Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29
WEST JERSEY .PDESBYTERY
EalI session Held at Gloucester city
PASTORAL Changes ". Hiliiard
Gage Elected Moderator.

The Presbytery Of West Jersey had
very busy and interesting all-day meeting
on Tuesday last in the Gloucester City
Presbyterian Church. Rev. r, Hilliard
Gage, of Wenonah, was elected Moderator
for six months.
The call of the Haddontield Church for
the services Of Rev. William Allen, for
merly Of Pennington, was approved by
Presbytery and accepted By Mf. Allen.
Rev. julius A. Herald was received from
the Presbytery of Philadelphia and ar
rangements were made to install him as
pastor Of the Logan Memorial Church Of
Audubon.
Mr. Chichester Reeves, Of Cape May, who
felt called to the ministry while serving in
the United States Army in China during
the Boxer trouble, was received undeT the
Gale of Presbytsry as candidate for the
Gospel Ministry. He will be student
this year at the Vest Jersey Academy at
Bridgeton.
Rev. John L. Rushbridge asked fer the
dissolution Of his pastoral relation with
the Haadon Heights Church. The request
was granted, TO take effect October 18th.
It was reported that the PresbyterY has
now eight candidates for the ministry
xGder its care.
Rey. F. r. Brace. d. D.. was reelected
as the Presbyterial Missionary.
The neurological report showed shat two
ministers and three elders died during the
year, all Of them after long and useful ser
vice and appropriate resolutions we're
adopted The ministers were ReY John 5.
aTcCorkeil and Rsv Wm. Barnard, p. D.
TIE report q the synodical home mission
committee was read and showed that il had
asked for grant Of 1920 IRON the Stare
Synod, but only ST 900 was appropriated
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certain places where the means were as yet
insuficient to carry on the work unaided
and that the sum of S4, 10 had been spent
during the year. It also showed that seven
churches made voluntary reductions in the
amount asked for from the fund this year.
They were the Westminster Church, At
lantic City, and the churches at Audubon,
Billingsport, Swedesboro, Haddon Heights,
Holly Beach and Tuckahoe. The Grace
and German churches, at Camden, the COM
mittee reported have assumed self support
and were congratulated by the Presbytery.
The committee also reported that the
churches at Laurel Springs and Ceilings
wood each need pastor, as they are both
growing, but no action was taken.
Rev. A. W. Williams was gil en- dismis-
sal papers to the Presbytery at Santa Bar
bara California.
J. Kennedy Beeves was elected mem
Der of the Board Of Trustees of the West
Jersey Academy to succeed Francis r.
Fithian, resigned.
The following provisional moderators
were appointed: Jericho, Rev. W. H.
Johns; Fairfield, Dr. 1Tlmble; Liberty
Park, Rey. DR.. Van Tobel; Glassboro and
Bunker Hill, Rev. R. II. Gage; Green
Greek, Rev. Dr. Laverty; Tuckahoe and
Berlin, Rev. DR. Brace; Atco and Waterford,
Rev. DR.. Squire; Swedesboro and Billing
sport, Rev. J. H. O'Brien; Janvier, Rev. J.
C. Krause; italian Evangelical, Rev. w
Y. Louderbough; Absecon, Rev. s. H. Nc
MILAN; Mays Landing, Rev. |. R. Crisp;
Laurel Springs, Rev. DR.. Brace; Ceilings
wood, Rev. DR.. Peters; Woodlyne Avenue,
Rev. J. G. Harvey Haddonield, Rev. DR..
Brace; Atlantic City. Rev. A. H. Brown;
Greenwich, Rev. H. H. Beadle; Holly
Beach, Rev. DR.. spooner.