National Republican., 1878-06-04

| The Washington City Pro5bytcry held an
adjourned meeting yesterday morning, at ten
| o'clock, in the Western Presbyterian Church
Rev. Dr. c. d. Ransicll acted as moderator
with Rev. Dr. B. +. Bittingcr as stated clerk,
A communication was received from tho
session Of the German Zion congregation. cor.
ner and Sixth streets northwest, stating
that they had organized with Rev. @. W.
Lsndon to act as pastor The call had been
extended to him and he had accepted.
The following order of installation for June
IL was adopted Rev. DIR. Howe. to preside
and propose the constitutional questions
Rev. q. z. Little, to preach the sermon; Rev.
Iorenzr Wcscott, to charge the pastor; Rev.
DR.. Kelly, to charge tl1 people, and Rev. DIR.
Chester, to deliver the installation prayer.
communication was read stating that
Rev. +. J. Grimkc had received call from tho
Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church, which
he had accepted.
Rev. T. S. Wyncoop. oi the Allababad Pres.
bytcry, was invited to sit as orrCsponding
nicmher The following
STANDING COMMITTEES
were appointed: o. theology, Rev. Drs. Bit.
finger, WescOtt and Henderson ; on church
history Rev. Drs. Sunderland, Howe, and
Chester; on church government Rev. Drs.
Little, Murdock. and Cobb on Hebrew and
Greek, Rev. Drs. Noble Grnkc aud Fairly !;
OIL philosophy and science, Rev. Dr'. Howe
Little and Riddle; on trial pieces, Rev. Drs.
Ramsdell, Kelly, and Patch on foreign mis-
sion, Rev. Drs. Kelly, Todd, and French; on
home mission Rev. Drs. Bittingcr. and Elders
White. and Ballantvnc; on church erection
Rev. Drs. Little, Patch, and Elder Lyman
gu ministerial. relief Rcv. Drs. Howe
Kelly. and Elder Moore; on education, Rev.
Drs. Noble, Chester, AMI Elder BOhrcr; on
publication and Sunday school, Rev
DrS. Ramsdcll, Todd, and Patch.
Elder Btllan'yne submitted letter from
Rev. James Henderson, pastor NcalcsvilIc,
Montgomery County, Md.). Church. inviting
the attention Of the members to the dcaicItiOn
Of their new place Of worship on June D. Rev.
DrS Sunderland and Wcstcott were appointed
10 attend the services
\ communication was received from the
North Church. stating that In view Of the
rapid growth of the northwestern portion Of
the city. an enlargement Of their church was
deemed advisable. and asked aid Of the Pres.
bytCry The communication was ordered to
be fivorably reported to the board of church
erection.
Mr.. e. VI. Park. having received an appoint.
mcmt fiom the board of home mission rs u
minister tO Utah. was examined In theology
and other parts of trials preparatory to leaving
for his post of duty. His case was made an ox-
ccptional one, and under peculiar crcum.
siaucca he YVES lccnced probatiomst
The following order was adopted for the
ordination and installation of +. J. Grimkc on
the first Sabbath in July: Rev DIR. Howe to
preside aud propose constitutional questions ;
Dr. Sunderland to preach the sermon Rev
DR.. Noble to charge the pastor; Rev. DR.. +. s.
WynC0op to charge the people, and DIR. j. +.
NOursc TO deliver tho prayer of installation
CoL0RED STUDENTS AT PRINCETON.
DR.. Chester offered the following resolution,
which wa. adopted:
Rssy'r.i, That the Chuinnan Of the educational
committee nf this prcShytcry he requested to IN.
qu.Tv Uf Dr. Mc'rill. Of the Princeton Theological
seminary. whether IN the distribution Of funds gen.
cruusly given by the MCSsrs. Stuart. Of New York
for the candidates In the Princeton seminary
under the care uf the board Of education To- make
board, there arc any reasons why MI. 7. J. Grmkc
and Mr.. \. NJ. Browne, liccntiRtes Of this PrcSby-
terry. should have been omitted; If so, what tile
reason or reasons are.
Mr.. Browne, who was present, made n state.
mcnt, by which it appeared that false reports
Of his progress and ability had been sent to
the board, in order to prejudice them against
him and to stop the money supply. All these
attempts had been traced to Professor McCiill.
Mr.. Browne appealed to the Prcsbytery for
protection and redress. Mr.. Grmkc was also
present and made a similar statement. Both
of the above mentioned are cOlOred students of
Princeton SEMINARY.
The Prcsbytery then adjourned, to meet at
the Fifteenth street Presbyterian Church. on
the first Sabbath of July, at half-past three
p. IN.