Evening journal., 1890-04-17
PREseYTERY oF nav cAs1Le.
Opening of the Porty-nintn Stated Meet
Ing at West nottingham.

Ing at West Nottingham.
ELKToE, Md, April 17.-The forty
ninth stated meeting of the Presbytery
of New Castle opened on Tuesday even
ing at West Nottingham Church, near
Colora. this county, with service by
Rev. l.. Marks d. D., the retiring mod
orator. Rev. II. l.. Bunstein was elected
moderator, and Rev. r. II. Moore and
Elder j. r. Vandegrift were
chosen temporary clerks. Rev.
II. A. Sawyer requested that
the pastoral relations existing between
him and the Port Penn Church be dis
solved. and the elder of the church, who
was present. acquiescing. the relations
were dissolved. Rev. w. H. Logan was
appointed to declare the pulpit vacant
and act as moderator. Mr.. Sawyer ac-
ceDted call to Drawers Church at
Odessa, Del. He will be installed May o.
Rev. w. II. Logan will preside, Rev R.
M. Bell preach the sermon, Rev. r. A.
Sawyer, d. d., of West Ches-
ter, charge the pastor and Rev.
Frank II. Moore charge the people,
The services of yesterday morning were
opened with devotional exercises by the
moderator. A call from Smyrna Church
for pastoral services of the Rev. G. c..
Adams, was read. Revs. Samuel M.
Perry and d. b. Fitzgerald were received
from the Baltimore Presbytery into the
New Castle Presbytery. Rev. NJ 0rmond
and Elder J. A. Nicholson were appointed
committee on minutes of synod for
commissioners to the General Assembly,
which will meet at Saratoga the
third Thursday in May.
The fOlloxyinu fouain finpa uuafsn m a 10
Reys. w. L. McEwan, w. !. P. Patterson, j. S.
Malone, f. w. Pitman and H. L. Bun.
stein, and Elders James Morrow, E. T.
Taylor Z. s. Reynolds, DR. l. T. Costen
and Charles B. Finley, of Wilmington.
Rev. w. L. McEwan and Rev. w. p.
Patterson, of New Castle, were chosen
delegates, with Rev. H. l.. Bunstein and
J. =. Malone as alterHates. The lay dele
gates chosen were James Morrow of vii.
mington, and Charles b. Finley of Elk
ton, with s. T. Reynolds and DR.. Costen
as alternates.
1t was decided by a unani nous 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 en-
rolled among the members of New Castle
GreSDyIer REV. y. IL. NhlandlnBnau
and Rev. Il. s. Armentrout were ap
pointed members of the committee on
ministerial relief to serve during the
session of the PIesbytery, and elder Johr
Q. Higgins was appointed a permanent
member of this committee to succeed
John r. McFee, deceased.
Elders @. @. Finley and w s. Dickin-
son were appointed q committee OF
finance. Rev H. A. Mclean and T. r.
Mcdonnell, OF the Presbytery of West
chester, were invited to sit as CORES
ponding members. A call from thl
Chesapeake City Church for pastoral ser
vices of Rev. s. H. Perry was accepted
by him. The statistical reports of tbs
churches were read.
There was a warm debate In the after
noon OH the question of the proposed re
vision of the confession Of faith. A com
mittee of FIVE had been appointed on thi
matter, and majority and minority re
ports were received. Three members o
the committee argued the majority re
| port and two the minority report. vot
/ on the matter was not reached