The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-14
TnE pHlLA. FOURTH PREsBYTERr,
Close OF Yosterday's PrOceediBga.

Close OF YcsteTdRy's Proceedings.
Afterthe close OF report yesterday. this body
held All election for Commissioners to the Gene
raj Assembly which resulted In the choice of Rev.
II. Y Mitchell, Rev. james Wood, priucipals.
and Rev. Messrs. Earle aud Turner allafSatea
Elders General Gregory and j. Hideburn were
elected principals, and Messrs. Stevenson and
Cloud alternates.
Rev. Charles L. Lord presented c. ,c,,s.,to
of dismission from the Windsor A <scniation
and was received as a member Of the, presbylory.
Gregory, recommending y d. Snrs,atfon oS Tom,
peranee societies in y a SUNDAY Schools of the
dlneLent IIcS1sSter 9s IN caurahes embraced in this
PprSopSS tS -se resolution was adopted aud
o;ioni ne made tke order of business for 10
oN''.-> this morning.
sss Mornings session-Tbe Temperance
Cause-iatcresting PrOceedinGs.
The Presbytery reassembled this morning at
O'Clock, Rev. Samuel w. Duflield. Moderator,
In the chair After the spending of about half
an hour in devotional exercises, the Presbytery
proceeded to business, the minutes of tue pre-
vious meeting being read and adopted.
Rev. jos. G.. Williamson, of Bethlehem,
hitherto absent, reported and took his seat.
communication was received and read from
Wharton Street Church, asking for the pastoral
services OF Rev. John Henry Sharpe
On motion the matter was placed in the hands
of Mr.. Sharpe who, after few moments con-
| sderation, reported his acceptance of the call.
! committee of three was then appointed to
! make arrangements for his installation.
The committee appointed in the case of Rev.
Mr.. Little yesterday, reported that they had
! agreed on Thursday, the 2lst inst, for the
! installation OF Mr.. Little. Agreed to-
! Rev. Mr.. Adair moved that the next stated
meeting of the Presbytcry be held in Bethesda
Church on the first Thursday in October next
! Agreed to.
1t was then moved by Dr. Sheppard and
agreed to- that the adjourned meeting of the
| Presbytery take place at the Presbyterian House
! on the 25th inst. Mt 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Rev. Noah NJ. Price, of Lutherbaum Chapel,
was at this point invited to sit as a correspond
| ing member.
| The order ofthe day with reference to General
| Gregory's motion on temperance was then called
| for.
Rev. DR.. johnson moved to amend the en-
| preston "adult and Juveniles societies of the
! church and congregations to whom the work
was referred, to read, 'to those acting under
their present organized agencies or by suca
| other as might best promote the object"
4 long debate ensued on this matter, during
| which Rev. Mr.. Hefenstein offered the follow
| ing simple and truthful pledge, saying that he
had fought in the temperance cause for the last
| forty years, and had found it to act gloriousy
| among Sunday-school Children
OUR PLEDGE
| This youthful band
| DO with our hand
| The pledge now sign
TO drink no wine,
| To turn our head;
N NOT crazy gin,
Nor whisky hot,
That makesthe sot
| That makes us queer,
iTStnFP is,o q RsIl or home
Where nome could dwen,
Where Hope would die.
Mid MRf suSE nSEe efhR,r0 fTe,
sohere Ve pledge perpetual hate
To all that can intoricate.
At length it was agreed to refer the matter to
| q committee consisting of General Gregory DR..
| Allen, Mr.. Schenck, and Mr. Ford. The gentle
men named then retired.
The next business in order was free converse
tion on the state of religion in the churches.
The Moderator announced that the brethren
would be limited to five minutes each. The
following gentlemen gave glowing descriptions
of their several churches. Rev. Richard 7. Eva,
of Bethesda ChHreh Rev. Mr.. Turner, of Ne
shamng; Rev. Mr.. Worthington, of Cedaryille;
Rev. Mr.. Wood, of Allentown; Rev. Hiram Fry,
| of Reading Church, No. 2; Rev. Mr.. Richards,
Of Reading, LIST Church; Rev. Mr.. Lord, OF
Beverly.
Rev. DR.. Helfenstein, former pastor of Market
| Square Church, Germantown, spoke for that
| congregation in the absence OF the new pastor,
Rev. Mr. Cowan, of st. Louis, Rev. Nr. Hutton,
Moderator.
terian Church. asking for the pastoral services
| of Rev. j. Ford Sutton. The call was referred
to Mr.. Sutton, who signihed his acceptance. A
committee was then appointed to prepare fol
the installation of Mr.. Sutton.
Application was made by Rev. Mr.. Cullis fol
dismissal from Heidelburg Reformed Church.
, Rev Mr.. Adair reported in favor of consoli
dating the First and Second Churches OF Cedar
, Vile, N. J.
The record Of Belvidsre Church was approved ant
, | the committee discharged.
The committee on letters from East Tennessee
| recommended that IL WAS inexpedient TO ordain Mr.
: Davis eooredl, and expressed their sympathy will
him. Adopted.
turned and recommend to the churches most eri
| cient action upon the subject. An amendment wa
offered that the Church take imm mediate action t.
$ | purify themselves from the evil. The amendmen
| was adopted.
DR. JohRson moved to amend the amendment b,
adopting the words that 'the churches, throug
their present organized church agencies or by suc
] | others under the control of the churches as ma
! best promote the object" and that the report b
sent to every session. Carried
| The vote on the resolutions as amended by tn
suggestions OF the connttee was then made unan
: | NOUS
and hone other 6ssAess, the preseytery adjourned
Q CAUGHT IN THE kCT.-This morning about
|. | o'clock Ofdcers Churchhin and Clay found tn
: back door of the shoe store of Mr.. G. r. Ecke
c No. 5o4 North Eighth street, open. They mad
an Investigation, and discovered two person
s inside in the act of packing Hp goods for re
l. moval. The officers succeeded in capturing on
y of the party, named Benjamin White. Th
e other escaped. The prisoner was taken to th
Il station house. This afternoon he will have
hearing before Alderman Kerr, at the Centrs
:, Police Station.
e BARN DEsTRoYED.-A barn belonging to MrI
n Ward and situated in Fairmount Park, nea
ID the West Philadelphia Water Works, was des
troyed by Are about quarter before l o'cloc
n this morning. The barn was unoccupied. Los
h $500. The Are is supposed to have been th
nrE Al