Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-23

uy:tll WHICH lnClllueS the churches {
WlYnington and the old cradles Of Preshy
terfnism at Rehoboth and snow HiI
M9 Lewes and White Clay Creek cor
yefed in Central Church ut s O'Clock TIE,
Wy nlght; II is just 20 years since In
Inou 81 baltimore met in Central Church
" 100 1t met there, having Just been cor
s,,t sui anew by the General Assembi,
contains, those of Baltimore, New Casti
and Washington City.
lhere was well filled auditorium las
evening, of Wilmington Presbyterian,
hhli9 members of the synod. The latte
nau arrived IN the city during the after
i ho9h t and carry evening. Flowers and trop
zeal foliage decorated the p1iInit han5
somely, and in the window inches ON each
sue a was a vase of cut flowers and vines
Inc headquarters of the committee an en-.
,eTtalnment were in the corridor and there
iNle arrivals were received and provided
Ior, and their grips and umbrellas taken
AT o'clock the retiring moderator or tbe
synod, the Rev William Simonton, d. D.. OF
Emmittsbrrg, Md; the Rev. w, II. Logan
OF Dover, missionary of the Presbvterv M
New Castle, and the Rev S. w Rrigart
, recently installed rs pastor of the WiconIico
nn,nteh at Salisbury, Md, assembled the
The services were opened by the SINGING
OF the anthem 20 Come Let tfs Sing iTnt99
the Lord" by Willard, by the quartet choir
OF the church, Ferd. Fullmer al The orrnn
me moderator then offered an invoca.
tion and announced hymn No. 10. Come
-, creator, Spirit Blest, which was sung
the congregation. The Rev. William
n. Logan read the scripture lesson, which
thS III chapter |. Corinthians. The Rev
y. W. Reigart offered PRAYER which was
ioilowed ~ quartet by the choir, entitled
Wy Faith Looks Up to Thee, by Bass.
THE OPENING SERMON
Moderator Simonton announced his text
as Il Timothy, III; s Having a form ~
SS5 ro..i but denying the power thereof
rom such turn away
The speaker defined Journalism as ton
denGy of the mind to rest in form of
HodllnesS. Ehe person who practices ii
KNOWS nothing beyond the outside views
ol rellglon. Forms are necessary but tho
person who takes nothing else takes the
shduoW Tor the substance and does not
~; aalae Apoyc y INTO glorious reality. Formal
ISM substitutes baptism for regeneration:
uunlting with the church for uniting with
Christ. Some carry ont the forms Of reiiori-
Gus duty as mere forms from first TO list
and believe that they are Christians, being
members OF the church, but they know
imiothihS OF pure, real religion. The qucs-
tlon to be asked Of ourselves is do We rlino |
to christ and are our desires to follow him
Formalsm seems to be the result Of two |
FORCES or tendencies. First man mnst |
worship, and il left to himself would wor- |
ship the true God. Second there is III man
tendency for carnal and low things. Tho |
compromise between these two opposing
forces = Journalism, Il false worship Again
The evil ones influence is in the direction
81 making Journalism Of religion, delud- |
ing nus slaves with the thought that tbev
are followers of Christ.
Such system cannot meet the doom
wants OF our spiritual and moral nature.
! mere must be expiration for our sin. Mere
repentance Will not suffice. But n round
1f mere Journalism cannot remove orr
before God The happiness
experienced in spiritual religion is want
ng IN mere form, A religion If forms
the power of God is directly al
variance with the teachings Of the gospel.
Iod Is 4 spirit and those who worship linn
he subject should admunish us not 10
'lace dependence on Journalism for tho ,
Aviation of the soul Our worshin must !
e something more than hollow form de
igned for human eyes. !
The Rev., W, ii. Logan offered PRAYER nj !
ne close o. the sermon, The Rev. s. w. i
'elgart then announced hymn No 567
or the" ''e'"' :
CONSTITUTING THE SYNOD. n
At the close of the hymn, the Rev. w @
:, Swartz; pastor Of Central Church. who i
the pulpit stated thatthesvnod !
ias about u constituted with PRAYER
nd invited all who were present to remain = :
ntll adjournment. Moderator Simonton
eScenaeI 70 the desk in front Of the E
tllplt, called the synod to order and con n
ltuted 1t with prayer of thanks, and for r.
Ilidance and blessings The veteran md
stated clerk, the Rev. ,Iohn -
YIN Carter, then called the roll of the r
mod by presbyteries and churches, show =
- al attendance OF between 50 and 60. |,
THE NEW MODERATOR. y
The election of moderator was next v
Der, The privilege belonged to the New y
iSlie Presbytery and the Rev DR.. $. A, $.
ayley, one of the fathers of the prcsby-
ry, nominated the Rev. A. N. Keigwin. II
istor OF West Church this city, in a brief p
supplementary speech The nomination i,
as seconded by the Rev. Dr. Lafayette n
arks, ana there being no other nomina- =. !.
alton. He walked forward and took The VI
AIR, being welcomed by DIR, Simonton, la
e retiring moderator, whop placed thegavel te
his hands.
Mr.. kegwin made few remarks re- n,
riding the historical synod of Baltimore ~
ID It's old CHURCHES. 1t is the most dis "
lgushed of all the synods, there being st
lbraced in its territory presbytery that
Guided the old churches at Rehoboth, co
L., Lewes, Snow HILL White Clay Creek
q New Castle. These were among the liza
st, Rehoboth being the very first. In pa
other presbytery was one Of the great r.
cities of the country and in ~
2 third the capital of the nation.
Elder G. ii. Darlington of Washington ko
q the Rev. Samuel McLanahan of the ia
fayette Square Church Baltimore, were w
minated for, temporary clerks. Both
sired to withdraw their names but were TIL
elected.
he Rev. William r. Swartz, chairman -,
the committee of arrangements read the =,
nmittces report, the substance of which r.
$ printed yesterday. The report with Jel
. docket Of the stated clerk, which was NJ
o read, were adopted Mr. Swartz ey-
ded through the moderator, the invita- lin
n of the Presbyterian Alliance of M,
lmingtOn to the banquet on Thursday -. ~
ming which was accepted tle
he invitation of the president of the Nv
ing Mems Christian Association to the Lol
lod to make free use of its rooms was
} accepted, Gu
he announcement was made by Mr.. \
artz that copies of EVERY EVENING and o,,s
Morning Ne,cs would be donated each o. ~
to the synod. -,
fter prayer by the moderator thesynod L
burned until O'Clock this morning. Lon
THE CHURCH WHERE THE SYNOD sris. wa
entral Presbyterian Church, where the
ions of the Synod Of Baltimore are anG
lg held, was organized by the Presby +
Of Wilmington New school Deccm- nici
9Th, 1855, upon application of certain the
nbers OF Hanover street Church. con
he first services were held in the old +,
lie church, corner Fifth and Walnut 80
cts; December 3d. the. Rev. George ePpd