Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-15
WARRINGTON PREsBYTERY.
The Hemi.Annual Meeting.

a e. STOtt. on behalf Of the cCnyTegatinn
said they unanimously gave their copsent TO
tended a calI to Rev jeremiah Oieil to MI
the vacancy The action was APPROX ed. and
Rev. Nr. Osiell accepted the cali, with the
understanding that the distr was To have
YecuEiarS relief To tic amount OF 800 from
the presbyteFy.
Rev. Dr Mitchell was appointed a member
Of The committee ON ministerial Teiies, vice
j G Smith, excused.
REPORTS ON THE STATE OF RELIGION IN
THE CHURCHES
were made showing prosperous condition.
III" following is summary: Fonrth Pres
E7: baptized. D.: Sunday school membershipp'
~. Metropolitan. Rev. John Chester, pas
tori Memberships SOC; baptized, u; Sunday
Rev. TheddoTe W. simpson, S y psstorM aa
hCTship, Il; baptized, I: Sunday-School mem
bership, ~ First Presbyterian, Rev. Byron
Sunderland. paStOr-Membership, DO; bap-
tized, "; Sunday school membership, go.
NeaiSville. Nd, Rev. u. I'll. A Henderson,
la tor Nj mberShip. 10: baptized, ,; Sun
day school membership, -; candidate for the
ministry. l. Westminster, South Washing
in2ton. Rev l. +. Bitlinger, pastOr--Mem-
bership, i39; baptized, -; Sunday school
membership. 40. Prince William. Va. Rev.
John r. Nourse. aStOr-Membership. 20;
baptized I; ~unday -SchoOl membership, IS.
Western, Rev. DIR. Wills, pastor-Memoer-
ship. lt2; baptized. 4; Sunday school men,
beTSEip. 100. New York avenue, Rev. =. 3.
Mi chClI p5StGr-Membcrship, 400. baptized,
/ 8 SUnda! school membership, 500; candi-
+
/ oaf. Va, Rev. Thos. Z. Murphy, pastor
Mem terShip- l!5 IN ptizSd. -. sunday chOOi
membership, 40. SIS Ia church. Rev. Mason
Noble, pastor M"nt"r>hip. l!e, baptized, 6;
I Sunday-sclloCl TneTnhc ship, 100. Falls
CHI rch, Va. Rev. II. H. Riddle. ir.. pastor
Membership. ~. baptized, -; Sunday school
membership, 40 Freshmen RUSSELL Grove
Virginia Memterslip. IS. baptized, y, Sun
day-schOGl membership, 10. Freedmen,
( men. Mount ZION, Viz ,inIa-MCTn bcrship, So
Clifton, Virginia, Rev. VIM Bradley, pas
tos- hHemo5rShiP, -, Eaptihed, I; sunday
NCmbcTs hip. lc1; baptized, !; Sunday-School
membership. IS. West street. Georgetown,
Rev. Samuel II. Howe, Membership,
~; baptized. 4; Sunday school membership,
$50. Ecwinsvillc and Vienna, Virginia.
Rev. John Brown, bership, So,
baptized, d. candidates for the ministry, l.
Assembly. Rev. Geo. O Little. paStOr-Mem-
heT>hip. e4G: baptized. -; Surday-SchoOl
membership, 80. Fifteenth street. (cOlOTed,)
Rev. George NandeurS. pastor-Mcmber-
ship. lsC; Baptized, n. SUNDAY school mem
I'tir. 10 candidates for the ministry. 1.
Gurlsy Chapel. Rev. William II. Rice pas
Mem bor>h ?. -; baptized, !; sunday
school me-nbvI ship, I'0.
MISCELLANEOUS WATERS.
TIE Bridge stree! church IN Georgetown re-
T"Tted that at a congregational meeting the
name Oi lire church hal been changed from
bridge Street to West Street" The
CBsI gc was confirmed.
Rev. Byron Sunderland presented the re-
ToTt on The narrative of religion. which was
received and adopted.
Rev. Mr.. WINS OF Macon. Ga. addressed
The pTeShytery briefly On The CircunS tances
which lad brought MIN uucNPeCtcIly to this
glty and placed him IL charge of the Western
lgeeby terry.
MIR. Georee Il. Patch made application for
= license 20 preach. and was examined a. 10
nls hthcss, and pronounced 20 DC duly quail
Rev Chas. II. Nourse was appointed chair
man OF the susteutatiOD committee iu place
OF Rev. Mr.. COOmeS. dcceaSe
y recess was then taken.
CLOSING SESSION.
ON reaSsembling for the evening session,
hr. Patch was further examined and licensed
Z" preach
I'r. Noursc asked IN behalf OF the ranra
SeHt3tiveS Of the churches in question. VINO
were absent, that the elders -: the Manassas
ard WaSeSville churches Re allowed To sup
ply lheIT Own pulpitS. The request was
Ii was announced that The New York av-
cnue church Lad donated the sum Of 81 90
To be distributed among the HcTrnOn. Nv
attSville, Balls Cross Roads ana Manassas
Judge Drakexaia thar i, was not RIGHT for
the New York avenue church To Law these
.eeblcr churches under obligations to il in
This manner. Their benefjIctions ought To
90 through the same channels as those OF the
other churches.
Dr. Mitchell. of the New York avenue
church, styled Judge brakes action co. Germ
lng the matter one of the mcanest and small
est acts he ever saw in a christian brother
and stated that he had looked upon this con
tributiOn as the best christian act of the
church during fhe year.
Judge Drake said that DR.. MitchelI's char
acteTiZatlOn of his acts was very unbccoin-
ing To minister of the preSbytery.
The report OF the committee was then
Nj. W. =. Shedd. Of EyaftSviIIe. asked an
appropriation of four hundred dollars from
the committee ON church appropriate TO
complete their church: the committee were
directed 10 appropriate il.
ON motion of Dr. Sunderland. Rev. Dr.
Eoynton. AT his own request. was given a
.rtter oil dlSinlssal from this presbytery To
the IreSby terry OF Ohio.
ON motion of Judge Drake. il was decided
mat when the presbytery adjOurnS il be to
meet on the "a day of May next. al the West
ern Presbyterian church. at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Tor tn purpose OF meeting DR.. Wills. Adj
JOurned.
REAL E.TATE TRANSFERS John c.
Brent 10 II. +. Lanckton. part lots II and II.
,,quare 80; so. James +. Eaesell 20 Moses
Kelly. part lot ~, square 2T.- S9O0o. WIN
II. Downing - ri. 10 ChaS. 4. Schneider lot
4. square ~; ~I.53f. ChaS. ii. MOultOn 10
Ihd-be r. Craigen, lot 13j, square 3G5, si,00O.
r -. fillmore ct al. 10 Leopold Luchs lots l.,
VI and n. square 1j+. S3cGO. Andrew WyIie
To VI. ~. T.. Baird, lot 20 and part LOT 2i
square ~, II. 900 Ann r. Gardner TO AIida
\: Gardner, part lots 10 and II, square $40 81.
Michael Cation 10 Eliza j. Faherty, part LOT
:, square A.; -. VIM. IA. Doe 10 John l..
AAshby; iet l%5, square 3t5: 5000 Mary r.
square PIP; S1,ctO. y. W. Burchell to Annie
y G.. Fendall, lot ~. part p, square -;
sG,oj5.'5. Susan ID. johnson 10 John T. John
son, part lot ], square 945 SlU0. John -
OlmStead to Henry Il. Miles. lot II. square
~; s2.G25. VIM. H. Hines to Andrew \
Hedges lots - and 81. square Il2 .ulG. Viz
glnia %. Lewis TO Fendall r.. \ iexander, part
lots ] ana >, square lI. : .00D. Jane L.
Alexander 10 James Van Nalen, part
Of lots and :, square SO; S5,JO1
william Tyler TO Thomas X Kirby. part lot O.
square J2j; $1,000. Anna X. COburn to Tbo-
Rogers. lots 1913 TO 2o2. square Gs5; ) 500
Henry Rogers TO Julius c. Eastwood. lots
10. ~ and l9J, square GsJ; II. Edwin Pot
hI-rN Sara l. lnffrh lnt .c1,n..l, .Lnc.