Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-04-18
Meeting of Presbytery--Thc Difficulties in
the First Presb. Church of this city.


The prcsbytery of the Old School Presbyterian
Church which has been in session ut New Castle
for two days adjourned ON Wednesday evening"
1t represents all the churches of that denomi-
nation in New Castle county, Of this State, The
upper part Of Cecil county IN Maryland and u
portion Of Chester county, in Pennsylvania. 1t
consists Of thirty clerical and thirty lay delegates.
| Ii met Oh Tuesday morning and adjourned ON
Wednesday To meet again on the second Tuesday
/ in May next. 9th proX.) in the First Preslyte-
rian church in this city, to settle the existing DIFF
Gcuty arising out of the opposition TO Rev. DE-.
Lands, recently elected pastor Of that church.
This difficulty seems to have arisen in the fol
lowing manner; Rev. Mr. Kellogg rendered his
resignation ON account of feeble health, and his
congregation accepted ii, and by rather exciting
election chose DR.. Lands to fill the vacant pull
lit. The regular manner Of procedure in such
cases is for the Withdrawing minister to ask to be
dismissed from his charge, and his congregation
unite with him in Il request to the Prcshytery ior
such dismissal appointing commission to pre-
fer such request In this instance this form was
not observed and as Mr. Kellogg left and the
pulpit was vacant, the congregation proceeded to
I'LL the vacancy
Under the operation Of this rule then the reslg-
J nation of Mr.. Kellogg did not come before the
, Presbytery until its meeting on Tuesday, and as
the congregation had neglected the Formally OF
d appointing commissioner to represent them III
uniting with Mi kullogg's request the Presbytery
al the instance of DR.. Landis' opponents decided
: that Mr.. X. was still the pastor OF the church
n but absent from his charge. This was the deci
e sion reached Monday evening" in consequence q
1 which the meeting Of the trustees was held t'
b which alluded last week
: "Wednesday morning the subject was brouyh
! up again by the moderator, Rev. Mr. Johns Q
S Maryland who proceeded 10 appoint ministers t
: fill the Vacancy on each sunday between this dat
and the meeting Of the presbytery in May.
Several OF the ministers thus appointed askc
a to bcexeused. IN the course Of the short discus
c sion which followed, ono minister suggested thu
Of there had better be several appointed as tla
church ought 10 have variety Of kinds Of 80
If mons.
:, Another replied Tint he thought The eongreg'
: tion did not want to hear any of thcm. i,e. 4.
- ministers composing the l'resbytery.
4 motunwas then made 10 take from the iab
" motion laid there the day before, ulpoiitl
Rev. Dr. Dickey, Rev. Dr. burroghs, Rey. NJ
d Love aud Rcy. Mr.. Wyncoop Y take charge
the church until The meeting in May The m
IN ton was taken up aud passed. The matter ti'
dropped.
In the afternoon Rey.Dr. DicLcy stated that
~ understood that Mr. Muir, the lay delegate fro
the church in question: had received some
strlictons and asked him TO read them.
Muir then read tile resolution Of the Trustees
the church, stating that the pulpit was alrea
flied by the man OF their choice and declining
- accept the provision made by the Presbytery
fiji il. Al the request Of the Moderator, the Sec
/. tary then read communication FROM the III
tees stating their dissent from the action %
H.. Presbytery and their intention to appeal from
'.. decision to the next General Convention
Tie first paper read occasoned some lnliSn
remarks by members Of tile Presbyteiy, and
,ayc Mr.. Gayly from Lower Nottingham, in Cecil
and Thought ii an insult to the I'resbytcry, and
bell, lie would spit upon it and ttainple it IN
Nor foot.
.Iass Rev Dr. nickey was al his request excused Il
serving on the committee to take charge of
pulpit. He said that the blamc rested Oh
Jrr Prcsbytery for not having taken action soc
aphd when they knew the pulpit was vacant, and
. on he did not wonder that the congregation had t.
new tlc tii,s tl.v did Ia mi lhe vacancy. Ur Nj.
niue. flo mnttcr lc siam, mil the meeting in MIN
: Rev. Mr. Love was also excused from SER
ri,nl on the committee.
while nc remaining lnellers ol .le eui''iis'ct
sday eu thelf unMi'1!h'ss 10 se'se VI VI, comm
able, without any assistance anu ior s.'.t ~
art Of seci'eu " tilousi ''e commune "o"'u ~
n ~ cuscd" ont of existence and the whole sid
,rcf left in allegiance until the meeting in May.
Several Of the members, however, insisting
such a course would impair the dignity
scr1b- weaken the authority Of the Prcsbstory M
de- was made and carried appointing Rev. Mr. |
{ men ilion and Rev Mr.. Umpstead on the COMM
arrow in place Of the members excused, and the
IT, to miitee was continued After the tiansacd
they some other business the Prcsbytery aolM
+ like "'''' IVY
whole NEwARK AND AvoNDAIL Il. R.-The sui
bers to the stock OF this company M
Newark, on Saturday. \ survey of the pun
/" route oil the Road will he commenced in ;
John ,,,n ,.n.,s III routn ,,rnnosnd l. m, t,e
u W''S OF the White Clay Greek. The distance
prop Newark i, Avnuanle is 10 miles but hi. i.
part Of the proposed road, II is expects
the road will be extended to the Junction d
: ""si Delaware and the New Castle and fronci
ington ro,as i, di.tauc. Of five miles and from
'ineefs further extended distance Of four milo, "
mt lot ,.,rc CIV II is also contemplated t,,fyt
from from Avondale on the Phiiadellhi and Bait
d. and Contra, ro,d :, distance AZ IA mills IL, p,
chased ,r,, ~ t,,c pnnsvlvanin Central fins atl
t. new outlet BY which the coal Of the kit
utly us may reach the scaboard. and opening Ia III
c level insua d new and extensive source for sui
y, and lime. II is said that The road will haYc 4
II on It. down-hill Grade from Parkcrsburm 10 ncl
and if CITY. thus admirably adapting Il FOR coa
OF the the heavy freight of which is I'LL one wdH
TAxls Us CoLoREp PEorlE.-As thea
No.. Of taxes paid by the coored people Is just
ven;na question of some interest, we give the lu
follo,y, from the City Assessment for 1866
A Taxes on whites, .................s61sa
uington. 1aXcs on colofed pFopie'....''.,. ~
Of lion. We believe ills has been about the pro-
at some for some time.
Pubic II will be seen from this that if Council
me held to the colored people so much oil lnelr taS
I'd after been expended in the erection of school
u oi tlie for white children, the proportion due
n renial being in accordance with the amount
bile and them into the general fund, the amount Il
iul pub funded will be very small. They have ncy
; attach direct school taxes.
lie dark
anly OPP MAIL. lElrISGs.-Contraels Tor carry
y IN our United States Mails in this State, In,
4 af,t,rd awarded MS follows =
YES our Route No. BIO, Townsend to Deaky
Jacob Davis, $3.50; s,l21, Wyoming to NJ.
)ung and Fdm,na sto,t stso throe fines n wool,
but re- s-
press our 5l2s, Mount fie''sah. Sutioh 10 summit
d protier John NJ Brown, S2S0 3,130, Mooreton t
sincere sic, Charles Padley, $40, service six
: be NH. week; a,i31, Milford to Georgetown, Da.
D. Wilson, $3.50.