Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-13
NEW CASTLE PRESBYTERY.
1t Takes no Action on the Over
tures of the General Assembly.

lures OF tine CenEfai Assembly.
Their Legality 0uestioned--t Special
Session TO he Held TO suspend the Rev.
James n. Campbcl.-Ahdrcss by Ma
tive Missionary From Trinind.
| Special iCOrreApcndence Of Gnzrtte and Journal
NEWARK, Oct. G.-Thc afternoon session
OF the New Castle Presoyiery, yesterday,
| was opened with prayer by the Rev. :. NJ.
Osmond Of Ekton. There was quite a
| good deal of business transacted during the
session, but IL was largely of a routine
| nature.
Among the resolutions passed was one
| appointing Oct. 18th aS the date of a
| special meeting of the Presbytery at New
| Castle To attend the installation Of the Rev.
| Mr.. Whitley as pastor Of the Presbyterian
| church there and to pass the sentence of
suspension from the ministry upon James
VI. Campbell, whose sensational trial upon
charges of unministerial conduct took
| place some time ago before the l'resbytery.
| For the purpose of receiving said sentence,
| Mr.. Campbell was cited Ia appear at New
Castle Oct. 18th, for this purpose, but
| whether he will accept the Presbytery' S
kind invitation" or not remains to be
| seen.
At a late session, however, it being stated
| that the pastor-elect Of the New Castle
church would not likely be ready to take
charge Of the church at the stated time.
| the original motion was 50 amended that
the date of the special meeting was left
| with the moderator who is to call the same
| when the pastor-elect returns from abroad.
The same amendment was ordered to the
Campbell citation resolution.
The committee on minutes of the general
assembly having performed its duties in
| attending upon sessions of the same, and
called attention TO recommendations made
by the assembly, suggesting that COM
mittee be appointed to consider the adyisa-
bility of acting ON the same at the spring
meeting. Following this the Rev. Dr.
Gayley presented and had adopted the fol-
| lowing resolution:
| WHEREAS, Grave doubts are entertained as
| to the constitutlcnaity Of the action of the
| General Assembly in send ng the oyerturos on
| the revision OF .he Confession of Faith to the
| Presbyteries;
R.soivsd, That we take no action at present
| on these Oveftures.
On the application of the First Presby-
terian Church of Wilmington, it was given
the privilege of supplying its own pulpit
until the next meeting of the Presbytery,
| while later the same permission was ex-
| tended to the st. Georges Church. The
Port Deposit Church being without n
| pastor the Rev. DIR. Squires was appointed
| moderator over its session.
On ministerial relief the committee hay
ing i'll charge that branch of church
charity reported that 81 400 had been given
since the last meeting to supcranntlatcd
and disabled minister's there being at
| present seven presbyters ON the relief roll
At this stage of the proceedings the Rev.
| Charles u. Rugbir, native missionary of
the Island OF Trinidad, was invited to
make short address regarding his work
I on the island. This he did very enter
| tainingly for about 20 minutes atterward
| the same. The next action of the meeting
was an unpleasant one. 1t was the grant
| ing of the Rev S. NJ. Osmond's request for
dissolution of the pastoral relations ex-
isting between himself and the Elkton
| church because of i'll health in his family,
which makes his removal from this eli
mate an imperative necessity. lie asked to
| be relieved of his duties on the first Sun
day in December and this request was re-
luctently sustained by Elder Charles b.
Finley on behalf of the l.lkton congrega-
| tiun which had in Mr.. Osmond most
faithful and efficient pastor. The consent
of theimeetiug was given and the Rev. $.
| NJ. Perry was appointed moderator OF the
Elkton sessiol pending the installation Of
| Il new pastor. Several committee reports
We're then read, among them report on
church work in the lower part of the
Presbytery by the moderator, the Rev.
| Mr., Logan. Before adjournment ut $50
| o'clock, Ross K. Martindale, a Young man
| of Zion, desirous of entering the ministry,
was questioned by the Rev. Mr.. Osmond
as to his reasons for such u step. The
answers being intelligent and satisfactory
! lIc was taken under the charge of the
| Presbytery and recommended to the board
of education for encouragement.
The evening session was opened by
prayer, followed BY the report of commit
tee on church erection, which report
recommended the appropriation of $3.50
| to the Wortun, Md, church After the
formal passage of the appropriation the in
| vitaliOn of Elder Finley to the lrcsbytcry
to hold its next stated meeting III ElktOn
was accepted. Following this a vote was
taken upon the question OF sustaining or
accepting the examination of Chandler A .
| Oakcs OF StraSDurg, Pa, which had been
i'll progress most OF the day. Mr.. Oakcs is
Il student of Union Seminary, n. y. and
wished license from this l'rcsbytery 10
| preach. While some parts of the GHalnnu-
tion were satisfactory, rs Il whole it was
not and by Il vote Of : to S the preSbytcry
reluctantly declined to pass the young
man, but advised to come before its
next meeting. DR., Charles Briggs was
| one of the young mans preccptors
at the Union Seminary unti the ministers
yesterday diligently searched the young
caniidate's mind for amy faint Of Or.
Briggs hercticul teaching but without sue
cess. During the discussion of the ex-
animation il Enthusiastically developed from
rcLiarks here and there that there were no
symputhizers with Dr. Briggs theology in
the Presbytery Of New Castle. At 5 O'ClOcl
a discussion OF 81 lnOdical sustentation be-
came the order and there were strong al
dresses on this new home missionary
scheme by the Revs, Swart2, Logan,
Gayley and Stonecipher. After this there
was passed series of resolutions which
thanked the peplG of Newark for their
hospitality, the choir for its excellent
music and the press for its faithful reports
Of the meeting, which then adjourned to
meet at the call OF the moderator. Most
uf the Wilmington delegates returned last
evening on the lO.il b. " o. express.
During the morning session the follow
ing resolution was unanimously passed:
The Presbytery OF New Castle desires to ex-
press It's heatitelt sorrow in parting with the
hcy. William l.. McEwan, VINO has received
and accepted call to tho Webster Uruves
Pfesbyteli ian Church, in the PresDyIery Of ST.
Louis. II falls to the lot of very few men 10
organize a prosperous church and 10 place it
in suitable house Of worship. mis- mas been
the high privilege OF Mr. NcEwan. and we
make record Of the fact that he has accom-
pllshed with credit TO himself and with great
advantage 10 our church in tho city OF Wsl-
mington, &C., &c.