Evening journal., 1920-04-20
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in the Peninsula for the cause Of
home missions. yet reduced the sal
AIRY. of the pastor. In conclusion. Mr..
FerWerda said: ''The church Is com
mitting suicide and becoming a VIC
tim OF IFS own enthusiasm.
As pastor OF The Dover church, Mr..
Ferwerda had been receiving St4OO
but the salary was reduced 10 St2OQ
During the year. the Dover church
raised $500 in all for missionary pur-
poses.
In speaking OF the minimum salary
OF $500 for al ministers, a prominent
L PRESBYTERIAN pastor OF Wilmington
stated that field worker TO assist the
smaller churches In raising thls
amount would have TO be paid prob
ably not less than $500.
The Rev. -lOel :. -6ilninien, chairman
Of the Committee on Home Missions
and Susteniation this morning sub
milted an interesting report on the
Work OF the Home Mission during the
past year, and made several recon-
mendations fOr future work. HIS re-
port stated that, on account or tne
small salaries paid II was diihcult to'
get workers in the home mission neid.
10 was also recommended that the
salaries of all women workers in the
home missionary field be Increased to
a minimum OF 81 200 a year. The re
port continued that the high cost OF
living made these increases imperative.
ii the field was 10 be actively CON
tinued. The salary. OF specially quail
Ned workers was recommended as
81 500.
The amount required for the year
lust ended for the home missions was
announced as S26. .53i7i Of which
amount Central Church, Wilmington,
was the largest contrihplor win
iSi.O5S.sS.
The report also announced that the
Presbyterian Conference at Auburn,
New York, for workers IN the italian
pneld would take place June 22-2i. II
was recommended that two represen-
tatives from this presbytery be sent 10
the conference, one-half OF the eX-
''penses to the paid by the Home Board,
the other half by the Home Missions
Committee.
fedgers in keeping session records was
defeated after a long discussion.
The minutes OF the session OF the
Various churches were approved dur
Rng the morning.
William J.. Johnson, OF ST. Paul
MINI, associate secretary Of the
Board OF Temperance and Moral Wei
: .S8re OF the Presbyterian Church OF
the United States, addressed the scs.
ion on the scope Of the organization
be represented.
Z other points touched upon by IN,
Speaker were the bciterment OF urbar
conditiOns for the sake OF the chill.
dren. the amelioratiOn Of social. evils
" lhe necessity OF proper amusement.
for the young people. the interest O
the church In Institutions for the in
6ane and feeble-minded and criminal
6nd the need OF a research institution
Tor the betterment and information O
the church.
With great reluctance the reslgna
Gon Of Dr.. Francis II. Moore. of For
est Church, Middletown. was accept
cd. Warm tributes were paid 10 tn
retiring minister by Franz Eliason, al
Wider OF Forest Church; }. Fletche
neakyne, a former elder Of th
church; the Rev. Edward b. Nc
1.aurey and the Rev. J.. B. Turner. Di
Moore had been. at Mddlctown D
years.
AT the afternoon session OF Pres
Jbytery Moderator kreker appomte'
fhese committees
Finance--Elder George H. Chandler
of Lower Brandywine and Eide
GeOrgC II. Jones OF Dover
D Leave OF Absence-The Rev. William
N. Davies, Of Rock and Zion. and IN
Rev Davis A. Reed, OF White Cla
Greek, Newark.
r.
Hanover: the Rev. Thomas 5. Armen
trout OF Lower Brandywlne. an
Elder Calvin B. Taylor Of Berlin, NJ,
- Bills and Ovoraturcs-Ihe Rev
Alexander Boyle, Of Salisbury; Thom
ss Kerr. Of Greenhill. Wilmington
and Elder John Hyde. Of FELTON,.
Regret was expressed at the resig
pastor n the Dover Presbyteria
Churci/ The Dover pastor, fndil
Uhat his salary was decreased So
decded to resign from The paste.
ste.
The Rev. Thomas Armentrout an
,lhe Rev. Charles l.. Candee warml
praised the work OF the resignin
pastor, and when a vote TO dissoN
HE pastoral relations was called 10
several nays were heard.
The Rev. III. l.. BurnSteln was d
clared moderator Of the church TO q
Mr. Fer1Nerda's place, and the Re
(ThOmas Kerr will preach the serrno
declaring the pulpit Of the Dove
church vacant the first Sunday in Sci
tember.
After a faithful service OF 10 year
the Rev. Joseph h. Mllligan. paste
OF the st. Georges Church, resignC
at yesterdays session OF the Presbl
, terry. He stated, in handing in h
resignation, that a number Of u
members OF the church had move
20 the larger cities, so that the col
gregation now numbered a me-
handful. With much regret the re
|ignatiOn was accepted TO become G
fectlye at the convenience OF the r
.tirlng minister. Dr. u. Frank
hSmiley, pastor OF West Presbyteri;
Church. this city. paid a warm tri
iIle 10 Dr. Milligan's long PASTORAL
IN conclusion he said: ''He has sto,
N1Or years as a pillar OF the churc
Many OF the members Of this churl
have Joined Wilmington churches al
have proved a source Of strength
j >Shem. ] hope that he remains in n
presbytery."
The Rev Robert G. Pitzer, OF Del
tyare City. was declared moderator
Nhe church, pending the call OF
j new pastor.
The Rev. u. Franklin Smiley. So
retary Of the executive committee
Investigation. OF the Elklon Presb
1 terian Church. announcved that
y would formally turn over all bool
papers and records OF the hearing
Me case 10 the presbyiery. DR.. VI
llgan will receive The records. Dt
h ing the afternoon session, Or. Smil
j submitted the annual report OF {
4 > sunday schools Of the presbytei
The report covered J6 Sunday scho,
20 churches not reporting The
1 port showed that there were 67i
j | vcers and teachers and 5ii7 pun
& In attendance, making a total OF C
teachers. officers and pupils. The
2 tendance for the ygsr iusl clos
n averaged ass per cent. In the va
y Gus cradle rolls OF the Presbyle
B iO5 pupils were in attendance:
fho Secondary division ifO6 and