Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-04
NEW CASTLE pRESBYTERY.
Sixty-first Stated Meeting Now In Session
at Berlin, Maryland.

at Berlin, Maryland.
Berlin, Md Oct. 3--Ihe 9th stated
meeting Of the Presbytery of New
Castle was held at Buckingham Church,
In this town, yesterday, opening at
$50 p. IN. Ii WAS et instituted with
prayer by the moderator, the Rev. d.
II. Shaw of the West nottingham
Church. The roll-oall showed 25 min
listers aud 10 elders present.
Inc following ministers were re-
ceived BY letter and enrolled as mem
bers of the presbytery: The Revs. w.
II. Bancroft, from the Presby terry Of
Chester:9 Nicholas r. Stahl, Presby-
terry Of Lackawanna :;.ohn Willis, Pres
bytery Of Albany John Mitchell was
received as lienntiate from the Pres.
bytory of New Brunswick aud James
Y. sMokinzie was also enrolled. Mr..
Mitchell was examined and ordained
as q minister - the gospel Et
The following calls were placed In
the hands Of the several ministers and
accepted by them: A Gail from the
buckingham Church for tho pastoral
services Of the Rev. W. Fl. Bancroft,
and the installation arranged for We'd
nesday evening at 7.30 O'Clock; the
Rev. Joseph h. Turner Of Dover to
preach the sermon: 8. w. Reijost.
y. D., to charge the pastor; Il. w.
Long to charge the people. A call
from the Fort Penn church for the
services Of the Rev. John Willis and
the Installation set for Nov ember 9th,
1900, at 7 p. m. the Rev. N. e. Stahl to
preach the sermon; the Rev. Joel s.
Gilfllan, ID. D., to charge the bantor
the Rev. DIR. #. II. Moore to charge
the people. From tho Delaware City
church fer the pastoral services OF the
Rev. N. +. Stahl, and from the Har-
rington and FELTON, churches for the
Rev. John Mitchell.
The following were invited to sit as
corresponding members: The Reys.
Mr.. Budd, NJ. e. church of Berlin
and Mr.. Everett Of Lehigh Presbytery.
The Rev. Joseph Brown Turner was
elected moderator for the next six
months and the Rers. George H.. Trull
and Kent M. Ball temporary clerks.
In the evening the retiring moderator
the Rev. d. 4. Shaw, preached to a
large congregation, an excellent sermon
from the text, Isaiah, 90; ID, IA; SUBJ
ject, sabbath observance. After
the sermon the moderator. elect was in
Quoted into office. the Revs. II. L.
Bunstein and Samuel M. Perry con.
Quoting him to the chair. He an
nounoed the following committees:
Bills and overtures- The Rers. d. E.
Shaw, +. II. Moore, d. D., and W. +.
Dickens Lewis and Elders, q. B. Tay-
lor and Thomas O. Morris.
Finance Elders, }. Thomas Price
and Edward Reynolds.
Minutes Of the Assembly-The Rev.
w. II. Logan. -.
Leave OF absence,-The Rev. Thomas
+. Taggart and Elder G. L. Baird,
/ The oyertures from the General As.
sembly were referred 10 committee
The Revs. W. III Logan and s. A,
Gayley, u. D., and Elder j. A. Nichol.
son. @sN
Revision was made the first order Of
the day for Wednesday morning. The
PASTORAL relation existing between the
Rev. Philip p. Reese and the West.
minister church was dissolved. VI
) REVISION CARRIED.
. At this mornings session OF, the
Presbytery, the revision Of the Comics.
sion of Faith was recommended, by a
vote OF "a yeas to 10 nays.