Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-09-18
Wtnehrsrcr PresGyre,y.

WlncheSIer freahytery opened itA eea
sion in Winchester Tuesday night SEPT
h. Rev. DIR. James r.. Graham, pas
tor emeritus OF the Presbyterian Church
in Winchester and the retiring modera-
tor, preached the sermon Rev. Or. F
VI. wo,d. OF MatLin.burg, w. Va, wa,
elected moderator aud RrY. A. @. Hop
kins. Jr., clerk.
At Wednesday, session Rev. j. 8. sib.
ley was received into the pre.bytery from
Atlanta (Ga.l Presbytery a. pastor Of til,
Winchester Church, aud Rev. w. l. Sey.
fert, Of Philadelphia, was received as pas
tor of the Berkeley Springs NV. Vs.,
Church A call WAS extended by Ope,
quou Memorial Church at Kerns,own
Va, To Rev. DIR. II. NJ. White, until re.
Gently pastor of the Lnudlun Street Pre-,
bJteriAn Church, Of Winchester
a reque4t from the trustees oftbe Rom.
ney CIV. Va Church for the preshytrry
to take under its charge Foote'S Colleg.
at Romney, W. Va, WAS referred to a spe.
cial committee.
On rhur-dAy Strasburg, Va. was We.
looted as the next place ofmeetipg. Rev.
DIR. Henry NJ. White, announced his in
tention of accepting the call to tbs pas
torate Of opeqnon Memorial Church,
which. after an au absence of few
months. will again make him resident
"f Winchester, where for % years be has
labored.
The various reports received showed
the presbytfrY to be in a a ,urishiug con-
ditiOu. Measures were adopted to in.
crease evsngeIi-tic work in the sparsely
--et'led di-tricto Of the pre-bytery. Rev
Hugh W. White. until recently a mis-
sionsry in China, wa. granted permission
to preach in Wirgiuia until he can return
to the mt-siun Geld
a night Rev j S Sibley. was install.
ell ~ pa-lor ni -thA Winchester. Church
Rev DR. James r Graham, p,.tor erner.
titus of the church. presided and pro
pounded the constitutional questions
Rev. Charles Ghi-elen. d D., of Shep-
herdstown, preached the sermon. and
Rev. W. II. Woods, ID D.. of Maryland
Presbytery, by r.qnes,. charged the pas
tor. while Rev. a @ napkins, d. d, oil
Charles Town. charged the people. Rev.
5. H. Chester. ID D. of Nashvilie, Tenn.
secretary of the Foreign Mission Society.
also delivered an address.
The centennial celebration of the
founding of Pr,sLyleriani. M in winches.
Ter was ftlingly celebrated Frid y in
the presence of one of the most nn,nbl.
gatherings ever seen in Winchester
Winchester Preshyirry, which convened
in honor of the OCCASION, held ils closiny
session and participated in the ex.reir-p.
Many ministers from ,.tl,er synnds w.r-
present Rev DIR Lanes R Graham.
the Oldest minister i'll point oI service in
one place in the Southern Assembly, de
iiver~'f sn address on .tPrr-byleriAni-m
in Winchester" and Rev II. NJ. wlire.
former pastor "f the I."u.iouu S,ree,
Presbyterian Church. delivered an al.
dress on "PterLytcriani-m ia Frederick
County"
IN the nftrrnonn the following miti-
ters spoke an these subject, Life and
Services Of Rev ID. Il RiI.ll-. u D..
By R.v F. VI won'ls. ID u I'll Msr,irs
burg; Life AID service. 81 Rev William
NJ. Atkinson. d d." by Rev. P. d
Stephenson. D d. Of woml,tock Life
aud Services 81 Rev a II II EeyI. ID
D." by R.v. W Lnl.,on. u D.,
OF L-r>hurr; Life aud s-rvic.r..,f R..v.
w II Fonte, d u" by R,v E d
washhurn. d ID. Of R,mney. w. Va;
Some E',lrr-," by Rev James p. Smith,
d d. edi,o' at the Central Pr, SD. 1, rian.
of Richm"nA a Century Of Foreign
Aiis-inn-." by Rev. Charles Ghiselin. d
D. of Sheph+r,l-to-n W Vs.; .Pr-sby
teriNni.m Tested by l. Fruits. by Rev
a G Hopkins, D. u. 81 Charles Town
Al night Rev. Ahnfr e. Hopkins, Of
Wrrt Virginia. presided. The leading
feature of the service. was the address OF
R-v. w. w Mu"re. D. D 81 Richmond.
Va on Tho Educational Value Of the
Presbyterian System -
There was fre.hyterinn congregation.
n.i church, aud Presbyterian worship
in Winchester az eArlyss 1875, hui it WAS
not nnsil September 7. 1900, that the
church nas regularly orgsniz.-d and a
pastor srl-c'e,l
President William [. wilson delivered