Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-25
NEW CASTLE PRESBYTERY
SUMMARY OF THE STATISTICAL
REPORT FOR LAST YEAR.

lea. on the Lower Peninsula
tions OF Wilmington Churches.
The statistical report of the Presbytery
of New Castle, for the year ending April
30, last, made TO the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church for 1889, shows
the following interesting facts and data:
The Presbytery, which includes the
State of Delaware and the Eastern Shore
counties OF Maryland, contains fifty
churches. At the time the report was
made out, seventeen of the churches
were not supplied with pas
tors. Since April, three or more
Of these churches have called pastors.
of the remainder, sixior seven are small,
weak churches in the lower part of the
presbytery. Connected with the presby
terry are thirty-seven ministers. Twenty
five are pastors of churches, four stated
supplies filing vacant pulpits, three
evangelists and one presbyterial mis-
sionary. Four have been honorably
retired as follows: Rev. John
Patton. d. D., and Rev Charles II.
Holloway, Philadelphia; Willard Rich.
ardson. Houston, Del and John Henry
Johns, Zion, Md OF. the ministers in
active pastoral work the following are
doctors Of divinity. Rev. James l.. Val
landigham. d. d., OF the Head Of Chris
tiana Church, Newark; Rev. Sam
uel A. Gayley, ID. D.. Of
the West Nottingham Church.
Colora, Md, Rev j. Howard Nixon D.
ID. formerly pastor of Central Church,
this city, now pastor elect of the church
at Webster Grove, Mo; Rev. Lafayette
Marks. d. d of Hanover Church. this
citv. Rev. Samuel NJ Osmond d. d. Of
the church at Elkton Md.
The total membership OF all the
churches is 6,227, including 1888 elders
and IL deacons. During the year $50
persons united with the different
churches, $50 ON possession of faith aud
200 on certificates from other churches
The church having the largest member
ship is the West Church of this city. the
members Of which number 573. Central
Church with 1868 Hanover with 275 and
First with 270, all of this city follow,
West Nottingham, Colora, Md, has 25l
Milford, Del, 212, and Lower Brandy
wine. Greenville, Del POS; Rodney Street
of this city has 1873: Olivet. 1873; Green
Hill, near Wilmington, ia; and New
, Castle 1i9. Seventeen others have a
membership of over 100 and twenty two
less than that number.
The smallest Church is that at Stanton
Del the membership of which consists Of
eight persons, two Of whom are elders
and one of whom was added during the
year The Sunday school of this small
: chprch numbers thirty five persons The
greatest accessions OF members was e
? the churches in Wilmington, and was th'
result Of the long series Of revival meet
ings held in one church after the other il
r. I a. q 4 q
T. bership Of West was increased by 8
additions; First, 81; Rodney street, 30
Central. 80: Hanover. IA; Olivet, 10
D Green Hill. Is. West Nottingham addel
i 10: Rehohoth, Del, %, Dover, 2i Pitt
Creek and Pocomoke City, Nd, SO; Re
| hoboth. Nd 10; Forrest, Middletown, "a
The total number of adult baptism
e during the year was So infant baptisms
ISL. The membership of the Sunda
schools Of the Presbytery is gao. TIL
largest schools are the West, S92 Gen
p trail, 500; Hanover 375; Lower Brandy
e wine, 325; First and Olivet, 300 eaeE
l. Rodney, 2S3; New Castle has 2l3. Dove
n 80.
e The total amount collected for congr,
t gational expenses and benevolent pun
poses was $50, 4S5 The sum Of $4,05
y was for home missions; So, 429 for foi
n eign missions; s7O2 for Sunday schoc
u work 81 SOP for the ministerial relic
y fund S64 944 for congregation expenses
f and @3, $50 for miscellaneous expenses
S Genital Church Of this city led in tn
e sums raised for benevolent purposes
y West and Hanover stand next, sbou
p equal, followed by New Castle. Dover an
r Elkton. The benevolent contribution
!. OF the New Castle church are very large
d compared with its membership.
e Central Church contributed $s05 "a
h home missions; Hanover, S423; West
l. s40S; New Castle, 1927; Elkton, $20s
e Lower Brandywine, $2l2 ana Dover
4. $204 For foreign missions, the larges
d contributins are as follows; Contra
It $6l7: West, S3l6; New Castle. 1919 Har
r. over, $226; Dover, s44 For educationI
ST purposes, Central, with Sis. is followe
is by New Castle with S67; New Cast
r with $40, heads the list for the ohurc
ie extension fund, Centrals contribute
being S2S Contributions for the mini
n terial relief fund run as follows: Contra
N 1884; New Castle. $151 Hanover, $l4
N West, SOB. Chesapeake City, wit
In membership of but 81, gave s!
Is to this fund. New Castle is second
o. help for the freedmen, having raised s.
Of to Central's 1854 For the systematic
fund, New Castle leads, having raisl
$36; Hanover and West each have 81
Elkton SIS and Central $l4 In aid f
u colleges, New Castle leads again Wi
@65, Central's contribution was $50
q The congregational and miscellaneol
Is, expenses Of the churches of this eli
were as follows: Rodney Street. whi'
IN was rebuilt during the year, S., 1856; Ce
D trail, $5,301; West, 50, IN; Hauove
81 900; First. s., 043; Green Hill 81. 50
Olivet 81 400 Wieomico Church
n Salisbury, Md, which was rebuilt du
!. 10 ing the year raised 81, 500; Elkton raise
~ 81 ,203; New Castle, $2,014 Eightee
II other churches raised over 81, 000
II. Compared with the statistical repo
at made to the General Assembly Of 1873
there is an encouraging increase in mer
70 bers over that year Of 254. The total
IL Sunday school members has decreased
= almost q thousand. probably due to T
vision of the rolls and the absence
reports from several small schools. III
lg total amounts of money raised last yei
ga fell nearly $4,000 behind that of Il
previous year. Home and foreis
missions each fell off about $50
of Every other benevolent collection fell {
n to a greater or less extent. The eongr
ce gatioIal and miscellaneous expenses +
last year were 81 000 greater than tho
Of the year before, but this was owe
:. balanced by the special effort made
az 1Se7-SS for the ministerial relief fun
CT thrntf rh which over S6 OO0 was raised