Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-23
CHESAPEAKE PREsBYTERY.

At yesterdays session of the Presby
terry of the Chesapeake, held in Wash
ington, the statistical committee pre-
sented report showing the condition
of the Sunday schools OF all the Chesa-
peake, and reports were read from the
Sunday schools of the churches. a
statement of the systematic beneticence
of each church was also presented
showing what charitable undertakings
each flock has undertaken since the
fall meeting. Narratives descriptive OF
the evangelistic work were read repre-
senting all the churches.
AS stated yesterday Rev. Mr.. Car
rington, pastor of the Southern Presby-
terian Church at Greenwich, near Gull
pepper, was removed from his pastorate.
The special committee to whom the
case had been referred reported through
Rev. A. w. Pitzer. Mr.. Darlington
YVES the pastor of Greenwich Church.
near Culpeper, up to a few months
ago, when he rendered his resignation
to the congregation because of its ina
bility to pay his salary. This report
was that Mr.. Carrington's resignation
be approved, since the church was I'M
able to pay its just debt. The pulpit
was also declared vacant, and Rev. w.
81. Robertson was temporarily assigned
to Greenwich Church. Resolutions
were passed expressing the deep regret
of the presbytery that any difference
between the Greenwich Church and
Mr.. Darlington should have arisen, and
it urged upon the congregation the ad-
visibility of paying the debt as soon as
possible. The committee reported adj
versely upon the proposition that MIR.
Darlington should occupy the parson
age, rent free, until the debt was paid,
since that would be placing a mortgage
on the church property. Mr.. Caring
ton still continues as member of the
presbytery.
The report of the special committee
to revise the standing committees re-
commended these changes: Foreign
missions, T. H. Rice, D. ]. Shopof, and
G. c. Heard; home missions, G.. L. Bit.
ger, <. Kemper, and c. P. Janney; ed
ucation, A. w. Pitzer, E. L. Wilson,
and T. n. Rice; Sabbath.schools, W. 81.
Robertson, ]. E. Douglass. and G. H.
Kemper; systematic beneficence, A. p.
Darlington and ]. w. Shields; colored
evangelization, A. W. Pitzer, l. n.
Campbell, and G. D. Gray.
A call from Culpeper for the licen-
tate, ]. Louis McClerg, who will COM
plete his studies for the ministry at
Princeton next month, was approved
and ordered forwarded to Mr. McClerg
for his consideration. The reports of
the several churches were then taken
up and approved, one at time.
The principal topic of the night SEES
sion was the question of home mis-
sions, Rev. Mr.. Shopof making
strong presentation of the condition of
the Pensioners of the rural districts OF
Virginia. Resolutions were passed to
the effect that each church should take
up two collections during the next year
in aid of the home missionary work,
and that the appointments of the
subscriptions among the churches
should remain the same for this year as
they were for the last.
Culpeper was selected as the next
place of meeting, and the third Tues
day in September the date. Rev. l. n.
Campbell and Elder K. Kemper were
elected delegates to the General Pres
byterian Assembly, which convenes in
Nashville in short time.
There was short business session this
morning to conclude the business of the
PreshQtarY.