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

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dedicated November 10th, 1857, the Re
Albert Barnes preaching the dedicatol
Among those who were prominent
the movement to withdraw from lIanov,
thurch and establish an independent col
gregation was Charles Bush Of the firm
btlsh ~ lobdell, the founders of the pre-
ent Lobdell Car Wheel Company. Befol
Mr. Bush was enabled TO see the consun
nation Of his desires he was thrown frui
ms carriage at the foot of Market street an
The building committee of the ne,
church consisted of J. r. Latimer, chaii
man.. Henry S. McComb George r. Pete,
son, Lewis II. Cox, William Bush, ]. W
Morey and Philip Quigley. The front an
tower Of the church are built of Hummels
town brownstone. The architect was
thlladeiphian named Greece. The styl
OF architecture is Norman and the facad
and tower are considered one of the hes
types OF Norman architecture in this par
81 the country The church cost between
s32Op and $4,000. There was consider
aDle debt on it for a few years but by 1856!
II had all been paid Off The ladies of III,
church under the lead of Mrs. ]. r. Lati
mer furnished the church and raised tn,
organ fund. The church is now clear Of
aeDt ana owns parsonage, No 906 King
| and French streets.
The. pastorate of Mr.. Wiswell was sue.
cessiul and continued for II years, until
April, 1867. He was succeeded October 9th,
IsbG by the Rev. Charles Donnelly Shaw
OF PATERSON, n. j., who resigned in Jan
llary 1872. In 1868 colony Of about 70
members of the church and congregn.
tl9n was dismissed, and organized from
what was the old Monroe street mission,
the West Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. J. r. Conkey of PHILADELPHIA.
was installed pastor, June Ith, 1872, and
served until October 10th, 1875, when he
was succeeded by the Rev. jeremiah
toward Nixon, who was installed October
During Mr.. Nixon's pastorate he was as
sisted by. the Rev. Marcus A. Brownson.
ioW Of Detroit Mich, from JANUARY 9th,
lSS5 to September 18th, 1884: and after
that by the Rev. William l.. McEwan. until
January, 1886, when he became pastor of
rodney street Presbyterian Church, the
second daughter of Central Church. This
church had just been organized by the dis
mission of 30 members for that purpose.
Or Nixon, resigned in April, 1855 and
was succeeded by the Rev. William p.
nsWarta, who was installed October 10Th,
The elders of tho church, as the session
was originally organized, were DIR. l.. p.
Bush, Alessrs, Charles Stewart Joseph w.
Day and y. T. Taylor With the execution
OF Dr. Bush, who had been ordained rs an
elder in Hanover Street Church, all these
gentlemen were ordained and installed
January 9Th, 1856 Charles Stewart, Joseph
y bay and Homer Barry, who was or
ialneu ana installed December, 1872, have
deceased. The following have also been
allied TO the cldership
w william +. Crosby, installed May 9th,
SS0 Lewis 7, Bush, Jr., ordained and in
tailed May 9th, 1880 Thomas s, Brown.
ordained and installed January nth. 1887,
CHARLES 5. Rowland, ordained and in |
tailed January 9th, 1857.
Inc following gentlemen have served as
ruslees Of this church:
Bush, Hon, l., Il. Wales, James stephens
ieorge Baird, G. b. Kinhead John {.
rice, James Anderson, Levi q. CLARK
William H.Pierce. Philip Quigley. Jourdan
Y Mauray, George w. Horner, Louis II,
OK; David Woolman William Bush,
iIllam Mendinhall, Charles Baird. Geo.
'Houseman, Henry S.McComb, Adolphns
'rqwn, Homer Barry, Thomas W. Bowers,
am. B. Virgins, Nathaniel II. Benson.
lillian j. Morrow, ]. ). Valentine, Alvan
Loo,l;ston.. Henry 3. Seidell, DR., d. N.
lanll, William II. Wright, E. K, Crpw.
'rd,, Samuel A. Price, John C. Cole, James
awaon, u. Robert Morrison, Charles
.ee.bner, William NJ. Candy, p. Il. II.
NTH, George. II, Robinette Ell. Ciayley,
Gorge +. kirkman, John IL. Dandy,
homas McCorkle, Jr., Stephen Il. Dun,
y, George w. Remington.
George W. Bush is chairman of the board
trustees, 7. i. Smith treasurer and
.mucl A. Price secretary.
The present membership of the church
4Q3, net gain of 40 for'the wear ending
prll LIST, 1870. W. X. Crosby is stlperin
ndcnt OF the Sunday-school, which has
er 5Op members on the roll The usual
lsslonary and young peoples societies {
e connected with the church. s
FOR the year ending April list, 1880. the I
for all purposes amounted I
80, foo'bg. or this sum, Sjg6S. 40 was q
benevolence; Sl,50053 for congrern-
nal expenses, and So, 1873 for extensive :,
lalrs 10 the church, including refresco- =
& made in the summer of 1880. .
The Synod of Baltimore reconvened {
Central Church at 9o'cloclS Yesterday
lrning with a much larger attendance Ii
members than was present last even.
:. The session was open a BY deyo- n
nal exercises led by the Rev. David i
mison Of the Grove Street Church. n
ltimore. The moderator took the c
lir and calling the synod to order HE
mute, OF last evenings session were r
d and approved. A
The Rev. John G. Thompson, d. D., A
Philadelphia; the Rev j. l.. Polk, S,
d., OF Fagg's Manor, Pa, and the
v G, II. Stewart Campbell of Phila- 81
phia, all of the Synod Of Pennsyl- az
ma, who were present, were invited
st as corresponding members of the N
lod. 70
The Rev, W. P. Swartz announced pc
t histories Of the synod and of the OF
'sbytcry Of New Castle, were on sale
the vestibule of the church. Also in
7 stationery, telegraph blanks, time ba
les, &c, could be procured in the III
Thule, where committee of Young pu
les also had charge of the mail mat
and would post and deliver the same, las
he roll was called by Stated Clerk w
ter, showing that more than half of or,
churches of the synod were repre-
ed. Ia,
he moderator announced special Ca
mittees as follows: col
Ills and Overturcs-The Rev. Will
Simonton, d. D., the Rev John for
en-, d. d., Elders +. d. Freeman, TIL
eral J.. Irwin Gregg. Ph
ldicial Cause.-The Rev. r. S. Wyn- Oh
?, the Rev. Henry Branch, the Rev. val
uel A. Gayley, ID. d., and Elder d. inc
Glass and Charles b. Bailey. !,
inutes of the General Assembly ing
Rev. William l.. McEwan, the Rev. rev
. Jennison, the Rev. II. j.. Swazey. To
inutes Of Synod-The Rev. George ing
an Wyck tho Rev-A 1nyondor NJ ~;