Evening journal., 1903-10-08


tincate, IA; whole number. s,s55; adults
baptized. AZ: infarts baptized, l5l; sun
day school members, 1898; number OF
churches. 81; number OF ministers. as.
BenevoIences.
Home missions. seOs2: foreign MISSIONS,
a. 4SS; education. s6l2; Sunday school
work, si176; church erection, s39S; relief,
81. .O5S; freedmen, $4e9. synodical aid. S1o52;
aid for colleges, $40; general assembly.
s6s2; congregational. sss.547; miscellaneous,
s., $50; total, sioi.SSs.
Churches Helped.
The following amounts have been al
lowed. Gilbert. $3.50; Olivet, $3.50; East
Lake $3.50: Port Penn, $50; st. Georges,
$500, Pencader. $3.50; Perryville, $500; Draw
yers, $500: Chesapeake City. $50; Grace
Worton. $50; Westminster. FELTON, ana
Harrington. s2o0 Brsdgsydlle and Farm
ington, $500; Georgetown and Coolsprins'
S225; Frankford. $40, Elsmere, $3.50; Eden
and Ocean CITY, $50, Christiana, $780,
Rehoboth, 500.
Lemon Resolution Returned.
David Lemons resolution protesting
against the letting Of a pant Of First
Presbyterian Churchyard. W4mtngtoni
as a site for q marble yard. was reported
upoa By the committee on bills and over.
lures. The resolution was returned wfI'.
out action as not being wlihin tho juris'
dlction Of the Presbytery.
Moore Succeeds Gayley.
The Rev f. IT. Moore, D. D., was elect
cd trustee Of Presbytery TO succeed tn
Rev. DR.. Gayley, deceased.
The committee on the minutes on DR.
lGayley reported and copy OF the reso
Ilutons was ordered sent to DR.. Gayley'i
son. and TO be spread on the minutes. Re
marks eulogistic Of the deceased wer'
made by the Rev. Drs. Logan. Vailandig
ham. Moore and Shaw.
Sympathy For Or. Keiewin.
The stated clerk was directed ITO ex
tend The sympathy Of the Presbytery Z
the Rev. A. n. Keigwin, d. D., in hi
illness.
After the report Of the committee OF
Home M!srnons and Sustantation, TIN
Prssbytery took action on the admission
Of the Rev. Boudlnot Seeley. He wal
Unanimously sustained ait the roll cal
and he was brought in by the Rev. El
wood and Beale and welcomed to eh'
Preshytery by Moderator Stahl. He thei
was directed to arrange for his ordina
ton in East Lake Church.
Another Resignation.
The Rev. d. +. Shaw rendered his res
lignation as pastor Of West nottingham
10 take effect the hast Sunday In Decem
Der. Charles Pyle represented the congre
galtlon and J. T. Fryer the session. tn
resignation was accepted.
Permission was granted the church I
supply its own pulpit after the last Sun
lday I'm. December. Dr. Shaw was eleote
moderator Of the church and directed
declare the pulpit vacant.
Cshef vacHnf churches were given IN
privilege Of nMing their pulpits until tn
next regular meeting Of Presbytery IN
oludlre White Clay Creek. The modera'
I. . ors OF these churches We're continued
Committee Appointed.
I The Revs McCurdy, Turner and Reigar
Y were appointed a committee to forwar
Z papers and books to army and navy chaI
lains.
Or. Gearhart Speaks.
Upon. motion of Dr. McCurdy. DR.. Geai
hart, field agent of the Delaware Sta
1 Alliance. was introduced. He spoke Il
! FIVE minutes in irserest Of the anti-s'
= ,oon league.
4 Evangelical Conference
An interesting feature Of the afterno'
session was the evangelical conferenc
4 lrhe report Of THAT committee was ma
N "a h-i5f E1tiir, OF Smyrna, and the al
ocussion was opened by DIT. Rowan.
10 Newark
The latter created somewhat Of a s.
q when he said he considered the bli
= evan-elist Houston a dangerous man,
T. he K Of one church which he had mi
l. led b Us methods and of another viii
n he hau placed in serious arouble.
other speakers on the subject We're L
lMcElmoyle. DR.. Esthn DR.. Vallandigha
DR.. Logan. DR.. Gilhilan. Dr. Mcclure
the Revs. Lewis. Perry and Elwood.
DIT. vallandigiaam referred TO dhe ]
= vival which he conducted in 1856 when
was pastor of the Head Of Christia
J. church, when he held services eve
- morning. afternoon and night and VIII
l42 persons were received into. The chur
= at one time.
r. Olivet Next Tin1es
. 10 was decided to hold the next stat
ie meeiang Of the Presbytery in OH,
Church. Wilmington.
D. A delicious lunch was served by [
n women Of the Chf1stlana Church in I
l. school house hall. at the conclusion.
IS which speeches Of thanks were made
/ Moderator stahl, Dr. Moore and n
= Lewis.
Closed Last Night.
~ The session formally closed last nil
y wath two addresses. one was by the RI
Elliott Fields Of Harrington, ON Forei
Mission, and the other by Modera.
stahl, on Home Missions.
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