St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-29
I'm the Evening.

Elder Frank l.. Shepherd in the evening
was given the floor and proceeded to speak
in support of his substitution for the ma
jority report. In an argumentative and
slightly sarcastic manner he proceeded to
dissect the claims that had been made in
behalf of the committee.
ut is not necessary" he said, ito continue
the committee to compile statistics This is
q work of Superrogation as this is being done
by others. TO call attention to the deliver
ences'-this is not at all necessary as this is
being done through other agencies; ito
make recommendation to the board of
such information as should be published =
there is little danger that the board of publ
cation needs much stirring up. Now all that
is necessary is to apply to this question a
little of what has been called 'sanctiied COM
mon sense There is no need of losing any
temper over this matter.
Continuing, Mr.. Shepherd said that the
claim that there is no other way Of collecting
statistical information concerning the work of
the Presbyterians was a mistake as each
synod is obliged to return to the general as
sembly narrative of all its religious
work. He further commented upon the
fact that no temperance work
among the children of the Sunday school
had been included in the work of the COM
mittee. As there are $3.50 Sunday school
children, this was quite an important omis-
sion. He had been told that if the 'constitu-
tional prohibition plank had been included
ia his statistics for the majority report that
It would have been adopted with hurrah.
What had constitutional prohibition got to
do with the question of abolishing needless
committee? This is no retrograde movement,
but is a step in advance.
Elder George w. Mears of Philadelphia
called all this talk ''sanctified nonsense. "
1t was practically taking step backward,
and 1.-THE 100000 saloons in the United
States would set up shout that would
echo in the arches of hell" He read the
resignation OF w. 7. Brown as correspond
ing secretary of the committee, which was
greeted with applause.
Judge Reid of Iowa next came forward and
said it was a grave, very grave mistake to
pass the resolutions which make no mention
of prohibition. If this action is taken IL will
be impossible to keep the impression from
going abroad that backward step has been
taken. He was also of the opinion that there
would be JOY in hell if the committee was
abolished.
DIR. CRoSBY's POINT.
DR.. Crosby said, in answer to the asser-
ton that 1.-The assembly might as well
abolish its board of home MISSIONS" that a
board is permanent branch of the assem-
bly,; the committee was only created to per-
form a special work of morality
The committee has performed it's work, and
we say thank you; goodbye. There is the
social evil, which destroys ten souls to one
lost by intemperance; the money-getting evil,
which leads astray still more. These special
matters of morality are referred to the
synods, the presbyteries and the sessions.
why not so with temperance?
Rev. Henry Ward next came forward
and occupied considerable time in arguing
n point of order.
DR.. Person made an eloquent and for
chile statement in behalf of the continuance