Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-19
Special Correspondence Of E7ery Evening.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening.
Lewes, April 80. AT the session of
the New Castle Presbytery, yesterday
afternoon, the committee on sustenta-
tion reported through Rev. W. II.
Logan, ID. d., upon whom the presby-
terry conferred the title of presbyterial
Missionary, with episcopal power to
visit all the vacant churches. Among
the grants given the mission churches
within the bounds of the prcsbytery
was one TO the proposed new Italian
church In Wilmington, for the support
Of the work under Rev. Cyrillo Ba-
rano, an ordained minister from the
Naldensian or Presbyterian Church of
Italy.
committee was appointed, on mo-
tion of Rev. r. y. Williams. ID. ID.
TO consider the feasibility of dissolv-
ing the present relationship between
tho churches of Lewes and Rehoboth,
Del, and the feasibility of making
such future provisions for the pastor
ate of the Rehoboth church as shall
leave the Lewes church free to have
their PASTORS entire time. The com
mittee consisted of Revs John r.
Henderson, ID. d., William H. Logan,
ID. d., and Joseph B. Turner, ID. ID.
An Intellectual effort was made at
the noon hour TO have the standing
rules Of presbytery suspended, in
order TO proceed to the election of
commissioners to the general assembly
in the morning instead Of the after.
noon. lt was lost, the required two
| thirds vote failing.
The committee on sessional records
reported having reviewed the minutes
Of all the church sessions and recon-
mendod their appeal, with the excep-
tion of Eden session, whose statistical
records were not in her minutes.
The committee on temperance re-
ported through its chairman, Rev. Il.
! Chalmers Potter OF Glasgow. The
report was noted for its reasonableness
and its breadth of view, and although
some of the ministers of presbytery
would have liked n more radical pro
hibition report, such as grape juice
instead Of wine at the communion, it
was adopted as read.
The report of the finance committee
was made 10y Charles b. Finley of
Elkton. All the churches except six
had paid their full presbyterial assess
ment The clerk was ordered to coll
lect from the delinquent sessions.
The committee on systematic beneh-
cence reported through Rev. s. Beattie
Wylie, ID. D., 80 out Of the 56 churches
have contributed TO every ono OF the
objects required by the general assem-
bly,. With a communicate member
ship of 1906 adults and z, 302 baptized
children, the churches have con-
tributed as follows: Home missions,
SIG, lI9; foreign = missions, 50, 953S /;
education, 50, 103; Sunday work,
3, S,682; church erection board, $3.50 ;
ministerial relief board, 81, O50 Freed
mems board, S5Ol sustentation, 1894 /;
college board, SAT; congregational
expenses, S04, 602. The churches of
| the presbytery have contributed to
benevolent objects So, 600 more this
year than last year The report was
adopted.
The committee on bills and overtures
reported, through the retired modera-
tor, Rev. w. H. M. Beale. The over
ture from the Presbytery of Cleveland
TO have only three boards for the
church in America-home, foreign and
relief ef-combining all the smaller
boards with either OF these three
boards, was unanimously adopted :
that on the second Sunday in NAV the
pastors of the presbytery preach "a his
torical sermon, in obedience TO the
request of the General Assembly to
observe the bicentennial anniversary
of the church in the United States,
which was founded 200 years ago this
coming May, 10y Presbyter Makemie
at Rehoboth, Md, by his commission
] from the Presbytery of Laggan in Ire
I land. The.committee had recommended
no action on this request, but sthe
presbytery, after hearing the interest
ing historical speech of Rev. W. h. ID.
Lewis and the effective speech preced-
ing it of Rev. Joseph b. Turner of
Dover, unanimously decided to adopt
the resolution as requested by the
assembly.
The statistical reports of the
churches were read 10y Stated Clerk j.
| r. Milligan, ID. ID. The sessions