Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-10-03
Winchester PreSbytery.

winchester PreSoylcry.
The Winchester Presbytery held its
stated fall meeting in the Patterson Is
Creek church in Mineral county, Sep
TENDER 24-27, 1901.
The opening sermon was preached
by DR.. II. NJ. White.
Rev. G. A. Grillbortzer was elected
moderator, and Rev. A. G. Link and
Mr.. ]. W. Harlan temporary clerks.
Eighteen ministers were present Of
the 90 on the roll and Of the 40
churches Is were represented by an
elder each, making total of 81 minis
tiers and elders in attendance. There
was preaching every morning and
night, and the presbyterial communion
was held Wednesday night.
The free conversation indicated
that a favorable state of religion exists
throughout the Presbytery.
Rev. S. NJ. Engle resigned his pas
torate at Piedmont to accept calls to
Parsons and Hendricks.
Rev. V. G. Smith resigned at Peters
burg, W. Va.
An adjourned meeting will be held at
Piedmont, October 9Th, at 7.3O P. m,
to consider this resignation, and also
to act upon request from the session
of the church at Davis.
The proposed law of commissions
sent down by the Assembly was re-
jected, and committee was appointed
to report in the spring the views of
Presbytery on the subject. The pro-
posed catechsm on the church was
also referred to a committee.
Presbytery assumed the $4,000
as its proportionate part of the Goth
Century Fund. and instructed its COM
mittee to formulate plan to raise
the amount in FIVE years 1t also ex-
pressed its purpose to cooperate with
Lexington Presbytery in securing a
Presbyterian College in West Virginia.
The $4,000 is to be distributed
so far as possible, when raised, as fol-
lows: $4,000 to increase the eudow-
ment of Union Theological Seminary
at Richmond, Va, $4,000 towards
founding a Presbyterian college at
Elkips, W. Va, and $4,000 to the
endowment Of the Presbyterial Acad-
envy at Romney, W. Va.
A pastoral letter on worldly amuse-
ments, prepared by committee con-
sisting of Rev. R. W. Carter, ]. H.
Moore and S. NJ. Engle, was adopted,
and ordered to be read to all the
churches. 1t was also ordered that
the Assembly's action touching the re-
marriage of divorced persons be read
from all the pulpits.
A letter from Rev. ]. R. Graham,
Jr., missionary to China, was read,
and Presbytery was led in special
prayer in behalf of our missionaries
by DR.. P. D. Stephenson. Presbytery
has two candidates for the ministry
under its care.
Sessions were urged to be more care
fulin reporting baptized non-commu-
nicants. Action was taken looking
to the early publication of the proceed
ings of Presbytery for distribution
among the churches.
Tents were erected near the church,
and dinner and supper were served
there, which added much social pleas
ure. After a hearty resolution Of
thanks for the bountiful hospitality Of
the generous people of that lovely
valley, Presbytery adjourned late Fri
day night.
An adjourned meeting will be held
during the Synod in Lynchburg this
month, and the stated spring meeting
will be held in Romney, Tuesday be-
fore the full moon in April.
Your correspondent was delightfully."-
entertained at the home of Miss Susie
Van Metre, former Shepherd Col
lege student.