Evening journal., 1907-04-18
SPLIT OVER
ONE PASTOR
LeweS Does Not Want Pres
byteFian Pastor to Work
at RehObOth
PRESBYTERY DOES NOT ACT
Special 10 The Evening journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
POCOMOKE CITY. Md. April IS
Honors went to Wilmington at the
business session Of the Presbytery of
New Casth yesterday afternoon. The
Rev. Char IS l.. jefferson, colored, pas
tor Of Gilbert Presbyterian Church, Of
that city, was nominated for commits
sioner to the General Assembly OF the
Church by the Rev. w. +. ID Lewis, of
Wilmington, and he was elected unani-
mously The Rev. w. II. Bancroft
moderator of Presbytery was chosen
as the other ministerial delegate. Revs
r. A. McCurdy and w. IL. Logan were
chosen altornates. q.
General Charles Bird, an elder lin
Rodney Street Church, and George
Rommel. an elder in Olivet church, were
elected as lay delegates.
The General Assembly meets In
Broad street, Columbus, Ohio, this year
Lewes Wants Its Pastor.
The most Warmly discussed question
related TO the future status and welfare
OF the church at Rehoboth, Del. It has
been supplied by the pastor at Lewes.
The people at Lewes through their lay
delegate, Captain Schellenger, declared
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Increase in membership they were un-
willing 60 share thier pastor with
Rohoboth.
Captain Schellenger further said that
many members of the Lewes congre-
cation refused longer to contribute to
the pastors sa airy IL this provision
was not carried out and added that he
knew four men of the Rehoboth church
who were fully able TO support pass
tor alone II they were mot too mean
to do So"
After a warm discussion, during
which the Rev. Or. r. A McCurdy. of
Wilmington. suggested that Captain
ISchellenger go to Rehoboth and make
the same speech to the church session
there that he had just made before the
Presbytery, the matter was left open.
The pastoral dissolution Of the Rev.
r.. l.. Foote, of Delaware City. was also
allowed. his resignation to take effect
May 8.
A call TO the Rev. j r. Herald from
the Lewes Church was found In order,
placed I'm his hands and accepted by
him. His institution will take place on
May o.
Francis Skunk Downs. Of Dover a
graduate of Lafayette College, was
taken as "a probationer under the Pres
bytery's oversight.
Thomas hi Pamphlets. a Weldensian
deacon. in charge of the Italian West
Church Mission. in Wilmington, made
application for licensure in the fan.
During the report Of the standing
committees the report Of the chairman,
Rev r.. l.. Halett, on Sunday school,
caused much discussion, one of his rec
concentrations being a. committee APP
pointed Of five Presbyters to form ways
land means OF organizing a Presbyterial
state Sunday School Institute and in
cooperating all the church Sunday
schools Of the Presbytery I'm such a
strictly denominational union. The
reason for this was because the state
Convention of the Sunday School
Union meets on the dates Of the church
courts The Presbytery unanimously
adopted the report.
The report of ministerial relief sub
mitted by the Rev. Francis II. Moore,
d. d., showed the recipients of the fund
receive on an average $500.
The report Of the narrative os relig-
ion by the Rev. Samuel Polk. of Colora,
Nd was full OF interest and encourage
ment. The number added by conhrma-
tion of the sessiNn amounted to 40S, and
by letters from other churches 1862
There are 6455 coinmunicant members
IN the bounds of the Presbytery. The
Presbytery has lost many by death and
removal. There are So Sunday schools
within the bounds with 5SS6 scholars.
There are six mems societies i'm the
/ Presbytery 20 missionary societies, 81
young peoples societies. The benevo-
lences of the church have largely In
creased.
The next stated meeting Of the Pres
bytery will be he'd at West Noting
I ham, Colora. Md, I'm October
In the evening an able address was
delivered by the Rev. II. II McCleiland'
ID. d.. Of Pittsburg, representing the
Board OF Freedmen. To-day the Pres
bytery sails TO the Makemime Church.
al Rehoboth. on a chartered boat. The
New Makemime cemetery will be con-
secrated with an address by the Rev.
E. T. Wilford, d. d.. Of Norfolk Pres
bytery.
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