Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-18
.PRESbYTER|ANS HOLD.
.SEM|-ANNUAL SESSION
IN EASTLAKE CHURCH
Now Castle Presbytery Elects
Rev. T. S. Armentrout Mod
orator for Ono Year:
RECEIVE THREE OVERTURES

ne fVftn .etNteu fnceiinH OF the
Prcshytery of New Castle began
yesterday afternoon In Eastlnite prcs-
hytertan Church.
Presbytery WAS constituted with
prayer by tho moderator, Rev. ]. Wat.
kns Lacy.
Many ministers and elders responded
10 the roll call
Rev. Thomas s. Armentrout ot
Lower Brandywlne was elected mod
orator for the ensuing year. and no
appointed Rcv. II. Alexander boyle OF
Salisbury. Md. moderator. Rev.
J. NJ. l.. Ecksrd OF Smyrna IL stated
clerk and treasurer. liov, John Nj.
Townley OF Middletown and Rev. Ray
mond y. Day Of stockton. Md. were
elected temporary clerks.
This Morning. session.
Moderator Armentrout opened this
mornings session OF the prcsbytery
with prayer.
Wilbur NJ Smith, n ministerial stu.
dent. was put under tho care OF Rev.
w. s, Kreger until he Ia licensed and
ordained
Considerable time WA devoted 20
revising and approving sessionsl
records
The Preshytcry unanimously record
ed it's approval ~ House joint rpsolu-
tiOn ial, proposing constitutional
amendment prohibiting polyKamy and
polygamous cohRbitation IN the United
States and urging its early considera-
ton and passage by Congress.
A
Presbytery recorded its approval -
Senate joint resolution a., proposing
a constitutional amendment authoriz-
ing Congress 60 enact uniform lava
on the subject ot marriage and divorce
and urging its early confederation and
passage by Congress Those who
voted negatively said they arc oppos-
ed 20 divorce
The Prcsbytery unanimously record
ed its approval % House resolution
e.7s3. providing for Sabbath ohser-
vance In the District " Columbia.
whore there is no Sabbath law.
Rovs. John u. Blake and w &
kreser were appointed COMMITTEES
70 prepare resolutions thanking East
lake Church for Courtesies
Rev, Edward A. Mciaury WAS
recommended tosthe Board % Minis
tertal Relief and susienta,ion for tho
placing of hi. name ON its honor roll
The committee on sustentatlou and
home missions presented lous report.
stating the work under its care Is
In a prosperous condition and review
ne accomplishments of tho past six
months. II made the following recon-
monda lions. which tho PrcshytcfS
adopted; That the home mission
churches pay particular attention t.
the outstanding advantages Of the
annual every member canvass IN So
curing support for their work; that
80 per cent OF all money raised by the
churches for heDevolcnccs he appropvi-
ated 10 home mission work: thar
home mission churches aim particu-
larly 10 assume each year a little
more Of their own support Appropria-
tions made by the committee included
the following Rehoboth and cool
Spring. sl.700; Frankford and Ocean
View. si.70o; Georgetown. $500.
Drawyer's and Port Penn. $1,000; Del
aware City. 1900; Elsmere. $4,000:
. l..
200.
The Presbytery indorsed the Near
East relief campaign and approved
proposal 20 make women eligible 10
the deaconship. II recorded It's dis
approval OF a proposal 10 elect com
missioners 10 the General Assembly
for term Of two years. instead Of for
one year. A proposal that foreign
missionaries be subjected 70 their
presbyteries. instead Of 10 the Board
OF Foreign Missions. was laid on the
table until the next meeting OF the
Presbytery OF New Castle
An interesting narrative OF Christian
3ife and work was interrupted by
luncheon recess from 1915 10 l15
O'Clock.
as follows:
Presbyteriai sustentation and home
missions-Revs Joseph Brown Turner.
W. II. Davies. Thomas Kerr, John -.
Blake. David a. Reed. Elders Frank
Sheppard. J. +. Deakyne. W. o. Iank-
ford. John j. Hayes. @. J. Chandler.
Horace Davis.
Foreign missions Revs. q. Ash
worth Burslem. j. II. Boal. II. Everett
Hallman. Elders Charles S. Pyle. VII
liam Sterling Evans.
General Board OF Education-Re
}. NJ. l.. Eckard, j. Watkins Lacy,
Charles II. Bonner, Elders George
W. Jones, j. T.. Fuller
Ministerial relief and sustentation
Reys. II. Alexander Boyle. Francis II.
Moore. S. Beattie Wylie. Elders s. @.
Bye. +. Leonard Wales.
Church erection-Revs. J. Watkins
Lacy. r. II. Hoover, Joel S. Glhllan.
Elders A. Victor Hughes. j. X. Kelly.
Freedmen--Revs. John j. Blake,
John T.. Eggert Robert T. Pitzer,
Elders A. J. Rumford. G. j. Chandler
Temperance and moral welfare
Revs. r. =. Mckee. Raymond +. Day,
William Il. Phifer. Elders J.. Mackenzie
Porter. G. B. Taylor.
Religious education-Rev Charles