Smyrna times., 1902-04-23
NEW CASTLE PRESBYTERY
CLOSES At WILMINGTON
KEW }. L. ESTLIN ELECTED ONE OF COM.
mlSSIONERS TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
D'O'A S' al Ne'aIl9ns Between the Rev. W. W.
ona" and Port Deposit Church to Be
DissOlVed-StantOn Chnrch Matter.

o"a" and Port Deposit Church to Be
dissolved Stanton Chnrch Matter.
The Presbytery of New Castle at If,
session IN East Lake Church Wednes
day afternoon, elected the following
commissioners to the General Assem-
bly, which will meet in the Fiftt
avenue Church, New York. mex
month: The Revs. T. A. McCurdv
u. D., of Wilmington, and Lewis G.
wainwright of Lewis; alternates. the
KeVs. j. L. Estlin of Smyrna and S.
Il. Irvine of Lower Brandywine; com.
mlssloners, Elders, j. G. Connor. OF
west Nottingham and G. A. Blake of
Elkton.
Inc committee on overtures pre-
sented its report. One of the over
lures favored the appointing of a iu-
dlclal commission by the General AS
semby, if sufficient number are taken
up by the different Presbyteries. There
malnder of the Overtures recommended
slight changes in church government
and IN the numbering of sections of the
book of discipline, all to coincide with
the principal one pertaining to the ap-
polntment of commission.
Report of Committee on Overtures.
The Presbytery took up the over
lures individually and adopting the re-
port OF the committee, answered in the
affirmative to the overtures, excepting
IN one or two instances, where changes
are recommended which already are
provided for by the discipline. The
Presbytery adopted the recommends
ton OF the General Assembly for the
appointment of commission to look
after charges without ministers. and
ministers without charges. The Rev.
W. W. Shaw of Port Deposit, asked
that the pastoral relations existing be-
tween himself and the church be dis
solved. Several members were of the
opinion that Mr.. Shaw should state his
reasons for leaving. Mr.. Shawreplied |
That his cause was a just one, and a
motion was made and carried dissolv-
ing the relationship, which is to take
effect the first Sunday in MAY.
Sunday, 18th, was decided upon to
mold the installation exercises in Green
Hill Church, when the Rev. DR.. Nc
LAIN will assume charge. The Rev.
W. Frederick Dickens Lewis will
charge the people, and the Rev. John
Blake will charge the pastor. The re-
port OF the committee on the board of
education was read, and showed that
the New Castle Presbytery has four
eauts.iates for the ministery receiving
aid from the board The candidates
are II. G. Mcbride, Victor Bucber.
John A. NesbIt and J. n. Mcdowell !
Mr.. Mcbride is in the junior class of {
New Windsor College, Mr.. Bucber.
junior class of the Western Seminary. {
Mr.. Nesbit, senior class, and Mr.. Me {
Dowell, sophomore class of LAFAYETTE {
College. The Rev. J. L. Vallandig-
ham, ID. D., of Newark, was unable to
attend on account of physical disabil- '
lty. The Presbytery adopted resolu-
ton congratulating him upon reaching g
his Goth birthday.
Stanton Church Matter Commended q
DIR. Gilfllan offered a resolntion l
the committee on creden-
tlals and supplies for exercising its an
thority IN the Stanton Church matter. {
which was the controversy concerning I
the use of that church by the Episco- z
pallans. DIR. McCurdy held that the
resolution was unnecessary because
he committee had done simply what u
was right, and the subject was closed a
With the adoption of motion made bv P
'he Rev. 5. B. Wylie to lay the reso- U
ution on the table The committee d
IN foreign missions reported that there u
IRE about 10000 Presbyterians in
Jorea, and the number is increasino
n the Philippines and in China. The =.
contributions of the Presbytery show a 4"
alling off. The whole amount con-
to this branch of work last
'ear was 1906. This year the amount - :,
vas So, ,S16.05, showing a decrease in u
contributions. The committee closed a,
y suggesting that campaigners be an "
ointed to build up contributions. y
The Rev. A. H. Halsey of the Board +
Missions, made an address, favoring
be student missionary movement. and "
be Presbytery adopted the plan. DR.. .,
lalsey was made corresponding oi
lember of the Presbytery. al al
Committee on EyangeIlstic Work. "
This committee was appointed on 49,
work: Chairman, Rev. w. -
Rowan; Revs. G. H. Trull and L.C ~, ~
Wainwright, and Elders W. S. Prick
It and J. @. Conner. The synodi- p,
ii committee recommended that there T.
no change in the synodical repre- p,