Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
REV. JOHN JACKSON BROWN, JR.
RECEIVED By PRESBYTERY

Rev. John Jackson Brown, Jr.,
who has 0een supplying the pulpit
of the Presbyterian Church for the
last three months, was formally re-
eeived into New Castle Presbytery
by dismissal from his home presby-
! terry in South Carolina, and by open
examination on floor of presbytery.
The installation and ordination will
be at an adjourned meeting of pres
/ bytery held at 1880 o'clock, Monday
evening, May 8, in the Milford Pres
byterian Church. This meeting will
be presided over by the new mOder-
atOr of New Castle Presbytery, DR..
Sidney J. Venable, of the Pitts
Creek Church, Pocomoke City, Md.
The Milford Church was represented
in presbyterZ by Charles J. Holz-
mueller, Arthur Russell, Mrs. AL
phonso E. Humes and Samuel c.
Evans.
Presbytery met in four hundred
and thirty-ffth stated meeting in
Westminster Church, Wilmington on
Monday and Tuesday of this week.
The meeting opened by sermon by
the retiring moderator, Rev. Thomas
A. Williams, of Salisbury, Md, fol-
lowed by the Lords Supper admin
istered by Moderator Williams, as
sisted by four elders. The business /
session that followed Immediately .
was enlivened by a spirited contest /
that resulted in declaring null and
void, and IN expunging the minutes
of the meeting of presbytery held at
Dover in January last when drastic
changes were made in the standing
rules. The point of order was that
the rules were adopted by a major
ity vote, when a twO-thirds vote was
There was no evening session fol-
lowing the dinner served in the
church at s o'clock, but many at
tended the meeting in First and
Central Church where the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago is con-
iucting a conference this week. Rev.
DR.. Herbert LOckyer, a celebrated
English preacher was the speaker.
The sessions on Tuesday opened
It 9 a. m. and consisted of routine
business and the nomination of COM
nissiOners to the General Assembly c
leld in Cincinnati, Ohio, in June. :
rhe election resulted in choice Of
Rev. DR.. Sidney J. Venable and Rev.
Thomas A. Williams for ministers !
nd H. J. RothTOck of New Castle
nd H. w. Frazer of West Church, ="
for elders. a
The resignation of Rev. G. Ash a
rE a nnNTnr Proc { ~
yterian Church and of Rev. Win y =
ED Scott Kreger. of Snow Hill a
hurch, were accepted. DR.. Burslem a Z.
as been in Dover for II years and -
lr. Kreger at Snow Hill for twenty :,
ears. a,
The resignation of Rev. Franklin II
Z. Stevens of the church at Della !,
are City was also offered, on ac- a
punt of sickness. but after debate,
le presbytery refused to accept it. fr
There was a lively contest on 81
uesday afternoon, precipitated by B,
recommendation made by Rev. J. If
aul Trout of Princess Anne, Md,
iairman of committee ON foreign ID
issions. The liberal group balked
endorsing recommendations con-
ined in it urging presbytery to in
ruct the national board of foreign
issions to adhere to historic Chris -
unity and Presbyterian doctrine. r.
forts of the liberals to have the On
tabled failed by WI
20 vote, but action by presbytery eu
Is fOrestalled when adjournment ~
ur, set at o'clock arrived, and III
e recommendations had not been w
;pOsed of. Another important ac- OF
n taken was the adoption of au
to move the monument of pr
lkemie, the apostle of Presbyter- gl'
lism on Eastern Shore from Ma Ia
nie Park, Va, where vandals have In
laced it, to a more appropriate we
ice at RehOboth, Nd, on the Jal
,unds of the original Presbyterian esi
urch in America. sol