Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-06
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Is 10 Session at Newark Proceedings Tu,
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duy Night nna Yesterday nfurning.
Newark, Oct. 6. The fall meeting of
the New Castle Presbytery began in
the Newark Presbyterian Church last
| evening. lsNs
After an anthem by the choir, the
Rev. w. f. Lewis offered prayer. The
Rev. j 3. Turner read tho lesson, and
the Rev. j. s. Howk made tho second
prayer. Mr. Lewis preached the SER
mon, taking Isaiah 30, %, for his text.
A business session, opened by Mr..
Lewis, followed the religious exercises.
The following replied to roll-call:
Ministers+-R. a. Davidson. Richard
| Downs, Arthur Dougall, James l..
Estlin, William Fitzsimon, s. S. Gay
ley, o. A. Dillingham;, W. G. Hogg,
Robert II. Hoover, j. s. Howl1, W. +.
Lewis, w. H, Logan. H. F. Mason, j.
r. Milligan, +. II. Moore, Luther A.
Oates, s. w Reigart, Philip P. Reese,
W. W. Shaw, w. H. Stone, J. B.
Turner, James L. Vallandigham and
Charles f. Hopper.
Elders-W. z. Patton, William Nc.
Mullin. Z. G. Polk, I. f. Clark, John
g. Conner, William Stroud. w. l.
Todd, William Stewart. FIR. Vincent,
Howard, 7. Wallace, G. F. Eastburn,
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Thomas Price, H. y. Ellison, George
L. Baird, John Armstrong, H. NJ.
Reed, DIR. w. Il. Skinner and James
| p. Wright.
The Revs. X. A. Davidson and W.
w. Shaw were nominated for modera.
| tor, but the latter withdrew, and Mr..
| Davidson was elected. After briei
| speech, Mr.. Lewis, the retiring mod
GRAFTON, handed the gayel to Mr. David.
son, who appropriately responded. DIR.
| N. III. Miller, who has been stated
clerk for six years, was reelected fol-
the ensuing three years. The Revs. 0.
| A. Gillingham and Richard Downs
were elected temporary clerks.
The Rev. F. @. MacSorley and the
Rev. Mr.. Mcfarland of the Methodist
Episcopal Church were invited to sit
within the bar of tho presbytery.
The Rev. j.. s. Howk asked the pres.
bytery to dissolve his relation with
the Pocomoke City and Pitts Creek
| Churches, and grant him permission tc
accept q call ito East Palestine, O.
| After several eulogistic speeches, his
request was granted. The Rev. w. 7.
| Hall was selected to preach at the two
churches next Sunday, and declare
their pulpits vacant. and the Rev. Mr..
Oates was appointed moderator of the
sessions. The two churches were
authorized to supply their pulpits until
the next meeting of the presbytery.
The presbytery reconvened this morn
| ing.
The ,treasurer's report, after being
read, was referred to the finance com.
mittee.
| The committee to whom the trouble
at the Head Of Christiana Church had
been referred announced that they had
no further report to make and, at theii
request, were discharged.
The Rev. D.. j. Shanks was dis.
missed to the Philadelphia Presbytery.
The Rev. j. r. Milligan, D. D.. read
a memoir of the Rev. Lafayette Marks,
ID. D., which was ordered to be spread
| on the minutes.
The report of the committee on min
| isterial relief was adopted.
| Olivet Church, Wilmington, was
granted 5000, to help .defray expenses.
DIR. McCurdy and others thought the
sum of $500 should be appropriated.
A resolution requesting the churches
| to aid Olivet was adopted.
| The report of the committee on home
missions and sustentation was consid.
| cred. N5Its
Recess to o'clock this afternoon
| was taken. AJi