Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-01

Dear Fathers and Brethren:
Iwould hereby request that you receive me under
It is unnecessary me that 1 bring before you the
es they are H We'll known % to YOU 6ut breny bring be-
fore you the facts in the case.
bytery of the Reformed Presbyterion Church be-
causeI failed to satisfactorily certain ques-
did not relate to doctrine or anything fundamental
to Christianity, but to the interpretations of the
of synod, which have vtiated the testimony Of the
church and placed her upon an inconsistent basis
The Presbytery not only refused to ordain me,
but also revoked my license to preach within the
church filed &c Complaints in Synod ID against each
were dismissed and was not given hearing. I
would therefore ask that take such steps as you
consider necessary in accordance with your church
order, and with the curtesy due another court of
the Lords house, to restore my license and receive
believing the doctrine rim 1e and order of the United
Presbyterian Church and being ready for The the
Church.
1t was referred to q committee composed
of Rev. Reid and Hutchinson and Elder
Donaldson. Then followed petition
Presbyterian Church of Williamsburg, ask
ing for the organization of new U. P. con-
gregation, with Rev. John A. Burnett as
B. Thompson @ and % ". n. II Hazlett, % two of II the he
petitioners. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee already appointed. The committee
retired to act on the questions.
Tho East Enders' Fight Opened.
The application of 81 members of the
East End r. P. Church was next received.
Rev. o. B. Milligan, the former pas
tor, spoke on the subject, and asked
for his own admission in the U. P. Church.
These petitions were also sent to the COM
mittee.
Rev DR.. McAllister and Prof. Wilson pre-
sented paper authorizing them to repre-
sent the Reformed Presbyterian Church at
the Monongahela Presbyterian meeting for
the East End R. p. Church. 1t was referred
two visitors thought they ought to be
allowed to go before the committee and ex-
plain matters in full, but the Presbytery was
Of a different mind.
A call from the Steubenville church for
Rev. E. M. Milligan was laid on the table be-
cause the latter desired first to come up for
trial before the Presbytery. The body then
took recess.
Rev. Dr. McAllister in the afternoon pre-
sented a written protest against the action
of the Presbytery in entertaining the appli-
cation Of the East End members, and pray
ing the Presbytery to refuse to recognize the
petition until the members should renounce
all claims to the church property. The protest
was read and referred to the Committee on
Petitions. S. W. Douthett and s. B. Hart
then preached their trial sermons, and were
licensed to. preach.
Taken Into the Fold.
The report of the Committee on Petitions
was th en- called for. Rev. w. J. Reid, chair
man of the committee said the committee
respectfully recommended the acceptance
of the Williamsburg applicants for admission
from the r. P. to the U. P. Church, and ap-
pointed committee, consisting of the Rev.
Mr. McCrory and three of his elders, to or
ganize the church on next Monday night
They also reported that no reason could be
received into the church and his license re-
stored, and recommended that in event of
Mr.. Burnett's signifying his willingness to
teach the doctrines of the U. p. Church and
ecclesiastical courts of the church he be
admitted and relcensed The committee
further recommended that the individual
members of the East End Church who had
applied to be received into membership in
the U. P. Church be admitted, and ap-
pointed a committee consisting of J. K.
McCluskin, Samuel Mahood, David Blair
designated by the petitioners on Monday
evenings, July lS, at 7:45. to organize the
church.
ligan and E. M. Milligan," said Mr.. Reid,
eve, the committee, find that the young
brothers in question were not deposed on
account of any criminal offence or immoral
ity upon their part, but purely upon mat
ter of political dissent. In obedience to their
request, we recommend that in event of the
brothers signifying their willingness to
ne the
and their suspension removed"
Mr.. Reid sat down and DR.. McAllister rose
and asked that he and Prof. Wilson be
granted the privilege of saying few words
before the report of the committee was
adopted. J. d. Sands, clerk of the Presby-
terry, told DR.. McAllfster that neither he nor
Prof. Wilson were able to tell the conven-
tion anything which the committees report
did not cover. DR.. McAllister, however, re-
fused to be sat on, and persisted SO strenu-
ousfy that the courtesies of the house were
extended to himself and Prof. Wilson for
ten minutes each. Prof. Wilson came for
paper. a Nn DE- MoAllister '@as CAUTIONED ned the he
action regarding the East End church prop
erty. He said the civil courts were yet
open. A respectable minority holding to
the principles of the mother church could
hold the church property, and cited as an
Illustration the decision of the courts in the
Detroit U. P. Church, where the minority
were lately given the church property. He
then proceeded to find flaws in the petition
handed in by the members of the East End
church, claiming they had applied for ad-
mission as a body. To this several ministers
objected. claiming it was not the case; DR..
verbatim copy of the petition, and that they
had said as "a body"
MIR. Reid said such was not the language of
the petition received by the committee
Dr mcAluSter Is vigorously Kissed.
DR.. McAllister fairly shrieked as he sprang
toward Rev. Mr.. Reid: "Then your petition
has been changed for purpose"
#A storm of Kisses from the rear of the
house greeted this outburst and DR.. Meal
lister tried to smooth matters by claiming a
misunderstanding.
DR.. Reid said: II hope my lifelong friend.
DIR. McAllister, will not think hard If 1 saw
something that will hurt his feelings, for 1
must say it. He, as an Intelligent man,
knows than any property of a congregation
which is chartered under the straight Pres
byterial law cannot be taken by the major
ity. Why is he here? l very much suspect
there is some irregularity in this charter
which he is afraid of and he has come here to
throw Instructions in the way. l object to
DR.. McAllister or anyone else using this &C.
clesiastical court as place in which to &C.
complish any personal ends"
The report was adopted and DR.. McAllister
then arose and began to read q notice that
they would complain to the U. P. Synod but
Mr.. Reid told him that he could do nothing
but petition the Synod, as he was not mem.
Der of the U. P. Church and they would not
recognize him. Mr.. McAllister sat down
saying eff can't come at you one way I
Will in another" "We will be glad to see
you when you come" said Mr.. Reid
Rev. E. NJ. Milligan was presented with his
call from Steubenville and accepted 1t.
The Presbytery then adjourned to meet at
Shadyside on the second Tuesday of Sep
tember