Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-18
PRESYTERY LOSES !
PROMINENT DIVINE.
Regrets To Dismiss DR.. Motfett
To Alabama Synod.

This mornings session OF Win
chester presbytery was equal in IN
terest to those tina { had preceded
1t. A splendid meeting in the interest
of evangelical work was conducted
by Rev. DR., f. J, Brooke, chairman, ].
and timely address was made ~
Rev. A ~ Bergman. OF Keyser
Routina$Re were made indicat-
ing pro&fess ID the various tines Of
church sactivities, The time OF next
meetinaArNas specified 50 as to con-.
yene % SeDtamer II. 1918, at $50
o'clock everehds A, NJ Earle, W
Il, WoifXA. NmPerryfnan3 M. A. Ray
and EldMe W.T.. Washington, John
w Rinart AND John BuaAhart, we're
also apWintedssA commission 10 in
stall Rev. Geof8e T. Chandler. pas. /.
tor OF Springfield. Pattorkpn's Czech
and Mt Bethel on the fourth sabbath
in April
An interesting feature was the nre-
sentation by Rev DR. Brooke, Rom
ney, of one of the first printed COP
les of Winchester Presbytery. IN.
Brooke obtained this historic book
let from the late Miss Mary Belle
Foote, daughter of the late Rev. IN.
Wm. II. Foote, who was clerk OF the
presbytery for some years. The
meetings reported were those heid
in Winchester in December and
Moorefield in October, 1899 Rev.
John Loder was moderator and one
of the transactions at the W1nches-
ter meeting was the ordination and
installation Of the late Rev. Or. IA
vid III. Riddle, native OF Martins
burg and the predecessor of Rev. Or
r. M. Woods as pastor of the local
Presbyterian church for number Of
years. The book was printed in Win
chester by Samuel H. Davis
Place OF Meetlnp
The next place OF meeting was ee@a.
lected late Wednesday afterncon
This will be Ivanhoe Church at Lost
City, Hardy county, but the exact
date was not decided. This, the fall
session of the presbytery. will take
place in September. Rev. George L.
Cook Is pastor Of the Ivanhoe church
Lose A Fine Presbyter
1t is with regret that Winchester
Presbytery, as well as the congrega
ton of the church at Charles Town
accepted the resignation of Rev. Dr.
II. M. Moffett. for six years pastor Dc
that church. DR.. Moffett accepted d
cali to First Presbyterian church. Vf
Huntsville, Alabama Pastoral rela
tons we're dissolved at yesterdays
session OF the local presbytery and
he was reluctantly transferred to the
Northern Synod OF Alabama. DR.. Nor
felt succeeded the late Rev DIR, Alb
ner G. Hopkins in Charles Town. Not
only is he an able and brilliant pas
tor and preacher, but he has been
one OF the most influential members.
of Winchester Presbytery. He has
been chairman of the Home Mission
Committee, one of the major commit
lister and delegate present az this
weeks session Of the presbyteFy fea-
Lies that the presbytery is losing q
valuable member s NNl. t@
Report on Missions i's
Dr Moffelt presided last night for
the last time az chairman of the
Homo Mission COMMITTEES at the pub-
lie meeting held at s O'clock The
report OF the work accomplished by
this committee was made by Supt. &
ID. Gilkeson, OF winchester. and Rev
w. d. Wolfe. of the Burlington and
Greenland churches, made the adj
dress. The report of Stpt Gsilkeson
was very gratifying. A partial report
OF the Committee Of Sessional Rec.
ords was also made. This was inter
esting and reviewed the records. OF
the various churches included within
the hounds of Winchester. Presb VI cry X
"Wednesday Session
The session Wednesday afternoon
was largely occupied by lively dis
cussion on the question OF the al.
visibility OF not holding the usual
sessions OF the General Assembly
this year The General Assembly il
scheduled to meet next month in Dit
rant. Oklahoma, but the question Of
emitting the assembly this year be-
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