The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-16

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great deal OF business EsVerthsless,
some business remains unhnlshedr
which viii have to be disposed of TO-
day. The most interesting features Of
yesterdays sessions were the examina-
ton of candidates for the ministry and
the election Of delegates to the general
assembly.
Tho frst business Of the morning ses-
sion MAS the granting Of letter 70 fsev'
Leonard Twtnem to che pFegpyteIy OF
st. ClaiISyille. The moderator, feN.
A. S. Taylor, appointed the tole%ins
COMMITTEES: ,su
Ter and 4 ", Young; Elders James k.
Mitchell aud James L. Patterson
Suppiles-Reys. ]. s. Pomeroy, w. p
Alien and Elder 8. D. Blaney.
Subjects OF candl dldstes-ReYs IaEilet
Il. Snowden and Frank Fish.
Committee on minutes Of genera az
sembly-ReYs Cyrus 9. Allen ana y y
Hosick aud Elder R. s. Cooley,
Revs. Hunter and McCrackeFl, OF ~.
ClairsVille, were invited to sit as cor
responding members.
The call az the second Preshyterian
church of this city, extended to Rev.
Joseph Speer. Of the Nassau, New YORK,
presbytery, was read, and, being cor
rect In all forms, was placed IN Kew.
speer's hands and formally aeeeptea py
him. Rev. Speer and Elder \. 2. Ial=
Eell were appointed Q committee 70 "
range for the cerempnies OF installatl lon'
Later In the day the following pr93-
gramnle was decided on. The tnssasii7 "
alton will take place Tuesday, April =;
.5.,..,4,, FNEoa5s THFl1l NVSnHide. And
the sermon will be preached by Rev
/ D. Mbiatt, former pastor OF the
church, and now president Of Washing
ton. Jefferson College. The charge y
the pastor viii be delivered by Rev. ";
II. Lester. Of West Alexander ana
the charge to the people by Rev. Samuel
Cochrane.
The statistical reports Of the various
churches Of the presbytery were SUD
mitted, showing q gratifying increase
in membership during the year. The
money spent for missions footed up a
liberal amount for that cause.
Rev, j. H. Littell. co-pastor o. the
United Presbyterian church pt TINS Guy
was Invited to sit as q corresponaIns
member -.
Robert ]. Morehsad, Of New Cum
berland; Robert s, Caulder, OF Clays-
VILE, and Charles +. Huss, OF WeyneA-
burg, were examined IN experime ntal
religion and taken under the care OF
the presbyterY.
Al ii O'Clock devotional exercises were
held, fed by Rev. W. n. Lester, OF west
Alexander. Rev. Dr. James ]. Brown
son, OF washington, Pa, delivered an
address on topic relative to the ocea-
sion.
At the afternoon session Rev. Thomas
w, Young, chairman Of the committee
on narrative, submitted the report OF
that body, and the showing made is
exceedingly gratifying. During the
year there had been received IN the
churches OF the presbyteFy by oonfes-
sion OF faith COS persons, distributed
among forty-fotir churches. There are
the same number OF Sunday schools in
the presbytery as churches.
The boards were well sustained ana
the financial condition of the church e1-
callent. The expenses OF each churcn
have been met fully and the pastors
salaries have all been paid. the NUM-
bsr Of wouan's societies Is about BeV-
enty. while there are thirty-Sev 20.
oIetles OF Christian Endeavor Good
work has been done Throughout the
presbyterY by the churches. Temper
aiice, projection Of the home, good eids
zenship have ali received due atten-
tton. The sessions have general super
vision over all. The largest ADDITION
to any one congregation was to that
OF pigeon creek, there being ninety
1--WE communicates added by confession
of faith Claysvllle came next with hf-
ty-seVen. The report showed the gen
erai condition OF the church to be good,
and that an immense amount Of work
had been done during the past year.
The overture TO the assembly 70 re-
establish a day ofnrayer for colleges and
semlnaries. and fixing the last THURS
day in January as the date, was pre-
sented by Rev. Joseph Speers, and
adopted.
The following candidates for the min
iEtry were examined by Revs. Bruwnson,
Mufiatt and Cunningham In theology,
church EpVernment and sacred church
history, latin theses and Greek exege-
sis and Hebrew. and the examinations
sustained In each case: j. =. Fisher,
q. E. Fisher, John n. Oliver Robert
S. Calder +, V, BedilSin. George NJ.
Donehoe and j. W. Harvey.
A call from the F'Rirview, Hancock
county, church, extended TO Rev. g. Il.
Fisher, was reRd and accepted by him.
The licentlRtes were heard deliver Eve
minute lectures, The call Of the Third
Presbyterian church extended to Rev.
Matthew Rutherford, of Allegheny pres
bytery, was accepted by him.
Robert s. Winters, OF the Second
church, OF Washington, Pa, was elec-
ted chairman OF the committee ON sys-
tematlc benevolence, The committee on
synodical sustentatiOn appropriated
Sil2 TO West Liberty to run to October
/. The stated meeting OF the presby-
terry will be held at the Third Presby-
terIan church. OF Washington, Pa, on
the second Tuesday in September.
A vote OF appreciation OF the ladies
missionary work was recorded.
The election OF delegates TO the gem
eral assembly resulted In the selection
Of Rev.J. Il. H.Snowden,o WuShingtou,and
Rev. A. 8, Taylor, OF Mt. Prospect Pa.
Alternates- Rev. Thomas W. Young and
Rey. Charles Williams
Elders--Iames X. Mitchell and ]. r,
Lyle Alternates-Samuel Pollnck and
$, M Mcconnell The chnrctes OF
WnYnesburG, Burgettstown and Lower
Rutfalo were granted the privilege OF
supplying themselves.
The committee on disabled minister's
and relief fund extended aid to tho fol.
lowing: Mrs. Lnpsley. 5000: Mrs. Full
ton, 500: Mrs. Stevenson, $500; and Mrs.
IeIery, 500.
A. r. Alexander was appointed chair
man Of the committee on cOlpOrteuragc.
The candidates for ministers licenses
preached their trial sermons at the
First church last night 10 q large COM
EreHRtiOn, The enprts were above the
usual order IT merit, and the Ordina-
tfou services were Very imprcss!Yc