Evening journal., 1915-04-20
DR.. U. F. Smiley IS
named MODERATOR
Continued from First Page.

to the General Assembly, which VIII T
meet in Rochester this year. Tonight
there will be an address by the Rev.
leighton W. Eckard. d. D., agency sec
retary Of the American Bible Society,
on Our Heritage"
Presbytery opened this morning at g
O'Clock with Moderator Smiley in the
chair. The first business was the report
of the Sunday school committee, made,
bv the Rev J. Edgar Franklin. Accord
ing to his report 81 scholars were re-
ceived into the church from the Sunday
schools of the Presbytery during the
wear, and 81 As6.S7 was given to the
sunday School Board by the schools. In
all of the schools there are ! ,3O6 schol-
ars.
The two hlmdredth anniversary Of
Dover Presbyterian Church at Dover.
was brought to the attention Of the
Presbytei'y by Elder George NJ. Jones, Of
that town. II will be celebrated the
week beginning May l6 The historical
sermon viii be preached by the Rev J.
T.. Stonesifer, of Easton, Pa, a former
pastor of the church. The Rev. Charles
j.. Candce, of Westminster Church,
Wilmington. will preach the sermon on
the first evening OF the celebration.
The committee on education report
ed through the Rev. William J. Rowan
showing 766 candidates for the min
istry in the country. It was reported
that there were 207 candidates entered
last year
A petition was received from the
members of the congregation of the
Italian chapel, in Wilmington, ask
ing for organization. The application
was referred to the committee on
Home Missions and the session of
West Presbyterian Church.
The Committee on Home Missions
reported through the Rev. Joel S. Gill
iillan, ID. d., and shows that the work
among the Polish residents is pro-
crossing. The committee requests all
churches of the Presbytery to send
their money quarterly to the treas
urer, Charles S. Pyle, Of Rising Sun,
Nd.
The committee was authorized to
purchase an automobile for the min
lister who will be appointed to have
charge of Georgetown, Cool Spring
and RehOboth churches. Heretofore
the ministers have had to use a team.
This made the work tiresome. Money
is also being raised to purchase an
automobile for the use of the Rev.
William Clews. who is in charge OF
West, Wharton and Kennedyville
churches. They have raised $400 by
popular subscription and need S105
more to complete the purchase price
The session this afternoon will
elect commissioners to the General
Assembly which will be held in Ro-
chester. n. Y.
Tonight there will be a popular
service which will be addressed by
the Rev. Leighton w. Ekard, ID. ID.
of Philadelphia, who is one OF the
secretaries OF the American Bible So.
ciety. His subject will be Our Heri
tage."
The following standing committees
were named:
Presbyterial Sustenation and Home
AIissions-Revs. Joel S. Gilfillan, ID
ID. Josiah II. Crawford, Charles J.
Candee. John McElmoyle. ID. D., Rob
ert L. Jackson, Thomas Kerr. Elders
L. w. Gunby, General Charles BIRD
George NJ. Jones, Esq, David Stew
art. NJ. D., Frank Sheppard, A. l.. Duy
ckinck. Treasurer, Charles 5. Pyle
Rising Sun. Md.
Foreign AIissions-Revs. John Nc
Elmoyle ID. d., William ]. Rowan, Ph
d.. Thomas S Armentrout Elders
Charles B. Finley, w. T. Fryer.
Education-Revs. William j. Rowan
Ph. d., Henry l.. Bunstein, John c
Lane Elders-Joseph ]. Hayes
George w. Jones.
Publication and Sunday Schoo
Work--Revs. L. Franklin Smiley,
d., ]. Edgar Franklin, Winfield
Sreger. Phi. ID. Elders-W. r. Hum
phrey, Horace Davis.
Ministerial Relief and Sustentation
-Revs. Francis II. Moore, ID. d., J. N
L. Eckard, S. Beattie Wylie. Elders
r. J. Mckay, NJ. D.. s. G. Bye.
Church Erection.-Revs. r. H. Hoo
yer, j. Watkins Lacy, J. S. GilfllaI
ID. ID. Elders-L. w. Gunby, i. A
Bower.
College Board.-Revs. John L. Rush
bridge, Phi. D.. Edward A. McLaur,
Frank II. Huffman. Elders. .
Buck, w. C. Fontaine
Freedmen-Revs. John d. Blak'
John Benjamin Isaacs, John Z. Ee
CERT. Elders-E. G.. Polk, A. j. Rum
ford.
Temperance-Revs Robert L. Jacl
son, julius A. Herold. Henry Gun
ningham. Elders-L. MaKemie POI
ter, C. b. Taylor.
Young Peoples Societies and Il
Observation-Disclosures. William @. Watso
William Crawford, David A. Reed, Ro
ert a. Biddle. Elders-Jsmes Il. Prie
IL. n. Reed.
Systematic Benefcence-Revs. JOSH
II. Crawford. S. Beattie Wyle, J. Ro
Stonesifer. Elders--Isaac Baird, A.
Burton.
Evangelism-Rev Charles L. CandC
Adrian Van Oeveren, William Clev
Elders-W. X. Crosby, II. NJ. McCl
lough
Vacancy and Supply-Revs. J. 5. G
iillan, d. d., John McElmoyle, ID.
Thomas Kerr. Elders. NJ. G. Carhai
John b. Nandeg'ift.
Presbyterial History-Revs. JOSEF
B. Turner. Littleton P. Bowen, d. L
John ID. Blake. Elders-E. G. Fol
j. Fl. Burns.
Narrative of Christian Life ar
Work--Revs. J. NJ. l.. Eckard, Geo.
Smith, Henry G. Martin. Elders-Ja
Nj. Smyth, T. b. Schellenjer.
Defense Before other Judicatories-
Revs. John McElmoyle, ID. d., Julf
Herold, Charles l.. Candee Elders
w. S. Prickett Robert c. White.
CHILD COLLIDES WITH WAGON
While playing in the street near h
home this morning, Ecilio Episcop
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