Evening journal., 1905-10-24

The session Of the Synod Of Balti-
more ia West Presbyterian Church
this morning was opened with a prayer
service which was led by the Rev j.
Wynne Jones. ID. d.. Of Baltimore. Md.
The subject was sabbath observ-
lance." Or. Jones gave an excellent talk
on the subject. pointing out the fact
that the Sabbath Is not kept as 10
should be.
The Rev Francis II. Moore. OF Mid
dletown who last night was elected
moderator of the Synod. presided over
the session.
COMMITTEES NAMED.
The new moderator announced the
appointment OF committees as follows.
Bills and Overtures-The Rev. ]. E.
Monatt. chairman; the Revs Josiah
L. Estln and Albert Evans. Elders
Henry S. Sohl, John IL. Fraser and w.
Spencer Armstrong
Judicial Cares-The Revs. r. Free
man Dixon. chairman; Robert l.. Hal
lett and George Bailey Elders Theodore
TX. Miller. II. C.. Ellison and Lawrence
Mallory.
Finance-Elders c. Turnfull. W. II.
oliver and r. IT. Eakle.
Minutes Of the General Assembly
THE Rev. w. W. shaw chairman; J. b.
North. J. Edgar Franklin and W. c,
Alexander.
Minutes Of the Presbytery Of Balti-
lmore-The Revs w. II. Bancroft and
wv. J. Young and Elder Vernon r.
Hodges.
Minutes Of the presbytery Of New
ICastle-The Revs. Henry Sanders and
W. H. Stone and Elder Joseph II
, Holmes.
Minutes Of the Presbytery OF Wash.
lington-The Revs. Thomas T.. Brown
+ and C.. Morton Sciple and Elder Isaac
Baird.
synodical sermon. 19O6-The Revs
John McElmoyle. Robert A. pavlsoi
and Alexander Allison.
Standing Committees and Rules-rh
b Revs, Henry Branch, J. r. Milligan ant
Z ~ II. Miller
I Narrative. 1sO6-The Revs. W. W
4 Shaw. Samuel Polk and /. Garlan
! Hammer.
d Leave Of Absence-The Rev. r.
J. Eason and Elder John w. mccullough
To audit the sustentation fund-E
n iers Arrhibnid Greeniees, II. X. Porte
II and II. NJ simmons.
e The report OF the treasurer, the Re'
Dr. ID. N. Miller. OF Washington, ID. G
y was submitted. but was referred 20 th
Z finance committee without being read
When the finance committee makes it
n report the treasurers report Will the
d be read.
s STATISTICAL REPORTS.
D The reports OF the three Presbyterle
e were also made. The reports OF tn
Presbytery OF New Castle stated tina
D IN the Presbytery there are AZ minis
o ters, 56 churches. 1872 elders. "a dea
cons and 1904 communicates.
The ministers received into the Pres
byterp during the year were John Ma
son Duncan. d. d.. from the Presby
terry Of Vincennes: the Rev. Alexande
1 Alison. Jr.. from the Presbytery @
Philadelphia: the Rev J. Newton Kug
Ter. from the Reformed Church; IN
1 Rev. l.. r. Watson. from. the Presby
q terry Of Roanoke. The Rev. Greer
q Foote was ordained at Delaware Cit
: ION November l. 1904
During the year there were the fol
{ lowing pastoral dissolutions The Rev
q A. n Keigwin. ID. d., West Church;
n T. MacLean. Lower Brandywine; El
lliott Field FELTON, and Harrington; v
/. Freund. Hanover; II. w. Mile
Bridgeville and Pennington; r. A. ~
wood. Olivet.
The following candidates we're take
D under the care Of the Presbytery:
W. Warrington. OF Georgetown; Wi
!, liam Penn Shockley Of Dover, and Gus
tavus Pepperman. Eastlake.
The report Of the Presbytery OF Ba'
ltimore showed the following. Minis
tiers. 81: elders. 25S; deacons. 15s
IS communicates. 11.S7S; Sunday schol
d lofiicers. teachers and scholars. IL. 25t
n 'chruches. &C; licentiates, /, and cand
K dates. is.
The Washington Presbytery reporte
a las follows: Ministers, SO; churches, 3.
a communicates. 9244. elders, 166; dea
i cons. 112; candidates 3: Sabbai
school membership S299.
- SYSTEMATIC BENEFICENCE.
y The Rev. s. Beattie Wylie Of Ne
Castle, made an interesting report Z
y "Systematic Benencence." The repo
N in part follows;