Evening journal., 1911-10-05
DOVER GETS
PRESBYTERY
Will Gather There In State
Meeting Next Year---Dr.
Ksigwin Greeted
DISCUSS EVANGELISTIC
WORK IN THE CHURCHES

The Spring stated meeting of the
New Castle Presbytery will be held la
Dover. An invitation was also rendered
by the new moderator, the Rev. Will
liam Crawford, TO meet in Port De-
posit. Md, dependent upon It's ratiflca-
ton by his church session. Joseph d.
Turner WAS elected on the Board OF
Trustees of the Presbytery, to succeed
the Rev. A. N. Keigwin, pastor emer-
titus Of West Church, Wilmington, who
resigned his trusteeship yesterday
morning The Board OF Trustees will
secure a charter from the State Dc
partment at Dover.
II was a pleasure to the Presbytery
to have with them yesterday the Rev.
DR. Keigwin, who will remain in Will
minston over Supnday.
Many clerical and lay delegates were
obliged to leave during the afternoon
session, when several interesting gen.
eral discussions came up. Opinions
varied as to special services with
evangelistic speakers
Among the speakers in the discus
sion we're the Revs. c. L. Candee, Joel
s. Gilfillan, j. ROSS Btonesifer and
Alexander Alison, Jr.
WI httnOn BhbtJi VI ElIbt NINhu1
terian church, made an address on
this subject. He believes that in-
stead OF paying an evangelist to COM
duct a campaign, the men and women
should be enlisted in the cause. Mr..
Alison at a meeting several weeks
ago, asked some members OF his con-
gregation whether II price of 1000
were put on every soul brought 70
b. N.atrr
for the award He said the majority
of them raised their hands In ac-
knowledgment He does not believe
In the community In one year, but
says that the work can be done with
a system.
Mr.. Alison said that the price OF
winning n soul differs In the locality.
He said that in one part OF the coun-
try the cost was 800. while he said
II costs a church in Buffalo $4,000 to
gain two members.
The Rev. Wilson r. M. Beale gave
some statistics that were startling, re-
garding this movement. He said that
he knew the numbers were not pleas
ing, YET he felt that at this time num-
bers we're needed to show the exist
ing state OF affairs.
The Rev A. N Keigwin, d. b., Of
West Church, OF this city, corrobo-
rated Dr. Alison's statement regard
ing the enlisting Of the members Of
the church In revival campaign
The Rev. r. l.. Jackson said: I'VE
are living In an era when Bible study
is lost in oblivion and the sounding OF
the evangelistic note Is absolutely re-
| quired."
: James r. Price OF the First Church
put the views Of the laymen on thiI
subject.
Mr.. Alison, chairman OF the educa
tional committe made the announce
ment that O communication had beel
received from Joseph Foster, thu
young student Of the Tome Theologi
cal Seminary, where he had been sen
by the local Presbytery and who re
Gently withdrew his letter from thl
East Lake Church TO join the Seventh
Presbyterian Church OF Cincinnati
The communication received state'
that ne had applied for aid from tn
Presbytery Of Cincinnati and there
fore he was dropped from the help lis
of the New Castle Presbytery.
The session closed last night witt
a Popular meeting with an address b
the Rev. w. 7. M. Beale, Evangelist
Work in Our Churches" address
Methods Of Conducting Work." tn
Rev. J. c. Lane.