg, w.
Va, were chosen ss principal ministerial
commissioners to the General Assembly
at Dallis, Texas, in May, and Rev. DR..
Hopkins, Of Chsrlestown, ". Va. and
Rev. A. G. Link, of Strasburg, Va, were
chosen alternstes. Rolling Elders P. W.
Nagruder, of Woodstock, Va, and J.
B. Morgan, of Gerardstown, W. Va, were
chosen as principals. aud Samuel Baker,
Of Round Hill, Va, and Chss. Pancake,
Of Romney, W. Va, IS alter mates from
the Ruling EldershIp.
Rev. DR.. Woods, chairman Of Home
Mission committee, appropriated $ll75
for the work of the Prssbytery IN 1895.
Presbytery assented to the employment
of candidates Brown, at Piedmont. U. G
Smith. at Allegheny, Malcolm Wood
worth, at holley Meadows, King at
Petersburg and Burlington. and d. j.
Woods Spring field, W. Va, and that they
shall bs under the direct supervision of
the Home Mission committee.
Ruling Elder Hunter Harlan, of Mar
tinsburg, ". Va, was appointed 3 COM
missioner to prosecute call before Lex
iugton Presbytery. for the services of
Rev. E. R. Leyburn to serve as pastor of
the Falling Waters church.
A mass meeting was held on Thursday
hight, in the interest of Foreign Missions.
The exercises were in charge of Rev.
Chas. Ghesllin, OF Shepberdstown, W.
Va. Addresses were made by Revs. r
A. White, of Gerardstown, w. Va, and
Rev. A. F. Laird, of Front Royal. Re
port of chairman showed 50, 700 contIibut-
ed during the year. and five missionaries
from this Presby terry in Brazil. China
and Japan.
A letter from Rev. Hugh NJ. White,
dated Soo-Cbing, China, told OF his work
in that country. He states that the
work has been somewhat hsmpered by
the war, bat that all were well, aud the
work progressing.
Cedar Greek Church petitions that all
pastors preach a sermon in the month Of
May, on the subject of family religion.
On Friday afternoon mass meeting of
Sunday schools was held, at which Rev.
Jn0. Triplett presided and addresses were
made by ReYs. Moore. Link, Barley
and others.
After passing resolutions of thanks to
the people of Woodstock for the hOspi
tally and kindness extended to them,
aud to the b. / o. R. R., for courteous
treatment in reduction of rates.
Presbytery adjourned on Saturday
morning, to meet at Round Hill, Frederick
county, Va. in September, 1895.
A number of the ministers and dele
gates remained over Sunday, and the
pulpits of the sister churches of the town
were filed by them as follows:
Methodist by Rev. H. Moore mornin 6
and evening.
Lutheran, in the morning by Rev. F.
VI. ~ OOusJ ~ "
Christian, IN the morning by Rev. Mr..
Barley.
Reformed, at night by Rev. DR.. Hop
kins.
Episcopal, at night by Rev. Mr.. Camp
bell.
Rev. R W. Barter preached in the
Presby terrain church in the mroning and
Rev. H. NJ. White, D. D., az night. After
the morning sermon Rev. P. d. Stephen
son, D. D., was installed as pastor Of the
Woodstock congregation. the charge
to the pastor was delivered by Rev. DR.
Hopkins aud to the congregation by Rev
DR.. White.
Communion services we're held in the
afternoon