Evening journal., 1904-04-20
PLEA FOR NEGRO
AND ITALIAN
Rev. Elwood Says Three
Churches in City Should
Consolidate
THEN REACH OUT HELPING HAND
What is Needed is More Work and
Less Talk About Statistics of a
Field One Thousand Miles Away.
Session Near Close.

The report Of the Home Missionary So
ciety read by the Rev. William II. Logan
at this mornings session in Olivet Pres
byte-ian Church brought about heated
discussion. The matter OF looking after
the negro and Italian population of VIII
mlngton brought out much talk on the
subject. The Rev. r. A. Elwood said:
1T would be good thing II the three
churches in the centre Of the city would
consolidate and work as an Institutional
church, reaching out a hand to help the
negro and italian. II would be a more
productive exempihcation IL there was
more work done and less talk about sta
tistics concerning a field 1000 miles away"
The spirit Of the age Is consolidation
and the time will come either by action
Of the Presbytery or by the individual ac-
tion of the church when the Presbyterians
of the city will have one strong individual
church in the centre Of the city reaching
out 80 an classes instead OF the efforts as
we see them today when only few are
reached"
This morning the matter Of ;he Rev. W.
ii. Williams, who has accepted a call tc
the Lewes Church WIS taken up. 1t was
decided he should be installed on May
4 at which time the Rev. 5. b. Wylie and
'uhe Rev. j. II. Henderson VIII visit thai
pace and preach the installation service
The Rev. c. S. Stevens, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church made re-
port to the Presbytery that his sa,ar,
had been raised from $500 to $3.50. 4
discussion followed regarding the bring
. ing Of the matter before THE body an,
ended by having ct referred hack to tn,
trustees Of the church.
Discussion Over Missions.
It is expected that the business Of tn
Presbytery will be finished at the session
this afternoon and that it will adjourn
The principal thing on the program &
the nominating and electing OF commits
sioners to the General Presbytery whic
will meet in Buffalo.
The women Of Olvet Church served sup
per in the basement last night. lunch 10
day and VIII serve supper tonight.
! The Session Opens.
The first session of the Presbyter.
= opened at 2 o'clock yesterday Afternoon
. with the Rev. A. n. Keigwin. d. D.. o
West Church, presiding. Owing to tn
fact that many Of the members attend
s ed the funeral of DR.. Vallandigham il
D Newark, a devotional service of on
= hour was held in his memory.
( The reading of the minutes of tn
s previous meetings Of the bod,
n occupied some time. That beinl
e concluded, the election Of a moderate
e began. The Rev. Kent NJ. Bull wa
r nominated by the Rev. S. Beattie wy
Il lie, Of New Castle, and his election wa
made unanimous. He was welcomed b.
DR.. North and then took the modera
tors chair.
The Rev. Boudinot Seeley, Of Eas
Lake. and the Rev. Wilson NJ. Beals
J. Of Rock Church. Nd. were chosen tenn
y porary clerks. The Rev. Frank e. VIII
a liams, of the Baltimore Presbytery, no'
8 of Lewes, was invited to sit as a cor
Is responding member. His credential
IS were accepted.
a William Crosby Ross under the car
of the session Of West Church. was ex
e amined by the Rev. c. S. Stevens. {
a First Church, and sustained. Victc
y Bucher, a licentiate. who has receive
ID a call TO a church in Pittsburg. was e1
N amined and ordained at the service lal
night.
Last night there was a sermon b
Retiring Moderator North. He preacl
te ed on the subject. God Forbid That
" Should Glory Save in the Cross of j,
r sus Christ" and was heard with mari
r ed interest.