Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-08


tiring moderator, was chosen moderator
Fro tenn.
The Call Accepted In Brief Words.
Dr. Talmage received cordial welcome
from number of his friends in the pres
bytery. He occupied seat with the other
members of the presbytery. and remained
an attentive listener of the proceedings.
shortly after he had entered the church,
Rev. Mr.. Allen presented letter from the
pl eshytery of Brooklyn dismssing Or. Tai
i'age to the presbyteiy of Washington
city. The former presbytery, at ITS meet
ing last night, had taken this action, and
Dr. Talmage brought the paper with him.
The paper was unanimously received by
the Washington prestytery. Then the call
from the FIRST Church to DIR. Talmage to
become the co-pastor was read. This docu-
ment has already been printed in The Star,
and was signed by the elders and deacons
and trustees, and was atteSted by Rev. Dr.
Sunderland No definite sum was named
in the call as the compensation to be paid
by the church to DR.. Talmage, this being
left to future arrangements between the
church and DR.. TalmaSe. When the call
had been read, Rev DR.. Nourse. the pastor
of the church at Manassas suggested that
in view of the popularity of the call in not
naming a definite sum of compensation, the
call be referred to committee for con
Sideration. This motion, however. die not
receive second. and by unanimous vote
the presbytery decided to place the call in
the hands OF Dr. lalmaRG. ne lOueTdlOI
then asked the usual question of pr. Tai
mage as to whether he would accept the
CALI
Il do" was the response in the familiar
tones of the Brooklyn divine. And TINS
constituted the entire public utterance
w which DR.. Talmage made on TINS occasion.
Will BE Installed October 2:s.
The presbytery then appointed a COM
mittee, consisting of Rev. Adolos Allen.
ID To1 m O.
Wight to arrange for the details of the in
stallation Of DIR. Tamage as co-pastor. The
committee made it's report, which was
adopted According to this report the in
stalIalion exercises will be held at the First
Presbyterian Church, at I 80 O'clock on the
evening of october 23. The moderator, Rev.
Mr. Allen, will preside and put the con-
stitutional questions. Rev. Tcunis S. Ham,
lin, d. D., will have charge OF the devo-
tional exercises, alternate. Rev. c. d.
Rev. David Gregg, u. D., of Brooklyn.
Charge to the people, Rev. B. F. Bittinger,
D. D., alternate. Rev. w. c. Alexander, d.
d. Charge to co-pastor, Rev. Wallace Rad
cliffe, d: D., alternate, Rev. I. 5. Hamhn'
Rev. T. c. Easton, d. d., alternate, Rev.
G. n. Luccock, ID. d.
AS soon as this report was adopted Rev.
Dr. Talmage left the church and took the
O:55 train for this city, having spent in
the presbytery about an hour. There was
quite a good attendance of the members
of the presbytery, but with the exception
of the visit of DR.. Talmage and the action
taken In his case there was nothing of
special public interest in the meeting, al
though quite a large amount of business
was transacted.
Discussion Over DeacOnesses.
A question Of some interest was brought
up by the report of Rev. DR.. Rathbun, who
gave an account of the organization of
church at Ballston, Va. In the course of
this report he stated that two deaconesses
had been ordained. Rev. DR.. Luccock
wanted to know about these deaconesses
and Rev. Mr.. Rathbun responded that there
was nothing about them that he knew of
except that they We're ordained just as the
elders were. He said that the general
scmbly had taken no action in the matter
and he knew of no law of the church which
forbade deaconesses, and so they had been
ordained. 1t was suggested that some in
uuiry be made to the laws of the church
on this subject, and DR.. Hamiin expressed
the opinion that If such an inquiry was 60
ing to be made 1t might just as well be
broadened SO as to include the question of
ordaining women as ministers and elders.
He did not know that there was any case
in point just now, but he had no doubt that
in the course 70 time such question would
arise and it might as we'll be settled now
as at any other time. This comment, which
was made evidently in spirit of raillery,
caused a smile on the faces OF the MEN,
bers of the presby terry. The motion, how
ever, to appoint a committee to consider
the matter was adopted, and the committee
was appointed, of which Rev. DR.. Luccock
is chairman.
Permanent and Stated Clerks.
The pastoral relations of Rev. Mr.. VIM.
H. Edwards as pastor of the Lewinsville
and Vienna churches was, at his own re-
quest, dissolved.
The remainder Of the session was devoted
to the consideration of the various standing
orders adopted by the presbytery. 1t was
decided that hereafter a permanent clerk