National Republican., 1884-04-10
A Busy Day With the Ministers and Elders
Of That Denomination.
Full Report Of the Proceedings Of the
Meeting Yesterday.
Statistical Reports from All the Churches, Showing
Gratifying Increase.
Strong Action OF the Prcsbytory Upon the
Divorce Laws and the Use OF Tobacco.

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Childs, moderator, in the chair, Rev. G.. b.
Bittinger stated clerk, aud Joseph Sterling
assistant clerk.
The meeting was opened with devotional
exercises conducted by Rev DIR. Nourse.
The roll was called. The minutes of the
meeting on Tuesday night were read and
corrected at the request of Rev. Mr. Burg
hardt by adding the standing committee on
temperance appointed at the last meeting of
the presbytery and omitted from tho records
The committee Is as follows Rev. z. II.
Burghardt, Rev. George i. Patch, Rcv. Chas.
b. Ramsdell, and Ruling Elders Frederick b.
Dalrymple and II. w. Beadle. The minutes
were then approved
The moderator announced the following
standing committees:
On narratives Rev. Mr.. Wynkoop and
Commodore Easily. Judicial-Revs. Sunder-
land and Wynkoop; Elder Randolph. Bills
Elder Easily. Assembly-Rev. Kelly and
McSween; Elder Easily. Sixth Street church,
Washington-Revs Little and Henry; Elder
Allen. Westminster churchRovs. j. II.
Nourse and Simpson,; Elder knight. Western
church-Revs. French and Van Doron Elder
Mayfeld. Darnestown ehurch-Revs. Grim
kie and Bradley; Elder Brodhite. Motropol-
itan church--Revs. Wynkoop and Patch
Elder Randolph. North church-Revs. Rid
die and Finley; Elder Kanouse. Big Oak
Revs. Todd and Batcheer; Elder Smith.
West Street church, Georgetown--Rovs Pa
toe and Buckley; Elder Linton. New York
Avenue church-Revs. Sunderland and
Clarke; Elder Lyman. First church, WASH
ington-Revs. Chester and l. M. Nourse;
Elder Warfeld. Fourth church, Washington,
Revs. Todd and Bachelor; Elder Smith,
Fifteenth Street church, Neutrality-suspicious.
Cobb and Van Doran; Elder Kanouse.
Church at Millsvillo--Revs. Burkhardt and
Rnmandt Eldar GnoN..ctilIo
Lewinsville-Revs. Farley and Van Doran;
Elder Slaught, First Presbyterian church,
Neutrality-suspicious.. Miller and Deckert;
Elder Mayfeld. Mount zion-Rev. Burg
hardt Elder SNOWFALL Manassas-Rev. Mr..
Peck Peek Elder sI, Moore; si ugtU2n CHURCH 1
Beadlo. Albright church-Rovs. Buck
ley and Warlow; Elder Lyman.
Falls Church--Revs. J. NJ. Nourso and Nc
Sween; Elder Allan. Vienna church-Revs.
Cobb and Van Doren; Elder Kanouse. Her
man, Maryland--Revs. Miller and Heckert;
Elder Allan. Eastern avenue, Washington
-Revs. Randall and Patch: Elder Smith.
Chester-Elder Easily. Ministers to the
general assembly-Revs. Little and Patch;
Elder Bohrer. Ministers to the synod-Revs.
French and Nourse. Statistics of synod
---Revs. Ramsdell and Riddle; Elder
Merriweather. Church at HARRISON Va
Revs. Simpson and Cobb Elder Warfeld.
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Elder Burkhart. First church, Alexandria,
Va.-Revs. Craighead and Peck; Elder Ka-
mouse. Boyd's station-Revs. Little and
Henry Elder Beadle Unity church--Revs
Riddle and Peck Elder Meriweather. Oak
Green church-Revs. French and Batcheler /;
Elder De Pue. Hyattsville was selected as
the next meeting place of the presbytery.
Rev. j. t. Kelley OF the committee on min
isterial relief, submitted report recommend
ing the renewal of an appropriation to the
board of ministerial relief. Adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Bartlett, chairman of the COM
mittee on the Manassas church records, sub
mitted report recommending revision and
correction of the records. Adopted.
Revs. Messrs. Wells, Clarke, and j. NJ.
Nourse were excused on account of having
clerical engagements.
The seasonal reports from tho Westminster
church and the church at Alexandria were
submitted and approved.
Rev. Mr. Cobb submitted an overture which
at former meeting of the presbytery had
been ordered to be sent up to the general
assembly, which convenes at Saratoga Springs
May 10, 1884. relative to tho right of q
minister to perform the marriage ceremony of
persons divorced upon any other ground than
that of adultery
Rev. Dr. Sunderland submitted the report
on the sessional record of the New York
Avenue church, which was approved. DIR.
Sunderland also asked for instructions in
regard to certain portions of tho record as to
suspensions, and the whole matter was, after
debate, recommitted to the committee on ses-
sional records.
In this connection, Rev. DIR. Sutherland
spoke of the divorce question, which had for
some time agitated the church, and other re-
marks, in which sentiments of utter abhor-
renee of divorce were expressed by Revs. J.
E. Nourse, Bartlett, Cobb, and others were
made.
The overture of Rev. Mr. Cobb again
coming up it was ON motion of Rev, Van
Dorm referred to O special committee ap-
pointed by the moderator, viz, Rows. Chester
Littleton, and Randall.
Rev. DIR. Corson, of the Westchester, Pa,
church, was invited to seat as correspond
ing member OF the presbytery.
Reports on the sessional records of the
Clifton, First. Fourth, sixth, Fifteenth,
Westminster. Western, Big Oak, Albright,
Falls, and other churches were submitted
and approved.
The clerical delegates appointed to the
general assembly were Reys. Craighcad,
Burghardt, and Bartlett; alternates, Reys.
j. i. Nourse and French Upon the part of
the laity, Elders Commodore Easily and j. w.
Merriweather; alternates, Charles B. Barley
and Octavius Knight.
The hour Of 1890 having arrived, the pres
bytery took recess until $3.50 p. m.
A collation. was served by the ladies in tho
basement.
The presbytery reassembled at $3.50 D. m.
Elder George c. Hcrcus offered o resolution,
which was adopted, that at the ordination
and installation of Rev. Nv. Burdick as pastor
OF the Sixth church. on Wednesday evening,
April 20, tho sermon be preached by Rev.
Joseph Kelly, the charge TO the people by
h Rev. Byron Sunderland, and tho charge to
the pastor by Rev. Dr. Bartlett.
Statistical reports from the respective
churches were submitted and approved
Rev. Mr.. Chester in submitting the statistics
of the Metropolitan church, referred to the
largely attended night services and the work
being done in the church for the improve
ment Of the condition of the poor IN the dis
trict.
The reports as q whole showed decided
increases in the spiritual and financial con-
dition of tho churches in additional member
ship especially, and subscriptions TO the home
and foreign missions,
Rev. c. w. Patch, in submitting the report
OF the Unity congregation, now wOrshiping
in Clabaugh hall, at 1880 Fourteenth street
northwest, reported that tho sum OF $500
had peen raised for the purpose Of the
erection Of n church at the corner Of Il aud
Fourteenth streets.
Rev Mr.. Henry (colored), in submitting
the statistical report of the Albright church,
Virginia, said that everything connected with
it was "all right and all bright" and the
brightest thing about his report was the great
temperance sentiment that prevails in that
locality. He asked assistance for the erection
of a public school at Albright.
Rev. DIR. Craighead, in submitting tho re-
port of Howard university, took occasion to
refer to the CApability, efficiency and piety Of
No. ak,,Ha yhn huN t.l Al.