Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-16
DIR. NJ 'ELMOYLE TO
RECEIVE $4,000 FROM
CHURCH At ELKTON
Congregational Meeting Last
Night Passed Resolutions OF
Endorsement.
HE WILL GO TO BALTIMORE

Special Correspondents Every Evening.
Elkton, Nd, June 16.--A congrega-
tional meeting was held In the Pres
byterian Church, here, last night,
when resolutions were unanimously
adopted indorsing Rev. John Nc
Elmoyle, the former pastor. \ COM
mittee was appointed, also. to raise a
fund OF 81. 900 TO be presented to DR..
McElmoyle as token Of esteem for
their former pastor, who was in
charge Of the church for the past IS
years.
While Dr. McElmoyle has received
no pastoral call. as far as is known,
he is arranging to make his home in
Baltimore. having applied for mem-
bership in the Baltimore Presbytery.
AT last nights meeting. which was
attended by a large number OF MEM
bers. attention was called to the fact
that while the General Assembly had
directed the Presbytery of New Castle
10 call congregational meeting with
in 80 days. no notice of a cali had
been received. Ii is said that some
OF the members have become estrang-
cd from other members because of
the row over the pastor. but all pres
ent last night were loyal to DIR. Nc
Elmoyle. Following is the text of the
resolutions adopted last night:
At the congregational meeting
last evening the following reso-
luton was unanimously passed,
there being about 100 members
present:
The congregation of the Elkton
Presbyterian Church, duly assem-
bied in this adjourned meeting Of
the annual meeting of this church,
again notes with sorrow the UNI
willingness Of the Presbytcry Of
New Castle TO accord il any fair
or just treatment, as shown by it's
tabling OF the petition of this
church in relation TO the matter
of elders, and its indifference to the
spiritual interests OF this church
by its failure 70 make any provis-
ion for the continuance OF reiiss-
ious services therein.
We caErct rs n church Of
Jesus Christ. without disloyalty
TO Him. and the community which
We serve, permit the church scrT-
ices and the services Of the sun
day school To be longer omitted,
or allow the interests of the
church 10 be jjeopardized or sac
rificed for the sake of technicali-
ties.
We, therefore. appoint DIR. H.
Arthur Mitchell. J. r Witworth.
Malcolm r Gilpin, r.. ID. Bow
land and John e. Gonce. a COM
Inittee whose duty shall be 10 keep
the Sunday school open, and TO
secure supplies for the pupilt.
pending PTesbyteTy's action either
directly or by committee.
The committee thus appointed
is hereby further instructed TO
consider. prepare and present TO
this congregation on Friday eve
ming. July /. 1921. what action it
need take TO properly safeguard
its interests. and when this con-
gregation adjourns il adjourn 10
meet on the evening of July /,
1921, at O'Clock, unless sooner
called by the chairman OF this
meeting"
DIR. McEimoyle Goes 10 Baltimore.
Baltimore. Md June 1s.-Rev
DR. John McElmoyle of Elk
ton. will present a letter of dismissal
from the New Castle Presbytery to the
Presbytery OF Baltimore at it's meet
ing next Tuesday in the Church Of
the Covenant.
a personal letter declaring DR. Me
Elmoyle's intention to present the Off
cial letter on Tuesday was received
yesterday by Rev DR.. Henry Eranch
DR.. Branch said lac does not anticipate
any discussion in the Presbytery re-
garding the acceptance of DR. McEI-
moyle. as the letter of dismissal from
the New Castle Presbytery te the
Presbytery of Baltimore refers to DR.
McElmoyle as clergyman in good
and regular standing in that Presby-
terry and commends him to the Chris
iian fellowship Of the Presbytery Of
Baltimore.
No call. il is thought. has been re-
ceived by DIR. McElmoyIe to a pastor
tie in Baltimore. but it is understood
that he prefers TO make Baltimore his
home. because he has relatives living
n the city.