Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-24
THE CLOSE 0R THE SYNOD
TO HoLD IT'S NEXT MEETING IN
HILHfSRTOS.


Army GhapiuiEls-KheL LOcul REes- /
bytery Discipitncus
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The Presbyterian Synod OF Baltimore, met |
yesterday wslek in its second day session at !
brown Memorial Church. PARK avenue and |
Townsend street. fhe Rv. Or. Wllliera
Smonton, moderator, presided. The Rev.
W. l.. McEwan and the Rev. William S.
| Miller were temporary clerks, and tha lisv
j. P. Carter was stgtHd CLERK. The moier.
ator announced the following special COM
miitee: Oa bills and ovsrtures, the Ruva
phf o tors 8. WJnkoop, George Morrison
| Elder Il. G.. potK; Judicial Committee, the
| Revs. 4. Laitwieh, Byron Sunderland, |
II ders o, D. Brown, L. ID. Freeman ami j.
| V. L. Grahenl; Minutes OF Assembly, the
! hsys. Henry Branch, j. L, NAllandignam,
Elder @. Il. CarrtnSton; Minutes of Synod,
| toe Isvs. s. NJ. perrJ, j. n S.oneeipher,
| Elder N. W. Person; mlnufes OF Ptesby-
| terlo5, the Re7s. Thomas q. Anderson, }. II.
! Jennison, George Z. Jonas, Elders James
! E. Price, q. Il. Zimmerman, George A.
Blaze; Finance, Elders ". Dugdsie, .. >:
| Swonnstede, E. q. Polk; on leave OF
absence, tho Rev. Charles Hedges, D. h
! Lavertz; nsrralivas for 1889, j. f. stone
cipher aud n. II. Williams.
The stated clerk was ordered to prepare
meLnoriais OF the members Of the synod
who had diah daring The year.
The committee on publication aud Sab
bath scooolwo L. reported through CHAIR
men j. L. Dtonacipher and j. 81. Nourse.
These rspozts stAret the synod had eleven
more S,sbleth schools than last year. Ths
number 6fAundRy school teachers and Off
GERS kaa fsorensed more thnn three hun
dred. rhs. scholars had Increased more
thur el3At hundred and forty making the
total nunnar In tha Sunday SCHOOLS "a ,62t,
There had besn q faiing oil III attendance
ot scholara. The school libraries had D5en
increased by 0S5 volumes. Ths cnntribu-
{ 1F fl,A ,Eltt tfFl ~ "a az
raHchag the SUN OF Sl7il3, Il decrease Of
4j,l75 from the contributions OF the pre-
YioGs year. The report declares there was
need for more missionary Sunday school
work. Toe committee recommended tnAt
tho prasbyterles Gull the attention or the
Sabbatn scbolaTs 10 he decrease Ia attend
anee, and ur2s them 10 ut;end regularly.
Tue Rev. DIR. Nynkoop OF Washington
made spesen upon the report, urging tt6
Importance. On his n 1tion 1t WAS ordered
to b printed.
The renort OF thu standing committee on
education was preseptsi by the R1v. Dc.
Lafayette Marx Of this city, chairman, and
the teport and resolutions were adopted.
The PresbytGry OF New Castle reported
four candidates for the ministry under its
care. since tue last meeting OF the synod
one candidate has teeu received and three
have passed from under its caro- and are
, esreiug az settled pnstors In the presbytery.
This IL Il deerease Of two,
! The report stated thur the exlRances OF
the work scanned to demand that suitable
7 yon1R men CT limited education should be
intrGdured into tne ministry and set to
, woGk as evaugeists aud missionaries; aud
that they trusted this short road would
never become broad ono, for IL these
ministers OF limited education made their
way into the puipits of prominent
churches there would Oe reason to fear the
= result.
( The Judiciary COMMITTEES, on the com
i plgiGt OF certain members OF the Pres
] bytery G. New Castle against the action OF
: the preshytery In tide divorce case of the
!, Rev. ). Il. Campbell OF Snow Fill, Md, of
tue New Castle Presbytery, reported, and
Q the case was made the special order for this
. morning. Certain memDara OF the Pres
, bYtetY Of New Castle, ot which Mr., Camp.
/: bell is member demur to the action oi
I the presbytery In sustaining him In the
: right to be married after he secured a di
= vUrce from MS first WIFE
> The Rev. Mr. Campbell secured diyorce
: from bis wife ON fhe grounds Of dossstlon
The law OF the STATE, which required an ap
p.icatton for u divorce to bs published
IL said to have been complied with By tht
= publication In paper IN an out'oi-the-Tal
9 place. Six months after getting the diyorct
y Mr.. Campbell married again. 1t Ia ciaimeC
y tnat his divorced wET1 never heard OF tht
r. application for divorces until she heard o
i. his marriage 10 the second wife. 1t Il
- claimed by the divorced wlfB's friends tina
i, she never deserted hec hu band, out onl,
y left him to I've with her relations, because
y hs failed TO snrpnft her. The case wa
y y brought b5fore the PresSytory OF New Gas
y Gle, and q COMMITTEES of that body decided
70 that as hIr Campbell had complied fail!
:; Tifh the law, tney could nothing In tht
d premises. This report OF the com 7littee o
=, tho preshytery number OF the members o
p o. the pres5Ytary condemn IN rather sewers
y TERMS aud they nov appeal to the Syno,
y OF Baltimore 20 order the PrssSytery o
u New Castle to go a regular tria
= of the case, and to so act as to do ava.
. With what they charge appears to cast re-
= fis'ti9n on t1at b0iy, a- eontoninG tn
- OF inse. They C! arEe tha5 Campbeil shout,
" not have gotten Il divorce without givinI
- his wife q fair chance to hs heard The
=, = also think his marriage within six month
y was net proper. SevsrE. ministers OK
pressed themselves ~ thlastng Il was i'm
: portant to the good pame OF Presbyterian
ism that the tarts Ia the case should b.
y given TO the public. Should the Iialtimor
se Syrod concur In the action of the com
H. nit 60 oi the Nav Castle Preshytery, which
or mlntste-s, say Is npt at al! likely, then 1t
ct said thcsa opposed 10 Campbell will carr
r. the case 70 the General Assembly. tn
= Roy. htr. Cnnpbell comas as a. rGpresanta
= tivs of Snow Hill Church, though he is q
- present said 10 be residing with It's brothe
rs near Phlei-lpha.
"a ! tnH hfF. cs a. Gh4ibgt Ns JULIUS MI
I'd E. ID. Freeman reported or home mission
ID OF thu prsabTtertag. The report Shove
al the Ieceipt7 exceeded last year by 415 737 II
a and receipts from permanent trust fun!
:. eXcaad ii thls9 OF the prsaeding Yeac b
II sli, ,022.S3 Two hundred and six churche
10 were organized, as against ITO last year
a Eighty.eight churches were dissolved. Ch
e. report shtws advance. The amount /
re mis- sion boxes, &3.. by the synod charche
was Sl,2l6 less chan last year. Contsibu
a. t.ons by churches, womenS soeiatlss an
sf sundag.schools eScesicd those OF last Yea
II. by 81. .47G.j7. The Whole amount contrlt
OF u'ed II the sylod 10 the board wa
Of $40 9lI.GS. The Baltimore Prasbyter
le contributed s6r7V9li, au advance c
Y, Sl,si6,25. Elw Castle Prssbytery CAV
al 80 J50.25. Washington is credited wit
a, 5i, ,S5l,i2, an Increase OF S52t G3. Blltlmos
- Presbyter7 reports an Increased interest
90 home MISSIONS. Missionary WORK 10 tn
90 prezD, terry OF New Castle Is chiefly conllne
no TO the small churches. OF which there is
ad coneidelahia namoer. Many of ihes
ia churches had to depend on students durln
in variation, and during the rest OF the yes
10 wore without supplies, so the presbyter
~ had appointed missionary. The Rsy.
~ Il. Logan of Carlisle, entered upon thl
50 work in March. He had met with success
81, mission hHs been started among the co
'st orst paopls nf Wilmington, Del. WashinG
n. ton DID not report. pae committee urge
10. that tue rapid growth OF cities Increase
as- the demand for work. The eommittt
urged THAT tho best efforts OF preshyterit
should be used to increase contribution
for tho board.
The Rev. George Z. Little read repo
m OF the stdadlas COMMITTEES of the board
ha church eleGtion. The total receipts OF II
ot board We're. S6l, l,G7i.2S In the laet 81