Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-04-16
Winchester Presbytery.

Winchester Presbytery met Tuesday
night, April 18th, in the Presbyterian
church at Berryville, Va, and was
opened with q sermon by DR.. A. Q. Hop
kins. DR.. P d. Stephenson, Of Wood
stock, Va, was elected moderator, and
Revs. r. Ashlin White and S. NJ. Engle
and Ruling Elder J. Wilkie Harlan,
temporary clerks. There were present
twenty ministers and about twenty-four
ruling elders.
The venerable Stated Clerk, DR.. James
r. Graham, Of Winchester, who has
held that Office for fifty years and dur
ing that period has missed only one
meeting of Presbytery, offered his res
ignation, aud it was accepted amid
much feeling and with great reluctance
and regret. Rev. A. G. Link, OF Stras-
burg, was elected Stated Clerk.
The reports from the churches and
reports from committees and other rou-
tine business were attended to.
The subjects Of ministerial relief,
Sunday observance and Sabbath schools
called forth considerable interesting
discussion. The narrative showed a
healthy state Of religious interest and
activity in the churches.
There was public worship and preach
ing every morning and night, attended
bylarge congregations. Thursday night
the foreign missionary meeting was
held, at which earnest addresses were
made by Revs. }. S. Sibley, OF Winches-
ter, and J. a. Trostle, OF Gormania;
and Rev. Mr.. Webster. Of Deer Presby-
terry, Scotland, or evangelist in Hamp-
shire county, who has given two chill
dren to the missionary work in China,
made thrilling appeal to parents to
give their children, and to young people
TO devote themS Ives, TO this work.
Four churches, Opequon, Winchester,
Charles Town and Romney, aid in the
support of individual missionaries.
The report on the Davis and Elkins
College showed that board OF direc-
tors has been formed with Ex-senator
Henry G. Davis as president. Senator
Elkils has offered beautiful site OF
twenty-three acres, and Elk Senator Da-
Wis has offered s., 600 to improve the
grounds and 100000 to begin the en-
dowment. Lexington Presbytery has
already secured from its churches over
$40, 900 Of the S25, 900 it undertook to
raise. Although it has been only six
months since Winchester Presbytery
undertook to raise s. 900 for the Davis
and Elkins College, twenty-seven
churches have already secured or paid
sums aggregating nearly half that
amount; eleven more have promised to
begin atonce to raise their amounts ;
and Presbytery requested all its churches
to secure their full apportionments, if
possible, by the fall meeting. The sue
cess is thus assured of the first Presby-
terian college in West Virginia.
Drs. j. r. Graham and A. c. Hopkins
and Ruling Elders II. G. Magruder, Of
Woodstock, and Hon. w. G. Clayton, Of
Keyser, were elected missioners to
the General Assembly which meets
May Dist in Lexington, Va, with DrS.
G. w. White and Charles Ghiselin and
Ruling Elders 9. G.. Crawford and a. j.
Thompson as alternates.
An adjourned meeting will be held at
Front Royal June Sd, at which time
Mr.. Mcclure, a student at Princeton
Seminary, will be ordained and in
stalled pastor Of the Front Royal and
Nineveh churches. With these sup
piled. only three Of the fifty churches
of the Presbytery will be vacant, Round
Hill, Berkeley Springs and Piedmont.
Presbytery adjourned Friday night,
at which time resolution OF special
thanks was passed for 1.-THE delightful
hospitality" of the Berryville people
and for the good .music. Qt....lhe beauti;.
ruf choir" Our friend, brother Link,
managed to appear as member Of the
choir.
The fall meeting will be held at Pc
tersburg, W. Va, in September.