Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-30


The committee recommended the fol
lowing assessment for the present year,
which was adopted;
Presbytery Of Baltimore. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 80
Presbytery of New Castle. ................ ~
Presbytery of Washington City.,."....".. 30
Total 5000
The report of the special committee
on minutes of the synod, the Rev.
George p. Van Wynk, chairman, made
the following recommendations;
That the minutes of the synod have
been before the last General Assembly and
have been in certain sense approved be-
| fore coming into the hands of your conn
mttee and therefore before being finally
approved by the synod itself, ~
| That on page 20 in the matter Of the
complaints mo. y in the case of the Rev.
! j. r. Campbell it is stated that
WHEREAS, The Rev. John Squire, in
the course Of his remarks, publicly ac-
cused Mrs. Mary A. Campbell of circu-
lating ISLANDERS against the Rev, J. H.
Campbell, &c.
Your committee is informed by Rev.
| Mr.. Squire, that this is untrue and that
he is in this minute accused and convicted
by this approval of the minute as Sian
| derer of Mrs. Campbell without trial. he
being absent at the dying bed Of his wife,
at the meeting Of synod.
Your committee would therefore recom-
! mend that the language referring to the
4 Rev. MIR. Squire, either be so modified, as
to satisfy him, or expunge the same from
] the records.
if it did not report that the minutes are
neatly and accurately kept, showing the
eminent fitness of our stated clerk for the
duties of his office"
The report was accepted, but the
question of approving the recommends
tions was made the third order of the
morning.
SYSTEMATIC BENIFICENcE.
The Rev. Samuel McLanahan, chair.
man of the standing committee on sys.
tematic beneticence, made a long and
exhaustive report. A thorough review
of the work in the Presbytery Of Balti.
more was made, detailing every kind Of
beneticence.
The report included tabulation Of
answers to a series of questions sent tc
the churches concerning methods Of
church support and beneficence. Re
sponses were received from 76 of the 131
churches of the synod, as follows; Pres
bytery of Baltimore, from IA out Of 81
churches; New Castle, 10 of 81; Wash
ington city, II of 27. In the synod there
are 81 churches which rent pews; a.
churches of the synod do not rent pews
their expenses being paid by subscrip
tions; 40 churches do not secure enough
by ordinary methods to meet their cur
rent expenses. In the judgment o
. those in a position to know, 35 churche
: are not giving what they could or ough
to do for their own support.
The summary shows that for the grea
middle class of churches no plan in us
is efficient and they are continually run
ming behind. The question is raised o
the churches reporting to presbyterie
whether the pastors salary is paid Il
date
The report calls attention to the fac
that the benefcence of the Women
I Societies and Sunday is increas
ing; that of the church agencies is max
ing little or no advance.
!. The committee made the followin
= I recommendations
i. That the synod reiterates its iudgmer
that loyalty TO the church requires all Sc:
sions to give an opportunity to the peopl
: to contribute to all causes recommends
;, by the assembly.
g q That iii view of the experience in il
d use by some Of our churches, We rene'
Y the recommendation TO pastors and se'
: siuns to begin at once the observance {
I the provisions of Chapter vi, Director
e for Worship.
u 3. That each session adopt some plan fc
soliciting benevolent contributions frol
|, each individual of the church and congr'
@ CATION and that it is eminently appropriat
that the elders should canvass the congr
CATION to this end.
/. That the plan of Presbyterianism I
s. proportionate givers, recommended by I'll
j. assembly's committee, be commended
Y the presbyteries and sessions for their c.
C operation
., s. That pastors and supplies continue
present the causes for beneficence to the
a people in sermon and address; and th
= still greater attention be given to the pr
!; sentation of the scriptural methods ar
q principles of giving.
e e On the motion to accept the repo
y :, and adopt the recommendation the SUI
: ject was thoroughly discussed in all i
!. phases.
DR.. George Morrison's speech was som
i what in the way of objections. Ho
=, Charles Lyman spoke at length approyil
" the report and answering DR.. Morriso
Rev. o. Hemstreet, Rev Dir. John Cheste
le Rev. II. S. Wyncoop, Rev. DR.. J. 7. Lee
,e wich and Rev. John Squire. The tin
,e for the special order of the morning ha
a ing arrived, the subject under discussic
l was continued until this afternoon al
n made the special order for 2 o'clock.
IS AsUNDAY-scHooL WORK.
"a At II o'clock, according to the speci
,e order, the report of the synod's cor