Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-14
WASHINGTON PRESBYTERY.
The Semi. Annual Meeting,

The initiatory meeting OF the regular as
Sembly of the Presbytery Of Washington was
held at the Fourth Presbyterian church last
evening. This presbytery is connected with
the synod Of Baltimore, and embraces q
ministers, - churches and 3 J3S conmunj-
cants. OF these churches II are in the ID :
trict of Columbia, in Maryland and IL in
Virginia. Besides the routine business TO be
transacted during the present sessions, two
ovei lures from the general assembly will
claim attention. and be submitted for ap-
proyal or rejection, viz For proposed
change in the form OF government, making
Ia term OF ruling eldership rotary instead
OF pc, -'iaDent, rs at present, and on the adop-
tinn of n ct-'Iri of final appeal.
Rev Geo o. tittle, the retiring moderator.
preached from the text, LIST ThesSalonlans,
rs He, therefore, tina. despiseth, despiseth
not man but God, who also ''aln gwen you
the holy spirit" At the conclSslQn oil the
sermon the roll was called and the fGllowing
Ministers John c. Smith, VIM. I. VanDor
en-, Byron Sunderland, James ;. III. Hender-
son, Theodore t. Simpson, Benjamin j. Bit
finger, Joseph +. Nourse, John Chester, Jno
l.. French, Thomas f. Murphy, Mason No
BILE. VIM. Bradley, John Brown, George &
Little, Lorenzo Westcott, Charles II. Nourse
Joseph I. Kelly, Geo. Van Deurs and VIM
Rice.
Church representatives i'm the presbytery-
First church, Washington, I'll. j. Frost; New
York avenue, A. x. Quaik; Fourth, Daniel
Mcfarland; Fifteenth, David Fisher; Lew
Il. ". W
man; First church, Prince Williams, Glenn
ent A. McCausland; Sixth Washington Geo.
r. Hercus; Westminster, Charles b. Church;
Western, Charles ID. Drake: Neelsyille, VIM
T. Serbs; Metropolitan, w. III. Barstown;
North, Samuel Ker Manassas. w. c. Avery;
Gurley Chapel, j. L. Zug; Hyattsville, W.
Rev. John Brown was elected moderator by
reclamation. and Elder Charles Lyman was
elected temporary clerk.
TO.Glay's Proceedings.
The Presbytery resumed its session this
morning at 9o'clock, and spent one hour in
devotional exercises.
A letter of dismission was granted 70 the
Rev. w. A. McAtee to the Northumberland
Rev. jeremiah Odell was received as a
member of the presbytery from the presby-
Rev. Prof. Nourse at this point asked and
obtained leave to make report from the
committee on home missions, and on motion
of DIR. Chester it was received and adopted as
DR.. Drake, of the Western Presbyterian
church, stated to the presbytery that the
call to Rev. David II. Wills, OF the presby-
moved that he be invited to act as a CORES
ponding member OF the presbytery; adopted
THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES
were appointed: Judicial-Rey; George o.
Little, Rev. j. c. Smith, Judge Drake. Bills
and Overtures-Rev. John Chester, Joseph
T. Kelley, A. Stake. Narrative TO Assem-
bly-Rev. Mason Noble, w. I. Van Doren,
and w. T. Jarvis. Minutes OF Synod-Rev.
w. T. Van Doren, L. Westcott, aud III. j.
Frost. Treasurer's Accounts-C. b. Church
and j. Z. lug.
Rev. Howard p. Decker was received from
the Presbytery OF New York.
The committees ON the various churches
were announced.
ROTARY ELDERSHTP.
r The regular order, being the consideration
OF the overture from the General Assembly
allowing individual churches to elect ruling
elders for term OF years, was taken up.
DR. Chester moved that the vote be taken
on the question by roll-call, and allowing
each member 10 explain his vote i'm regular
order: and after discussion the motion was
Withdrawn.