Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-06-09
BALTIMORE PRESBYIERY.
Quarterly Meeting Of the Baltimore
Prcebytery.


First Presbyterian Church of this city
this morning and was opened with pray
er by the moderator. Rev. William G.
Stutt of the Bethel Church, Hartford
county. Rev. j. p. Carter, stated
clerk; Rev. Geo. E. Jones. permanent
clerk. The following ministers reported
at roll call Rev. Joseph T.. Smith, Rev.
John p. Carter. Rev r ii. Williams,
Rev. George E Jones. Rev. J. Wynne
Jones, Rev Samuel McLanahan, Rev.
William L. Guild. Rev. Henry Branch,
Rev. Alex. Proudfit, Edward H. Robin
son, w. C. Stutt, David Jsnison. w.
Durant, NJ. B Badcott, W. L. Austin, ].
Addison Smith, Edward f. Weaver
Rev. ]. Il. Campbell. Oliver Hemstreet.
]. w. Rogan, David J Beale. w. c. Ma
10y. Upon the call of the roll Of the
churches the following elders answered
TO their name Annapolis Church, Geo
A. Culver; Broadway, Alex. McClymot:
Abbott Memorial, B. Kendall; First
Church Baltimore, Z. f. Wilmer; La
Fayett Square 4. ID. Freeman; Broad
way avenue, c. +. Prentiss; Knox, G. +.
Johnson; Brown Memorial. j. F. Amad-
on; Waverley. L. o. Bennett; Twelfth
Church. Baltimore, J. t Hill; fancy
town, G. Burnie; Franklinville, j. M.
Vogts; Frederick. c. f. Zimmerman. The
following committees were appointed !:
L..
Elder Wilmer Judicial cases.-Rev. J.
w. Jones, and Elder E. ID. Freeman.
Minutes of Assembly-Rev. ]. w. Ro-
jar. and Elder Burney. Minutes of the
Presbytery-Rev. Oliver Hemstreet, and
Elder j r. Amadon
Rev. William Cumming of Wayerly
Church asked to be relieved from his
present charge to the Roanoke, Va.
church, which was granted, and Rev.
VIM. Demont, was appointed moderator
of the session andRev. Oliver Hemstreet,
appointed to declare the pulpit vacant
first Sabbath in July, and the session
was granted leave to supply their pulpit
until the next stated meating of the
Presbytery. Grace Church, Baltimore,
presented call for the pastoral services
of Edward f. Eggleston, which was found
In order and put on the docket. Rev.
Pedro Piasaco from the Presbytery of
Philadelphia. accepted the call to the
Piney Greek and Tsnnytown Congrega-
tions, and was received as candidate
under care eff Presbytery
A call from the Franklinville and
Fallstown congregation was extended
Rev. Wesley M. Hyde, which was found
in order and the call accepted.
The reports of the various committees
were read and adopted
The Rev. DR.. Joseph Smith was con
tinued as moderator of Grace Church
until next stated meeting of the Presby-
terry, and the session was granted leave
to supply the pulpit.
The Rev. j. p. Carter, was recommend
ed to the board of ministerial relief for
$500 for one year from October LIST 1891.
Rev. w. w. Campbell was recommend
ed to the board Of ministerial relief for
$500 for the same period.
Rev. Vactar Losa presented letter of
dismissal from the Presbytery of New
York, asking to be received as mem
Der Of this Presbytery, which was found
in order and after examination he was
admitted, and his name enrolled.
A call was presented for the pastoral
services of Rev. Losa from the Bohe-
milan and Moravian Breathren, which
was found In order and call accep:
ted
A call from the congregation of Fred
erick city for the pastoral services of
the Rev j. d. Beale was presented to
Presbytery and call placed in the hands
of Mr.. Beale, and accepted, and he was
given his own time to arrange for his
installation.
The hour of one o'clock having arriv-
ed. the Presbytery took recess for
lunch, and were invited by the pastor,
Rev DIR. Williams, to the lecture room
in the basement of the church where the
ladies had spread most tempting and
bounteous lunch, consisting of all the
delicacies of the season. The table,
long one, stretching cat a cornered of the
room. was decorated with potted and
cut flowers, with here and there stands
of tropical and domestic fruits. At the
close of the lunch several of the men,
bers expressed their qualification In
complimentary terms of the ladies for
the enjoyable feast they had prepared for
them, and said they would carry away
with them many happy rccollections of
their first visit to Annapolis.
At the evening session the ordination
examination of the Rev. Pedro Riosaco
was taken up and the candidate examin-
ed on the several subjects in theology,
etc, and . commission of installation
was appointed for June cath, at fanny
town, Nd
The afternoon session was taken up
principally in the discussions of the va
rious reports Of committees, &c. Before
the adjournment = vote Of thanks was
rendered the pastor. elders and ladies of
the church for the kind and hospitable
manner they had been received and en-