Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-10-12

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Pennington on Tuesday, october Gath.
New Castle, Oct. 8. -Yesterday after
Moons session of the fall meeting of
Presbytery of New Castle was opened
with>prayer.
The Rev. W. II. Logan reported the
vacant churches and said the Rev. W.
NJ. Dauerty, the stated supply. was
looking after the needs of the Black.
water Church. The churches at Eden
and Ocean City were reported in charge
of the Rev. j. A. Nicholson. Newport
was placed under the care Of the Rev.
W. J. Rowan, pastor of the Newark
Church.
Smyrna was selected as the place for
holding the spring session, at the re-
quest of the Rev. J. Il. Estlin.
The Rev. W. Il. FitzSimou, chair
man of the Sunday school committee.
said it would be advisable to havela
committee from the Presbytery APPOINT
ed to meet the twentieth century COM
mittee in relation to the work. 1t was
decided to accept the report and meet
the century committee during the meet
ing of the Synod at Wilmington.
L. Marks of Hanover Church, Will
nington. was appointed on the com.
mittee on examinations.
The Rev. Oscar A. Gillingham of
Port Penn and Drawers churches ask
ed to have the pastoral relations existing
between himself and the Port Penn
Church dissolved. The request was
granted.
The Revs. F. H. Moore, A. N. Keig-
win, W. a. Logan and Luther A. Oates
spoke with feeling concerning the re-
quest and stated that they each re
GREETED the step taken as good work haa
been done at Port Penn. Mr.. Oates
stated that the excellence of the work
should bring the blush of shame to the
cheeks OF some engaged in the ministry.
Tho Roy. X. A. Dawson was placed in
charge and the church will be allowed
TO I'LL the pulpit until the neat meeting
of the Preshytery.
The committee on the installation OF
the Rev. J. b. North. who has been
preaching at Snow Hill, Md for nearly
q year, failed to report and it was
learned that he had suffered some
affliction, losing a son by drowning in
Cuba and that his mother law was
now seriously i'll. Stated Clerk Oates
was instructed to advise the pastor and
congregation that some action should
be promptly taken in the matter and
the call placed before the Presbytery
at the next meeting.
The Rev. 7. j. Taggart. who came
from the Presbytery of Northumber-
land, and who had not been admitted
mere on account of an error by the
clerk OF the Presbytery. which he was
leaving, telegraphed and received a
rnnIv VI n "a
be was examined. The Rev. j. L.
Vallandigham prepared the texts on
languages. The Rev. A. N. Keigwjn
examined the candidate on s.Experi-
mental Religion the Rev. W. II.
Logan on Theology the Rev. S. L.
Irvine, on Church History,n the Rev.
". i. Lewis on Church Government,
the Rev. }. L. Estin and the Rev.
Luther A. Oates, on English Bible. +"
After preaching sermon taken from
the 18th chapter of st. Matthew, 9th
verse, the candidate retired and the re-
ports OF the examiners were heard and
he was unanimously elected a member
OF the Presbytery. The newly. elected
member presented call from the
churches of Bridgevile and Farminpton
and arrangements were made to ordain
the preacher at the Farmippton
Church on Tuesday evening, October
24th, at 7 O'Clock. The sermon will be
preached by the Rev. Joseph B. Turner
the charge to the people will be deliver.
ed by the Rev. William A. Logan; the
charge to the pastor, by the Rev. Richard
Downes The Rev. w. w. Shaw.
moderator, will preside.
The Rev. Joseph B. Turner asked
that the matter OF changing the first
rule, which states that the meetings
shai DO held twice i year, the third
tuesday in April and the first Tues
day in October. be taken up He said
he had given notices at the spring meet
ing and thought four meetings n wear
should be held. So much is to be done
at the spring meeting that the work
has to be rushed through and DURING
some years from two to five extra mest'
lnes have been called by the moderator,
Ihose had all been held in Wilmington,
whore the nearby preachers could al
tend. In the fall the routine business
was transacted. 1--WE are now on the
threshold of our winters work. he
SAID, and we should have time set
apart Tor spiritual work, and thus helm
to spiritual life the work of the church
and Preshytery."
Inc matter was discussed by tho Rev.
Edwin w Long. the Rev. S. Beattie
Wylie and the Rev. w. IL. Logan. The
remarks of the latter wero quite anus.
ing. He stated that New Castle Pres
bytery's territory put him in mind
OF big hotel where you pet
your credentials and then pass on.
Young men fresh from the semi
nary use it as school, get a smalI
church, begin with good work, then
pass on to another place. The work
done today was important and Of great
value. There was NJ rod tape. Tho
Presbytery, he further stated, was like
{; shoe string, much length and no
breadth, and the trip from the lower
end of the Peninsula would cost IS,
which was rather expensive four times |
a year. He favored several extra meet |
ings per year of n devotional character.
where the good of the churches could |
be discussed. This would be of much |
benefit, and would prove of greater
value toIthe church than oampmeetings
The Rev. L. A. Oates stated that |
Delaware City would be glad to have
ministers for one day sessions, as they
could not accommodate them comfort. |
ably with sleeping quarters.
Moderator Shaw said he WOULD like |
TO see more spiritual work and time |
given to the work.
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