The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-11
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

BALTIMORE PRESBY TERY.-Y esterday morning at
II o'clock an adjourned meeting of the Baltimore
Presbytery held at the Session Room in the
basement of the Central Church, corner of Sara
toga and Liberty streets, Rev. j. A. Lefevre, of
the 4th Presbyterian Church, Moderator presiding.
and Rev. r. c. Galbraith, Stated Clerk, with Rev
+. W. Brauns, of the Broadway church, assistant
The meeting opened with prayer by the Rev.
Cyrus Dickson, when the following business was
transacted:
The Stated Clerk read request from certain per
residing in the vicinity of Warren, Baltimore
county, in relation to the organization of Presbv-
terian Church at that place.
Upon motion, the request was granted, and Rev.
Messrs Galbraith and Dickson, ministers, and VIM.
}. Cross, Elder, were appointed a committee to at
tend to the matter
The report of the Committee on Minutes of
Synod was taken up, read and adopted.
The Committee on Sabbath funerals was called on
to report and being unprepared, continued till
the next stated meeting.
Rev. Mr.. Dickson, in behalf of Committee ap-
pointed to install Rev. F. W. Brauns as pastor of the
Broadway Church, reported that they had attended
to their duty, and were discharged.
On motion, the Committee on the Locust Point
Mission was continued, and directed to report at
the next stated meeting upon the practcabiity of
establishing church at that place.
Rev. A. C. Junkin, late of the Associate Reformed
Church, Philadelphia, applied for admission into
the Baltimore Pres5ytery, and was examined bv the
Moderator, as to his motives in leaving the Asso-
become
a member of the United Presbyterian body He
was also closely questioned upon the views he en-
tertained regarding church doctrines, &c.
The examination proving satisfactory, he was,
upon notion unanimously received as a mem Der of
the Presbytery, and referred to the Committee on
Missions, to be appointed a sphere of labor.
The matter of the application of Rev. Mr.. Gal
braith, for dissolution of the pastoral relations
between himself and the Madison Street Church
then taken up.
Rev. Mr. Peck asked to be informed as to the
reasons why this dissolution was desired and urged
Mr.. Galbraith replied that the congregation be-
ing entirely composed of colored persons, and hav-
ing colOred co-pastOr, he thought his presence
was entirely unnecessary. Besides, it seemed to
be the wishes of the congregation that they should
be under the sole pastoral charge of one of their
own color. They wish to be independent-on the
same footing as other African churches.
On motion the dissolution was granted, and Mr.
Galbraith directed to preach his farewell sermon
and to announce the action of the Presbytery in
lation to the dissolution.
Upon motion the Presbytery then adjourned, to
meet on the 2nd Monday in June next at the Central
Church.
The WINANs STEAMER.-Y esterday the celebra-
ted Winans steamer made her second trial trip, with
renewed satisfaction to her inventors and proprie-
tors She left the ship yard at Ferry Bar and pro-
ceeded down the river some twelve miles, to Bod
kin Bar Buoy, a little below North Point, where
an opportunity was had of testing her power as a
sea going vessel in rough water. On her way down
her speed was about II Is miles an hour the en-
gine making between 55 and So revolutions per
minute. One hundred pounds of steam with an
"eary cut OFF, was the greatest pressure she had
on during the trip. All the parts of the ma
chinery were accurately fitted together, and work
ed with perfect and regularity. During
the entire trip down she encountered strong head
wind, and when near the mouth of the Patapsco
the water became rough, with considerable swell.
This state OF the water was most opportune for it
gave her builders a chance of settling by expert
long determined i'm theory