Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-07

Action Taken ut Its Semi-Annual Meeti,
Held ut Falls Church Yesterday.

Action Taken ut Its semi-Annual Meeting
Held ut Falls Church Yesterday.
The presbytery of Washington city held its
semi-annual stated meeting yesterday at Falls
Church, Va, the Rev. Charles b Ramsdell pre-
siding as moderator
Rev. Francis E. Smith was received as
member Of the presbytery from the presby-
terry Of Baltimore, Md.
Ihe Jamestown, Nd, church presented to
the presbytery a call for the pastoral services
OF Rev. b. +. Myers Mr.. Myers signifying his
acceptance Of the call arrangements were
made for his installation on the 9th inst
Tho committee appointed to inquire into
tn expediency Of organizing churches in Ana
costa and Ivy City reported progress and
were continued, with instructions to report at
the spring meeting of the presbytery.
From the statistical report to be made to the
synod of Baltimore at its approaching meeting
In this city on the goth It appears that the
presbytery consists of thirty-one ministers and
mas under Its care twenty-seven churches, con-
nected with which are 5,S07 communicates,
i3z ruling elders, sixty-six deacons, 1924 Sab
bath school members and six candidates for
the ministry. Total contributions to church
work, $145,0
Rev. j. A. Whitaker was, at his own request,
dismissed to the presbytsry of Troy, N. Y.
The commissioners to the general assembly,
Rev. DR.. Bartlett and Hon. Chas Lyman re-
ported to the presbytery. Their report was ac-
cepted. their fidelity was approved and the
thanks OF the presbytery were rendered to Rev.
Dr. Bartlett for his signal vice to the church in
the action Of the last general assembly in the
case Of Prof. Briggs.
TO SEVER UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Inc Following paper, introduced by Justice
Drake, led to spirited debate and was adopted
by vote Of % to 1913 ministers and elders
voting in favor of it and ministers and 2
elders against it:
Whereas, the Union Theological Seminary
In the city OF New York, when it ives an indie
pendent institution, memoralized tie gene raj
assembly of the Presbyterian church in the
United States of America to be pleased to
adopt 1t rs rule and plan in the exercise Of the
proprietorship and control over the several
theological seminaries;' that the board Of di-
to appoint all professors for the same. and that
no such appointment should be considered as
complete election if disspproved bya major
ity vote of the assembly, And. whereas, the said
seminary, in its memorial, agreed that if the
said plan should be adopted by the assembly
the seminary would conform to the same; and
the assembly did adopt the plan, whereby there
was formed between the two bodies q compact,
the effect of which was to bring the seminary
into ecclesiastical connection with the general
And whereas. after that seminary had for
twenty years enjoyed the benefit CT said COM
pact and said connection, its board of directors
ON the first occasion of a disapproval by the
assembly OF its appointment of professor, re-
pudiated the compact which the seminary it.
self had proposed to the assembly and refused
to submit to the control which itself had Of
fered to and vested in that body, therefore
the presbytery of Washington city ovsrtnres
the general assembly to make formal declara-
ton OF the entire severance of all relations be-
tween it and said seminary"
The consideration of the revi sion OF the con-
fession of faith was postponed to an adjourned
meeting. to be held in the Church of the Cove
nant November g