Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-04-26
The committee of survivors of Con
Presbytery Of Winchester.

ton. The meeting was opened in the
Presbyterian Church with prayer by Rev.
DR.. A. c. Hopkins, pastor of the church.
Rev. J. J. Fix was elected Moderator,
and Revs. a. G. Link and Ivanhoe Rob
ertson, Temporary Clerks.
The second days session was opened
with devotional exercises by Rev. E. R.
Leyburn. Revs w. S. Friend and ]. D.
Thomas were received and enrolled.
Eight new members appeared. Rev. L.
R. Milbourne.of the Baptist Church, and
Rev. Rumsey Smithson, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, were in.
vited to sit as visiting brethren.
The commission to install Rev. v. G.
Smith over Allegheny Church reported
he had been installed. Rev. NJ. w.
Woodwork was dismissed to Lexington
Presbytery, and minute of Presbytery's
esteem was passed.
Rev. c. w. Hollis. of Davis, preached
Friday morning. Committees were ap.
pointed and the session was consumed in
hearing reports from the churches. Rev,
Mr.. Laffraty, of Berkeley Springs, occu.
pea the pulpit at night.
At the third days session, SATURDAY.,
Rev. DR.. P. d. Stephenson, of Wood.
stock, opened with devotional exercises.
The report of the executive committee on
foreign missions was read and adopted
At II o'clock Key DR.. Stephenson
preached. The afternoon session was re-
summed at ego o'clock. The committee
on seasonal records made a partial re
port. The report of the executive com
mittee on Sabbath schools was presented,
received and adopted. and ordered to be
forwarded to the General Assembly and
Synod.
Report of standing committee on recip-
roca1 duties was adopted. A call from
the Piedmont church for the ministerial
services of Rev. S. NJ. Engle to Presbv.
terry was presented and on motion placed
in his hands.
Rev. ]. ]. Fix, of Petersburg, occupied
the pulpit Saturday night.
On Sunday members of Presbytery oc-
cupied pulpits as follows: Presbyterian
church, Rev. DR.. ]. r. Graham in the
morning and Rev. DIR. F. NJ. Woods at
night; NJ. E. Church South, Rev. DR.. H.
NJ. White in the morning and Rev. c.
w. Hollis at night; Beulah, Sunday af.
ternoon, Rev. Ivanhoe Robertson Col.
ored Methodist, Rev E. R. Leyburn in
the morning and Rev. V. G. Smith at
night. A very interesting and largely
attended Sunday School mass meeting
was held Sunday afternoon, and addresses
delivered by Revs. G. A. Grilbotzer and
V G. Smith.
The fourth days session was resumed
Yesterday with devotional exercises by
Rev " G. Smith. Report of committee
on colored evangelization was read and
adopted; also the report of home mission
committee. The executive committee on
publication made verbal report. Re
port of special committee on printing of
minutes of fall Presbytery (1SS7l was re-
ceived and adopted. Report of special
committee on finance was received and
considered. Rev. ]. H. Wolff, of the M.
". Church South, was introduced as a
visiting brother. A call for the minis
terial services of Rev. ]. D. Thomas from
Stone Chapel was placed in his hands,
Rev. ]. d. Thomas signified his accep-
lance of the calls from Berryville and
Stone Chapel churches. Rev. DR.. A. C.
Hopkins was elected commissioner to the
General Assembly. and Rev. DR.. p. d.
Stephenson, of Woodstock, Va, alternate.
Ruling Elder ]. w. Harlan, of Martins
burg, was elected principal commission
er, and Edward Zay, of Strasburg, Va,
alternate
The report of standing committee on
systematic benevolence was received and
adopted and ordered to be forwarded to
the General Assembly and Synod
Standing committee on Seasonal Records
made report, which was adopted, after
which the Presbytery took recess until
to-day.
The services last night were very i'm
pressive. Rev. ]. Harry Moore preached
especially to the young men, and a verv
large congregation was present, including
Co. l Ist w. Va. Infantry, the members
of which had been under arms all dav
awaiting further orders to move,
and who attended in body. The SER
mon of Mr.. Moore was able and impress
sive AID his closing remarks to the mill
tary especially touching, as were also,
those of Rev. DR.. A. c. Hopkins, who
followed him in brief address to the
soldier boys. The latter speaker re
marked upon the curious coincidence that
Just t1irty-seven years ago, whilst he was
pastor at Martinsburg, the spring meet
ing OF Winchester Presbytery, held there
was marked by the advent of what nroved
to be long and bloody war. and +on.
whilst he is pastor of the church here
another spring meeting of Presbvter,, ~
the same month of April, is marked bv
the Inauguration of another war IT,
choir rendered especially good and ,n-
ProPriate music, and the beautiful sino;3o.
of " God be with YOU till we meet ao,si,, ::
Just before the military left the cburci,
brought tears to many eyes.
At the closing session this mornino
Rev, S. M. Epgle asked and obtained
permission to hold call of Piedmont
church until next fall.
Time of meeting of next Presbvterv
was fixed for Wednesday, August 31sf
1898, at o'clock, F. m. Place of meet
ing, Moorefeld.