National Republican., 1884-04-10


be postponed until 1 p. IN. Wednesday, April |
%. Adopted
Rev. DIR. Bittinger offered a resolution that
when the presbytery adjourn IL adjourn to
meet on Wednesday, April 23, at ] p. m.
Adopted.
Rev. DIR. Bittinger submitted the report on
homo missions, showing relief granted TO
Manassas and Prince William churches Of
500 and recommending amounts aggregating
$1,000 TO be contributed toward Greenwood
and other churches. The report was adopted,
The moderator called the attention of tho
presbytery to the Women's Presbyterial
society Of Washington, with accompanying
report of work done by tho society in homo
mission work. Received and ordered to bo
filed.
Rev. Francis J. Grimke submitted the re-
port on education, which says that tho edu-
cational outlook of the church was never
more favorable than it is to-day. The grow
ing interest on the subject is most gratifying
and calls for profound thanks to Almighty
Cod The amount contributed shows a
decided advance over the previous year, not
including an increase OF $4,000 to tho per-
manent fund of the board, The number of
candidates under the care of the board Is
larger by flteon than during the previous year.
The board was enabled to raise its scholar
ships for collegiate and theological students
from 500 to $780, and for preparatory stu
dents from S75 to 500. The board closed its
financial year out of debt and with small
balance Of $2i2.66 in its treasury. The COM
mittcc suggest the rofraining from the use Of
tobacco by theological students, the indul-
eence in which is an unwarrantable extrava..
gance. There are six students at the Howard
university and one at Princeton college. The
report was adopted.
Row DR.. Bartlett moved that the enterprise
of Rev. Mr.. Henry (colorod), pastor of the
Albright church, Va, be indorsed by the
presbytery, and that he be allowed to make
collections for the $1,000 needed toward the
erection OF public school house. Agreed.
Rev. DR.. Chester. Of the committee on
records of tho New York Avenue church,
submitted report that the committee had
examined tho Same and recommend that
they be approved with the following excep-
tions: 1t appears that at meeting held
February 1s, 1888, the session ordered the
the names of persons to be stricken off the
rolls without serving any citation on them,
or taking the other steps directed in the book
Of discipline (chapter A, articles 5, TO- and
49, Tho excuse of the session that because
their residences are unknown IL is impossible
to subject them to church discipline or serve
citation upon them is not valid, for the
trainers of our discipline must have known
that just such cases would arise Yet
they make no provision for striking
q name Off our rolls without pre-
vious citation and trial. Besides the
general assembly has made provision for such
cases by permitting that persons having been
absent for two years and gone to parts un-
known may be put upon the suspended list.
1t is recommended that these names be put
upon said list until their residences can be
ascertained, when the session can proceed to
their trial, according to the form on our book
of discipline. 1t is also recommended that
hereafter, in recording the meetings of ses-
sions. the names of elders present should be
mentioned.
Rev. Mr.. Grimke offered resolution that
the portion of the report of the committee of
education referring to tho use of tobacco by
the theological students be referred to the
general synod. This was objected by DIR.
Bittenger on the ground of general assem-
bly,. Mr.. Grimke contended that auy young
man receiving the contributions of the
board should not indulge in needless ex-
travagance. Rev. DIR. j. L. Nourse offered
an amendment that the tobacco question be
referred to the board Of education. Adopted.
The presbytery, at p. M, took recess
until p. m. ... I,,,- .u.. .-4
EVENING SESSION.
The presbytery was called to order at 7:3o
p. m. by the moderator. Rev. DIR. Chester of
the committee on church extension, submitted
his report. 1t showed that two chapels have
been projected for building. one at the corner
of Fourteenth and X streets northwest for
the Unity congregation, another upon Con-
necticut avenue, to cost, with ground, the
sum of $4,000 ($i2, 600 of which has been
raised) and recommending tho purchase of a
lot of ground for the erection of chapel
north of East Capitol street, near Lincoln
park. The report was accepted.
The report Of the committee on installa-
tions, relating to the installation of Rev. Mr.
Peck, was submitted and approved.
Mr. David Wills, jr., a son of Chaplain
Wills, U. S. A., a student at Princeton college
and candidate for the ministry, underwent
a rigid examination in theology, Greek,
Hebrew, and church history, and made q
highly creditable record. His examination
was unanimously sustained by the presbytery.
and after further questions and prayers by
the moderator, the stated clerk was requested
to make out his license as a probationer to
preach the Gospel within the District of
Columbia and elsewhere, and upon motion of
DIR. Sunderland his relations with the
presbytery of New Brunswick were Dissolved
Resolutions to accept the reports of tho
sessional records of the Prince William and
Eastern churches were adopted, and leave
was granted the congregation of the Clifton
church to supply their pulpit.
John Peter Foster (colored), of South Caro-
lima, student in the Howard university,
was examined as a candidate for the ministry
and interrogated by the moderator. A
motion of Rev. Dr. Bttinger that he be re-
ceved as a candidate and recommended to
Rev. Mr.. Burghardr, of the committee on
temperance, read u paper upon the curse
resulting from the sale and use of intoxi-
eating beverages. The paper says that there
is no evil more gigantic that of liquor sell
ing, and which is the deepest disgrace of the
nineteenth century. That we are to meet
this foe in the final conflict at the ballot
box, and that state and national legisln-
lures have been more wrought up on
the subject than ever before. The paper
refers to the unity of action among tho
Rechabites, Women's Christian Temperance
union, other temperance organizations.
and the churches. The fact that the
president of the school board and some Judges
upon the bench are active supporters of the
temperance cause was made, with the state
ment that the Metropolitan, Sixth, North
Unity, and Manassas churches have dispensed
with the use of wine at the sacrament of the
Lords supper
The report deplores the fact that the Sunday
liquor law is violated; that there is too much
indulgence in wine drinking in fashionable
circles and closes with high tribute to Mrs.
Rutherford b. Hayes. The report was ac-
cepted and referred TO the general assembly.
A unanimous vote of thonks was rendered
the ladies of the church for their attention
ing refreshments,
The following reports were referred for
final action at the adjourned meeting;
BY Rev. Mr.. French, chairman Of the COM
mittee on the minutes OF tho synod of Balti-
more, for return to the old system Of
attendance of ministers and elders at
the meetings of tho synod; by Rev.
Dr. Craighead, of the committee to whom
was referred the resolution OF Rev. Mr. Cobb