The evening Republican., 1902-04-17
MUCH
BUSINESS.

| held at Eastlake PresbyterjaI
Church was closed last night. AT
ter an interesting address by DR.
Halsey. Much business was trans
acted at the afternoon session.
In view OF the fact that the Rev.
J. l., Vallandigham. Of of the com
mittec on Home Missions and sus
tentation was unable to be pres:
owing to physical ability. a .resoiu
tiou was extended to DR.. VallandiG
ham, congratulatlng him on his 90tt
birthday.
The report OF the Committe on the
Board of Education showed that
the New Castle Presbytery has four
candidates for the gospel receiving
aid from the board. The candidates
are H. c. Mcbride. Victor Bucher,
John A. Nesbit and J. NJ. Mcdowell.
Mr.. Mcbride is in the junior clsss
of New Winsdor College, Bucher is in
the junior class of the Western Sem.
mary Mr.. Nesbit is the senior cl ass
and Mr.. Mcdowell 10 the sophomore
class Of Lafayette-College,
There was a general discussion
over a resolution offered by DR.. Gil.
pillan commencing the committee
on credentials aud supplies for ex.
ercising it's authority in the STAN
ten church matter.
DR.. McCurdy waa Of the opinion
that such a resolution was not nee.
cessary, inasmuch as the committee
had done only what was right.
Then followed a general discussion
which ended by Rev. B. S. Wylie
making a motion that the resolu-
tion be laid upon the table. The
motion was carried.
The election OF commissioners to
the General Assembly took place at
the afternoon session, and resulted
in the following being named: Revs.
II, A. McCurdy, Of this city. and
Lewis c. Wainwright, Of Dover,
commissioners; alternates, Reys.
J. l.. Estliu, Of Smyrna, and S. l..
Irvine. Of lower Brandy wine; ;elders,
J. c. Conner, of West Nottingham,
and G. A. Blake. OF Elkton.
There was a general discussion
over the overtures presented by the
Committee on Oyertures
The foremost Of these overtures,
which were read by Dr. McCurdy,
favored the appointing Of a judicial
commission by the General Assemb-
ly to try cases. The overtures are
recommended by the General As.
aembly, if sufficient number are
taken up by the different Presby.
teries.
Sunday, May II. was decided
upon 10 hold the installation exer-
cises in Greenhill church. when
Rev. DR.. Mclean will assume
charge. The Rev. W. Frederick
d. Lewis will charge the people.
and the Rev. John d. Blake will
charge the pastor.
The Rev. w. W. Shaw. of Port
Deposit. asked that the pastoral
relations existing between himself
aud the church be dissolved,
Several members we're OF the
opinion that Mr.. Sl1aw should state
his reasons for leaving. Mr.. Shaw
replied that his cause was a jus t
one and a motion was made nd
carried dissolving the relation
ship. which is TO take etfe ct the
second SUNDAY in May.
An interesting report was sub
mitted by the committee on Foreign
Missions.
The report Of the finance com
mittee showed that $500 had been
paid 10 on annual apportionments.
The churches are in good standing
and while several have fallen be
hind 10 their contributions to For.
eign Missions as rule they are in
a healthy condition. aud are grow-
ing in strength.
The following Presbytery COM
mittee on evangelistic work, was
n named: Chairman, Rev. w. J. Row.
an; Revs, G. II. TrnlI and l.. c.
Wainwright, aud Elders w. S.
Prickett aud J.-C. Conner. This
toget her with a number
Of others, will report at the next
stated meeting to be held the COM
ing autum.
The synodical committee recon-
mended that there be no change in
the synodlcal installations.
At the closing session last night
DR.. Halsey made an address on
World Vision Of Foreign Missions"
Following the meeting here was
In informal discussion as to where
he next meeting shall be held, but |