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minchester Presbvterv.

Winchester PFeS0ytefg
The semi.annual session Of the Winches-
ter Presbytery began in Martinsburg Tues
day night of last week with a sermon by the
retiring moderator, Rev. DR.. c. n. Camp
hell of this town. After the sermon the
Presbytery was organized for business by
the election. of Rev. R. A. White, of Ger
aristown, moderator, and Rev. A. c. Hop
kius, Jr., of Bayard, and Mr.. II. Clay Herbs,
of Winchester, temporary clerks, Favora-
bic reports from the different churches in
the Presbytery we're made. Rev. ]. Nee.
Duckwall, of Berkeley Springs, was reeeiv-
ed into the Presbytery on a certificate from
the Montgomery Presbytery.
Consent was given to the proposed re-
building Of the OpequOn Church. Mr.. NJ.
G.. Woodwork, of Mineral county, candi-
date for licensure, preached his trial sermon
which was afterwards unanimously APPROX
ed. Wednesday night meeting was held
ia the interest Of foreign missions. There
was a large attendance of interested persons
Rev. G.. A. Grillbortzer made an interesting
address. Rev. DR.. Charles Ghiseliu, chair
man Of the executive committee on foreign
missions. also made an entertaining and in
structive address in connection with the
filing Of the report OF the committee. The
report shows that forty-three of the forty
six churches in the Presbytery contributed
70 foreign missions last year The name of
Back Creek Church was changed and it will
be hereafter called Tomahawk Church.
The most interesting feature Of Thursdays
session was the discussion Of Rev. DR.. Geo.
Whites paper relative to lay evangelists.-
The paper recites the action taken in this
matter by the Synod of Virginia and the
General Assembly in 1894 and concludes as
follows: Therefore, the Presbytery of Win
chester, being in subsection to the assembly
aud synod aud bound by consideration of
loyalty to our constitution to preserve the
order, purity and peace of our church, and
required to see that the lawful injunctions
Of the higher courts are Obeyed, hereby calls
the attention Of It's ministers and churches
90 the above cited action of our synod and
assembly and aHectiona,ely warns them
against CO operating with or encouraging
any of that unauthorized and irresponsible
class of persons self-styled and now known
az lay eysngelists, whose acts we regard as
violating the spirit if not the letter of the
aforesaid injunction" The paper was
adopted and ordered to be printed in the
Central Presbyterian and the Christian OBJ
server. Romuey was selected as the next
place of meeting and August 10 as the time.
The committee appointed to consider the
request of Rev. r. B. Woodwork that he be
Invested of his ministerial office reported,
recommending that his request be granted.
The highest esteem was expressed for Rev.
Mr.. Woodwork aud he wss assigned a mem
bership in the church at Burlington.
A motion by Rev. DR. Woods that one
ministerial aud one lay delegate be sent to
the next General Assembly instead of two
each, as heretofore was adopted.
The election of delevates 70 the GAneral
Assembly, to be held at Memphis, Tenn,
then took place and resulted in the election
of Rev. S. N. Eagle, Of oakland, Nd, aud
Mr.. John Kennedy of Bsddington. W. Va.
as delegates, aud Rev X. W. Carter, oil
Round Hill, Va, and M l. H. c. Pancake
of Romaey, w. Va, as alternate. The
committee on the proposed college at Elkin'
reported, recommending that the Presbytery
cooperate with the Lexington Presbytery
in raising funds to start the college build
ing.
Mr.. NJ G. Woodwork passed satisfac
tory examination for licensure on all the
points required snd was licensed to preach