Evening journal., 1898-10-06
OLIVET CHURCH AGAIN.
Figured Largely Before Pres
bytery at Newark Yesterday.
NEXT SESSION IN THIS CITY
CONSIDERABLE OF A FLURRY
CAUSED BY A COMMUNICATION
FROM MEMBERS OF THE HEAD
OF CHRISTIANA CHUiRCH-THE
BUSINESS TRANSACTED.

Special Correspondence B~ening Journal.
Newark, Oct. 6.-The Presbytery met
yesterday morning at o'clock, Moder-
ator Davidson presiding. After the
usual devotional exercises Rev. N. II.
Miller read the minutes of the com
mission in the Olivet Church troubles.
These showed that at the various meet
ings OF the commission very much
was done toward settling the troubles
of that church.
These committees were appointed
Bells and overtures, Rev. w. f. Lewis,
DR.. Keigwin DIR. Reigart, Elder Finlsy,
finance, Theodore f. Clark and Elder
Polk; minutes of General Assembly.
Reys. Ftzsimon and Turner and Elder
Polk.
The committee in the case CT the
Head Of the Christiana Church report
cd THAT it had nothing further to eug-
gest concerning that work, and request
ed that it be discharged, which was
done.
Rev. j. D. Shanks. through Rev. N.
H. Miller, requested TO be transferred
from the New Castle to the Philadel-
phia Presbytery.
DIR. Nlilligan read an obituary of the
late DR.. Marks, after which the moaer-
alton asked Rev. DIR. Shaw to lead the
audience in prayer.
Rev. DIR. Logan read the report of the
committee OF home missions and eustan-
tation fund. This report recommended
that Olivet Church be granted $500 for
pastoral support and $1OO ON its floating
debt, provided the church would rally
to the work. A discussion followed
which LASTED until 113O, when the or
der Of the day was taken up and the
Presbytery spent thirty minutes in
prayer service.
At the afternoon session the report OF
the committee on sustentationl fund was
taken up. That part of the report CON
cerning Olivet Church was referred to
a special committee of five, with in
structions to report before the close Of
the session.
The following amounts were given to
the churches named: Port Penn, 5000;
st. Georges, $500; East lake, $500; Pen
cader, $500; Perryville, $3.50; West
minister, $500; Grace andWhorten, 5000;
FELTON, and Harrington, $3.50; Bridge
vile and Pennington, 5000; George
town and Cool Spring, 5000; Black
water $3.50; Chesapeake City, $500.
"A paper signed by several members
Of the Head of Christiana Church was
presented by DR.. AIilItr. 1t raised quite
a discussion, and was finally ruled out
Of order. The paper recited that the
committee appointed by the Presbytery
had failed in the performance of the
work assigned it, and requested an in
veEtigation of the financial condition OF
} the church at the hands of the Preeby-
terry. Rev w. F. Lewis precipitated a
discussion by calling attention to the
fact that during the devotional SER
vices at the opening of the session
members of the body were engaged in
general conversation in the rear of the
, audience room. He said it was de-
structive Of the dignity and order OF di-
vine worship. He advocated the wear
ing of the Geneva robe by the moder-
ator. He wanted a permanent commit
tee appointed on the devotional ser
vices OF the Presbytery. Remarks on
the same subject we're made by Drs.
McCurdy, Fitzsimon and others.
Dr. McElmoyle offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, THAI committee Of five
be appointed by the Presbytery to con-
slider the Whole matter Of Presbyterial
meetings, that these meetings may be
rendered in scope and made more
profitable to the members Of the Pres
bytery."
At 2.30 p. m. Rev. DIR. William Henry
/ Roberts. of Philadelphia, delivered g
q scholarly address ON Alexander Hen
r derson. The service was in commemor.
alton OF the two hundred and fiftiett
anniversary of the confession of faitt
. and catechfsms Of the Westminster As
sembly.
The night meeting was opened at 7.30
The report of the committee on Cen
eral Assembly was approved and adopt
; ed. Rev. William Fitzslmon was mad'
l. chairman of the committee of Sabbath
e school work. and Mr. Shaw was addet
r to the committee. Rev. David NJ. Orm
+ trout was granted a letter of dismiesa
to the Presbytery of Alabama.
DR.. Warfeld, president of Lafayettt
College, then delivered a very interest
IS ing and instructive address on "The Eff
g feet of the Westminster Assembly OF
e Social Life"
+ After a song by the congregation th
r,,.o-t,,r4c,,r ,-e-s1Y,,ead tho roo11la,. ord,o,