Evening journal., 1902-04-16
BUSY SESSIONS
OF PRESBYTERY
The Rev. :. L. Irvine Chosen
As Moderator
ENCOURAGING REPORTS MADE
Delegates Will be Elected This After
noon TO The General Assembly in
New York on May Is

East Lake Presbyterian Church.
with its adornment Of palms. ferns
and lilies. appeared very attractive to
the members Of the New Castle Pres
bytery when they assembled there yes
terday afternoon at the sixty-fourth
stated meeting OF the body.
The session opened promptly at .
O'Clock. with the election OF the Rev.
IS. l.. Irvine. OF Lower Brandywine. as
moderator. 20 succeed The Rev. Joel 5.
.Gilhllan, ID. d., the retiring moderator.
The Rev. T. r. Taggart, of Bridge
Vile, and the Rev. A. c. JamisOn, OF
Ocean City, were made temporary
clerks
The Rev. Mr., McIain. of Chester
was located in the New Castle prcsby-
terry, having accepted call to the
|Greenhill Church. A request was re-
.celved from the Rev. H. II. Mason, of
White Clay Creek, asking that the pas
toral relations existing between him
self and THAT church be dissolved.
Following the discussion. motion was
made and carried dissOlving the rela-
tlons. The Rev. John Mitchell of Eel
ton, was excused from attendance, ow-
ing TO the illness of his mother IN
Ireland.
During The afternoon the various
committees made their reports and
homes provided for those delegates
who had not been assigned.
The Rev. DIR. Gilfillan preached at
the session last night. the attendance
at which was large. His text, taken
from Timothy iv. 8. was: do the work
OF an evangelist" The talk was a
forceful one, he telling OF the trials
and difficulties under which this
branch sometimes is carried on The
service was interspersed by vocal and
musical selections.
Following the address of DR.. Gil.
fillan. the sacrament OF the Lord'a sup
per WIS observed.
The meeting of the Presbytery open
ed this morning at 9 o'clock The Rev.
K. A. Robinson. OF Princess Anne,
Nd. conducted the devotional exer-
clses.
The Rev DR.. Frazer. president Of the
New Windsor College, Nd, was grant
ed the floor. and he spoke eloquently
in favor Of the college. The Rev. r. A.
Robinson. Of the Presbytery of Nor
folk, Va, presented a letter Of dismiss
sal and was received as a member of
New Castle Presbytery A call TO the
church in Princess Anne was placed in
his hands,
The nomination of commissioners to
the General Assembly, which will be
held in New York on May 10. was next
taken up. DR.. T. A. McCurdy, the Rev.
l.. c. Wainwright, Of Lewes, the Rev.
j. L. Estlin, of Smyrna, and the Rev.
s. Ia Irvine were named. Elders named
are George A. Blake, Elkton; John C.
Connor of West Nottingham; J. Mich
OILS. of Dover: w. S. Prickett. Two
nominees from the clergy and elders
were elected at the meeting this after
noon.
The report OF the Committee Of the
Home Mission and of the Synodical
Sustentation were presented by the
Rev. w. H. Logan.
The Rev. R. A. ElwOod presented
the report Of the Committee on Nara
tive of State and Religion and Evan
gelistic Work. The reports were read
and proved satisfactory, and they were
accepted and adopted.
Reports from the Temperance Com
mittee and Foreign Mission and Edu-
cation Committees were received, read
and adopted The morning session ad-
iourned at noon.
The afternoon session was called TO
order at 2.30 o'clock. Many interest
ing speeches were heard. A public
meeting will be held tonight at 8
o'clock. at which the Rev. A. w. Hal
sey. d. D.. OF New York, will speak.
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