The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-15
LAST DAY OF
BALTIMORE SYNOD
Rodney Street Church Meet
ing Will Adjourn After This
Evenings Service.

Yeste rday was a busy iay for the
synod, OF BALTIC. Some OF the church
es reported large additions to the
me mbership. Ollvet Presby terian
reported 79, Gilbert II. In Washing
ton City Presbytery. Ballston had
a addit tions, Clifton % aud Ecklng-
ton S. Baltimore Prcsbyiery Bche-
mian Ch urch had IS additions, Cove
naut D. Frostburg p. Grace 81.
Sparrows Point -, Zion 3, Ridyely
Street %.
The average OF attcn dance on the
churches reporting was ), 4o5. Three
hundred and ten persons were add.
ed on profession o! faith and l45 by
certificate; total mem bership 3, 356;
total in congregations. 4,o08; adult
baptisms, 40; infant baptIsms, 202.
Two new Sunday schools were Or
gan,zed. There are 50 Sunday schools
with 4 membership OF 4,S57. The
church edifices are valued at S235,
900 and parsonages properties al
$50, 600. Church debts are reported
al SIS 760and -. 2S2 OF church debts
has been paid. The churches con.
tributed $l7, lo5 for pastors salary
and SSH Tor current expense
The benevolence fund amounted to
S3.ll5.
The Rev. George p, Wilson D. D.
opened this mornings session at 8
a. m. with a ha'f hour Of devotional
services. He selected as his subject
"Thc Need of Evaugelstic work.
The report Of the committee on tenn
perance was read and also the treas.
urer's report. The committee rec
commended that the Prcsbyterial as
scssments for the several Presby-
teres be as follows; Presbytery Of
Baltimore, $75 90: Presby terry Of
New Castle, S62 90; Presby terry Of
Washington city. $1,000.
The committee appointed to select
a preacher for the synodical sermon
for 1903 recommended the Rev Da.
Yid E. Shaw Of West Nottingham
church, Cecil County Nd, with the
Rev. John McElwogle Of Elkton as
alternate. The subject will be The
Holy Ghost, Ills Mission and Ncces.
sity."
The Presby terial minutes were
read and approved. The minutes
Of the general assembly were read
and approved.
At 10 a. m. the Rev. DR.. S. L.
CrSSey, chairman of the committee
on religious work in the army and
navy, delivered an interesting ad-
dress. DR.. Crissey said the minis
ter in the service who condemned
the cantecn was looked on with
much disfavor by the officers, but
those who upheld 1t were the recipi-
ents Of many favors at the hands Of
the officers.
The report of the Home Missions
showed that the entire receipts Of
the board last year We're SS3, 623, 90,
and the payments S779, 2S3.76. The
Only three churches in New Cas-
tie reported debt. They follow;
Drawers, 81 200; East Lake, S5,-
32S; Olivet, $500. Nearly all Of
the churches OF the Snyod have con
tribuled to the Fund New Castle
Presbytery has contributed 81, 100
D5, the full amount apportioned to
It, This is the first time any Pres
bytery has raised its full apportion-
ment.
The receipts follow: Baltimore
Presbytery, 81, 1S9 81; Presbytcry of
Washington City, $1,o!G 33; Pres
oytery of New Castle, 81, lOo.05.
At 10. 80 q. M. the Sabbath obser-
'ances were held. The Rev. Charles
Alvin Smith, chairman Of the com.
nit tee read the report. Mr.. G. o. :
Bob res read the report of the young
Peoples societies. The morning
ession closed with report OF tn,
on Systematic Benl6cence
which was read by the Rev Frank
.. Williams.
At this afternoon 3 session areport
rom the committee on the minis.
erIal relief will be read by the char.
nan, Elder Robert II. Smith. Re-
orts on publication and addresses
'ill be heard After reading the
1lnutes Of to-day's session the meet