Newark post., 1911-10-11


convened in the Red Clay Creek
Church on Tuesday afternoon of
last week, and was called to order
by the Moderator Rev. Julius
Ilerold, of Lewes.
In the making up OF the roll call
the newly organized church at
Elsmere was reported and ordered
placed upon tie roll of the Pres
bytery.
Mr.. Edward Woodward was the
Elder representing the church, and
he was admitted to membership OF
the Presbytery.
The Elsmere church was organ
lied by DR.. Gilfllan on September
10th. The Revs, Vim. J. Rowan,
J. w. Lowden and Samuel Polk
assisted him. There were also
number of the Elders of the Will
mington churches present.
Gen. Bird, from the Westmin
ster Church, Mr.. Sheppard, from
the West Church, and Mr.. Porter
from the Hanover Church. Mr..
Papperman had been laboring in
this field during the summer and
as a result "a members of other
churches presented their letters
asking to be received into the
new organization and II persons
presented themselves to be added
on confession of their faith. This
new organization starts with good
prospects.
DR.. Gilfllan was made Modela-
tor of the session, which consists
OF Mr.. Edward Woodward, Mr..
VIM. J. Henderson and Mr.. New
ton Barkley. Five trustees were
also elected as follows: Mr.. Thos.
Malcolm Brown, Mr.. James Mont
gomery, Mr.. VIM. Gitz, Mr. Rich
ard A. Brown and Mr.. Charles w.
Link.
The Rev. Mr.. Stahl, of the Pres
bytery OF Philadelphia, was invited
to sit as a correspondent men,
Der. Mr.. Stahl was formerly pas
tor OF the Delaware City Church,
but is now without a charge and
is living at New Castle.
The Rev. William Crawford, of
the Port Deposit Church, was
elected Moderator for the next
six months. In taking the chair,
Mr.. Crawford said he had heard it
said that there are two worthy
ambitions, one to be a minister
and the other to be a moderator,
and that while he had attained the
first, he disclaimed any ambition
for the latter, nevertheless he
thanked the Prebsytery for the
honor conferred upon him.
The Rev. Henry Cunningham,
of the East Lake Church, Will
i,..agton, and the Rev. Adrian
NanOveren of the Head of Chris
tiana Churches were elected tenn
porary clerks. This office usually
falls to the new members of Pres
bytery, and as they had both come
into the Presbytesy during the
yeare they naturally fell into the
inheritance. The following COM
mittees were appointed:
Billsand Overtures, ]. A. Her
old, chairman; w. T. NJ. Beale,
James D. Blake and E. G. Polk.
Leave of Absence, H. E. Hall
man, r. Henderson and w. T.
Fryer.
Judicial, c. L. Candee, J. H.
Crawford and S. G. Reynolds.
Minutes of the General Assem-
bly,, w. M. Kieffer, ]. C. Larue
and c. H. Morris.
Finance and Assessment, R. L.
Jackson, c. L. Jefferson and G. T.
Ellis.
Narrative OF Religion, G. E.
Franklin, S. B. Wylie and w. R
Humphrey.
Rev. ]. R. Henderson resigned
from the committee on Systematic
Benehcence and Budget and Rev
J. Ross Stonesifer was appointed
in his place.
The Rev. Alexander Alison, Jr.
made his report as chairman of the
Rnord of E1,,c,t;o, LJa raoort
ed that the following candidate:
under care of Ptesbytery were
making commendablep rogress il
their studies, viz: Floyd Franklin
son of Rev. ]. Edgar Franklin, O.
Smyrna. Gustav A. Papperman
graduate OF Delaware College
and member OF East Lake
Church, John A. Curtin, William