New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-10
nEACONESSES NOT WANTED.
NEGATIVE VOTE IN THE PREsBYTERY.
,,r WORK OF WOMEN EXToLLED BY BOTH
pARTrEs-oBJECTING TO THE OFFICE
PRoPOsED-ACTIoN AGAINST
AN EXCISE Bill

AN EAOlSE DILL.
49,, che third time this winter the Presbytery Of
...,ryork has wrestled bravely with the woman
ion and the end Is no. yet The General Assembly
ye.r submitted the Presbyteries two overtures
- Tho deaconess question. one asserted that women
"a, s.rved the Apostolical Church deaconesses
100 office and duties similar to those of deacons"
h seoond proposed this new section: " Dcaconesscs
nov he elected to Office in manner similar to that
oin, rcd for deacons and set apart by prayer"
Th. presbytcrys committee was divided In sentiment
- two reports were submitted, opposed TO the
.,,on NJ the Office, and the other asking for IT,
snn. urging that the Presbyterian Church should not
=, committed 10 the statement contained in the first
overture
,,, That reported yesterday in favor Of the object
nh, nv these overtures, but answered both In the
.,ye because the first atrms fact what is
~ s,srn,e and because the second regarded
u, ,de6ne In form to accomplish the desired object
o "a asked the Assembly to formulate
.rra calling for order Of deacOnesses
rnoss Office and duties shall be particu
defined DR.. c. L. Thompson, Professor
Ia'S prown DR.. George Alexander and DR.. f. n.
70 s,pned this report, while DR.. E. W. F. Birch
Iampe and Peter Carter preferred not to
-, the report to make formal dissent After
,orc and at times personal debate the report
Ca On the table and both overtures answered in
.ss negative the test vote being 80 to 81.
mr. r T. sample read the following paper, which was
,o,.rred to special committee, consisting Of himself
nv thompson and John c. Tucker an elder in the
Brick Church
We heartily approve the utmost scriptuTl and
orderly development OF latent power still existing IN
the Cn n1Serd t to the cause of Christ by Christian
women and believing that the combining OF heTtoioig
inaV iesan of The Church NAV be more effective
whilst in harmony with our ecclesa stcaI PONY
which charges the session with the general government
and spiritual of the local church, we therefore
adopt the following overture, to be sent 10 our
TSe Presbytery Of New respectfully overtures
the General Assembly TO submit to the fItsosV ,v
the following amendment TO the Form Of cTrn Sec
ton o. follows: %. Whenever II shall appear neN
l the Church Session NAV select and appoint eOoS
women for the of the poor and the SICK OF poor
widows and orphans, and for all s''ch nrIy
to bodily and spiritual need as may come properly
within their sphere
DR.. John c. Bliss, of the Washington Heights
Church. offered the following resolution, which was
adopted unanimously ordered signed by the officers
Of Presbytery and sent to the Excise Committee at
Albany:
Whereas, An Excise bill has been recently intro
duced in the Assembly of this state which proposes
the removal Of sundFy wholesome restrictions pu,
upon the drink evil by present excise laws, anu
which in particular proposes TO open the Saloons vi
Resolved That the prcsbytcry of NewYork hereby
of said BILL or Of any measure akin 20 i and urgently
calls upon all lovers Of God and humanity to lend thir
effort and influence toward essening rather than IN
crossing the power Of the liquor traffic, looking TO
the time when this business so hurdul TO the whole
BODY polite may be brought to an end
Maitland Alexander a son of Henry VI. Alexander,
member Of Dr. John Halls church and OF the Prince
ton Seminary was taken under the of the Presby
In inc hands of Dr. c. s. Robinson. who asIed for time
10 consider IT, lie expects 10 take it, he said but he
was not prepared 10 do so yestelday. Dr. Bnfchafi
Church which was met With vigorous reply by pr;
carr The pastor OF shiloh +. +. shepard presented
10 thn Prg1shvtcry gage for $4,000 which he
he'd on the Hatfield. building in Ridgest, owned by
ne seventh Church. and received the thanks Of the
lrcsbytery in n graceful resolution prepared by DE-
g. d. Alexander, DR.. c. : Robinson and john stewart
J',c Rev G.. s Webster and F.. Mcintyre were ap'
pointed Committee Narrative.