Evening journal., 1899-04-19
OF MINISTERS
Spring Session of the New
Castle Presbytery Now On.
REV. S. B. wYLIE MODERATOR

REPORT MADE THIS
MORNING-NEXT SESSION WILL
BE HELD AT NEW cAsTLE-Ac-
TION AGAINST CONGRESSMAN
ROBERTS.
This mornings session OF the New
Castle Presbytery. which is being hold in
Rodney Street Presbyterian Church. was
opened with the Lords Prayer at q
o'clock
The minutes OF the preceding meeting
were read and the president then Of
fered his report. which was referred to
the Finance Committee The Presbvtery
accepted an invitation TO hold the Fail
meeting at New Castle. The stated sec
retary read the statistical report. which
was approved and ordered sent D the
General Assembly as the report OF this
assembly
Following Is the report: Elders i99:
deacons. "a: received on examination. 2S5:
by certificate. llS: dismissed, 224; died.
ll2: communicates. 6.5OS; baptisms.
adults, IS: infants 165; Sunday school
membership. Glib; collections. home mis-
sions. $5.Oi6 foreign missions. A5G9. cdu-
cation $50; Sunday school work s9li.
church erections siOl; relief. Ssjl; 'rede-
mans Aid, S372: synodical aid, }Sa, col
lege aid $553; General Assembly. Siinsl.
congregation, si7 iO7; missions. $2l7G.
Delegates to the General Assembly
were nominated. There were -FOUR minis
tiers and four laymen named and two Of
each will be elected this afternoon. The
names We're not made public this morn
ing.
The Presbytery to-day refused % un .s
with the Presbytery of New Jersey. and
overturng Genera Assembly. Coz closer
work with the Southern churches.
Resolutions were adopted against tn,
seating Of Congressman b. II. Roberts
the higamist from Utah, in the House
Of Representatives A copy OF the resolu
tions will be sent to the representative
from Delaware and Maryland. resolu
ton was passed that when they adjourn
ed that they adjourn to meet In June II
the First Presbyterian Church. this city
when the call to Rev. J. s. Gnhllen, t
become pastor Of the Head Of Chrlsuani
| Church. will be taken up also severa
other matters
Rev. f. NJ. Gilchrist, Of Iowa, ad 'ress
ed the Presbytery.
1t then adjourned at 70 o'clock tc NEE
at 2 o'clock.
At the afternoon session yestcrda
Rev. A. Beattie Wylie. of New Castle
was elected moderator. Rev. n. II. Nil
Ter, of Newark. was again appointe
stated clerk. The assistant clerks ar
Revs. Richard Downs and r. D. Blake.
A resolution regarding the seating q
unseaung of Brigham II. Roberts a
United States senator was introduced D
Rev n. II. Miller. 1t was referred
the committee on bills and overture
The examination Of Rev. Robert il
Hollet, of Milford, who was a candida'
for licensure, was brought before II
committee on examination. The follow
ing was the examination
Theology. S. A. Gayley. Church hi
tory, Rev. II. L. Bunstein. Church go
ernments and sacraments, Rev. T. !
McCurdy. English Bible, Rev. w.
Shaw. Experimental religion, Rev. i
y. Keigwin. The examination on la
guages was held privately.
Mr. Hallet preached his sermon befo
the Presbytery from Ephesians. 2, 1. il
, sermon was accepted
p Those in attendance are: Revs. J.
Vallandigham. d. D.. S. A. Gayley.
? D.. L. c. Wainwright. r. A. Davidson,
-, D.. John McElmoyle. W II. Logan, d.
II. L. Bunstein. p. p. Reese, n. II. NJ
Ter, d. D.. ]. L. Esther, d. d., S.
wylie, d. D., J. b. Turner, d. D., W.
, Shaw. S. W. Reigart, D. D., r. d. Blai
Luther "A. Oates. d. D., J. r. Matheso
William Fitz-Simon, d. D.. o. A. Gillin
ham. Arthur Dugall, J. b. North, II.
Brady S. NJ Perry r. r. Hover Ke
: NJ. Bull. f. II. Moore d. D.. d. f. Sha
IN. D., Charles e. Hopper, Richa
- Downes. j. L. Irvine and +. /. Kind
Robert w. Dalsey. W. T. Skinner, >.
S. J. Fisher s. b. Finley, William Fo
taine. Hon. J. A. Nicholson, 4. T. Ste
E. C. Polk, y. W. Taylor.
Tonight a popular meeting will
held. Following is the program for
service: Organ prelude, Handel,
d church organist anthem, "Te Deum'
Ie + (Kotschma) the church choir;
8. sponsive reading and Gloria PATHS
pr 80: Scripture lesson. the moderat
n prayer, Rev. +. Cornwell Jennings, NJ.
,e hymn No 3S6. 1.-The Morning Light
Breaklng:" address. "The Modern Sp
Of Missions" Rev f. Cornwell Jennin
NJ. A.. minister of Hanover Church; du
n Always With Us, Always Near u
49, (AbO Miss Weldin and Mr.. Wales; hy
10 No SN. sThe Church's one Foundat
- is Jesus Christ Her Lord; address, IN
,d in the Church. and How to Hold IN
There" Rev. S. W. Reigart' ID. D., m
lister Of Salisbury. Nd; response,
church choir: hymn No. g. 'Sav
=, Breathe an Evening Blessing;' bene'
ton, the moderator.