The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-14
BYTERY AT wINoNA LAKE.

. VI e. g. No. .
The Washington presbStery Of the
Presbyterian church was In session at
Washington, Pa, yesterday. 1t was
the spring meeting of the body. Rev.
R r. Bigger, OF the Third church In
Wheeling, was chosen moderator. The
fall meeting Of the presbytery is TO be.
held at the Vance Memorial church In
Wheeling. The Wheeling churches
were represented as follows.
First church-Dev DR.. D. a. Cum
ninghan, ]. N. Vance. <
Second church--Rev, Joseph Speers
Third church--Rev. Il. r. Bigger, ].
D. Marsh.
Vance Memorial church-Rev. C. b,
Austin.
Elm Grove church-Rey. W. L. Allen,
D. S. ThorEburg.
K Other West Virginia churches In the
presbytery were represented as follows:
West Liberty-J. c. Carver. A. r.
Jacob.
Daiias--J. B. Miller W. H. Daugh-
erty.
Allen arove-F. L. Armstrong, L. NJ.
Grow.
Fairv!ew.-G. E. Fisher. j. NJ. Martin.
aToundsvllie-W. a. Williams. C. C.
Smoke.
Holidays Cove-C. G. Allen.
New Cumberland-J. H. Atkinson.
Cameron-S. T. Montgomery, a. G.
Fox.
At the morning session, yesterday,
routine business was transacted. Rev.
w. II. Lester. of West Alexander, spoke
of the reports of the churches Of the
presbytery. Referring TO the matter Of
infant baptism, he said this Is matter
that should receive more attention from
pastors. He also spoke OF the small
collections reported from some OF the
churches. and urged the Importance OF
an improvement in This matter.
( A matter that provoked q general dis
cussion was whether the presbytery
should approve OF the session meeting
minutes that were not elslorsed as cor
rect by the members OF the session.
The matter remains undecided until the
fall meeting Of the presbytery at
Wheeling. Some. doubted whether the
presbytery has the power to compel the
sessions to approve their minutes.
The following delegates were elected
to the next general assembly OF the
Presbyterian church. which meets at
Winona Lake. Indianaf May 10:
Ministerial delegates-C. G. Williams,
Cross Creek; Jos. S. Pomeroy, Fairview.
Afternates-A. o. Rockwell, Frankfort
Springs; W. Z. Allen, Elm Grove.
Lay delesates-W. A. Irwin, Clays-
vile; S. NJ. Mcconnell. Florence.
A resolution was passed accepting the
designations off. H. Snowder and II. S.
Winters, Second church. Washington,
who had been on the committee for sys-
tematic benevolence, and appointing
Rev. Matthew Rutherford and DIR. ].
A. Mexican. OF the Third church, WASH
ington.3 in their stead The morning
session closed with devotional exercises.
The examination Of A. ]. Kroeiinger,
student at the Waynesburg college,
was conducted by the Rev. W. Fl. Les
ter and he was received under the care
Of the presbytery.
The afternoon session opened at 1:S0
o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Fisher, the secretary,
asked to be excused. as II was necessary
for him to leave at 1:50, and Rev. P. II.
Gordon took his place. A number of
other delegates We're also excused. The
first business was examination Of four
young men. y. S. Fiscus, Indiana: ]. S.
Blayuey, West Alexander: Walter B.
Sterrett. Washirgton; Charles Huss,
Waynesburg: and they preached trial
sermons. The presbytery adjourned
late in the afternoon.