Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-04-25
winchester Presbytery.

Winchester Presbytery met at
Clesrbrook, Frederick county, Va.
Tuesday. April Is. at 8p. M. and
was opened with . sermon by DIR. j..
Fl Lacy.
DIR. F. ]. Brooke was elected mod.
orator, and Kew. G. D. Gilkeson and
Mr.. J. w. Harlan temporary clerks.
There were present twenty ministers
and about thirty ruling elders. Since
the last meeting Rev. Mr.1Hudson
has been received and installed as
pastor at Petersburg. W. Va, and at
this meeting Rsvs. T. N. Campbell
and w. W. L 'ge were received, and
order taken for their installation as
pastors of the Berkeley Springs and
Davis churches, respectively.
The reports from the churches were
very encouraging. especially in the
large increase Of contributions, sever.
al churches reporting more than $5,-
600 contributed, and one more than
$1,000.
"Wednesday night was devoted to
Foreign Missions. Rev. George E.
Henderlite made an interesting ad.
dress on Brazil, where he has spent
fifteen years. Presbytsry approved
the organization of the Women e
Home and Foreign Missionary Union
which was effected in Winchester, Va,
April 16. and took the Union under
it's care and control. About $3, zoe
was given to foreign missions by the
churches of the Presbytery last year.
One church, Moore6eld, has assumed
the entire support of missionary at
salary of $500.
Some important changes in the
plan of Home Mission work we're pro-
posed and discussed at considerable
length.
Thursday night Rev. G W. Max
we'll, superintendent of Synod's Or.
phanage at Lynchburg, presented
that cause in an earnest way and a
collection of twenty-five dollars wai
taken up for it.
The request of Stones Chapel to
be allowed to increase it's pastors
salary 800 was granted, and SINH
lar request of the Shepherdstowr
Church to increase theirs 5000 wal
granted.
Presbytery directed all its churches
as far as practicable, to readJust the
salaries Of their pastors to the present
higher cost of living. and to report
to the fall meeting what has been
done.
The Charlotte Articles of Agree.
ment, a proposed plan for bringing al
the Presbyterian bodies Of the United
States into closer relations, were re-
iected without discussion bya large
vote.
An overture to the assembly was
adopted asking that measures be tax
en- to make the existing plan of CO.
operation effective.
Revs. F. j. Brooke, D D., and A
G. Link, and ruling elders Judge R
W. Daley and Mr.. Kuykendall, were
elected commissioners to the Genera
Assembly, which meets in Burning.
ham, Alabama. May 18th.
The report on the Davis and EIkins
College fund showed about 81 ,24(
still due on the $4,000 promised by
PresbyterY. The chairman of the
committee, Rev Charles Ghiselin, wal
directed to visit all the churches Of
the Presbytery and collect THU
amount during the summer, and thu
Shepherdstown church was requested
to grant him leave Of absence to de
this.
Devotional exercises were held
each morning at nine o'clock. will
preaching at eleven o'clock, and large
congregations were present morning
and nightin the beautiful new church
The country is fine and attractive
the people are prosperous and abund
ant in hospitality, and the pastor
Rev. D. II. Scanlon, and people wer'
indefatigable in looking after the com
fort of Presbytery.
The next meeting will be held a
Hambleton, W. Va, Sept. 18th, 1907
Presbytery adjourned Friday night.