Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-04

| NEW SAsTLE. OCt. o. LUG lAil ilcob-
ing Of the New Castle Presbytery began
in the Presbyterian Church yesterday
| afternoon. The Rev. Il. w. Long, the
moderator, presided and the attendance
| was large.
Officers as follows were elected /:
Moderator, the Rev. 8. w. Reigart, d.
D.; Temporary Clerks, the Reys. William
| FltzSlmmons and j. T. M. Knox.
The minutes of the spring meeting
held at Pocomoke City, the adjourned
meeting held at Middletown, and the
pro-re-nata meeting held in Wilmington,
were read and approved.
The pulpits of Drawers Church,
| Odessa, and Olivet Church, Wilmington,
were declared vacant.
The committee on arrangements re-
! ported the programme which had been
| arranged.
The Rev. Vaughn s. Collins was in
vited to sit as corresponding member.
The license of w. H. Purnell as a
local evangelist was renewed for one
year. The stated clerk was instructed
to write to Mr.. Purnell and ask him to
| withdraw his membership in the Pres
bytery of Baltimore, within whose
bounds he is at present working.
Committees as follows were APP
pointed:
Bills and Overtures-M essrs. Bunstein,
Davidson and Schellingcr.
Finance-Messrs. McVey and Wright.
Observation-Disclosures. Lewes, Adams
and Todd.
Minutes of the Assembly--Messrs.
Long and Blake.
Leave of Absence -Messrs. Coulson
and McVey.
Oscar A. Gillingham was received as
| a licentiate and taken under the care of
the presbytery. His examination was
accepted as sufficient for ordination.
A call from Lower Brandywine
Churh was put in the hands of the Rev.
Samuel Irvine and by him accepted.
| 4 letter from the Rev. w. Addison
Beatson, stating that he has been fully
occupied with the work of the ministry
at Glasgow, Scotland, and elsewhere
and that he will notify the presbytery
when he secures a permanent position,
was read.
A call from Olivet Church was put in
the hands of the Rev. t. e. Montgomery
and by him accepted.
1 The Rev. William Coulson requested
that the pastoral relations existing be-
tween him and the church at PerryVille
be dissolved, which request was granted,
and the Rev. James j.. Vallandigham,
d. D., was appointed to declare the pull
| pit vacant October 2Sth, and also ap-
| pointed moderator of the session.
1t was resolved that the narrative on
the state of religion, which was pre-
scented at Pokomoke City, be sent down
as the narrative report to the synod.
Ernest f. Keigwin was taken under
the care of the Presbytery as candi-
date for the ministry. Mrs. Keigwin
and F. II. Laird were recommended to
| the Board of Education for aid for the
usual amount in their course of study.
| October 9th, at 8 p. m, was selected
as the time for installing Mr.. Mont
gomery pastor Of Olivet Church. The
Rev. E. w. Long will preside and pro-
pound the constitutional questions, the
Rev. A. N. Keigwin will deliver the
charge to the pastor, the Rev. j. r.
| Mllligan will deliver the charge to the
people and the Rev. Andrew ]. Sullivan,
d. D., of Philadelphia, will preach the
| sermon.
Announcement was made that
churches had been organized at Frank
ford and Ocean View.
The church at Porryville was author
lied to supply its pulpit until the next
meeting of the presbytery.
The Rev. E. w. Long preached last
evening.
This mornings session opened with
prayer by the moderator.
Yesterdays minutes were read and
approved.
The treasurer reported small balance
in the treasury. His report was referred
to the finance committee.
An invitation to attend the 250th an
niversary of Christ's First Presbyterian
Church, Hampstead, L. l., which is 10
be celebrated from October 14th to Octo-
Der 10th, inclusive, was read.
Announcement was made that the
name of the Rev. James l.. Vallandig.
ham, d. D., had been put on the roll OF
the Board of Ministerial Relief.
Russell II. Mccullough was received
under the care Of the presbytery as a
candidate for the ministry.
The death of the Rev. Edwin Long
was announced, appreciation of the
deceased and sympathy for the bereaved
were expressed and the Rev. Il. w.
Long, the son Of the deceased minister
was excused from further attendance.
The committee on bills and overtures
recommended the plan of federation
which is pending before the reformed
churches of the United States holding
to the Presbyterian system and ex-
pressed the hope that the General As
sembly will adopt it and put it in speedy
operation.
The Rev. X. NJ. Bull of Chester
Presbytery and the Rev. DR.. Proudfit OF
Baltimore Presbytery were invited tc
sit as corresponding members.
The stated clerk was instructed to cast
the ballot for the appropriation for sus
tentation and home missions.
1t was resolved that the presbytery
meet at the call of the moderator dur
ing the meeting of the synod.
| The following changes in the stand
ing committees were announced: L. A
Oates withdrawn from the committee
on missions, J. H. Howk from the com
mittee on ministerial relief, G. A
Walker on the committee on publica
ton and Sunday school work replaced
by w. f. Lewis, ]. E. Franklin on the
committee on temperance replaced By
II. A. Davidson and G. A. Walker oil
the committee on church history re
placed by w. +. Lewis.
Head of Christiana Church was au
thorized to supply its pulpit and the
Rev. DR.. Miller was appointed modera
tor of the session.
The committee on home missions ant
synodical sustentation reported that the
Board of Home Missions had received
$2,67s99 during the year.
After half an hours devotional exer
cises recess was taken.