Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1872-04-20
P,esbytery Of New Castle.
REPORT or ITS SESSION AT SALISBURY, ND
Reported for the Commercially

REPORT or ITS SESSION AT SALISBURY, ND.
Reported for the Commercial.l
The Presbytery met at Salisbury, Nd, on the
10th inst, and on the 18th closed one of the most
interesting and pleasant sessions.
In the absence of the moderator, Rev. Mr..
Heaton, Rev. Mr.. Marks, by request, preached
the opening sermon.
Rev. DIR. spotswood, OF New Castle was cho-
sen Moderator and Rev. y. H. MeKowan and
John p. McLear Esq, Of this CITY, were elected
temporary clerks. The following are the Commits
AiOners elected TO the General Assembly, which
meets in Detroit, Mich, on the 10th Of May !
Rev. Geo. II. Smyth, pastor OF the West Church,
Wilmington Rev. ]. G.. Hammer, pastor Of the
Church at Salisbury Md, ,Alternates Rev Cyrus
Huntington, of Dover, and Rev, J. IL. Johns,
Zion. Md.
Elders Messrs. Hugh Steel, Port Deposit,
Nd, and James T. Mccullough, ElktOn, Md.
Altornates; Messrs Irving Spence, Snow Hill,
Nd, d. l.. Dunning, Middletown pel
G. l.. Mahon NJ. D., Elder in the Church at
Smyrna, successfully passed the usual examina-
ton and was hcensed to preach the gospel.
Some Elk or seven g calls" were presented
and accepted by the pastor elect, and arrange
ments made for their installations. Other
calls" will be presented at an early day. There
are now fewer vacant churches in this Presby-
terry than there have been for many years past.
In new buildings, repairs and enlargements
nearly $4,000 have been added TO the church
property Of this PresbyteTy within the past two
years.
By resolution adopted at this meeting, the
minutes Of Presbytery are henoaforth to be
printed annually.
The minutes OF lastyear's work, which we hope
soon to see in this printed form, will show an
encouraging state OF religious waking up all
over the Peninsula.
The Committee on Manses made a report,
which was adopted, enjoining upon all the
churches, not already supplied with mansea tC
take steps as soon as possible to provide theil
pastor with comfortable dwellings.
On the second evening Of the session, very
interesting meeting was held, at which able ad
dressos were delivered by Rev. DR.. Scoheld, OF
Liberal Support Of the Ministry, and by Rev o
Huntington, on tho Publication Of Religious Lit
erature. On the last evening, Temperance
meeting was held at which very interesting ad
dresses were delivered by Rev. Messrs. Boing, o
fredericksburg Mccoy, of Baltimore, Johns
Of Zion, Nd. and Smyth, of Wilmington.
resolution Of thanks to the Pastor, Hev. )
q. Hammer, the Elders, Trustees and choir oi
the church alao to the families Of Salisbury 70
the cordial and ho-pitable entertainment o
lresbytery, and to the II. r. Co., for reduction
OF fares, was unanimously adopted.
AT the close Of the business, Presbytery wa
invited to proceed from the church TO the lee
tnre room, where they found room beautiful
decorated and with a long table extending acros
Ihe room and 'igroaning" under itB load OF Del
elous creams, jellies, cakes, fruits, flowers, &C
Here very pleasant time was spent in discuss
ing the many good things, so abundantly prov
ded by the ladies' Of the Wicomioo church. Shoi
speeches, witicisms and music enliyened the hou
held at Newark, Del, on the 4th Tuesday {
September. Several adjourned meetings, for III
q. II. S.