Smyrna times., 1874-09-30

HUHuIcu VI luis amount
NEW CASTLE PRESBYTERY. This roI;o;o,,,
oody' comprising the 81 Presbyterian Churches
on the PENINSULA, convened in Elkton lact
week On Thursday morning the new Presbv-
terlan Church of that town, nice aJ;foo
costing about $4,000, was dedicated Row
john .. Jones, of Baltimore, preached the
| sermon. f4ON tne
~ The Presbytery opened on Tuesday afternoon
Inc roll OF the Membership was scaled, and some
10 ministers and elders answered to tbn;r
names; Rev. j. NJ. p. Otis, d. D., nastor ~IIt Of
the West church, Wilmington. was eioctcJ
Moderator, and Rev +. W. Gaylord of Georco-
town, Kent Co., Md, and Judge Irving Of
clerks. 'N ''nipoFary
-Four liceRtiates of this Presbytery were d;s.
missed to other Pesbyteries viz: d, $ Rotnr
and al 3 NJ. Perry to the Baltimore Presbytcrv
~ u. Kobertson to the Toronto Presbytery and
l. L. Springer to the Westminster Pres
bytery. '0'
On Wednesday Rev. Mr.. Edwards ,os;J;no
at Georgetown, Del, presented a Certificate nr
his standing in an NJ. f. Conference in Indiana
with a request that he bo received as
member OF Presbytery. After passing a mo4t
satisfactory examination in Theology ami Other
parts OF trial, he was received. Mr.. Edwards |
had formerly been ordained by the Presbvtery
OF wilmington and on removing to the Wost |
had united with the NJ. f. Conference. for
reasons satisfactory to himself
The Committee on Evangelical work. ra
ported that they had arranged for the SUPPORT
OF an Evangelist for four months at salarv ~
s so per month "
Rev. DR.. Patton chairman of the Committee
OF llome Mission stated that this Presbvtcrv
was receiving from the Board of Home Mis-.
Sions over S26O0 in aid OF thirteen of ;t.
and that during the past yoar tho
paid into the Treasury M NoU
ork had been less than $1,000. ~"
In view Of the fact Of tho terrible debt in
winch the Board OF Home MissiOnsis involved
amounting at this time to nearly $I3O OOO-
I was urged most earnestly that the churches
'ecelVlhS ald make every possible effort to
essen the amount asked from the Board {
heV: A. j. Snyder, of Wilmington, CHAIR
nan OF the Committee Of Church Erection
Presented report showing that in the last
our years this Preshytery had received from {
ms Board over $4,000 in aid Of church bnijJ
nCs in its bounds. OU''''
mo committee to prepare reasons for tho
ctlon OF the PreSbytery in the case Of Row :
lr StnrgIS, made report which, after CON.
lIerabIe dlCcusslOn and an amendment was !
On Thursday the question of adopting the
""uN VI Tue Nnurcn, called the |
lymnaI, was discussed and laid over until thc
ext meeting, in the Spring, to give time for '
x1mlninG the book. 80 a
IIewcs. Del, was appointed nq tho nl,co f,r |
nc stated spring meeting which occurs on The !
hlrd Tuesday of April.
The Committee on Elucatinn mado q ronort a
atlng that there were six young men receivinr >
ld from the Board Of Education in prcn,ra. :
on Tor the ministry, and that there was one
ounR man under care of the Prpsbytcrv whose n
import was guaranteed by the Central Presbv
'rian church of Wilmington. OF these. Mr. s
!. Bell, OF Little Creek church. and Mr. O
lenry Runner of Green Hill church, ars
ursulng their studies in tho Theological
emInary at Princeton, N. j.; Mr.. WIN,
,auderbongh, OF Dover church. Mr. ]. @
.enner zion church. are at Princeton collcgc
IT. j. L. Skeen Of Port Deposit church i a.
lfayette College. w. r. Lord of MilforJ
lurch ls at Amherst College, and Mr.. A. q,
eatman OF the Central church, of Wilmington,
at Highland University. ''"'
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.-On "Wednesday I.st
ltcher of New Castle drove to Wilmington u
10 drew 1920 from bank there. lie started /.
,cK nome that night, about 8 o'clock and ~
nen about half way on the road he heard a r
nee as OF some one calling him. He stonncd It
IS morse and at this instant Eve masked men
l'hed IRON the bushes by the roadside anJ
'aggng Mr.. Eagle from his wagon tbre,9
IN upon the ground, and boual him sccnral, 7,
'tor threatening him into silence with thcir