Evening journal., 1909-10-06
SMALL CHURCHES
TO BE COMBINED

In fall session in Hanover Church, the
Presbytery Of New Castle was organized
yesterday afternoon. II comprises the
Presbyterian Churches Of Delaware and
the Eastern Shore Of Maryland. The Rev
Alexander Alison. Jr., pastor Of West
Presbyterian Church, was chosen mod
orator and the Rev. William II. Crawford
and c. c. Brokaw were Sc ested tempor-
airy clerks to ass st the stated clerk, the
Rev. ]. r. Mnligan Of ST. Georges.
Consolidation OF several Presbyterian
and Methodist Episcopal churches
through the peninsula was considered.
Worton, Port Penn, Ocean CITY and
Farm ngton were the places agreed upon
by the Prosbytery at which the consoi-
dations should be made.
The Rev. Alexander Alison. Jr., re-
ported for the committee Of the Presby-
terian church which met the commit ee
OF the Methodist church In favor of do
ing away with the Presbyt-r an church
at Worton. Nd, its members to be COM
bined with the Methodist church there,
and had favored combining the two
churches at Port Penn nto one Presby-
terlan church. as well as two churches in
Pennington into a joint church where a
Methodist supply min stor wou d preach
one Sunday and a Presbyterian supply
minister preach the next Sunday. Mr.. ALI
son also sa that the representatives of
the Methodist church in the Joint COM
mittee agreed to ask the Wilmington NJ.
L. Conference which convenes this fal.
TO pass resolution by which the NIetho-
dist church w.n not place a church at
Ocean City until after the Presbyter an
church there has made sufficient advance
ment or until the population warrants a
second church.
Moderator Alison appointed the follow
ing temporary committees. Bills and over
lures, the Rev John c. Lane. the Rev.
J. S. Gilfl an and Elder J. S. Baird; judi
cial bus ness. the REV. John Nee moyle.
the Rev. r. l.. jackson and Elder
George A. Blake; leave Of absence and
late attendance, the Rev. r. /. Hallett
the Rev. Arthur Richards and Elder
Edgar Fountaine; minutes OF G net al
Assembly, the Rev W. It. NJ. Bea'e, e. e
Rev. ]. r. Mlligan and Elder VIII am
Perry; finances and assessments. the Rev
W. II. Logan, the Rev. Samuel Polk and
Elder r. S. Davis; narratives of relig on,
the Rev. J. Edgar Frank n, the Rev. b.
4 J. Brinkema and Elder John B. Under
wood.
Reports Of Committees.
Retiring fro mthe chair while he at
+ tended a meeting of the educational com.
mittee, Moderator Alison invited the Rev
Samuel Polk Of West nottingham TO act
as moderator. Reports Of, stand ng COM
mittees were called for. The Rev. j. Ed
gar Franklin Of e 'smere. for the commit
tee on church erection and manses stated
that owing to the great demand for help
that has been made by feeble and new
churches for assistance, it was necessary
for him to ask the body TO recommend
that the various churches assist IN IA s.
Ing the fund. He said that about 1861 Is
needed before tho beginning OF April.
Rev J. r. Henderson of Georgetown,
as chairman Of the committee on aid of
colleges. stated that TO the Presbyterv o,
New Castle the sum of S367 has been an
/ portioned for the assistance Of the col.
loges Of the church
/ Received Into Presbytery.
The committee on education reported
that Harold r. Halman was the on'y
candidate for iioenture and ordination by
this session. John Nathaniel Kantner. OF
West Presbytery. S. Floyd Franklin
1 sophomore al Princeton: Edward S
Downs. senior at Princeton Seminary
John D. Lindsay. Delaware College: G.
A. Papperman. junior at Princeton s-m'
nary; VIII an c-o-hv Ross. McCo-m- -ci
eo ogical Seminary; J. D. Fost-r Jun
Tor IN Lane Seminary, were approved II
another year OF work. when some o
them will probably be applicants foi
licenture and ordination.
Mr. Kantner was exam ned by Rev S
BeaJtie wylie on Christian experience
and he was taken under the care OF IN,
/ Presbytery. He has entered Ursnus Col
lege for his theological training
Mr.. Hailman was examined on the az
ferent branches OF theology for admit
tance TO iicenture and ordination.
At the night session a devotional ser
vice was held. the Rev J. c. Lane o
onvet Church. returning moderator
preaching a sermon on Things Dore by
Z Christ which we do not Undorstand"
Moderator Alison presented the Rev
Harold E. Hallam for ordination. Aftel
an OF the ministers Of the Prosbytery had
acIxror-iodtaf him as ono of ffon, "a.