Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-03
NEW CASTLE pREsBYrERY.
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Xiii Church.
| The fall meeting Of New Castle Pres
bytery, which is being held in Rodney
Street Church, began Tuesday night, A
large audience was in attendance. Re-
ligious services prefaced the organization
OF the presbytery. The front of the
pulpit was prettily and protusely adorned
with potted plants.
Exercises began at 8 O'Clock, the con-
gregation and choir singing the hymn
sour God Our Help in Ages Past" The
lesson, ii. Corinthians, I. chapter, was
read by the Rev. David II. Layerty.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Thomas
O. Anderson. Next the hymn "Jesus,
Thy Name l Love" was sung, after which
the Rev. ]. 3. Malone, the retiring mod
erslor, preached. His theme was "God 8
Promises" and his text II. Corinthians 1,
20. He discussed the subject from three
Btandpointa--how the promises were
made, their certainty and their range.
Briefly he said; God bound himself to
every needful sinner by his unchanging
word. Everything We need is in His
precious deposit of jewels. The nature
Of uncertainty cannot enter into His
promises. To fail in the smallest partic-
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Himself. They embrace all things which
the wise God foresAw the sinner needed
for redemption. Christ promised God to
be His guide. In trials Christ's promises
are all-needed support. Man was made
for Gods glory. Christ and Gods glory
are seen in every promise. II the giving
of promises be so glorious what must the
fulfllment of them be? Only the day
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the singing OF the hymn How Firm a
Foundation ye Saints of the Lord" the
preliminary services ended. The several
hymns were lined by the Revs. Il. s.
Armentrout, w. L. Bailey and George III.
Thompson.
The business session opened with
prayer, offered by Mr.. Malone. 70 roll
call the following responded:
Olergy-Dr. John Patton, Philadelphia;
William W. Taylor, DR.. Lafayette Marks,
A. N. Keigwin, E. W. Long, W. p.
Swartz, W. l.. McEwan and George M.
Thompson, Wilmington; Willard Rich
ardson, Houston; DR.. j. Il. Vallandig-
ham and j. s. Malone, Newark; DR..
Samuel A. Gayley, Colora, Md; Thomas
o. Anderson, Glasgow; James II. Camp
bell, Snow Hill David Ii. Laverty,
Lewes; W. II. Logan and j. f. Stone
cipher, Dover; Ii. l.. Bunstein, Milford;
W. p. Patterson, New Castle; j. II. Mil
ligan, Zion; Francis W. Pittman, Galena;
NJ. J. Eckels, Salisbury; L. 8. Armeu-
trout, FELTON,; IL. A. McEwan Bell, Del
aware City; Alvin Blackwell, Federals-
burg; W. L. Bailey, Church Hill.
LAymen-D. W. Harlan, DIR. l.. p.
Bush, W. M. Oanby, DR.. Read j. Mckay,
Charles Baird and d. McHenry, Will
mington; J. Grows and O. d. Frazer,
Newark; J. M. Tosh, West Nottingham;
William Il. Fontaine, Princess Anne;
John II. Frazer, Glasgow; living Spencer,
Snow Hill; 4. b. Schellinger, Lewes;
Charles Il. Finley, Elkton; j. A. Ninhol.
son, Dover; Il. II. Hodson, Rock Md;
Il. u. Wales, Salisbury; Henry Miller,
Green Hill; III. NJ. Stevenson, FELTON,;
Archibald Armstrong, Red Clay Creek;
w. s. Dickinson, Pocomoko City; d. W.
Oorbit, Odessa; W. j. Stroud White
CLAY Greek; q. l. Fem, Lower Brandy
wine; o. q. Taylor, Berlin; j. L. Price,
Delaware City; John NJ. Reed, Chesa-
peake CITY; j. M. MsrtiD, Cool Spring;
q. o. Trenohard, Church Hill.
Nominations for moderator were next
in order. The Revs. Thomas G. Ander-
son, Lafayette Marks and NJ. j. Eckels
were nominated. All asked that their
names be Withdrawn, but the requests OF
only Messrs. Anderson and Eokels were
granted. The Rev. W. l.. McEwan,
stated clerk, was requested to csst the
ballot of the presbytery for DR.. Marks
and he was declared elected moderator
for the ensuing six months.
Mr.. Malone, in giving way to DR..
Marks, congratulated him and the latter,
in taking the presiding officers chair, re-
turned thanks and expressed gratitude
for the honor conferred upon him.
Selecting clerks followed, Calvin B.
Taylor and the Revs. Il. A. McEwan
Bell, Il. i. Armentrout and George NJ.
Thompson, were put in nomination. Al
their request the names OF Messrs
Armentrout and Bell were Withdrawn
The stated clerk was requested to cas-,
the ballot of the presbytery for Messrs.
Thompson and Taylor, who were de
clRred elected.
w. M. Candy and the Rev. W. l.
McEwan, the committee on arrange
ments, submitted the following report
which was adopted That the presbytery
convene ut 8 Q. m. each day and spen6
one-hRlf hour in devotional exercises
, that recess be taken from 10 m. to p
M; that the afternoon sessions begin at .
O'Clock and close at 5, and that the even
/ ing services begin at 7.30 o'clocl. II il
} resolved that Wednesday evenings ser
vices be q popular meeting, to be ad
dressed by the Rev. George w. Chamber
lain of the synod Of Brazil.
Adjournment followed prayer, oireret
, by DIR. Marks.
} Yesterday'ss session OF New Castl
Presbytery began at o'clock with devo
J tional exercises, which continued for hal
/ hour In charge OF the Rev. j. s. Malone.
To roll call the Revs. James Conway o
) Port Deposit, George NJ. Hickman OF VII
' mmgton, Rollin A. Sawyer OF Port Penn
Charles A. Walker of st. Georges. john u
1 Blake Of Falkland, and John s. HoWk
/. delegates not present last evening, re
sponded.
The Revs. ]. A. Marshall OF Aberdeen
Paul Martin of the Presbytery of Oman
and George ii. Stewart Campbell OF tn
: Prosbytery of Philadelphia were invited t
: sit as corresponding members.
Among the visitors was the Rev. DI
3 Grise.
( Minutes OF the last stated meeting an
: Intervening meetings were read an
adopted.
Announcement was made that the Re,
James T. Marshall, who has accepted tn
Q pastorate of Lower Brandywine Ohurcf
. and who Is member OF presbytery by letta
s had LETT his letter at home. Mr.. Marsha
: was received on bis representations and r,
y quested to hand his letter to the state
q clerk, as soon as convenient; also TO pre-
pare for examination and admission.
!, The treasurer reported receipts for Il
u last six months amounting to $786o3, an
Q balance OF s45O.75 10 the treasury. TIL
report was referred to finance comnitte,
r composed Of Charles Baird and Charles l
v Finley.
The Revs. J. F. stoneeipher and Tnoms