Milford chronicle., 1935-10-11
DIR. VENABLE
AGAIN HEAD
OF FPRESBYTERY

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Franklin w. Stevens as pastor OF the
Delaware City Church. A request TO
resign as a minister of the Presby-
terry of the Unit ed States Of Ameri-
ca, by Mr.. Stevens, was laid on the
table indefinitely. A committee con-
sisting of The Rev. J. d. Blake, the
Rev. w. w. Harris and the Rev.
Donald NJ Macleod, was named to
interview Mr.. Stevens. The Rev. H.
Everett Hallman was named moder-
atOr of +he church..
The Presbytery accepted the re-
port of the committee on ordination
and installation Of a pastor of the
Elsmere Church. AS a result, on ad-
jOurning Monday afternoon, the
Presbytery will meet Thursday
night October II, at O'Clock, for
ordination and installation of the
Rev Raymond P. Sharp as pastor
of the church. The Rev. A. W. Black
wood, of the Princeton Theological /
Seminary, will preach the installa-
ton sermon, with Mr.. Darling as al
ternate: the Rev. A. H. KleGfman
will deliver the charge TO the pas
tor, Mr.. Hallman, alternate; Mr.
Blake, the charge to the eongrega-
tion, DR.. Candee. alternate, Mr..
Kline, the ordination prayer; DR..
Macleod, alternate, and the Rev. r.
H. Adams, read the Scripture lesson,
Rev. II. S. ArmantrOut, alternate.
The Rev. William Leishman of
I.ewes, was named stated clerk of
PTesbytery fer a term of three years,
succeeding the Rev. H. Everett Hall !
man, OF Newark, who has served for
many years in that capacity Pres +,
bytery expressed appreciation of MI =,
Hallman's faithful and efficient ser
vice as stated clerk. {
Missionary Gifts Drop
The Rev. J. Paul Trout was named
permanent clerk of Presbytery also 7
for three years. Mr.. Trout reported
earlier for the committee on foreign
missions, that there had been de-
crease of $4,000 in gifts to the gen
eTal board of the church for foreign
missions. He recommended that
churches of the Presbytery hold raj /
lys in this cause. n
No invitations were received for a
holding the next stated meeting of 7
the Presbytery. A place will be Sc \
lected later. n
DIR. George H. Ryden, of the State =
Archives Commission, invited mem .
bers of Presbytery to send historical I
data OF Presbyterian records of =
churches to the commission for re-
cording. A
A memorial was read for the Rev. A.
E. Robbins, D. D., who died ;,
last June 5 at Pocomoke City, Md. -
MOderatOrs Named
Moderators for vacant churches
were appointed as follows: Gumby
Memorial Church, the Rev. Herman 7
Bischoff; Midway, the Rev. William
Leishman; Pencader, the Rev. Henry =,
G. WELDON; Chesapeake City, Md, "
the Rev. Albert E. Thomas; Rock "
and Zion, the Rev c. c. Weir, for 7, :
mer pastor of Lower Brandywine \,
Church, Wilmington; Snow Hill, r.
Nd, DR.. Venable; Otwell, the Rev.
". w. Thompson; Delaware City, -,
he Rev. H. Everett Hallman; Dover, .,
he Rev. T. A Williams. 81
The following vacant churches NJ
gere appointed to be supplied by g.
large: Georgetown; Ken ~ ~
edyville, Nd; RehOboth Beach; "e
Md; Cove Springs, Eel ,,.,
IN and Odessa. nj
Harris NithdraWs ~
A request for ordination made ear al al
or in the meeting by Robert Laird o. o.
Iarris, son of the Rev. w. W. Har- tio
is, of St. Georges. was withdrawn 'ic
before Presbytery ad- -,
,urned. The question at issue was Hi 1n
le constitutionality of ordaining a W. W.
Duns man "ithoue ,, vo-,na 80 4orris tin
as been serving as an assistant to Nj
is father at the churches in st. --e --e
eorges and Port Penn. -