The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

West Jersey Presbytery.
The Spring meeting of West Jersey
Presbytery began on Tuesday in the First
Presbyterian Church, Bridgeton, the
church in which the first meeting of the
Presbytery was held upon it's organiza-
ton. in 1889.
Rev. j. M. Cockins, Cape May, was
elected Moderator for ensuing six months.
There was q large attendance of ministers
ard elders. Rev. DR.. Frederick ]. Stanley
was received from the Presbytery of
Hudson and his name enrolled. A call
was extended him from First Church,
Atlantic City, and arrangements for his
installation were made.
Rev. DIR. Stonley, of the P~resbytery, of
Hudson; Rev. F. J. Collier, d. D., of
Woodstowp; Rev. Mr.. Anderson, of
Philadelphia, and Rev. r. N. Toms, of
Cedarville, were IN motion invited to sit
as corresponding members.
Rev. George Warrington ask edlthat his
pastoral relation with the Fairton Church
be dissolved. The congregation son
Cured. 1t appeared, however, that his
salary had not been fully paid, and a
committee was appointed to endeavor to
adjust the matter. Rev. John B. Mo-
Corkle was at his request placed upon the
honorably retired list.
Commissioners to General Assembly
were elected as follows: Ministers, Rev.
]. C. Russell, Rev. DIR. Brace; a~lternates,
Rev. DR.. Aikman, Rev. j. L. Lands;
| elders, John Callahan, Camden; Charles
Lippincott, Atlantic City; ~alternates.
G.. S. Newcomb, Hammonton; Richard
B Stevenson, Blsckwood.
Rev. w. w. Casselberry was added to
| Committee on Systematic Benevolence
and made it's chairman. Rev. r. N.
Toms, of Osborne Memorial Church,
Cedarville, was granted permission to
continue his labors in bounds of the
| P~resbytery until the Midsummer meeting.
| Homer G. Snitzer and Hugh McCrone,
students were given temporary licenses
to preach. The narrative of the state of
| religion showed a great advance in the
number added to the churches.
In the evening Rev. Heber Fl. Beadle,
the retiring moderator, preached the
sermon, and Theodore Elmer, of Fairton,
was ordained as a missionary.
The Presbytery completed its business
on Wednesday at 1 O'Clock and adjourned
to meet at Holly Beach On May 81.
Luncheon was served in the First Presby-
teriau Chapel, which was prettily
decorated.
Rev. W. V. Louderbough, of Salem,
presented a report from the Committee
on Temperance which was adopted with
out discussion, and Rev. Mr.. Beadle
reported nine candidates under Presbytery
care. The report of the Women's Foreign
Missionary Society, showed that 1875 had
been collected during the year.
Pending action upon Rev. George
Warrington's application for a release
from the pastorate of the church at
Fairton, a committee of residents of
Bridgeton was appointed to make an at
tempt to reconcile matters between the
pastor and the church. The committee
consists of Rev. William J. Bridges, Rev.
Sylvester W. Beach aud Elders ] Ogden
Burt, Benjamin F. Harding and Edward
M. FithisD.
The desire of the P~resbytery was ex-
pressed that Rsv. DR.. F. j. Collier should
continue to labor at Woodstown another
year.
William II. Dodd was received as a
candidate from the ~presbytery of New
Brunswick, his examination was ap-
proved and arrangements were made for
his ordination and installation in the
Holly Beach Church on Thursday, May
81.
ReV. a y. SDyuef WAS appointed mOu'
orator Of Cedarville First and Osborn
Memorial Churches, and Rev. DR.. AK
man, of P~leasantville, and Absecon
Churches.
A resolution was adopted indorsing the
Whitman Monument Association. DR..
Marcus Whitman was an elder in the
Presbyterian Church and went to Oregon
as a missionary. His servicsss were i'm
portant in preserving that splendid terri
tory for the United States. as shown by
his p, rilous trip to the East in the Win
ter d 1912 and his return at the head of
a large immigration in 1943. He and his
wife " ere massaored by the Indians in
1917.
Rev. DR.. Frederick J. Stanley will be
installed as pastor of the First Church.
Atlantic City, next Monday. Rev. J. M.
Cockins, of Cape May, the moderator,
will preside; Rev. Sylvester W. Beach, of
Bridgeton, will deliver the charge to the
people.
The place of the June meeting of the
was referred to the stated
clerk, Rev. DIR, Henry Reeves, with a
preference expressed for the new church
at Audubon, from WITCH an invitation had
been received. Woodbury. was selected
as the placed of the September meeting,