Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-10-19
Chosen to Preside Over the
Synod of Baltimore.
AN IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS BODY
Includes Delaware, Baltimore
and Washington.
Represents 1856 Churches, lG5 Ministers,
$50 Elders aud 2G,704 Members--open-
Ing Session in First Presbyterian Church
Election oil Officers.


nai.iinore' preacheo tne openlng ser-
mon, anu me IolIowihg ollceTS were
9Iecteo' Mooerator, tne ney. mliIhln
,,anehI oecretary' ior Iiree years, tpe
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tne Ieneral Assembly, 100 onur ~ -e,
loo inlnls'eis' ooo eluers anu TO- 'oa
members
Az the meetinR TUESDAY, the open
Ing prayer was oIerea ny the hev.
george ~. Luccock' y. ~, OF tne
Me'roI,oiltan Onqrcp. nasnlnglon' auo
the SCRIPTURES, l Iorihtnlans, ., was
read by the Key James II. Moifatt OF
Onmnertand. ma. me cholr sang
hock oi hges, NY tne SnorI an ),
THE OPENING SERMON.
The retiring moderator, the Rev. E.
II. Robbins Of Fulton Avenue Church,
Baltimore, announced as his text |
Corinthians, 3, g.: II have planted
Apollos wateied; but God gave the in
crease. Mr. Roppins reietred TO the
decrease IN aduiiIons TO the chnrches
rn me PRESBYTERIAN BODY ana al the
uenoninatlons tils iast rev years ana
especial referred 10 ms SYNOD: re
maintained tnat tue enu OF lhe churGh
was splritusl lrcrease, ana the eIe-
ments OF success 10 tnat were poth
human and ui'ine' Inc iauit ls Que
10 lack OF divine power because Ohris-
tiahs allow SIN 10 remain IN thelr
hearls; they allow self-seeklng an9 IN
ditterence 10 operate upon tnem. Ihey
shouiu seek coos grace ana pnt away
THESE hlhurances. IN ciosihg' Mr, hop.
p'ns mace reference 10 inc iact that az
throueh the chnrch are little nands oil
praying memhers. IN these ne saw
beacon lights giving nope OF pressing
frGm the Lord;
Inc roll call OF the Synod showed
only 2 fair sprlnkling OF olersymen from
the three presoyteries, nnd the ELDERS
we're even more rare. This mornings
session, however, found goodly num-
per present; 10 the list ior Washing,
ton Glty frespytery was tine name OF
| the heV. L. DeWitt pnlmage, ~. ~
lie was among the absent ones.
THE REV W. II. LOGAN AS MODERATOR.
The election of officers was next taken
up. The Rev. f. II. Moore of Mid.
dietown rlaced the name of the Rev,
W. Ii. Logan in nomination for moder-
ator. He smoke of Mr., Logan's devo-
| ton to his people and of the ability
and fidelity with which he had dis
charged important obligations. Nc
other name was brought before the
Synod for the moderatorship, and Mr..
Logan was unanimously elected. Mr..
Robbins turned over the office to the
rew moderator, who returned thanks
for the honor given him. He saw every
prospect of a harmonious meeting. with
| the time occuried in hearing reports on
the great operations of the church and
in awakening an interest in the work.
He hoped it would be- largely devo.
tional meeting and that the Synod will
be blessing to Wilmington, which is
so Hospitality entertaining the dele
gates.
The Key. James M. Nourse, presi'
dent of New Windsor md. College,
was reelected permanent clerk for a
term OF three years; and the Rev.
Luther A. Oates OF Delaware City, was
elected temporary clerk
The Rev. N. II. Miller, D. D.,
formerly OF Newark. now OF Washing
ton, is the stated clerk o.. the Synod.
The Rev. L. A. McCurdy. ID. D.,
castor of Genital Church, presented the
report of the committee OF arrange
ments, signed by him and Lewis 2.
Bush. 1T announced that, on account
OF the unfinished improvements to Cen.
trai Church, the sessions would be held
in First and West Churches, both
having been put into the possession OF
| Central Church for the meeting Of
Synod. For the houis of nesting, the
eommlttee suggested 10 IL, the lasl
nr. nooi W " ensu " W ueso.iona
eSereises' cono oo os ine moaera.o 70
W anu .ioo ~ o. pesinnlng lhiS
tnofililg az tne BUSINESS sessions VIII
oe heio IN west ohurcii.
THE NEW MODERATOR
The Rev. William II. Logan, the
new moderator, was born at Dillsburg,
Pa. He graduated fiom both the col
lege and seminary at Princeton, N. J.
From 1871 to 1874, he was pastor Of the
Gulley Mission, Washington City and
from 1875 to 1886, pastor at Millerstown
and Newport, Pa He was rresbyterial
missionary of Carlisle Presbytery, 1886
to 1859, and OF New Castle Presbytery,
1889 to 1891. Fiom 1891 until the
present he has been pastor of Manokin
Presbyte Church, Princess Anne.
He has been chairman of the home
missions committee of the New Castle
Presbytery for eight years, and of the
home mission committee of the Synod
for five years.
The second session of the Synod OF
Baltimore was begun in West Presby-
terrain Church yesterday morning with
devotional exercises conducted by
| Moderator William II. Logan.