The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-09-27
The Presbytery of Marvlan,

Met at Mt Washington, September tn, al
y p. NJ, and was opened with sermon " the
Moderator, Rev. IL. L. Singleton, from John
xiv II.
Present, s ministers and ruling elders.
Rev. c. S. Lingamfelter was elected Modera
tor and elder Waller NJ Talbot temporary
Clerk.
Rev. P. D. Stephenson, of Winchester Presl V.
terry, Rev. DR.. McIlwaine of Montgomery /, s.
bytery, and Rev. f II Cumpston of the Pr
bytery of Washington City, were invited to il
as corresponding members.
Systematic BGnifccncc-The report to ? -
bytery shows that our churches, during the ras
year have contributed to Sustentation So, loo
TO Evangelistic Fund, $685. to Invalid Fuh6
f566; to Foreign Missions, $3, ,1S9; to Educa.
| tlon 81 ,29l; to Publication, 1885,
Minutes Of the General Assem6ly.-The com
mittee on the Minutes, through its charm an
Rev DR.. Lefevre presented the following report
which was adopted, " That the proceedings of
the General Assembly are all of the greatesi
interest to the whole Church, and ought to be
carefully studied by onr ministers elders dea
cons, and private members. We lowever. only
call special attention to the following l.oints .
l. 10 the overture on page 57l. as to the
amendment to Chap " sec 3. PAR. l and re
commend that the overture be and hereby !,
answered IN the affirmative. 2 To The matte
OF marriage with deceased wIfe's sister. rage
67O-74, and recommend the following action
to wit that 1T is the sense Of this Presbvterv
that Cap. VII. sec. 2, of Form of Government
does not permit the Confession of Faith and the
Catechism to be amended in the same wav in
which the Book of Church Order NAV be
amended, but that the prohibition of such mar
rlages IS not necessary to the integrity and con
slstency OF the constitution of our Church. 8.
10 the whole action Of the General Assembly
on full and complete fraternal relations with
the General Asst mbly of the Presbyterian
Church. North, and recommend the following
action: ]. The Presbytery of MARYLAND here
by expresses It's qualification with the accom-
Pllshed fact of full fraternal relations with the
General Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church
IN the united states Of America, and our salts
faction with the basis on which the Interchange
OF delegates was established, believing it to be
IN perfect accord with the historical position
OIL our Assembly ever since the Baltimore Con
ference. 2. This Presbytery is in hearty ac
cord with our Assembly, action, recorded on
pages obI-6 In reference to the preservation of
our separate ecclesiastical existence. believing
mat greater agreement in reference to the sphere
OIL the Church IS necessary to the entertainu ept
OF the question of organic union"
EUongcLstc Wmk-The Rev. DR.. McTIwaine
addressed 8 Presbytery in a very earnest and
elective manner in behalf Of this great work
after which 1t was resolved. That the Pregbv
terry Of Maryland pledges itself to an earnest
and strenuous effort to raise 81 200 for the Evan
eellstic Fund this year.
t.fTesbytery appointed the following supplies
Tor Rockville and Bethesda church Oct. 8tb-
Rev 7. d. Stephenson Nov. 12th-Rev
u. McMurran Oct 9th-C. S. Lineanfelte.
Nov. 26th-Rev. DR. Lefevre Dec. 10th-Rev
7. 2. Flournoy Jan. 7th--Rev. II. S. Single
ton Dec, Ath-Rev. J. Nicols Jan. DIST
Rev. DR. Leyburn Feb. 4th-Rev. DR.. Bullock;