Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-04-29
Winchester Presbytery.


Winchester Presbytery met in Wood
stock, Va, Thursday night, April Is. and
was opened with a sermon by Rev. ]. c.
Siler. Rev. ]. F. Leeper was elected
moderator, and Rev. c. D. GiIkeson and
Ruling Elder B.S. Speck temporary clerks.
There were present in all twenty minis
tiers and fourteen ruling elders.
Calls from the Falling Waters, Berry
Vile, Parsons, Patterson's Creek and
Kearneysville fields were found in order /;
and if these are accepted, a dozen or
more vacant churches will soon be sup
piled with pastors.
Rev. r. F. kirkpatrick, field agent of
Union Theological Seminary. Richmond,
Va, and Mr.. Slaymaker, representative
OF Synod's Orphans Home, made ad-
dresses in behalf of those institutions.
Saturday afternoon the 400th anniver-
sary of John Calvin was celebrated, with
addresses on calvin, the man," by Rev.
R. A. White; calvin as an influence on
the worlds thought and life," b. Rev. c.
D. Gilkeson; and Calvin, the lover Of
his fellowmen," by Rev. p. D. Stephen
son.
A foreign missionary meeting was held
Friday night, at which Mr.. Gruver pre-
scented the forward movement and Mr..
Jas. B. Woods, NJ. D., made an interest
ing address on medical missions in China,
where he has spent fifteen years.
A home missionary meeting was held
Monday night, at which addresses were
made on the work in our own Presbytery
by Rev. c. D. Waller, Presbytery's Su-
perintendent of Home Missions, Rev. J.
F. Brooke, d. D., and Rev. w. w. Edge.
Licentiate J. Harlan Gruver passed sat-
isfactory examinations, preached a trial
sermon which was approved and was or
dained by Presbytery with prayer and the
laying on of hands to the work of a for
eign evangelist. He is under appointed
to go to Korea.
Presbytery disapproved of any change
in the elect infant clause of the Comics
sion, and also disapproved OF the rotary
eIdership.
Rev. c. d. GIkeson and Ruling Elder
w. T. Williams were elected commission
erS to the General Assembly, which meets
in Savannah, Ga, May 20, with Rev. w.
w. Edge and Ruling Elder VanMetre al
ternateS.
Romney, w. Va, was selected as the
place for the stated fall meeting, Septem-
Der Dist, 1909. A called meeting will be
held in Martinsburg early in June.
A commission was appointed TO visit
the Berkeley Springs Church, consisting
OF Rev. F. NJ. Woods, D. D., Rev. Charles
Ghiselin, Rev. r. Ashlin White and Rul-
ing Elder Judge Robert Daily.
Woodstock is pleasant town of Six
teen hundred inhabitants, with seven or
eight churches. 1t was the writer's priv
ilege to worship Sunday morning in the
large and beautiful new Southern Metho-
dist Church, with the warm-hearted peo-
pie and their attractive young pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Cantor, whose fourth year of service
is only endearing him more TO the people
of his church and community. All the
pulpits OF the town were filled on Sunday
with visiting ministers. Presbytery adj
journed Tuesday at 1890 p. m, after pass
ing resolutions of thanks to the Presby-
terians and their genial pastor, DR.. p. d.
Stephenson, with their friends of other
denominations who had so delightfully."-
entertained the Presbytery. q.