The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-04
THIRD edition.
NEW CASTLE NEWS.

NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What Is Transplring In the Pretty Town
On the Delaware.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN
INV CASTLE. Oct. 4.
At the meeting OF the Presbytery
yerter, ay. Rev. DIR, Proudfeit. of Balti
more. and Rev. Mr.. Booth, Of Chester
Presbytery were on motion invited tUI
sit as corresponding memlers OF the
Presbytsry.
The Presbytery agreed to adjourn
when 1t adjourned to meet at tn
Synod at Washington on October Ii
The Presbytery agreed to the Fedora
tion plan OF the other churches. Buck
ingham and Head of Chrlstiana church
% were given leave to supply theii
puiplts until the noxt Pre5bytery meet.
ing.
Rev. Samuel L. IRVINE was received
from the Eric, Pa. Presbyterv an,
given call to Lower Brandywin,
which he accepted.
Rev. Johu McElmoylo OF Elkton, Ied
the devotional exercises for half an
hour before adjournment at noon.
At the afternoon session Rev. John
MoElnoyie announced that the trus
tees had adopted Presbytery seal.
Rev. Samuel Brown Turner, who
was ordained at Westminster, June
1852, and recently OF Altoona, Pa, was
received into Now Castle Presbytery.
A call was presented from the church
at Dover. at a salary OF $1,000 and par.
sonage. The call was accepted and II
M mn milf Al N ~ MT To 70.
installation.
A petition was presented from
twenty-five families at Pennington
praying for the establishment OF n
church at that place. to be organized
under the Presbytery. The attention
OF the Presbytery was called to the
resolution which was passed Mt meet.
ing In Central hurch. Wilmington. In
1891, which culls on the pastors to fur
nish sketch OF their lives for histor-
ioal purposes.
The finance committee reported the
treasurer's account 10 be correct.
The Installation of the pastor oil
pcver woe announced to he on Octo
Der II. and the sermon to he preached
by Rev. w. L. Swartz, ana at Lower
BrdndywiDe on October 18th, the ser
pon to be preached by Rev. ]. +
Marshall.
The matter of systematic bench
cence as requested by the action OF
the General Assembly was discussed
Rev. W. Z Swartz was IN the assembly
at the time. He did not IKE it then
he does not ilHe IL now. No one can
tell what individual mGmbsrs can do.
1t Is not christian giving, it Is a sys
tenn OF apportionment and will be
looked upon as matter OF stress. He
related tue good WORK OF proportion
at giving IN Central Church. There
Is an Individuality In church Educa
ton. II we can know tho direct In.
come of our people and from their
own fidelity 10 Ged we can get Il teAtll
we are doing good education work,
The Lord loves cheerful giver but
h. does not know that the Lord loves
the person that comes up to the
scratch because the Presbytery would
iorwn on him II he did not, He would
not take cogntzance OF the upportion.
ate idea in Central Church.
Rev. A. n. kGigwln sta, ed that II
was Ilfflcult 10 determine the expenaes
OF congregation. 1t Ia not fair to
load up church by assessments. He
thought that one third Of the churches
were in the same predlcmeut. The
motion was lost by vote of - to Ii.
An Invitation was extended from
Lewes. The latter church was select.
eli and The time to be I.S0 O'Clock in
the evening The examination Of key.
oscar A. dillingham; on the Sacra.
ments was gone through 10y DIR La.
fayatte Marks. He then delivered his
most popular sermon. Ha chose his
text from Matt 1920 and Mark 1921
There are in the human breast those
yearnlngs which nothing can supply
"a "A ma An :
10 meet Christ, II you only knew tht
workings OF the heart OF young men
Solomon said 'Hll is vanity Thereby
proving that there Is something want
I'd In earthly happiness. Thus 1t was
with the young man in our text. HI
thinks OF this man Christ jesus And 81
no runs TO Him presents a proper
question and receives a proper Ques
ton. Christ looked right into his sou
and 10 hi5 question Christ said: "Ont
thing thou laGkesl."
The young udn turned pale unde,
his pnyslcIun's hands. when Christ
pressed hard on the affected part and
said. go sell all your worldly effects
give II to tie poor, take up your cros,
and follow me- But hts riches Wer,
more to him than eternal lifa. You
my friend. may be like this younl
man. Thers may lie missing link II
your chain for eternal life. At Iii
ftase the sermon was considered sui
hoient. He was then requested |,
withdraw from the frespytsrS
and the name was called and his ex
animation WAS sustained. A discus
sion arose as to the joining together
OF Drawers Church, at UdesEa, ant
the church at Port Penn.
Rev Dr. GayleS. in speaking of TN
Odessa Church. thought 1t would b
bcst for 1t to do as the old Wels
preacher in Pennsylv4nla sud Il
preaching his farewell sermon ate
having been very poorly supported
yARt the Apostle Paul was In IIeayel
for good time, upd they could ge
him down eEely Sunday morning an,
he could 20 buck ut night and live OF
bis celestial food. Odessa wants
star preacher for $500 salary.
Rev. Dir. Sbepp reported that tn
Rev. l. ). Rush was i'll and unable {,
attend the Prssbytory.
tie ordination and Installation o
Rev. Oscar A Gil,lngham Of the por
Penn Church, will take place on Gcto
Der ~. The sermon will he delivered
" Rev. j. h. Randall OF the Cheste
fresbytery. The Moderator will b,
tie president on the occasion. Rev
George L, PeIrce will address tn,
meeting
On motion OF Rev. w p. Swarta
moved that the beat thanks of tue
Presbytery bc extended 10 the pasto
and officers OF the congregation, tn
people OF the city. the railroads, tn
lsdias OF the church. our officers ant
the press for the cordlallty with Rhiul
the PreSbytery was treated during tn
meeting. A minute was read on tn
late Rev. John Patton.
com nlttee, composed Of Revs
kegsrt, Logan and Gayley. WAS 81
pointed to visit Drawers Church a
Odessa with view OF uniting til
Charge with that OF Port Penn. IN
minutes were read aud approved an
the fresDytery adjourned.
CITY COUNCIL MEET.
At the adjourned meetlng OF cit
Council last evening 1t was reporte
that there was about 1855 In the treas
uIy. In the absence OF PrestdeI
HoishumskUr, Mr.. Ellason oecuple
the chair.
Mr., Taylor did not favor the idea Z
changing the issuing oil licenses b
Tbs mayor to the City council clerk
Mi, Cooper said next spIlng Their
would be mayors election, and ne