Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-30
H0NORS FOR DIR. REID.
In Place of Censure He Is Elected to
the General Assembly.
M'CR0RY HAS A TART ARGUMENT
With Rev. J. W. Young on the Subject Of
Home Mission Collections
MONONGAHELA PREsBYTERY MEETING

The meeting of the Monongahela Presby
terry of the U. P. Church yesterday was 6
lively one. Everything went well until
the report Of the financial agent was read
The report was very lengthy one, and tc
save time Rev. Mr.. Sands had prepared q
brief synopsis, which he asked permission
to read. His request was granted, and
among other things he said the report rec.
commended an increase in the contributions
OF certain" congregations, for missionary
purposes. This remark seemed to sting
Rev. DIR. Barkley to the quick. He took ii
as rebuke directed at certain" congre'
cation. "The report is misleading" he
began. 'It is misstatement of the facts,
and move that that portion be eliminated
from the minutes"
Then followed long wrangle over the
question. Rev. Mr.. Wallace thought the
offensive synopsis should be stricken out OF
the minutes because he said it was slap at
the Eighth Church. The vexatious para
graph was reread, and upon vote of Presby-
terry Sands was warmly sustained Thus
what might have proved very destructive
storm was quelled in its inception.
DR.. Reid Elected Delegate.
The Presbytery went into an election for
delegate to the General Assembly, which
meets in Allegheny in May. The following
members were selected: DR.. w. j. Reid,
DR.. j. W. McClurkin, DR.. j. G. Brown,
Rev. j. A. Donthett, Rev. F. A. Hutchin-
son, Rev. w. E. Paxton. The elders Sc
lected we're Graham Scott, P. B. Douglass,
j. w. Robb, Robert M. Mcknight, James
Walker and James Harrison.
Rev. Mr.. McCrory offered some objections
to resolution looking to collec-
tions for the Home Mission debt,
during which he remarked that his
church had not taken up any collection for
which were that the congregation had al
ready been severely taxed for other matters
and that his congregation annually con-
tributed about three times its quota for
missions.
One Clergyman Becomes Sarcastic.
Rev. j. W. Young, went after Mr.. Nc
Crory in very sarcastic manner and re-
minded him of speech made some time
ago in which he advised Mr.. Young's con-
gregation to obey the injunctions of the
Presbytery. The speaker thought that Mr.
McCrory should obey the request of the
General Assembly.
The resolution was finally adopted. The
Committee of the Board of Church Exten-
sion recommended that a new lot be pur-
chased for the church in CHARTERS town
ship, and that they be given financial aid
In support of this Rev. w. E. Paxton,
pastor of the church at CHARTERS, called at
tention to the very unsavory reputation of
that locality: and used it as an argument in
favor of the committees recommendation
Mr.. Paxton said there was no need to go to
Egypt to look for heathens, and that the
place was even worse than Utah There
had been within few years nine murders
down there, riots and street brawls were
frequent, while chicken and dog fighting
were almost daily occurrences
The matter was finally referred to the
Committee on Church Extension with
power to act, after which the Presbytery
adjourned