Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-10-04

THE PRKsByTERr OF WILMtNeToN.-
The Wilmington Prcsbyte y held its semi
annual meeting at FELTON,, Kent County,
Delaware, September 17th. aud was opened
with sermon by Rev. Edward Webb, of
Glasgow. Rev. Charles Holloway was dis
missed to the Cortland Presbytery. Mr..
John P. Mclean, ,clder of Hanover Street
Church was made the Preshytery's Stand
ing Committee on Sabbath Schools, and the
committee was directed TO call general
| convention Of Sabbaih-sehool superintend-
rnis and teachers at Midletown in Noyem-
btr next. The church at FELTON, being with
out a session by the death of its only re-
nlninipg Elder, the Presbytery through
committee received eight persons by cerli-
iicate into its membership, ordered an cleo
lion of Elders, and appointed time and
made arrangements for an early administra-
tion of the Lords Supper. committee
was appointed with powers TO organize Il
Church at Lincoln. On the afternoon of
Wednesday addresses were made on
the subject of THE Lay Power in our
| Churches, " by Messrs. Altman, Webb, AL
lison and Severance on Foreign Missions
| by Mr.. Webb and on Home Missions by
MIR. Gaylord The next stated meeting on
the third Tuesday OF April, was appointed
to he held ut Port Penn. The order of ex-
ercises to Deepening sermon by DR.. Pat
ton; Wednesday morning, addresses on
Systematic Beneliccnce," by Mcssrs.
Webb, Altman and Matthew'S afternoon,
addresses on Family Religion, =" by Messrs.
Shaw, Patton and Crowell; Thursday morn.
ing.addresses on Sabbath Schools, by Messrs
Webb, Schofield Gaylord and Emerson.
DIscouRsEs ON IMMORTALITY DIR. Ian.
dis will deliver his ,hird discourse on the
Immortality of the Soul, on next Sabbath
evening in the Institute. The subject o
this discourse will be the testimony OF TIT
Bible on the subject. The Doctor has al
ready presented to large and very inter
eated audience the argument from tradition
on the testimony OF all nations from the ear
liest antiquity; and, also the argument from
the light of nature or reason; which was tn
subject on last Sabbath evening, and he noy
purposes, as we understand, TO present
a thorough view also of the whole testimon.
+ Of Revelation on the subject, as presents
both in the Old Testament and in the New
q and also 10 review and consider all tb
prominent objections which have been mad
Il to the doctrine by sccplics and Others w
G are truly gratified at the interest which thes
v discourses are awakening throughout OF
city.
70 New JERUSALEM CHURCH, Delawai
y Avenue, Rev Willard H. Hinklcy, Paste
Morning service, 100 o'clock evening Sc
u vice u o'clock, Subject of Discourse SUI
day evening, October 9th The mGanin
= and use OF the Holy Supper Text "Who'
10 eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hat
. eternal life. John vi, 81 Seats free.
10 FIRST UNIvERsALIsT SOCIETY," hurc
~ in Seventh street, below WALNUT. Preacl
ing every Sunday at 10i, n. NJ, and u p. Il
IL The public are invited. Seats free.
e. THE American Board of Commissions
lg for Foreign Missions, acknowledge in IL
of October number of the Missionary Herat
the receipt of the following amounts fro
r. Delaware Forest Presbyterian Churc
n Middleiown, $500; Female Missiona
tn Society, New Castle, 1874, 80; Central Pre-
I'll byterian Church, Wilmington, Sl3s, 81
of Hanover Church, Wilmington, $500. I
tai, s2es.
is THE REV. Albert BARNES a distinguis
be ed minister of the Presbyterian denomil
I'D ton, and for a long time pastor of the Fl
nd Church Washington Square, Philadelph
IT. has resigned his charge on account of
health.