Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-10-05
NEW CASTLE PRESBYTERY
n SsmI-annual Session Opened Tuerday
bisht With Interesting Exercises.

| bisht With Interesting Exercises.
|THE PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY
|Flection of the Rev. w. w. Shaw
/ as Moderator.
1HE FINANCIAL NEED OF THE CHURCHES
Nav Castle. Oct. 4. The semi
annual session of Presbytery Of New
Iastle was opened last night in the
handsome First Presbyterian Church
tbis city, with devotional services.
Ssvaral members of Presbytery failed
!" answer the roll call, hut arrived this
Earning. The pulpit of the church
vss tastefully decorated with potted
.ants and cut flowers, while large
paIms stood on either side. Tho at
Guidance of members OF the Presby-
tsriap. Episcopal and Methodist
shnrcbes was large. Among those from
cber churches was the Rev. r. NJ.
|Wnnsop, D. D., rector of Emmanuel
n II. Church, and the Rev. II. Irving
Watkins, pastor of Nazareth M. u.
Churcb, each of whom occupied seats
n the centre aisles in the body Of the
church.
The services were opened at 7.30
oelock with the anthem, sHcw
Be,utiful,n by the choir, with Mrs.
Rarod Sudell as leader and Miss
Virginia Spotswood Cooper as organist.
fhe opening hymn was Il love Thy
Kingdom, Lord This was followed
IN prayer by the retiring moderator,
he Rev. s. Beattie Wylie, pastor of
the church.
Former Moderator r. A. Davidson
oi st. Georges read the third chapter
h ii Corinthians and afterward offered
prayer The hymn. ..Blest be the tie
that binds" followed.
Tho Rev. S. Z. Wylie preached and
took for his theme the text from III
|Cornthians, third chapter and sixth
|yerse, who also hath made us able
minister's Of the New Testament; not
|of the letter, but of the spirit; for the
letter kileth, but tho spirit giveth
life. (" The closing hymn was How
firm a foundation, ye saints of the
Lord. "
The roll was called and the preachers
md elders were introduced to their
hosts and escorted to the homes pro-
Vided for them.
YESTERDAY MORNINGS SESSION.
The morning session was opened at
go o'clock by the retiring moderator,
tho Rev. s. Beattie Wylie.
The Rev. w. w. Shaw Of Port De-
post, Md, was elected moderator.
The following presented their Gre
dentials and we're received into the
Presbytery: The Revs. w. j. Rowan,
n. 4. Potter anu w. M. Dauerty.
Tho Rev. Thomas r. Taggart of the
PrCsbytery OF Northumberland made
duplication for admission, but an error
made by the stated clerk in his creden-
tals prevented the New Castle branch
rom accepting him. The error made
!. appear as If his Withdrawal had not
been regular. Mr.. Taggart was present
Snd defended himself by stating that
the error was that made by another
person and that he WAS regularly dis
Missed lie was advised to telegraph
the clerk of the Northumberland Pres
tytery in relation to the matter and
should tho returning telegram be re-
eiyed in timo this afternoon confirm
ing the claim of Mr.. Taggart he will
DO admitted.
Tho retiring moderator appointed the
Rev. II. II. Moore and w. A. Fitz-
Simon to escort the new moderator, the
Rev. W. W. Shaw, to the chair At
the chair the Rev. S. B. Wylie vel
coined The new moderator and presented
. him the gavel, stating that he hoped
W. Shaw's experience would be as
pleasant as his had been. Tho new
moderator thanked the members oil
Presbytery for the honor and hoped to
Dc lust and honest in his work.
The following special committees
we're appointed by the moderator:
Bills and overtures--The Rev. 8. B.
Nye, the Rev. J. b. Turner and }.
NJ Reed.
tinance-J. F. Price, Rufus Stewart,
l. !. Wright.
Narrative The Rev. Arthur Dougall.
Minutes Of General Assembly-The
he7 5 Beattie Wylie, the Rev. E. W.
Long and NJ. ID. Crossan.
Leave OF absenoe-The Rev. r. III,
Hoover, Andrew Fleming.
The Rev. Arthur Dougall and A
Gowns were reappointed special clerks
Inc Rev. DIR. Logan of Princess Anne
Nd, as a member of the committee OF
home missions and sustentation, gave
90 interesting report of the work of til,
rreshytery of New Castle. The mos
marked feature OF the report of tn,
board of home missions was the pay
Ment of the debt of S167, 600, thus free
ug the board oil debt for the first tim
10 years. Tho statistics showed
4al there are 1872 ministers at work ii
me United States under the care of tn
ynQds and that Sl36, 1873. 80 was ex
pended annually for their support. NOT
lOrk commissioned lat ministers at al
average support of $1S5 each; Net
Jersey, 81, at S2l1; Baltimore 40, a
ssio; Ohio, 12l, at $3.50. This show
laat the Synod Of Baltimore, in whicl
NV New Castle Presbytery is repre-
sen'ed, pays the highest average pc
munster in her mission fields in all tn
incorporating synods and New CAST
m Il, highest amount in the synod.
Inc Woman's Board made an increas
q $1,000 over last year. The collet
uon was $3.50, 055. more than one-thir
eOlIected for the mission field.
MONEY FOR HuRCHEs.
~ was suggested by DR.. Logan tha
Nh be ordered given olivet Church {
nllmington, giving many reasons thel
'oT H. The grant was unanimously made
lhe sum OF $500 was voted to Eas
IKE Church, and 5000 TO Gilbel
Iaarch Wilmington. Dra@yer's Churc
~ :, odessa sent in an application fe
S;VV for the incoming year. The Re'
=, H. Moore asked that it be passe
promptly and his appeal was readil
Scceded to. The sum of 5000 WI
ETtahted st. Georges Church; Pencad,
Nnllrnl Itna ~