Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-10

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the Last Regular and SPecia
J. H. Littell-ihe Business Transact
ed and the Proceedings In Detail.
The Wheeling Presbytery of the Unit
ed Presbyterian church met yesterday
in the new United Presbyterian church
at Martins Ferry. The meeting was
well attended. The proceedings at
times reached a point bordering on the
sensational The trouble was caused by
the reading of the minutes of the last
regular special meeting, referring to
the split in the First U. P. church in
Wheeling. "A spirited colloquy took
place between Rev. J. H. Littell and
Rev. C. H. Proudfit, of Bellaire, with
the moderator, Rev. Hopping, also TAX
ing part.
The Presbytery was called to order
by Rev. D. D. Dodds, secretary, and in
the absence of the moderator, Rev. w.
M. Coleman, of West Alexander. offered
prayer.
Rev. Mr.. Dodds called the roll of the
ministers and elders of the sixteen
churches represented. The following
ministers and elders were present: Min
listers, Reverends nv. G. WaddeTl, d. D.,
of Unity; Thames Balph, ID. d., of St
Clairsville; W. M. Coleman, of West
Alexander; w. M. Butler, Cadiz; w.
Hopping, Unioutown; ID. D. Dodds, Bel
mont; C. p Proudft, Bellaire; A. r.
Robinson, Martins Ferry; Maurice
Watson, High Ridge; j. III. Littell, Sec
ond church, Wheeling; Robert G..
Campbell, of New Athens; Elders l.
Lawrence, Unity; J. t. Bentley, St.
Clairsville; James Bell, West Alexan-
der; M. A. Giffen, Cadiz; J. III. Watson,
New Athens; W. H. Gillispie, Union
town; John Dubois, Bellaire; d. Tho
burn, Martins Ferry; William Nichol-
as, High Ridge; ]. M. Brown, of First
church, Wheeling; T. M. Garvin, Sec
ond church, Wheeling; Thomas Ander-
son Buckhannon Hill.
After roll call Moderator Rev. Mr.
Hopping arrived and Mr.. Coleman call
ed him to the chair. The moderator
called for the reading of the minutes
which Rev. Mr.. Dodds read. The min
utes principally referred to the organi-
cation of the Second church in Wheel
ing and included the last regular meet
ing and the special meeting. DIR. Balph
of st. Clairsville, asked for correction
which was made.
At this pint Rev. j. H. Littell, pastor
of the Second U. P. church of Wheel
ing, stated that he had a word to say
as it would be his last opportunity to
speak, but that he wished to state some
facts, that the trouble in Wheeling
had been largely due to some mem
foers of this PresIbytery, and that their
monument would stand as a stigma to
200 Christians who, with their pastor,
were laboring for Jesus Christ, and
that when this church was organized,
they had petition before the Presby-
terry which was recognized.
At this point Rev. C. II. Proudfit, of
Bellaire, arose to point of order. Mr..
Littell stated that it was his last oppor-
tunity.
The moderator stated that if Mr.. Lit
tell had a motion to make, he was in
order. but if not he was out of order.
Mr.. Proudfit still objected, and Mr.. Lit
tell still talked. The moderator asked
both gentlemen to sit down. Mr.. Proud
fit took his seat, but Mr.. Littell still
stood up, and the moderator again
stated his decision. Mr.. Littell stated
tnat no one knew whether he would
make a motion or not, and in closing
mentioned the name of ". ]. w. Cou-
den
At the close of Mr. Littelrs talk the
minutes were approved and the high
tension that all the members had been
under gradually subsidized.
A petition from the Bellaire church
asking for $120 assistance, was re-
ceived and granted.
Rev. Mr. Brownlee, a former pastor
of the church, now of Pittsburg, came
in, and Rev. Mr.. Robinson asked the
moderator to accord to him the rights
of a member of this body. Many shook
hands with the pastor.
The moderator then called for a re-
port from the elders and sessions of
the Presbytery, and then gave out the
books and reports to the auditors.
Rev. ]. H. Littell asked that the
Presbytery appropriate $50 to mission
the church at Buckhannon hill and
Moundsville.
Many questions were asked as to the
field in Moundsville. The motion was
adopted.
Rev. Arch Robinson announced that
the ladies of the church had made ar
rangements to entertain the delegates
to dinner