Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-25
. Winchester Presbytery.

Winchester Presbytery met at Mid
dleway, this county, on September
10th and continued in session until
Friday. There were present q min
listers and q ruin elders. The open
ing sermon was preached by Rev. D.
II. Scanlon, of Berryville. Rev. A.
G. Hopkins, D. D., was elected moder-
ator, Rev. DR.. ]. r. Graham stated
clerk, and Rev. A. G. Link and Elder
H. G. Magruder temporary clerks.
The following items of business were
transacted:
Ministers received-Rev. John II.
Cooper rom the Presbytery of Blairs-
Vile, and Rev. Edward a. Shook
from the Presbytery of Baltimore.
Candidates received-Mr. Robt. T.
Kemp, from Jefferson county. Pres
bytery has six candidates under its
care.
Ministers dismissed-Rev. c. W.
Hollis to the Presbytery OF the Cbesa-
peake, and Rev. W. T. S. Seyfert to
the Presbytery of Indianapolis.
Calls received-from Stephenson
church fr Rev. D. H. Scanlon; from
Springfield, Burlington and Patter-
sons Greek churches, for Rev. E. A.
Shook; from Front Royal and Nine
yeh. for Licentiate J. A. Mcclure
from Petersburg and Allegheny, for
Rev. S. S. Oliver, and call is made
out from Piedmont for Rev. ]. H.
Cooper.
Resignation ofered-of pastoral
charge of Round Hill, by Rev. j. ].
Fix, aud congregation cited.
Organization of church asked for at
Dobbins, Tucker county, on W. Va.
Central Railroad, and commissioner
appointed to organize.
Rev. V. G. Smith obtained leave to
labor outside the bounds of this Pres
bytery until next stated meeting.
Ministerial relief-an executive
committee was appointed with Rev. r.
A. White, chairman.
The sacrament CT the Lords Supper
was observed Wednesday night.
The overture on the Latin Thesis
was answered in the negative.
A letter from missionary Hugh W.
White was received and read in pub
lie meeting. ----.
The Presbytery unanimously en-
dorsed the invitation to be given from
Winchester church for the meeting of
the Synod in 1908.
The Free Conversation On the
State of Religion" brought out the
gratifying fact that the condition of
the church is in the main satisfactory.
Vacancies have been supplied, desti-
tute places have not been overlooked
the ministration of the word has been
uninterrupted, and members have been
constantly added.
Fredericksburg Home and School
Presbytery assumed its apportion-
ment of the debt, $l44.
Bible Cause-In view Of the very
small contribution from our churches
for this cause-only $8l last year
and in view Of the fact that so many
of the churches (three fodrths Of them
neglect the cause altogether, Presby-
terry urged its pastors, sessions and
stated supplies to see to it that each
one Of our churches has an opportuui-
ty to contribute to this Important
cause on the third Sabbath of each
October, or some more convenient day.
The interest of Home Missions, Ed
ucation and Publication cause, OF the
Sabbath Schools and Colored Evan
gelization were considered.
Twentieth Century Fund-Presby-
terry resolved to endeavor to raise this
year S. 900 in order to secure in con-
nection with the Lexington Presbytery
Presbyterian College at Elkins, w.
Va, and apportioned this amount pro
rata among the churches; and that
steps be taken to raise this money be-
fore April l, 1908.
A complaint touching evils alleged
to exist in the Davis Church occupied
large share of the time and attention
Of the meeting. A paper expressing
the views of the Presbytery in the
matter was finally adopted; and Rev.
S. NJ. Engle was appointed commits
sioner to lay this paper before all con-
cerned, and to make all necessary ex-
plantations.
The death of Mrs. Mary Timberlake,
wife of D. W. Timberlake, venerable
ruling elder of Smithfeld church, and
her burial during the meeting of the
Presbytery, called forth a resolution
of sympathy for the afflicted elder.
Division of Synod-In absence Of
the chairman Of the Synodical Com
mittee, this matter, which was fully
discussed last spring, was passed over
without vote.
Corresponding Members-Rev. W.
H. Woods, D. D., of the Presbytery of
Baltimore; Rev. G. R. Stribling and
Rev. W. L. Bailey, of the Presbytery
of Lexington.
Adjourned meeting will be held in
Norfolk during the session of the Syn
cd, at the call Of the moderator.
Next Stated Meeting-To be in
Berryville, Va, on the Tuesday be-
fore the first full moon in April next
at 7.3O p. m.
The house of worship at Middleway
is union church owned jointly by
the Lutheran, Reformed and Presby-
tar;an oon1ra,at;ons Il ba1 haan