National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-10
WASHINGTON CRY PRESBYrERK.
Business Transacted at the semi-Annual
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Business Transacted at the semi-Annual
Convention.
The semi.annual convention Of the Wash
ington City Presbytory was held yesterday In
the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church, the
Moderator, Rev j. Nourse, presiding. Nearly
all of the morning session was occupied in dis.
cussing Judge brakes resolution in reference
to theatre-going which was finally referred to q
committee of five. II was decided, on invitation
Of Rev. Mr.. Todd, to hold the next stated meet
ing of the Presbytery at Manassas, Va. Ed
win Warren was received under the care Of
the Presbytcry, examined, and recommended
to the board of education for the usual appro.
priatiou for the current year.
The chair announced the following commit
tees Judicial committee, Row r. S. Wynkoop,
Rev. DIR. Wills, Elder II. j. Frost bills and
ovcrturcs, Rev DR.. b. Sunderland, Rev. ]. 5.
Henderson, Elder William Ballantyne; mar.
rative of the state of religion Rev. j. II. Pax.
ton Rev. John Chester, Elder John Trcdick
statistics for Assembly, Rev. ID, IL. Riddle, Rev.
DR.. Bttnger, Elder 7. McGill; minutes of
synod Rev. Mason Noble, Elder George Trim
mcr Elder A. Depue. Commissioners to the
General Assembly were elected as follows:
Rev. George Little and Professor Lorenzo
Westcott, principals; Rev DR.. Wills aud Rev.
Peter II. Burkhardt alternatcs; Judge Drake
and Rev. Mr.. Lyman, elders Revs. Jones and
Frost, altcrnates. Reys. DR.. Sunderland aud
Bittinger were appointed committee to con-
fer with Mrs. Metals in regard to manuscript
in her possession giving history of the Pres
bytery.
DR.. Noble stated that the amounts contrib.
uted by the churches during the past year to
| the educational fund have been in excess Of
those for any previous year
Rev. Charles Lyman, chairman of the com
| mttco to consider ways and means for the re-
| lief of the German Zion Presbyterian Church
from Its financial difficulties and cmbarrass.
mCuts, reported that they found an indebted.
ness of $3.50. With $1,000 cash the church
will DO able to reduce its Indebtedness 81 200,
| which the pastor aud trustees assured the COM
| mittce the church will be able to pay, without
| other assistance, in such installments as will be
satisfactory to the parties to whom it is due.
As the church is unable, among its own men,
bers, to raise the $1,000 needed to
relieve it from its present embarrassment
| the committee concluded that the only
practicable plan was to borrow the sum named
for term of years, the church giving first
mortgage upon its property rs security for the
loan. Their efforts were therefore put forth
in this direction and they have made every
possible eXertion to secure the loan, but with
out success. Parties having money to lOal
seem unwilling to place it upon church prop
erty. They were therefore reluctantly com
PEELED to report that they have been unable Il
accomplish the object for which they were ap
pointed. Unless relief comes from some quar-
ter there is great danger that both the churcl
property and organization will have to be sac
riticed. The committee was continued for si2
months.
The Presbytcry then took a recess.
At two o'clock the members were invited b!
the ladies of the church TO substantial re
past, spread in the lecture-room After doini
. full justice to their hospitality, Rev DR.. Pax
! ton, in happy speech, moved a vote of thanks
After speeches by others, the motion was car
| red by a rising vote.
| Most of the afternoon session was consumed
in receiving reports in reference to the condi
ton of the different churches. Dr. Westcott
chairman of the committee on home missions
reported that the contributions to the HOm
, Mission Board was larger the past year tina,
any previous year. The amount was Sl.SSl
, which was two and II half times in excess o
, last year.
The meeting was then adjourned until halt
; past seven o'clock.
The evening session was devoted to discus
sion on the subject of reyivals, devotional eA
i ercscs, and short speeches The Prcsbyter
! aG ourned to meet in the New York avenu
4 Presbyterian ChuAb on the second Monday i
d May, at ten o'clock, when the examination
candidates for licenses will be the order
i business,