Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-16
WASHINGTON PRESBY1ERY
Transacted a Large Amount Of Bust
ness at Yesterdays Sessions.
Committees, and the Action Upon
Their Reports-Reports on the
Work of the Church = Several
Candidates for the Ministry Elk
anained - The Night Session
Other Routine Business.


The Washington Presbytery was IN
session all day yesterday in the FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN Church, and transacted an
unusually large amount OF business.
When Moderator Taylor raped for
order al the morning session there was
an excellent attendance of ministers
and ruling elders, many having arrived
on the morning trains. T--ere were
also many interested spectators. The
proceedings were opened with a fer
vent prayer. A letter was given to the
Rev. Leonard Twinem to the Presby-
terry OF ST. Clairsville.
The moderator appointed the follow
ing committees:
Judicial committee-Ravs. j. B. Mil
Ter and 7. w. Young; Elders James H.
Mitchell and james l.. Patterson.
Supplies-Revs J. S. Pomeroy, w. E.
Allen and Elder S. d. Blaney.
Subjects of candidates-Revs James
II. Snowden and Frank Fish.
Committee on minutes of General AS
sembly-Reys. Cyrus c. Allen and j. R.
Hosick and Elder R. S. Cooley.
After the reading and approval of the
minutes, the Rev. H. H. Hunter was
invited TO sit as corresponding men,
Der of the body.
A call from the Second Church of this
city to the Rev. Joseph Spaer, was
placed in the hands Of Mr.. Speer and ac-
cepted. Mr.. Speer and Elder R. C.
Dalzell were appointed a committee to
make arrangements for the installation
ceremonies, with instruction TO report
to the Assembly
Considerable time was consumed in
hearing the statistical reports from each
church in the Presbytery. The reports
showed membership in the congrega-
tions and Sunday schools, increase or
decrease in the number of commune
cants, financial condition o. the
churches, etc. They were of the most
encouraging nature. showing a crafty
ing increase in membership and de-
crease in debt in the PresDytery. The
first Church reported GAS commune
cants. 46 OF whom were accessions dur
ing the year; Sunday school member
snip of 544 spent in home missions,
$1,000. and in foreign missions. $1.O32.
The Third Church reported 800 COM
municants. 6S added during the year:
Sunday school membership, Ais. an in
crease OF A.
Rev. J. H. Littell. co-pastor of the L.
P. Church, was invited TO sit as a cor
responding member.
Robert J. Morehead. OF New Cumber-
land; r. S. Caulder. Of C.aysville. and
c. F. Huss, of Waynesburg. were ex-
amined in experimental religion and
taken under the care of the Presbytery.
Drs. Brownson, Moffat and Cunning
ham were appointed the committee to
examine the candidates for the minis
try.
The last half hour of the morning ses-
siol was given TO devotional exercises.
Short talks were made by the Rev. DR..
Lester. Rev. DR.. Brownson, Rev. Mr..
Padden. and others. A recess was then
taken until 100 o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Rev. Mr.. McCracken, of the St.
Clairsville Presbytery, was invited to
sit as corresponding member. An
overture TO the Assembly 10 restore the
day of prayer for colleges and ssmin-
aries to the last Thursday in January
presented by Rev. Speer. was read and
adopted. The Rev. S. f. Fisher was
received from the Pttsburg Presbytery
The candidates FOR license were then
presented. and examined in theology
church government. the sacrams nts,
ard church history. The examination
was sustained by the Presbvtery. The
licentiates were Grant f. Fisher. John
NJ. Oliver, Robert S. Caulder. s. V.
Bedikain. a Persian. Geo. NJ. Donehoo
and J. W. Harvey The Latin theses
and Greek exigeses Of Messrs. Caulder,
Oliver. DOnehoo and Harvey were sus-
tanned.
A call from the church az Fairview.
Hancock county. was placed in the
hands of the Rev. G. f. Fisher and ac-
cspted 4 motion was then adopted
providing that when the Presbytery ad-
iourns. Il adjourn 10 meet at the call o.
the moderator. az Fairview. 20 ordein
and install the Rev Mr.. Fisher. l.
wss also directed that Mr.. Bedikian he
ordained at the same meeting. He will
probably return 10 his native county.
The hearing of the sermons of the
licentiates was made the order OF bus
mess for the evening session. Each
was then heard in a five minute lecture
A call from the Third Church OF
Washington 10 the Rev. Luther Ruth
erford was accepted. The Hebrew ex-
animation OF the candidates was also
sustained. Minutes of the various
churches were examined and approved.
Robert S. Winters, member of the
Second Church. Washington. Pa, was
Amounted chairman of the committee
on systematic benevolence.
The report of the Committee on Syn
odical Sustentation and Home Missions
was read and adopted without discus
sion. The appropriation of $112.50 to