Newark post., 1910-10-12
MEETING OF new
CASTLE PRESBYTERY
DR.. Potter, OF Glasgow Church, Will
Resign To Take Up Editorial
Work

The Presbytery OF New Castle con-
vened in the Ocean City Church on
Tuesday, October 4th, at 2.3o p. m.
The Rev. Mr. Watson. of the Prin-
cess Ann Church, was unanimously
elected Moderator for the ensuing SIX
months
None of the Wilmington ministers
were in attendance. Whether they
thought it was too far for them. or
they preferred the ceremonies attend
ing the presentation OF the silver SER
vice to the battleship, is not known.
The people OF Ocean City made
every effort to make the members of
the Presbytery comfortable and re-
ceivcd them nto their homes with
hearty welcome.
The Rev. B ]. Brinkaema, OF the
Rock and Zion Churches. the retiring
| Moderator, preached '-aA admirable
sermon on Tuesday night to an ap-
preciat:ve audience.
DR.. Wilson, of New York repre-
sentng the Department of Church and
Labor of the Home Mission Board,
was present and made two addresses
upon the past, present and future OF
the country Church,
The Rev. r. c. Potter, DID,, asked
| the permission OF Presbyterv to resign
| his charge OF the Pencader Church at
| Glasgow, giving as his reason that he
| had received a call to a position on
| the Presbyterian, and that he had felt
| that his deafness was a hindrance to
| him in pastoral work and that his deaf
ness was increasing. The Presbytery
| directed that the Church be cited to
appear at meeting OF Presbytery to
be held in Baltimore October "a to
show cause, ii any, why DR.. Potter
should not be relieved from the
! Church
This ac.ion will be conveyed to the
congregation OF the Church and a
congregational meeting will be held,
when DR.. Potter will make known his
intention to offer his resignation and
will request the congregation to JON
him i'll his request. Whatever action
the congregation will take will be re-
ported to the meeting OF Presbytery in
Baltimore and the Presbytery will then
be ready to act.
Should Dr. Potter be released he
expects to make his home in Doyles-
'wn. Pa, where he will be engaged
in newspaper work in connection with
the Presbyterian
DR.. Potter has been pastor OF the
Glasgow Church for eleven years. He
and Drs. Gi.tillan and Rowan. having
been called the same year, and all three
settled over the Pencader, Head OF
Christiana and Newark Churches re-
spectively in 1890.
During the meetings OF Presbytery
the members enjoyed themselves by
the excellent bathing in the surf
There is most delightful beach for
bathing at Ocean City, and the wea-
ther was fine. Captain Bunting also
added much to the pleasure OF the
members by taking them out on a ride
in his launch over the SineDuxent Bay
| This bay separates the strip OF land on
which Ocean City is built, from the
mainland 1t is only few hundred
feet in width but joined on the south by
Chincoteague Bay forms body o.
water separating the long stretch OF
beach from the mainland for over fifty
miles.
There is a pier extending 600 feet
out over the ocean and a boardwalk
extending mile along the beach.
A large number of hotels and cot
tages for the accommodation oi visi-
tors line the boardwalk, and the ave
nueS running between the bay anc
ocean. 1t is estimated that there is
accommodation for over 10000 guests
during the summer.
The water supply is obtained iron
deep wells. 1000 feet deep.
There is native population OF sever
or eight hundred people Fishing is
the main occupation OF the people dur.
ing the winter, while the great rush
OF people to the sea shore gives every,
body opportunity to find employment
The Rev. John Rusbridge toob
charge of the Presbyterian Church
about year ago, and has been doing
an excellent work. He has just com
pleted the work of building commo
dious and comfortable manse 1t is
built OF concrete blocks and presents
a pleasing appearance 1t has twelve
rooms, and adjoins the church on on,
of the avenues leading to the beach.