The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-04-19
Meeting of The New Castle Pres
bytery at West Nottingham.

The forty-ninth annual meeting of the
Presbytery of New Castle opened Tues
day evening at West Nottingham Church,
with service by Rev. L. Marks, ID. D.,
the retiring moderator. Rev. Ill. Il. Bun
stein was elected moderator, and Kew r.
IL. Moore and Elder ]. B. Vandegritt
were chosen temporary clerks. Kew. X.
A. Sawyer requested that the pastoral
relations existing between him and the
Port Penn Church be dissolved, and the
elder of the church, who was present,
acquiesing, the relations were dissolved.
Rev. w. II. Logan was appointed to de-
clare the pulpit vacant and act as mod
orator. Mr.. Sawyer accepted a call to
Drawers Church at Odessa, Del.
The services of Wednesday morning
were opened with devotional exercises by
the moderator. A call from Smyrna
Church for pastoral services of Rev. U.
C. Adams was read. Revs. Samuel M.
Perry and D. B. Fitzgerald were received
from the Baltimore Presbytery into the
New Castle Presbytery. Rev. 5. M. U.s.
mond and Elder J. A. Nicholson were
appointed a committee on minutes OIL
SYNOD. For commissioners to the Cen
eral Assembly, which will meet at Sara
toga the third Thursday in May, the fol-
lowing nominations were made: ReVs.
w. L. McEwan, w. P. Patterson, ). >.
Malone, F. w. P1tman and II. l.. Buu-
stein, and Elders James Morrow, L. /.
Taylor, E. S. Reynolds, DR.. l. T. Costen
and Charles B. Finley, of Eikton.
Rev. w. l.. McEwan and Rev. w.
Patterson, of New Castle, were chosen
delegates, with Rev. H. L. Bunstein aud
j. S Malone as alternates. The lay del
egates chosen were James Morrow, OF
Wilmington, and Charles B. Finley, of
Elkton, with S. T. Reynolds and DR..
Costen as alternates.
1t was decided by unanimous vote to
hold the next meeting of Presbytery at
Middletown, Del. Rev. Henry T. Mason
was received from the Presbytery of
West Jersey, and his name was enrolled
among the members of the New Castle
Presbytery. Rev. J. L. Vallandigham
and Rev. L. S. Armentrout were appoint
ed members of the committee on minis
terial relief during the session of the
Presbytery, and Elder John G. Higgins
was appointed permanent member of
this committee to succeed John r. Nc
Fee, deceased.
Elders c. B. Finley and w. S. Dickin
son were appointed committee on fl
nance. Re-. II. A. Mclean and 7. r.
Mcdonnell, of the Presbytery of West
Chester, were invited to sit as cores
ponding members. A call from the Ches-
apeake City Church for pastoral services
of Rev. S. NJ Perry was accepted by him.
The statistical reports of the churches
were read.
There was a warm debate in the after
noon on the question of the proposed re-
vision of the confession Of faith. A CON
mittee of five had been appointed on this
matter, and majority and minority re-
ports were received. Three members OF
the committee argued the majority re-
port and two the minority report.
A vote on revision was reached We'd
nesday n lht. The report of the major
ity against revision was adopted by a
vote of IS to IA. Frank E. Williams, of
Chesapeake City, alter passing an exam
ination and preaching a sermon before
the Presbytery was admitted ana enrolled
his name as licentiate. Among the
ladies having charge of the arrangements
for entertainirs the delegates were Mrs
II. II. Duyckinck, Mrs. H. II. Haiues,
Mrs. T. B. Gillespie, Mrs. W. E. Giles
pie, Mrs Caroline Wier, Miss Cameron,
Mrs. S. T. Reynolds, Miss Clendenin,
Miss Cameron and Mss. J. A. Gillespie.
The foaal decorations were arranged by
Miss Mary Keene.