Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-10
LOCAL NEWS.
Washington City Presbyter,.
UIENING SESSION LAST Mo 1T.

NJ hNaN1 SESSION LAST MIC 1T.
Inc semi annual session of the W.ShinVto,
.Ittg fresbyterY commenced last night al the
West street PRESBYTERIAN church i'm ,,aorg.,
sNn. After the opening deyo,inn,l s~ar,iSas
Few. Mr.. Bulghardt delivered the opening ser
mon: AZ the close of the devotional exercises
the IreShyte,y was called To order by the mod.
orator. Rev. 7. H. Burghardt. with 'RsS NJ n
Bittinger stated clerk. The roll was called,
and eleven ministers and fifteen elders an
swered to their names. Rev. = n. Howe. of
mated and unanimously chosen a. moderator
retaTy.
To-pAY's SESSION.
Inc session opened this morning with D. ~
ef by Rey. Mr.. Murdoch. The new mOdera-
Ior, heN. MI Howe, took the chair. The mod
orator announced the standing committees
Inc committees are as follows:
S,hl DIS anu oNertureS-Dr. David Wills, DR..
Tn%n1ebland: nrH Ehasi: Mr Quail Judicial committee
RevS. Little, Kelly, MotIat' Records Of ISt
church OF NaShington-Rev. p III. Burehardt.
Moses Moses Nelly: he New York Avenue church-Dr'
ger, Mr. Boyd. 9th Church-Dr. Wills, MIR.
knight. Metropolitan-Rev. Mr. Murdoch,
Mr. Chappen Western Church-Rev. Mr..
Henderson, Mr.. Mayheld. 18th Church-Rev.
Rev. Mr.. RamSdell and Mr.. Linton. North
Church - Dr. Wills and Mr.. Knisht.
Georgetown-nr. Chester and Mr.. Frost
Westminster-Rey; Mr.; Riddle and I. b. era
ham: Herndon-P. II. Burghardt and Mr.
Bartlett. HyattSville-Mr French and DIR.
Sweetman. DarneStOwn-Rev Mr.. NOuT
Mr.. Lee.
A letter was read from Rev. Mr.. Landon. of
German church. Sth and L streets requesting
ADMISSION = The preSbytery; referred. A let
ing call to l L. Grimke, OF Princeton The
subject OF calls was on motion laid over 10 th,l
at 18th street church, Washington.
The election of commissioners To the gene
raj assembly resulted as follows: RevS C. n
ratSh and Joseph Nourse; alternates, RevS
q. q. Little and Prof. WeScott
The two elders elected as principals, were
b. X. Mayfeld and w. Nj. Waller Aternates
L ID. Jones, Dr. Sweetman. Reports of stand
ing committees were called for COMMITTEES
on education Dr. Noble reported an applica-
ton of young member of Howard University
Tor aid and he was now under the care Of the
board. He stated the board was in great need
ol funds, ana had been obliged TO borrow
meney 10 carry their work along. Church
erection-appicatiOn for aid at Boyd'S Station
for StOo was read and approved. Mr.. Landon,
ol the German Zion church, corner of 9th and
L, stated that although this was Lutheran
church, be took II with the understanding
that he was not 10 give up his church Uhe
PreSbyteTan). and that now hiS church
wished TO join the Presbyterian church. and
this PTeSbytery-the congregation consists of
about As families.
A delegate from the church expressed the
same desire. They are heavily in debt and
want help from the PreSbytery. Re erred 20
special committee TO report at the meeting
oi the 2Mh OF May. ReyS. NouTSe, Little, Bit
tenger, Wescott and Lyman were appointed as
the committee.
Reports upon records were called for, and
the chairman of each committee on records
reported in nearly all the churches the records
TO be properly and carefully kept. A motion
was made and carried that the next stated
meeting of the PreSbytery be held at the West
ern church, in Washington, second Tuesday In
October, at 30 o'clock p. IN.
Two oyertureS were read from the general
assembly, 1.-The pQrpoTt of which was To make
The basis OF representation to The general as
sembly one for each 800 communicates, with
power hereafter To change the assessment 50
that the assembly shall not exceed $50 mem.
beTS.
The committee on Overtures reported a mega.
tive answer to these OyerIureS aud on motion
the subject was put on the docket. The next
head OF business was free conversation. -
ana the pastor and an elder of each charge
were proceeding TO give the report of the
semi-yeaT'S work when our report closed.