Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-09-13
Winchester Ptesbyten.


Winchester Presbytery met Tuesday
night. September 4th, in the Presbyter-
ian church of Winchester, and was
opened. with sermon by Rev. u. a.
Grillbortzer.
There were present in all "a ministers,
20 ruling elders and ) visiting minis
tiers.
Rev. DR.. Woods, of Martinsburg, was
| elected moderator, with Revs. g. a.
Grillbortzer and 4. G. Link temporary
clerk
Rev. Julian S. Sibley, o. Atlanta
Presbytery, was received, and Thurs
day night was formally installed as pas
tor of the Winchester church, OF which
DR.. ]. r. Graham is now pastor emeri-
| tus.
Licentiate J. A. Trostls was dismissed
TO Maryland Presbytery, in order that
he might accept the call TO the Church
at Sykesville, Md, which has been CIV
en- him.
Licentiate David II. Scanlon was ex-
amined, and Saturday morning was sol
EMMY ordained TO the full work OF the
ministry by the laying on Of the hands
of the Presbytery, and order was taken
| for his installation as pastor Of the Der
rvville church at an early date.
Rev. W. L. Seyfert, of Philadelphia
| Presbyterv. was received, and order
was taken for his installation as pastor
of the Berkeley Springs church We'd
nesday night, September 10th.
A call meeting Of Presbytery will be
held October ID, at 80 p. m, in the
| Charlestown church, TO consider and
! act on the call which has been extended
by the Bedford City Church to Rev, A.
| C. Hopkins, Jr., of Elk Garden, W. Va.
Rev. DR.. Henry NJ White sigui6ed
! his acceptance of a call TO the Opequon
| church his ministry is TO begin there
January |, 1901.
Rev. Hugh White, missionary to
/ China. was granted leave 10 labor in
this country until the way is opened
for his return.
The Piedmont church called Rev. ;.
| NJ. Engle for the whole of his time
An interesting meeting in the inter
est of Home Missions was held WedneS-
day night.
Thursday night after the installation
services Rev. DR.. Chester. the Assem-
bly, secretary of Foreign, Missions, made
a fine address on that subject.
A memorial of Rev J Harvey Gill
more. recently deceased, was read.
The offer of the Romney church TO
give their school property to PreSbytery
was referred to a committee for consid-
Grafton.
A committee, consistingo OF Revs Drs.
Woods and GhiSelin and Ruling Elder
W. O. Nicklas, was appointed TO receive
and digest criticisms from the sessions
of all the churches Of PreSbytery on the
new hymn book
Presbytery approved of the Assem-
bly'S recommendation and appointed
Sunday, September 30,as Sunday School
Day, when efforts are 10 be made to
arouse a new interest in Sunday school
work, and a collection is TO be taken up
In all the churches for the employment
of a person TO have general oversight
of the Sunday school work.
Presbytery Joined with the Winches'
ter church in celebrating the centennial
of PreSbyterianism in Winchester, and
Friday was wholly given up to this Gel
ebration. In the morning DR.. Graham
made an able address on the History
of Presbyterianism in Winchester, and
DIR. Henry White another on the Histo'
~ of Presbyterianism in Frederlcb
county, Va.
In the afternoon interesting sketches
of the lives of Drs d. II. Riddle, VIM,
NJ. Atkinson, A. H. II. Boyd and W. II
Foote were given by Rev. DIR. F. NJ
Woods, p. ID. Stephenson, Jonah W
: Lupton and f.. Washburn. DR.. J. +
Smith, editor Of the Central Presbyter
ian, spoke briefly on some elders.
At night mastery address was CIV
en- by Rev. Prof. Walter NJ. Moore, ID
D.. of Union Seminary, Richmond, Va.
on the Educational Value OF the Pres
byterian System.
Notwithstanding the warm weather
the Presbyterians and their friends hat
delightful time in Winchester, relig
iously and socially
The stated spring meeting Of Presby
terry will be held in Strasburg, Va, mex
April "