The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-20
NEW CASTLE
y. PRESBYTERY.
1t Adjourned Yesterday Af-
ternOOn After Trans
acting Much
Business.

i | was HXeu lOr Juuo y, IN bn0 flf5G IfeSDV-
, terian Church In Wilmington.
, Tho treasurers report was examined by
the finance committee and showed q BAL
ance in hand OF Si7 60 assessments col.
lectedsfo the year l899-l9t0, $3.50 "a, max.
ing total i'll the treasury Of $4.79O
The report OF the committee on Sunday
schools showed that from reports of sixty
live out of seventy-two schools there were
6i2 teachers and q 765 scholars; scholars IN
full mem bership, S92 received into fun
membership 1888; contributions to Sunday
school board, 1858; to other boards, SGOl :
to support of Sunday schools. s3 14j. The
committee recommended tho second Sun
day in Juno bc observed by Sunday school
and church rs ch!ldren's day. 1t also re-
commended with the twentieth century
movement house to house visitation, be
made.toreach and recaimunchurched chill.
dron; that home class departnent.be urged
upon the consideration OF churches In
order that AL may be interested in Bible
study; that Prosby terry remind session
mat The touching of tho shorter Catechism
has been made obligatory in the churches.
Ihe report was adopted.
| Tho sustenancs committee reported re-
ceipts for relief fund for Oliyet Church Of
$li476 The church is encumberod with a
dabt Of $4,000 During tho yenr the indebt-
edness has been reduced. and the outlook
is the. most promising Of any church be-
Ing aiueu Dy Hresbyt0ry.
The report Of the Women's Board of
Home Missions wa, as follows: Amount
received from societies, VI. 1853 .96; bonds,
fl85.o5; Y. ?. S. G. T., ae1 "a; Jr, Y. P. s.
9, EE psQ5 Sunday schools. s1s6a3 to-
taE ,5S6..0S; contingent fund, $33. 10; val
uc of boxes 81. .075 Of ; number OF mombers
1855; meetings held, 522; societies. 80;
number OF bands 49, Sunday schools con.
tributing 7.
| The report of the Ministers Relief Board
brought out general discussion, engaged
In by Revs. Mossrs. Gayley, Lewis and
Logan.
Speaking of tho Ielles board work, Rev.
A, N. koigwin thought tho organization
OF wol.en's societies, the same as In home
and foreign missions would be helpful to
the boArd. 1t was said that ten per cont.
Of tho minister's had to be aided by the re-
! lief board. More widows and children
| were aided and nothing was moro distress
| ing than for the widows and children Of
ministers, worn ont liz tho service, to be
thrown out upon the cold charities of tho
| world. = For this reason the board was tho
mos Important In church work.
The chairman expressed his gratfica.
tion of the consideration given the relief
board and commended the cause to the
earnest and careful thought of tho Presby-
terry. Tho average appropriation is about
$500.
In n statement Oh foreign missions Rev.
A. n. Keigwin reported subscriptions
during tho last year of 81, 500. an incroaso
over last year of s7aa. He said tho whole
synod was faithful in its work, and nearly
every church was up in subscriptions. The
foreign.,. mission committee had been
lsboring under serious difficulties. Flo urg- |
od that minister and elders study the sub |
ject mid present views from their different |
standpoints. Ths work was work of con- |
science.
A resolution was presented that the
Irosbytsry adopt the suggestions Of the
committee Tor tho employment of students
during the vacation as agents for the vsi-
tation Of churches in the interest of for
cign missions, and recommending pastors
to afford facilities for working that. Misses
Alice Mcl.ear, Bertha Harlan and Eva
Tayior..be appointed committee for ar
ranging an itinerary. and for the super
vision Of the work. The expense for each
church woald be $6-s3 for salary and SO
for other expenses. Though this was the
expense stated by tho resolution they pro-
posed to give each young man who spent
the summer in the work 500.
The resolution stirred up spirited de-
bate. Rev. Il. A. McCurdy said he was
not opposed to the foreign mission work,
nor was he opposed to any movement to
help students. but he thought the COM
nttee should llrther consider the ques- +
tion before deciding it. 1t would TO a
failure through absence of conditions to
make it a success. Tho results would not
reach the expectations of the board. He
said II pastor cannot reach his people re-
garding this work no outside inexperi-
enccd person can.
I:eN W. W: Shaw urged the adoption
of the resolution.
DR.. Koigwin said his opinion personally
did not differ from DR.. McCurdy's, but Us
o member OF the board. he did differ with
him. There was an appeal to the board for
such q movement. He said the Prssbytery
should tuko advice from broader stand
point than that of pastors-from the stand J
point. Of men who had carefully and stu
tiiously considered the question.
The resolution was adopted by vote Of
93 to 60 :
Dr. N. Fl. Miller, of the First Presbyter-
ian Church of Newark, asked permission I
to resign his charge, the resignation to
take effect the last Sunday in this mon th,
and also asked Presbytery to dissolve the
relations botweon himself and the church.
Ile asked that tho sessions have the p,ivi-
ege to fill tho pulpit and that Dr. Vullan- j..
ligham be appointed moderator of the Sos.
'i0ns for The noxt six months. .
His resignation was accepted with much T.
egret, and his requests were granted He :,
letter Of disnlission to Wash. "
ng Presbyterian Church, Washington, y
}. c., 10 take effect whom the work OF tho y =
essiOn was completed The letter will be \
,iyen him. y
A committee composed of Rows. VIII l.
lam EitzSimon, n. A. McCurdy and W, ~
|. Logan WAS appointed to draft suitable ~
esolnticns expressing tho Presbytery's y 3
eep sense of loss and its reSurd for DIR. I,
iillor.
Owing to The fact that stated clerk in III
lace of the Row MIR Miller won Id have
, be elected ut the present. session of tho
'resbytsry. DIR. Miller resigned the posi-
on.
Nominal lions for tho position were Revs, bt
ohm A., NcEmoyle, Luther A. Oates and G.
x. Milligan. On the third ballot Rev. W
luther a. Oates was elected. The vote III
as MS follows: IN
The following commissioners were olect. Pl
to the general assembly; Ministers, s.
eatlie Wylis of New Castle, and John
cElmoylo Of Elkton; alternates. 4. A.
cCurdy Of Wilmington; o. A. Gllling-
I'm OF Port PENN elders, DR. J. M. Slom- tn
ons Of Nicomico, and DR.. J. Il. Costen af
Pitts Creek; alterna tcs, ]. p Belyille yis
Wilmington, and L. H. Book Of an
An obituary Of Rov. William Swan WAS
ad by Rev. j.. w. Reigart
ne following resolution was passed by ,
9 presbytery: Nj
Whereas, Congress its at last session NJ
a.IVto tuo law OuuV uO CLiceF OF private | NJ,
dier shall ho detailed to sell intUxicat. M Mt
3 drinks q, bartender Or otherwise, in "e'
y post. exchange or can tech, nor shall
y other person be required or allowed to
such liquors In my encan,pmsnt or
It or on any prem ises used for military A
rposes by the United States; aud ShI
'Whereas, The attorney general OF the the
ited > ate, has given an official opinion VIII
It tho section whie forbiling officers wei
! soldiers to act as bartenders docs not
'hibit the continuance of tho sale OF In
cating liquors through the canteen sec.
rs OF Tho pest exchange. Therefore, =,
Resolved That we, tho members of tho n
,sbytery of New Castle, in session as bee
lbcd, have learned of this official opin- =,
OF tho attorney general of the United
ties with amazement and in cnse regret mli
that we most respectfully, but most ~,
emily. petition President William Nc VI
lley 10 execute this recently enacted insC
i-cantesn law according to the obvious hoii
or and spirit and to order that no off. IT,
or private soldier be detailed to ect as III
,i,s. and also nrder That - ~, .tha .ns lead
be REQUIRED or allowed to soil snch In I'll