Bill Text: DE HCR71 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: Recognizing The 300th Anniversary Of The Presbyterian Church Of Dover, 1714-2014.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-30 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT [HCR71 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2013-HCR71-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Rep. Blakey & Sen. Bushweller;
	Reps. D. Short, Hudson, Dukes, Gray, Kenton, Outten, Smyk, Wilson, Bennett, Brady, J. Johnson, Keeley, Kowalko, Scott; Sens. Ennis, Lavelle, Venables

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.

RECOGNIZING THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DOVER, 1714-2014.

WHEREAS, the Presbyterian Church, was well established in the north in New Castle, Delaware; and

WHEREAS, the Reverend Francis Makemie, an Irish clergyman considered to be the founder of Presbyterianism in the United States, was preaching and establishing churches to the south, and it is a certainty Presbyterians in Kent County were desiring a minister; and

WHEREAS, after much expressed interest at the September 7, 1714 meeting of the Presbytery of Philadelphia, taking into consideration the desolate condition of the people of Kent County, brother James Anderson was appointed to supply the people with preaching one Sabbath in the month until the next Presbytery (September 20, 1715).

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 147^th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that September 7, 1714 be recognized and celebrated as the organized beginning of the Presbyterian Church of Dover.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State of Delaware congratulates the Presbyterian Church of Dover for its continued and meaningful service to the people of Kent County as the church's 300^th anniversary is celebrated on September 7, 2014.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitably prepared copy of this resolution be presented to Pastor Mary Baber Reed of the Presbyterian Church of Dover.

SYNOPSIS

This Resolution recognizes the 300^th anniversary of the Presbyterian Church of Dover.