Evening journal., 1897-06-15
IN PRESBYTERY, NOW.
Light Turned on the Olivet
Church Quarrel.
TWO MATTERS IN CONVENTION
FIRST, THE DISPOSITION OF PAS
TOR MONTGOMERY; SECOND
THE CHURCH MINUTES EAST
LAKES NEW PASTOR.

The now famous fight in Olivet Pres
byte1lan Church which has kert the
Presbytery OF New Castle in an almost
constant turmoil. and has stirred up re-
ligious circles generally to a high
pitch, will doubtless end to-day, for II
Is being fought to finish in open con-
vention.
New Castle Presbytery, consisting of
the pastors and ruling elders of all the
Presbyterian churches of Delaware and
the Eastern Shores OF Maryland and
Virginia, is sitting at Central Presby-
terian Church in special called session
to settle this difficulty once and for all.
1t will be remembered that at Presby-
tery's Spring meeting, Presbyterys
special committee OF investigation ask
ed for the resignation ofRev. Theodore
e. Montgomery, Olivet's pastor, who
has been a bone OF contention during
his ministry there. his opponents hav-
ing the little end OF the bone.
This was done at the suggestion Of
some OF the Oldest and wisest heads in
Presbytery for the sole purpose Of
bringing the old boil to a head. Mr..
Montgomery promptly rendered his res
ignation and then Presbytery cited the
congregation ofOlivet Church to appear
before st., through regularly elected
commissioners, in Central Church on
June 10, to then and there show cause
why this resignation shall or shall not
be accepted.
PRESBYTERY WILL RETAIN HIM.
This brings the matter to the golden
al.
and, 1t is fully believed, Presbytery will
recognize the voice Of the people and
retain Mr. Montgomery.
When Olivet congregation met to
elect commissioners It was decided by
a vote of 11S Ito or 'that the congre.
cation of the church want their pastor
Rev. T. e. Montgomery. TO remain de
spite the action taken against him al
the last general meeting OF the Presby
terry"
PRESBYTERY MET AT ..
Shortly after O'Clock this afternoon
Moderator Crew n. II. Miller. ID. ID.
of Newark, called Presbytery 10 order
Revs. w. j. FitzSimon, of Zion, Md.
and Rev. w. f. Lewis, of Wilmington
produced that portion of Presbytery'
= minutes relating to "an adjourned ses
sion CT Presbytery to be held in Cen
trail Presbyterian Church. to permit tn
congregation of Olivet Presbyteriai
Church to show cause why the resigna
tion of Rev. Theodore e. MontgOmer
as pastor should not be accepted, an
the pastoral relations dissolved"
S TWO QUESTIONS ON OLIvET.
e Question No. 1. What shall be don
q with the resignation of Rev. Theodor
5 r. Montgomery as pastor OF Olive
, Church?" will occupy the greater POI
4 ton Of the afternoon session.
Question No. 2 is: What shall b
e done with the minutes Of the session q
1 Olivet Church, which were not pre-
{ duced at Presbytery's Spring meeting 1
/ .Middletown?"
The session has been ordered to pre-
duce those minutes before Presbyter
this afternoon. They have the recor
e of the expulsion OF the elders and othe
{ members of the minority faction wh
r have been fighting Pastor MontgOmer!
: EASTLAKE'S NEW PASTOR.
> Some time during this. special session
3 Presbytery will be called upon to tah
y action on the call extended by Ea:
!. Lake Presbyterian Church to Rev. \
/ M. Trull. Of the class of '97 OF Prince
+ ton. The call will probably be count'
& nanced and arrangements made for b
! installation.