Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-10-21
THE SYNOD OF BALTIMORE
Commencement of Its Annual
Session Tuesday Evening.
MEETING OPENED BY DR.. MILLIGAN
Plea for a Return to Ideas OF
Simplicity.
Tho Rev. Charles u. HamSGeii of Washing
Ton klecied Moderator - oIyet Chuch
1rouDie. .|-...


Baltimore sun Special
Washington. Oct. ~ The Baltimore
Synod and the PRESBYTERIAN Church
hegan it's annual session to right ut
the West Street Church. Tho cSerriRss
were opened with prayer hy the Rev.
J. II. Milligan Of Milminion, tho
moderator. Then followed Srriptnral
reading by tho Rev. G. y Ramsdell
81 this city, ami prayar ~ the Rov I
DR. liahcnrk If Baltimure
The moderatur's sermon, ny tho Rev.
j, II. Milligan. was an ERNEST PLEA for /
return 10 tina illeaa If simplicity, I
power and unity whidh prevailed in
the apostolic church. Mr.. Mllligan |
said tho erent neeh of the world at tho
present time ia faith ilo auggrHted a
great worlds confederation OF churches
az means Of nHnging the natioDs
of tho earth c!ossr together and OF
strengthening the brotherhood of man.
Immediately Wter the sermon tho
synod was callTd to ordar for BRIEF
business srssicn. The election OF
moderator war declared in order, and
il was alsD announced that tho Office
helongel this year to the Preshytery of
Washington. Tho Rev. Charles Il.
Ramsdell pastor of tue North Church.
in this city, was nominated by the
Rev. d. Alexander, and the nomina-
tinn wag seconded by the Rev. DIR.
Sunderland. lie was elected hy ac-
camston. In assuming the chair Mr..
RamNlel mails hrief address, thank
ing the eynod for the honor conferred
upSn him.
The following complaint aud appeal
vas taken to Warrington yesterday by
delegation from Olivet Church TO be
read before TIM Synod of Baltimore:
The congregation of Oliyet Church
respectfully complains aud appeals to
the synod Of Baltimore against the pro
ceediugs and decisions Of the preHhy.
terry Of New Castle with respect to this
congregation and its pastor within and
prior 10 the present year and especially
touching the proceedings and dec:siun
of the saih preshytery by which the
pastoral relation existing between the
Rev. T. Il. Montgomery ana this CON
gregation has been dissolved.
We enter this complaint and appeal
for the following among other repsons.
10 wit:
/. Neither the rights nor the priv.
leges OF tho pastor or the people have
been duly regarded hy the preshytery
and that in the following particulars:
/. BY eyhibitionR of prejudice.
2. By exclusions from hearings before
committees and presbytery.
,. by allowing improper persons to
testify.
4. BY receiving improper material
as testimony.
s. Ny refusal to allow tho continuance
of a relation which was mutually salts
factory. And
G. BY unwasranted interruptions and
imperfect hearing of committees of the
congregation sent to preHhytery to plead
its cause.
III. The prsahytery has permitted
dissenting and disrupting movements
nv dissatisfied persons 10 proceed
within the bounds Of the congregation
to a grievausly hurtful extent without
condemnation or rebuke while the HeH'
sion of the church was hindered in its
efforts To denl suitably with tho re-
fractory members or bring them Ia
prnper account ana cuuntenancinR II
not fostering those and other petnicioua
proceedings as to produce strife and
confusion and hiring uiacredit on the
name Of our beloved church and ever
upun it's sacred Head.
III Because the recent action oi
nresnytery in dissolving the pastora
relation as n settlement, so called, OF {
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