Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-04-26
NEW CASTLE pRESBYTERY.

Its Meeting at Smyrna Election of Conn
missioners to the General Assembly
Resolution Concerning the Confession oi
Faith Laid oii tl,e Table.
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Smyrna, April 19.-Thn Now Castle
PIesbytery. yesterday, elected the Rev.
David l.. Shaw of Colora, Md, modera.
tor, and tho Rev. j. II. Milligan, j.
D., of Wilmington stated clerk. Iht
moderator made the following appoint
ments:
Trustees The Rev. John McElmoyio,
PRESIDENT; Charles B. Findley, treas
urer; the Rev. A. N. Keigwin, d. D.,
the Rev. I. A. McCuiay, d. d., the
Rev. S. A. Gayley, ID. D., George A.
Blake, ii. II. Brady and L. b. Bush.
Committee ON Home Missions and
Sustentation The Rev. W. Ii. Logan,
d. D., the Rev. s. A. Gayley, D. d.,
the Rev. j. L. Nallandigham, ID. D.,
the Rev. s. W. Reigart, F. G. Polk,
W. Il. Crosby and Charles d. Findley.
Committee on Foreign Missions-Ihe
Rev. John MoElmoyle, the Rev. a. n.
Keigwin, d. d., the Rev. S. b. Wylie.
the Rev. W. W. Shaw, J. w. McCul-
Tough, William M. Candy and George
A. Blake.
Committee on Ministerial Relief
The Rev. f. II. Moore, ID. D., the Rev.
Johr McElmoyle, the Rev. j.. W. Long,
]. Thomas Price, E. I. Taylor and d.
". Corbett.
Committee on Education--The Rev.
I. A. McCurdy, d. d.. the Rev. f. W..
Long, the Rev. S. NJ. Perry, the Rev.
George H. Tiull, Theodore +. Clark,
L. p. Bush and Thomas A. Marks.
l l. E,-Nn
The Rev. j. L. Estlin, d. D., the Rev.
]. R. Taggart, the Rev. +. H. Moore,
ID. D., the Rev. s. L. Irvine, Il. Is.
Frazer, r. A. DuHamel and George o.
Trenchard.
day.school Work-The Rev. William
the Rev. r. II. Hoover. the Rev. r.
Reynolds aud NJ. D. Crossan.
j. D. Blake, the Rev. G. L. Jefferson,
George L. Baird and ID. G. Hudson.
Rev. W. +. Lewis, the Rev.. e. G.
Hopper, the Rev. j. d. Blake, the Rev.
II. F. Mason, ID. W. Harlan and W. IL.
Bishop.
Committee on Systematic Beneficance
The Rev. S. b. Wylie, the Rev. PHILIP
P. Reese the Rev. w. F. Schall, Isaac
Baird. @. s. Rowland and A. L. Barton.
Committee ON Credentials and Sup
plies-The Rev. J. r. Miligan, d. d..
the Rev. w. II. Logan, ID. D., the
Rev. W. +. Lewis, the Rev. A. N.
Keigwin. ID. D., D. L. Dunning, r. II.
Hodgson and George Ronmell.
Committee on Manses-J. A. Nichol
son, j. p. Bellrille, II. II. Brady, W.
9. Fountaine, f. NJ. Slemmons, william
Marshall and George Fem.
Committee on Historical Society-Th,
Rev. j. l.. Vallandigham, ID. d., tn,
Rev. r. A. Dawson, the Rev. S. W
Reigart. the Rev. s. A. Gayley. ID. ID.
+. McIntire and Thomas Hawthorne.
Committee on Temperance-The Rev
II. L. Bunstein, the Rev. Thomas G.
Potter, the Rev. John McElmoyle, W
S Prickett, II. L. Todd and Davit
Stewart, Jr.
| Committee on Young Peoples So
cieties-The Rev. j. b. Turner, til,
Rev. William Fitz Simon, the Rev. W
M. Danerly, Isaac Baird and N. II. Reed
Ministerial examining committees a
follows were also appointed:
Experimental Reiigion-A. N. Keig
win, r. W. Long and George Trull.
Theology-S. A. Gayley, W. II. Logan
and j. B. Turner.
Church History-H. L. Bunstein, S
L.. Irvine and j. ID. Blake.
Arts and Sciences--S. W. Reigart
j. r. Milligan and F. II. Moore.
Languages-J. l.. Vallandigham,S A
Gayley and ID. Il. Shaw.
Church Government and Sacrament
II. A. McCurdy, Il. a. Dawson AMI
W. +. Lewis.
English Bible-w. W. Shaw, Johi
McElmoyle and j. T. Estiu.
The Rev. r. A. Dawson, the Rev
W. II. Logan, d. d.. Edward II. Becl
and j. M. Martin were elected com
missioners to the General Assembly
which meets in st. Louis, and the Rev
W. W. Shaw, the Rev. Oscar A. Gil
lingbam, Theodore +. Clark and W. H
Oliver were elected alternates. TIL
; ballots for commissioners resulted a
follows: ..
MINISTERIAL.
First-R. A. DAWSON, IS votes: W
II. Logan, 90; W. W. Shaw and Osca
A. Gillingham. "a each; Mr.. Daviso
elected.
Second-Mr. Logac, % votes; Mir
Shaw, 10; Mr.. Gillingham, II: n
election.
Third-Mr. Logan, 2S votes; MI
Shaw, 20; Mr.. Gillingham, IA; n
! election.
Fourth-Mr. Logan, Al votes; Nj
Shaw, %; Mr.. Logan elected.
LAY.
First ballot-E. II. Book, "a votes
]. M. Martin, 80; Theodore Il. CLARK
II; W. II. Oliver, -; Henry Q. Ellison
IL: E. G. Polk,7; W. /. Todd, 9.
The Rev. Charles A. Walker OF Lacka
! wanna was received from the PennsyI
yania PresEytery.
The Rev. j. B. Turner offered q rest
luton to overture the General Assembl
to formulate a short statement of th
confession of faith. After brief di.
cussion, the resolution was laid on tn
table.
Last night, addresses were made a
follows: "Soul Carving" the Rev. j
s. Giltillan; 1.-The Bible" the Rev. "
: j. Rowan.
After the adoption of resolutions {
thanks, the presbytery adjourned.
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