Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-05

TIE PECK xkMoRIAL CHAPEL CASE.
The Washington city presbytery was in ses-
sion today at the Church Of the Covenant II
was the regular spring meeting and the OPEN
ing session was held last evening. when the
sermon was delivered by the retiring
moderator, the Rev. Charles B. Ramsdell. The
Rev. J. G.. Craighead was elected moderator
and Mr.. Luckett temporary clerk. Rev. SAM
uel Van Vranken Holmes, the assistant pastor
Of the First Presbyterian Church, was received
ss a member Of the presbytery on certificate
from the presbytery of 0tsego, NY. The ses-
sion this morning was opened with religious
/ exercises.
l COMMITTEE REPORTS READ.
| The report Of the committee on aid to col
ieges and schools was read by the chairman, DIR.
Craighead, giving an account of the work done
and advised greater interest on the part OF the
churches Of this presbytsry in this important
| branch of church activity.
Rev. Mr.. Wynkoop. from the committee ap-
pointed to consider the proposition for the
transfer Of the Union Chapel in Takoma
| Park, reported that satisfactory progress
had been made toward vesting the title to
that property in a committee representing
the presbytery and the property owner
ship. The $500 due on the property
had been nearly raised BY subscriptions from the
/ various churches. As to Anacostia the pros
poets for the organization OF Pres
! byterian church were favorable. Rev. MIR.
Smell made . statement about the condition
| of affairs In Anacostia and said that q lot had
| been given by Mr.. Gardner and money was be-
| ing raised to build chapel. He said that at
least twenty persons were ready to come IN as
members when an organization was perfected.
| RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
/ A resolution was adopted assuring the Pres
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would be glad to see an organization of church
as soon as the number of those who would be
willing to join such q church was at least
twenty-five and the monthly revenues about
| ESQ per Month.
| Rev. DIR. Chester read a resolution, which
had been adopted by the presbytery OF Allie
| gheny. asking the general assembly to cause an
I inquiry to be made into the management of
the temporal affairs of the churches by means Of
| boards of trustees with the view Of determining
what is and what ought to be the relation OF
such boards to the church. The resolution was
adopted
| resolution offered by Rev. Mr.. French was
adopted stating that the presbytery heard with
/ pleasure Of the movemertto establish q Presby-
terrain church in Takoma Park and entertained
the hope that success would crown this move
ment-
/ Mr.. SMITHS ANOMALOUS POSITION.
| Attention was called by Rev. DR.. Hamlin to
the anomalous position of Rev. Mr.. Smith, the
pastor in charge of the Peck Memorial
| Chapel, a mission conducted by the Church
| of the Covenant in Georgetown. Since
Mr.. Smith had been in charge of the
| work twenty new members had been re-
| ceived into the Church of the Covenant,
but in the minutes of the assembly no credit
/ would be given to Mr.. Smith for his work,
which had been SO successful in this well as
! in other respects He thought that 1t was an
| injustice to Mr.. Smith, but he was only in the
| same position as numbers OF other young men
who were in charge Of mission work. There
was no way OF getting this work mentioned
| in the records Of the chuI CHI and DR.. Hamlin
| thought that some remedy should be devised to
correct the injustice. He thought that it
| might be possible in the church roll to follow,
| for example, his own name with that of Mr..
| Smith in brackets, giving the statistics Of his
work.
RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED By MISSIONS.
The point was made that in the case of mis-
sions the results gained were due to the efforts
of the minister in charge supplemented by lay
aid. and it might be possible that one man
would gain more credit than belonged TO him.
It was suggested that the clerk of the gen.
erai assembly. if the statistics Of the presbytery
were put in the form suggested by DR.. Hamin,
might not acceptM
DR.. Hamlin replied that while everybody
knew Brother Roberts, the stated CLERK of the
general assembly. yet be did not think he
would dare 70 disregard a report from the pres
bytery. A resolution embodying the sugges-
ton OF DR.. Hamlin was adopted, and here
after on the rolls due credit will be given to
those carrying mission enterprises-
1t was decided to bold the fall meeting Of the
presbytery at Hyattsville, Md.
THE TRUSTEES REPORT.
The report Of the board Of trustees Of the
presbytery was read by Mr.. Charles Lyman.
Reference was made to the loss sustained by
the board in the death Of Judge Drake. 1t was
recommended that NJ. o. Claughton be APP
pointed in his place and that Revs Craighead,
Patch and Miller be appointed to fill vacancies.
The report was adopted.
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE erNEBAL ASSEMBLY.
Perhaps the matter Of business that exclted
the greatest interest was that which was as
signed a. the special order for II o'clock. When
that hour arrived the moderator announced
that the time had come to elect commissioners
| to represent the presbytery at the general
assembly. which meets in Portland. Greg, in
May. 1t had been rumored that the conflict
which is expected to take place in the assembly
over the case OF DIR. Briggs, or the higher
criticism advocates. would be started in a small
way in the presbytery over the election
OF commissioners. It was said that Union
Seminary or DIR. Briggs had carried ON an active
canvass to secure a vote in their favor. This
charge was stated by DIR. Hamlin before the
Young began IN ofoek tnas ne Hl8nt enter an
emphatic denial
DE. BARTLETT NOMINATED.
When nominations for clerical delegate
we're called for Rev. DR.. Bittinger nomi-
mated Rev. DR.. Bartlett and made few
remarks explaining why DR.. Bartlett should
represent the presbytery at this time.
He said that there were two questions
likely to come before the assembly of great
importance. On both the presbytery had taken
action and DR.. Bartlett represented the ma
jority on both questions. He had voted with
majority of the presbytery in favor of
the revision of the confession of faith,
and a. to the controversy between Union Semi
nary and the assembly the presbytery had
| voted with the latter and DIR. Bartlett was in
| sympathy with that side. While be had gone
to the last assembly, yet in the opinion Of DR..
| Bittnger he could represent the presbytery at
this particular time in very acceptable man
ner.
| The nomination was seconded by Rev. DR..
| Chester, who also made q speech. Rev. Mr..
Little then placed in nomination the name Of
Rev. DR.. Hamiin. with few remarks as to the
desirability Of electing him.
DR. HANLIN wIrHDRAws BIS NAME.
| This nomination brought Dr. Hamlin to his
feet He said that he had been nominated
without consultation and while he appreciated
the honor yet he would be obliged to ask to
| withdraw his name for the simple reason thathe
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