National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-15

tOT-Mem DerellD, 400. ADULTS DApLlEeQ, q
| II; Sunday school membership, 500; candidates
for the ministry, 2 northumberland AS
sembly teO home missions, O, 800; foreign mis-
$ll; education $50; sustentasion s425; freedmen,
S5o ministerial relief 900; congregational SlL,-
on; miscellaneous, ISIS,
ply, overwhelmingly 1856; baptized, l9i SUI
day school membership, 40. Coutributions-efen-
Ilneous, Sl2; GEM: al Assembly and Presbytery
fund, Sl0,
Sixth church, Rev. Mason Noble. pastor
Membership, 40; baptized, 9; Sunday school
membership, 100. ContrIbutions-home missions,
slOO; foreign missions, $780, church erection, SO;
education, $50; freedmen, $40: ministerial relief
| and Presbytery fund, 500.
Falls Church, va, Rev. D. H. Riddle, jr, pas;
membership, ITO. UontributiOns-hOme missions
$30 foreign missions, $50; church erection, go;
publication, s5; education, IS; ministerial releI
s.; congregational, $2Sloi General Assembly and
Presbytery fund, Sn 81.
Freedmen, Russell Grove, vlrEinia-Nember-
$50. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $l2 05; miscel-
laneous, $25; General Assembly and Presbytery
fund, So.
Freedmen, Albright, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Al.
ContributiOns-eengregatio fund, sic; General
Assembly and Presbytery fund, "a.
Freedmen, Mount ZiOn, Virgtnta-Memoer-
ship, so: northumberland Assembly and
Presbytery fund, SIS.
Clifton, Virginia, Rev. VIM. Bradley, pastor
Membership, 20; baptized, 7; Sunday school mem
bership, 40. ContrfbutiOns-Genersl Assembly,
81; home missions, $lS So; foreign missions, $685.
church erection, 81 SO; publication, t7.75; educs
ton, Sl272; sustentstiOD, $444; ministerial relief
S6.l5; congregational, 500.
North resbyterian-Membership, 107; bap-
tiled, I; Sunday school membership, rs. Contri
butions-General Assembly, $l2; home missions,
s4O15; foreign missions, s26.9s; congregational,
Al 20; miscellaneous, $2575; General Assem-
bly, and Presbytery fund, Sll.25.
West street, Georgetown, Rev. Samuel H.
Howe, pastOr-Membership, 2sS; baptized. !; Sun
General Assembly, $3.50; home missions, 1852 Is;
foreign missions, $50; church erection, S24i39;
publication, $l7.3l; education, $26.lS; freedmen,
500 81; ministerial relief, Sc; congregational
5000.
Brown, pastor-Membership, SO; baptized, 9; can
didates Tor the ministry, l. COntri6utions-Gen-
eral Assembly, 81; home missions, So; foreign
missions, $l.75; church erection, a. sustentation,
$3.50.
Assembly, Rev. Geo. o. Little, pastor. Mem
bership, 240 baptized, Is; Sunday-schOOl member
| ship, $50 IContrbutiOns-Genera Assembly, s35;
home missions, Sl4lT; foreign MISSIONS S23.72; ed
ucatiOn, $3.50; sustentatiOn, 1896; freedmen, 81;
congregational, 81, go 95; Kansas relief sI476.
Fifteenth street. (colored,) Rev George Van
deurs, pastor. Membership, $50; baptized, "a;
Sunday school membership, l25; candidates for
the ministry, J. COntTibutiOns-General Assem-
bly,, SlS75; home missions, So; foreign missions,
IS; church erection S. publication 50; sustenta-
tton, S.; education 50; freedmen, s.; ministerial
o. 500. ~
Gurley Chapel, Rev William H. Kics. Mem
b rship, IS; baptized, !; Sunday-school member
ship, 100. :COntributions-General Assembly,
s. Is; home missions, Sl5; congregational ss267O.
Rev. Byron Sunderland presented the report on
the narrative of religion which was received aud
adopted. 1t was announced that Rev. DR.. wills,
of Macon, Ga, the recently chosen pastor Of Yves
tern Presbyterian church, was in the house, and
was invited to lay whatever plans and project he
had in view before the Presbytery.
He spoke briefly of the Circumstance which had
brought him Unexpectedly to this city and placed
him in charge Of a church.
Judge Drake commented very fl8tteringly on
the manner in which the call OF Rev. Mr.. Wills
ab0ut.
Rev DR.. Sunderland, while presenting his re-
port on the narrative Of religion, tooK occasion to
preface with few complimentary remarks on the
presence Of DIR. Wills and believed 1t to be the
harbinger OF a stronger, better and more Chris
tian unity OF the Church, North and South, and
that the suspicious day was dawning when it
would be under one undivided, recognized head
as the Church ofChrist.
license to preach, and was examined as TO his 1T
ness for such position. The examiners found
him qualified, and recommended the granting Of
the application.
The Presbytery then adjourned until evening.
Evening Session.
The Presbytery was again called to order at
7:3O p. m. The examination Of Geo. B. Patch
was continued. DR.. Sunderland Intercepted
him orally on points in Church history and gov
eminent. After a rigid examination, lasting
forty minutes, Mr.. Patch was requested to leave
the room while 8 vote was taken on his case.
His entire examination was sustained by q unan-
imOus vote, and the gentleman was recalled.
DR.. Sunderland congratulated the Presoytery
upon the introduction Of such q true Christian,
and a man with such loving heart, into their
midst.
The Moderator then put to the applicant the
required questions; and after fervent prayer, in
VOkiDg the Divine blessing upon him, the Modera-
tor licensed him with the usual form.
DR.. NOurse asked in behalf of the representa- |
tiyes Of the churches in question, who were ab-
sent, that the elders Of the Manassas and Wakes
Vile churches be allowed 70 supply their own
pulpits.
On motion, this was granted.
On motion, the records Of the LeWensytIle
The Moderator then called for reports from
standing committees.
The Committee on ministerial relief reported
having granted aid to several persons. The re-
port was adopted.
The committee on the minutes Of the Synod
handed in q report, calling attention TO several
Objectionable items in the published minutes Of
the Synod. Adopted.
The committee on church erection reported ap-
plications from several churches for aid, which
had been granted. The New Eork-avenue
church had donated the sum OF twelve hundred
dollars, to be distributed among the Hermon,
Hysttsville, Balls Crossroads and Manassas
churches. The Presbytery was congratulated
upon the erection Of SO many tasteful and hand
some editces.
OPPOSED TO osTENTATIoN.
Judge Drake said that It was not right for the
New York-RVenue church TO lay these ieebler
churches under obligations to Il in this manner
He thought the benefactions Of that church ought
TO go through the sa me channels as those Of the
other churches. He did not impugn their motive,
but considered it improper that they should send
those which the General Assembly specified.
The Moderator, in behalf Of the Vienna church,
wished to call attention 10 the good that had been
done by the contributions Of the New York-aVe-
nue. church for these churches
Dr. Nourse spoke in cOmmendstion Of the ac-
that this method OF contributing a church was
better than making personal contributions,
DR.. Mitchell. OF the New York-avenue church,
styled Judge brakes action concerning the mat
ter one Of the meanest and smallest acts he ever
saw IN p Christian brother, and stated that he
had looked upon this contribution as the best
Christian act Of the church during the year.
Judge Drake said that DIR. Mitchell's charac-
terization Of his acts was very unbecoming to q
The report Of the Committee was then adopted
On motion, the Rev. DR.. Butler, who was
present, was invited to sit as q corresponding
MI. W. P. Shedd, of Hyattsvills, asked an ap.
preparation Of four hundred dollars from the
committee on church erections to complete their
On motion Of Dr. Nourse, the committee was
directed TO appropriate four hundred dollars at
The report Of the committee on bills and over
lures was adopted.
MI. shedd Was, on request, excused for the rest
Reports were then called from temporary COM
mittees.
The committee on the First church Of AIexan-
dria reported having
MADE INVESTIGATIONS,
and advised that the organization remain intact
The report was adopted and the committee dis
charged.
DR.. Bittinger, from the committee on the laying
Of the cornerstone of the fayetteville church. re-
ported that he had delivered the address. Ac-
cepted.
DR.. BittiDger reported from the committee on
the Rev. J. Sella Martin that the committee had
Signihed the readiness Of the Presbytery 10 re-
place the dismissioh which the gentleman hSdun-
fortunately lost.
Judge Drake moved that when the Presbytery
adjourn that evening It should adjourn to meet at
10 q. n, on Monday, the Sd Of May in the lecture
room Of the Western chapel. Carried.
On motion OF DR.. Rice, the treasurer was d.
rected to pay the jsnitor Of the church a for his
services.
The discussion Of the dismission Of members
was postponed until the adjourned meeting
DR.. Nourse moved that the thanks Of the Pres
bytery be most cordially extended to the officers
Of the church in which they were holding their
session. and especially to the ladies Of the church
for their presence at the collation.. Carried.
DR.. Bittinger reported the assessments that had
been paid by the several churches.
The minutes Of the days proceedings were read
for correction, but no essential alterations were
made.
On motion the Presbytery adjourned.
The dOIology was sung, and benedictiOn pro-
nounced by the moderator, DR.. Brown.
MARRIED YESTERDAY.