Evening journal., 1900-04-19
SHAW CHOSEN
MODERATOR
Rev. ]. X. Milligan of This City
Elected Stated Clerk for
Three Years
DELEGATES TO ST. LOUIS NAMED
w. H. OLIVER THEONIY WHINING
TON MAN NAMED IMPORTANT
BUSINESS DISPOSED or BY THE
NEW CASTLE PRESBYTERY.
snooInl to I'D EYenIng Journal

NEW CASTLE PRESBYTERY.
Special to the Evening Journal
Smyrna. April l9.-Rev David E.
Shaw, of Colora, Md, has been chosen
moderator by the sixtieth session Of the
New Castle Presbytery, in session in
the smyrna Presbyterian Church
yesterday He viii serve for
the ensuing six months. He was
inducted into Office by Revs. II.
L. Berstein and Samuel Perry. The
retiring moderator. Rev. W. w. Shaw,
Of Port Deposit. Md. yielded the gaVel
20 his successor i'm a fitting speech.
Nominations for delegates TO the
General Assembly, which meets in ST.
Louis, were made as follows:
Ministerial-Rev. Il. IL. Dawson, Of
St. Georges; Rev. W. w. Shaw, Port
Deposit, Rev. w. II. Logan. Princess
Anne; Rev. o. II. Gillingham, Port
Penn.
Elders-Theodore +. Clark, st.
Georges; T.. Harry Beck. smyrna. Il. J.,
/ Polk, Pocomoke City: w. II. oliver,
| Wilmington; j. NJ. Martin. Cool Spring.
Henry G.. Eliason, Middletown; W. l.
Todd Salisbury.
-Four ballots were necessary to elect
the ministerial delegates. thirty-One
votes being necessary for a choice
Revs. r. II. Dawson and w. II. Logan
lwere elected, with Revs. Shaw and Gil
! lingham, alternates. The vote fer ell
ders TO the convention was settled upon
the first ballot, as follows; Clark. IL,
Beck, "a; Polk, z, Oliver. 49, Martin
80: Elliason. II; Todd 2. Beck ant
Martin were elected with Clark ant
lOliver. alternates
MILLIGAN CHOSEN CLERK.
Rev. Luther A. Oates having left tn,
! Presbytery DR.. j. n. Milligan, of vii
mington. was unanimously elected
stated clerk for three years
Rev. w. II. Logan having accepted ;
position as secretary OF Wilson College
Chambersburg, Pa. he asked fer
leave Of absence. which was granted
and DR.. Reigort, OF Salisbury, was ap
, pointed to the Princess Anne Churcl
until q new pastor is called
A lengthy discussion was held owe
: the resolution offered by r. J. Polh
that RehOboth Church. Md. be endow
ed and a monument placed there ii
. memory Of Rev. Francis McKamie, IN
pioneer Presbyterian minister of thi
country, and the founder of that de
nomination i'm the United States. Tn
matter was finally referred to a com
e mite Of three. of which Or. T. H. Nc
9 Curdy, OF Wilmington. is chairman
The report CT the committee met will
e general favor, and directed that IN
] memorial 10 Rev. McKamie be I'm tn
nature of a $4,000 endowment fron
E Rehoboth Church, and that a suitable
tablet be erected upon the churcl
= grounds.
AT the afternoon session John Mes
I bitt of West Nottingham; j. n. Nc
4 DOwel, Of Zion. and w. e. Gumby. O
r Buckingham were recommended by IN
I Board of Education as candidates 10
s the Gospel ministry
, The question Of holding fcur state
sessions Of the Presbytery instead q
1 two each year. as is now the custom
Y was lost ON the ground that il wa
too expensive. both to the minister
. and to the churches.
n Rev. =. w. Long. OF Wilmington, ne
a ported nity-seven churches In th
p Presbytery, with membership of g.
g AZ, a gain Of III members for th
iyear.
Presbytery, in discussing the temper
lance cause. adopted a resolution declai
!, ing in favor of the bill now pendin
- i'm the ouse of Congress for the abOli
tion Of the army canteen. The resolu
. tiOn embOdies n request to Presiden
Mckinley to retract the sale Of liQuC
y in the Philippine Islands
u The committee ON Foreign Mission
rep6rted a falling off in contribution
to this important work. and recon
l. mended that pastors should give MOI
a time and attention to these contribt
Is tions..
There was a heated discussion owe
"a Rev. DavisOn's moton to the effect thi
IS the secretaries Of the board should pa
IN the money given to them while SUI
D. plying pulpits on Sunday to the boart
they represented. inasmuch as they n
10 ceive good salaries of $4,000 per yes
IS for this work. Before the question WI
settled. recess was taken. the que
o. tion was resumed at the evening SCI
sion. when the motion was carried. a
ter half a dozen lengthy addresses upC
the subject.
When the subject Of the "Westmin
NJ ter Confession" was brought up it vi
Oh expected there would be much discu
10 sicn, but the subject was quickly di
ed posed Of by laying It on the table.
le Addresses last evening were made
OF DR.. J. S. Gilfllan. of Head of Christ
ne ana Church. and Rev. W. j. Rowan,
II Nwark
IL Owing to the lateness Of the hol
I'm tn statistical report was adopted wit
l. out being read. and the place Of {
next meeting was left TO thestated Gle
he and moderator, no town extending
e. invitation for the meeting.
SHORT SUCCEEDS WATKINS.
J. Rev. ]. W. Marshall ID. d.. preside
,w of the second General Conference