Evening journal., 1921-06-01

beware Of the said Moorehead.' At
n meeting a few weeks afterwards
Mr MacGm reported that he had |
performed the appointment to the |
people OF White Clay Creek"
The writer told some interesting
incidents in his sketch Of the early
pastors OF White Clay Creek Church.
OF the Rev. Robert Laing, who came
TO this section from Somerset county
Md. and for a time was appointed TO
supply the people OF Brandywino
ond White Clay Creek. In this con-
nection he says: July 8. 1928. Ap-
pointed that our next Presbytery is
10 meet at White Clay Creek meet
ing house. the first Wednesday on
August next This is the first mem
ton OF a church building belonging
to this congregation. The meeting
was held on the 18Th OF August, and
the Presbytery being informed that
Mr. Laing had been guilty OF pro-
flaming the Lords Day by washing
himself in creek. and he confess
ing the same. the Presbytery. after
having maturely considered the ma
ture Of the onense. do agree that
the said Mr.. I.aing be rebuked 10y
tho Moderator coram. and that he De
suspended from preaching until oui
next presbytery and that then his
cause be considered when the Pres
lytery is more full The Moderator
pursuant to the above order. having
offered a rebuke to Mr.. Laing and
his carriage. when rebuked. being
very unsatisfactory and offensive.
the Presbytery do agree that Mr..
l.aing be deposed from the pastoral
| office, but withal allow him liberty
to apply to the next Presbytery.
"ome objection was made to the
severity OF this discipline. The ex-
cuse was given that he was in bad
health and had sought relief by
water cure. and the Synod took off
the sentence and rebuked him; but
in 1926. owing to his weakness and
deficiency. and by the advice OF
| synod. he Identified the ministry
Provision was kindly made for him
out OF the church funds. and h'
passed out OF notice"
The Mackey sketch gives some &C.
count Of churches in the county pre-
uous to the establishment OF White
Clay Creek church. lie says:
For a long time. New Castle wa
the only town in the vicinity. VII
mington. then called wellington. wa
laid out in 1886. there being abou
30 houses there at that time. Tn
first house for divine worship bull
in Wilmington, after its settlomen
as a town. was erected by the So
c.ety Of Friend in 1888. The Ian
Tor the First Presbyterian Churc
was purchased in 1887 and the hous
was erected in 1740.
THE New Castle Preshyteria
Church is one OF the oldest Presby
terian churches in this country. Tn
Welsh Tract Baptist Settlement wa
made in 1903. The original charte
. OF Newark was granted in 1858 an
tho first church was erected by IN
e Methodist in 1905. ST. James Epi'
e copal Church at Stanton, wa
founded in 1920"
While there had been several sur
5 plies. the first appointed pastor
:, | While Clay Creek Church was Oh
Rev. Thomas Craighead, who wa
g appointed shortly after arriving
s. this country from Scotland early
IS 1924. He served as pastor for niI
10 years. During most of that time.
II supplied Brandywine Church evei
e third Sunday. Leaving White Cli
Creek. Mr. Craighead filled sever
y. charges in Pennsylvania. He droppl
g dead in the pulpit at Big Sprii
ia Church in April. 1899. during a pr
b tracted meeting that he was CO
is ducting. OF this. Mr.. Mackey, in D
a sketch. says: 80 powerful were q
b. Influences Of the Spirit that the VIC
,t shippers felt 10th, even after havii