Evening journal., 1889-04-20
PRESBYTERIAN DOlNGS.
Important Transactions at
Presbytery This Week.
REVISED STANDING COMMITTEES.

overtures and Memorials to the General
Assembly-NIinister Received from
other Presbyteries-Mo Ap-
pointed-TO Install Greenhin's Pas
tor.
The most important proceedings Of the
spring meeting Of the Presbytery of New
Castle, held at Salisbury, Md, this week,
were as follows:
The regular fall meeting will be held
in the Rodney Street Presbyterian Church
this city, on the first Tuesday in October.
A special meeting win be held in the
First Church, this city, on Monday next,
at p. m, to consider herequest of Rev.
T. r. Mcdowell. to be released from the
pastorate of the Lower Brandywine
Church.
Rev. w. L. McEwan of the Rodney
Street Presbyterian Church of this city,
was elected stated clerk and treasurer Of
the presbytery.
The temporary license to preach Of
Louis Wainwright, of Princess Anne,
was renewed. K G.. Stewart licentiate,
was dismissed to the Presbytery of West
minister. w. II. Moore licentiate, was
dismissed to the Presbytery of Chester,
Pa. B. d. Hotter, student at Prince
ton, in the care of this Presbytery, was
dismissed to the Presbytery at New
Brunswick.
Rev. David II. Lafferty was received
from the Presbytery Of Baltimore Rev.
Z. w. Long was received from the Pres
bytery of Chester, Pa. Rev. w. H.
Logan was received from the Presbytery
of Carlisle, Pa, as the Presbyterial mis-
sionary.
Tue call of the Greenhill Church, at a
salary of $500, with the use of the
manse, was put into the hands of Rev.
E. w. Long and accepted by him. Mr..
Long will be installed pastor of the
church on April %, at 730 p. m. Rev
w. W. Taylor will preside and PROFOUND
the constitutional questions Rev. T. R.
/ Mcdowell will preach the sermon. Rev.
A. n. Keigwin win deliver the charge to
the pastor and Rev w. L. McEwan the
charge to the people.
The pastoral relations existing between
Rev. IL. V. Voorhees, and The Manokin
Church of Princess Anne, Nd, were dis
solved to take effect after the first Sun
day in June Rev. Mervin ]. Eckles of
Salisbury, was appointed to declare the
pulp pit vacant and to be moderator of the
session.
The call from the Lewes and Rehoboth
churches to Rev. David H. Lafferty, was
referred back to the churches for correc-
tion on account of having been made out
on Sunday
Rev. Lafayette Marks, d. D., was ap-
pointed moderator of the session of
Ohvet Church, this city. Rev. S. M. Os-
mond d. D., of Elkton of the church at
Chesapeake City and Rev. J. L. Valland-
/ : II Il - e : l..
White Clay Creek Church
The clerk was authorized to have
printed 500 copies of a revised edition of
the standing rules and committees of
the presbYtery
directed to observe April 30 by suitable
religious exercises at 8 a. M, in accor
dance with the proclamation Of the Presi
dent of the United States.
The committee on Womans Home Mis-.
sionary Society of the Presbytery, re
ported that forty-nine societies, repre-
, senting thirty three of the fifty. one
churches Of the Presbytery, had reported
These societies have a membership Of
S43. Thirty-five societies reported col
lections aggregsting $2,6l9S2. No. col
lections were received from fourteen
societies.
The following overture to the Genera
Assembly was adopted.
"In view Of the withdrawal of the Pres
bytery of Rio de Janeiro. South America
from the Synod of Baltimore, causing
2 that Synod to be left without constitu
, tional quorum Of Presbyteries in issuing
judicial cases, the Presbytery Of New
J Castle would respectfully overture tn
General Assembly, which meets in New
{ York, on May 16 to enlarge the Syno
t of Baltimore by the addition of one 0
r more Presbyteries.
The committee to prepare a memoria
l to the General Assembly on the subjec
0 of a wider distribution Of the Coptessio
e of Faith among the members of tn
Presbyterian Church, made the followin
q report:
e Whereas. Itisnow 100 years since th
3 publication by the General Assembly Q
its Confession of Faith, and this ann
I versary becomes propitious time to ca
! attention to its Standard; and
/ Whereas, During the past eightee
t years there have been sold some 2, ,OC
{ copies of the Standards less than tf
b number of ministers, elders and deacon
: ordained during that period ieavin
> none for the 695, 17S members received {
ie confession Of faith. And
ie Whereas, It is believed that if Il
IS standards complete were sold at a le
d price than 60 cents it would greatly il
et crease their circulation.
,e Therefore resolved, That this Presb,
n tery memorialize the General Assembl
which meets in New York on May !
1889, to call the attention of pastors al
to sessions of our churches to the duty
Up circulating its standards.
And resolved. That we request yol
venerable body to instruct its Board
Publication 10 sell the standards at t
lowest net cost of publication.
ee The committee appointed at the ia
regular meeting Of the Presbytery to !
ty wise the standing committees, report
er the following revised standing CO.
n mittees:
rs Home Missions Revs. S. A. Gayl,
of D. D., ]. L. Vallandingham, D. D., LII.
lg G. ]. Porter, w. H. Logan, M. J. Eekl'
n Elders W. K. Crosby E. 6. Polk, 2.
ld Finley.
Foreign Missions-Revs. A. n. Ke
in win. w. p Swartz, John Squier, Thon
G. r. McDowell Elders James Morrow,
5al w Mccullough, D. c. Hudson.
ld Ministerial Relief-Revs. James G,
nv way, Joseph S. Malone, John S. How
nj Elders Charles Baird, John r. McFee.
ri Education-Revs. L. Marks, d. d.
tv w Long, G. M. Hickman; Elders r.
- Mckay T. F. Clarke.
.qe Church Erection-Revs 7. @. And
-, TT y Monnuan 8 NJ 0qmond