Middletown transcript., 1869-05-01
Wilmington Presbytery.

Wilmington Presbytery met in Central
Church on Tuesday evening of last week
at o'clock. Rev. John Crowell, rctir
ing Moderator, preached an eloquent SER
mon from Lamentations 3, 80.
Sessions were continued through We'd
nesday and Thursday morning.
Rev. Il. Webb, Of Glasgow, was cleo
ted Moderator, and Rev. r. A. Mallcry,
of Milford, temporary Clerk.
Rev. l.. Marks was received from the
U. 2. Presbytery of Philadelphia. A
call from Hanover Street Church was
placed in his hands, and by him accepted.
The following arrangements were made
for his installation Wednesday evening,
2Sth inst Rev. Il. Webb to preside and
put the constitutional questions, Rev. DR..
Patton to preach the sermon, Rev. Mr..
Crowell to charge the pastor, Rev. Mr.
Shaw to charge the people.
Rev. ID. j. Beale was received from
Huntingdon Presbytery, and signi6ed his
acceptance of call from the church at
st. Georges. Tuesday evening, May 25th,
was fixed for his installation. Rev. l..
Marks to preach the sermon, Rev Mr..
Shaw to charge the people, Rev. j. Har-
vey Beale of Philadclphi Fourth Pres
bytery to be invited to charge the pastor
The West Presbyterian Church of Will
mington organized since the last meeting,
was placed on the roll of the Prcsbytcry
Two communications on the reunion of
the two branches of the Church were read
and referred to committee, who reported
as follows:
Resolrcd, That this Prcsbytery adhcres
to its views heretofore expressed, and de-
sire immediate reunion of the two bran
ches of the church on the basis of the
standards, pure and simple, leaving mi
nor points to be arranged by the united
church after the union shall have been
effected.
Last years action was as follows:
Resolred, That while this Presbytcry
expresses its preference for reunion of
the Presbyterian Church in the United
States, on the simple basis of our com
mon standards of faith and practice, yet
it does hereby give its appreciation of and
consent to a Reunion on the basis pro-
posed by the joint committee of 30 and
approved by the two general assemblies
meeting in May, 1868, respectively at
Albany, N. Y and Harrisburg, Pa.
The Elkton Church asked that its re-
quest for $1,000 from the Church Free
tion be endorsed by the Presbytery which
was agreed to.
Rev. John Patton, D. d. of Middle
town, and Edward T. Taylor, Esq. of
Wilmington were elected Commissioners
to the General Assembly, which meets in
New York, May Doth Rev. c. d. Shaw,
and i. ID. Cleaver, of Delaware City,
as alternates.
Rev. A. j. Snyder was received from
4th Presbytery of Philadelphia.
Rev. Ii. S. Huntington and Rev. w
II. Marsh, of Wilmington, Rev. Hun
tington Seymour, of Cortland Presbytery,
and Rev. G. NJ. Todd, Tioga Presbytcry,
were invited to sit as corresponding mem
bcrs.
St. Georges was chosen as the place
for meeting on the 3D. Tuesday of Sep
tember, at y ?. NJ.
Wednesday afternoon and evening were
spent in Philadelphia attending the ex-
ercises of the Sunday School Institute at
Bethany Hall.
The Presbytcry adjourned at noon on
Thursday, after the customary vote of
thanks to the congregation for their hos
pitality, and also to the railway officials
for their kindness and courtesy.