Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29
THE SYNOD OF BALTIMORE.
Inc Campbell Divorce Case Recalled by
tho Counsel Services Last Week A
Mite for Education.

.uhshiNdToN, Oct. Sl.-Ihe Synod
OF Baltimore resumed its sessions at the
covenant Church this morning, DR..
Hemstreet of Baltimore, making the
opening prayer. Rev. w. w. Campbell
asked that the minutes of 1884 be
amended so as to give full and impair
tlal statement of his case, which came
up in that year. Judge Drake, in order
70 give expression TO the displeasure of
the synod at the reelection of DIR.
Briggs as professor of Union semi
nary, offered an overture to the Gen.
eral Assembly, concluding as follows I:
therefore the Synod of Baltimore over
lures the General Assembly to make q
formal declaration of the entire sever
ence OF all relations with said semi
nary After Judge Drake had made a
formal argument in favor of his over
ture, in which he said the General AS
sembly could not afford to be slapped in
the face by small body of 25 at the
Union Seminary. On DIR. Hamlin's
motion the previous question was
ordered, an amendment being first
added to the overture us follows: "Un-
less. some satisfactory adjustment be
made before the meeting of the General
Assembly" The overture was agreed to
by rs to rs, and after devotional exer-
cises the synod took recess until 2
o'clock.
Rev. DIR. Keigwin reported an over
ture from the Presbytery of New Castle
looking to some plan of synodical susie
nance which was referred to the COM
mittee on home missions.
at this Juncture Rev. John Squire, of
the New Castle Presbytery, rose and in
formed the synod that he had suffered
grievous wrong at their hands and de-
manded a vindication. Mr.. Squire, it
seems, who had been counsel for Rev.
j. X. Campbell, who was suspended
from the ministry for obtaining a
divorce from his wife and marrying
again. During Mr.. Squirrels absence
from the meeting Of the synod that
tried Mr.. Campbell, it was reported and
entered upon the minutes of that body
that MIR. Squire had said things in dis
paragement of Mr.. Campbell's divorced
wife. This error, as it was discovered
to be, MIR. Squire now wanted corrected.
In making the claim he said that the
wrong had been done him while he was
attending to his sick wife. The synod
had, without the slightest proof or in
vestlgation, allowed falsehood to APP
pear upon its records, and the stigma
that had been placed upon him would
remain until the records were corrected.
A resolution was finally adopted to
the effect that Mr.. Squire's exculpation
was complete.
In the Baltimore Presbytery 25
churches gave nothing last year to aid
in educational work. In the New Castle
Presbytery only four churches gave over
$50 each, and 20 gave nothing, and in
the Washington Presbytery five churches
only gave over $40 and seven gave
nothing at all.
Devotional exercises, conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Logan of the New Castle
Presbytery, were then begun and con-
tinued for half an hour after which the
synod adjourned. Tonight thesynodical
sermon was preached by Rev. w. P.
Swartz of Wilmington. His subject
was family religion. The sermon was
followed by the communion.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The Synod of
Baltimore resumed its sessions this morn
ing, and after prayer took up the appeal
from the Presbytery of New Castle in the
case of Rev. j. X. Campbell, deposed by
that presbytery on account of the alleged
surroundings of his divorce from one wife
md marriage to another. Rev. Dr. Squire
represented Mr.. Campbell and Rev Will
lam Swartz appeared for the New Castle
Presbytery. II was alleged on one side
that Mr.. Campbell's wife had deserted him
sor 20 years and that he tried to be recon-
sled with her before bringing suit for
Sivorce. On the other side il was charged
that Mr.. Campbell never informed his
wife of the divorce proceedings, and that
she received her first intelligence of his
suit after all the evidence had been taken.
No action was had on the appeal. and on
the arrival of the hour for the home mis-
sions report the appeal was laid aside.
The report showed that so, 900 had been
contributed by the synod for home mis-
sions during the year
A plan suggested by Rev. Joseph S. Ma
lone of Kentucky for the removal of the
indebtedness of the Home Missionary So
ciety was concurred in.
The board of education report showed
that fewer students than previously are
preparing themselves for the university.
DIR. Hamlin of this city introduced the
following, which was adopted;
The Synod of Baltimore, in session at Wash
ington, October a0th, 1901, earnestly request
Che commission of the Columbian Exposition
20 at once decide that Its doors shall be closed |
on Sunday We 80 request not only as Chris !
tlans, loyal to our Divine Lord, but also as
kOuu CltiNdubs UtflhYlDR Llht no Calamity cOul0
befali our working classes 80 great rs the loss
or Impairment OF their rest-day, for which any
additional gate money received on sunday
would be no compensation whatever. We are
heartily loyal TO the exposition, and believe |
the step we recommend to be essential TO Its |
greatest success and usefulness. We earnestly |
approve Of the American sabbath Union. and
endorse It's EFFORTS 10 secure a more Intelligent
and general observance of the Lords Day.
When the Synod of Baltimore was in |
session to-day at the Covenant Church the |
ladies' societies in connection with the |
synod held meetings at the New York |
Avenue Presbyterian Church. AT the
Foreign Missionary Society meeting Mrs. |
keigwin of Wilmington, DEL, presided. |
At the Home Missionary meeting Mrs. j. |
q. Kelly presided. and Mrs. Alexander
Proudfit Of Baltimore conducted the devo-
tional exercises, and at the meeting of |
Band Workers Mrs. Alfred p. Reid of |
West Chester Pa, presided. The ladies
Also accompanied the members of the
synod to the White House.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23-The SYNOD of
Baltimore opened this morning with
prayer, and after it had fixed the compen-
sation of stated clerks at 500 per annum,
and lessened the cost of the synod minutes
by directing that only one copy should be
sent to each church session, ii appointed
committee to confer with the Rev w. w.
Campbell as to change of the minutes in
his case, and then took up the appeal of
the Rev. j. r. Campbell from the order of
deposition made by New Castle Presbytery
on account of the circumstances Of his
divorce and remarrlage. The first ques-
ton, 'Shall the appeal be entertainedG 2,
was, after an argument by the Rev. Mr..
Morrison of Baltimore decided in the
affirmative. Considerable discussion then
occurred as to the method in which the
appeal should be heard. This having been
settled, it was resolved that the synod sit
with closed doors and the representatives
nf tho nrass vuikl, all otbars not ,,,a,,hars