Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-19
Meets In Parkersburg, October
Twentieth.
MEN OF PRESBYTERIAN
Churches in Pennsylvania and
West Virginia WIN be Here.


in Petersburg, at the First Pres
byterian church the seventeenth
annual session of the Synod OF
Penusy lvaria, which includes in
its membership ali of the Presby-
terrain churches of West Virginia
which belong to the Northern gen
eral assembly of the church, as
we'll as all of that body in the great
State just north.
This session will last until some
time the following Monday and
will be devoted to discussion of
the various ic1ms of Presbyterian
church activity.
1t will bring within the gates Of
the city one of the most distin-
suished and able companies of gen.
tlemen ever there, the entertain
fneut of which is q Cause for pride
to the local church and the city
generally.
The Presbyterian church is par
ticularly strong in Pennsylvania,
and includes some of the ablest and
most scholarly ministers in the
country.
A large number of those distin-
guished divines will be present at
the coming session of the Synod.
ALI of the large churches of Pitts
burg and Philadelphia are included
in the membership of the coming
session will be $50, divided equal
1y between the ministers aud the
1aymen. The basis of representa-
ton from each Presbytery varies,
according to its size. The Presby
terry OF West Virginia will be rep
resented by three clergymen and
three elders. The Pittsburg Pres
bytery is the only other one which
has reported so far. Its delegation
will include eleven ministers and
eleven elders.
The programme for the session
has not been arranged fully yet,
This is because various Presbyter-
les have been slow III reporting
their delegates. But during the
next week this will all be known,
and the Programme can be easily
made mp. This Important part of
the session is III the hands Of TIE
local church, amt will be arranged
by the local session, which consists
of G la,rman Lr Henry Runner,
and Mes>rs S /. Stapleton, D. K.
Paxton, J. w. Mather, J. M. Nc
Kinney, {. D. Merrick and L. F.
Thompson.
While a large part of the p.o'
gramme will be given up to the
business Of the church in the strict.
est sense, there will be part at
least that will be ofa popular ma
ture. 1t is planned that three meet
iugs will be of this character, ad-
dressed by different members of
the Synod One of these gatherings
will be addressed by Rev. Mr.. Mar
shall, of Chicago. the secretary of
the Presbyterian Board Of Foreign
Missions, and will he on the sub
ject of mission work in the foreign
fields. There is also reasonable
grounds to believe that Rev. Ed
win S. Wallace, late United States
consul at Jerusalem, will be present
and speak on the work being done
in Asia Minor. -. q.
Another of these popular meet
ings will be devoted to Synodical
Sustentation. This refers to the
home missionary work, within the
confines of the synod and will be- of
great interest to others, as we'll as
well as Presbyteriaus.
The third of the popular meet
ings will be on the general topic of
education. 1t is expected that the
meeting will be of great value and
interest. 1t will be addressed by
men most familiar with the work.
Among the eminent divines who
will be present and speak is Rev.
John S. Mcintosh, D. D., IL D.,
of Philadelphia, who Is recognized
as one of the leading divines of the
nation. The opening sermon on
Thursday, Oct. 20, will be preach
ed by Rev. VIM. Laurie, of, Belle
fonte, Pa, who was elected Moder-
ator of the Synod at its last meeting
at Chambersburg, Pa, year ago.
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