Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-22
A SYNOD'S SYMPATHY

Extended to President Harrison because
of the Illness of His Wife-Sunday
Closing of the Worlds Fair Approved
UpcIe SANS Indian Policy Condemned.
wAsH1NGroN,P PA, Oct I'll Special i
At the Friday morning meeting OF the
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD of Pennsylvania, the
Committee on Overtures sent in the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the Synod expresses It's
great satisfaction with the action OF the
Board of Directors of the Worlds Falr, IN
acceDting the Congressional appropriation
with the Sunday closing condition anneAeu,
and we earnestly urge that the directors
stand fast in this action ana reslsG All o.
forts made to remove this decision. We,
also, urge. as the repreSentaIMes =, anG
Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania anu
West Virginia, that the request or tine teNn,
perance people OF the land be granted, LIZ nHu
the sale OF Intoxicating liquors pc prSniu, ~
tied in accordance with the laws of the State
OF Illinois.
Rev. Robert H. Fulton reported in behalf
of the recently appointed Committee on
Sustentation. The Presbytery OF f!tts-
burg desired the committee in their report
to advise that no Presbytery be allowed 10
draw any larger sum from this board than
it had contributed, the Presbyterles OF
Parkersburg and Westminster being e3-
cepted. This advice was not adopted Dy
the SYNOD. but was discussed at some
length. A committee reported the follow
ing resolution of sympathy:
The Synod of Pennsylvania, now in ses-
sion ut Washington, Pa, moved py oeepSts;s ~
| commission Tor President Harrison III MS
sorrow and anxiety because or the SERIOUS
| illness of his honored and beloved WIe, ue'
sires to assure him of Its tenderest syIn-
| pathy in his hour of trial, and earnestly
prays that the abundant grace OF Goo anu
| the con solations of Christ, so manllestly en-
| loved by him and his suffering wlie, may De
| con ntinued to them and enlarged. May TINS
| sickness be tor the glory OF God in the heart
and home and life of this troubled ianilif'
After the adoption of this resolution the
| SYNOD was led in prayer by Rev. y. l.
| Brownson, D. D., who pleaded earnestly
that the presence of the Most High might
be with the sufferer in her great trial Ihls
was followed by the Moderator's announce
ment of the appointment of Rev. H. +.
| Hunker. d. D., as Vice Moderator tor the
coming year.
| Rev. James Roberts, stated clerk, made
a report as Chairman OF a special Commit
tee on Indian Schools. In this report the
discrimination among sects in the dlstriDu-
| tion of funds by the Government was con-
demned 1t was declared by the Chairman
that out of about S525,000 given by the
Government, 100000 went to Roman
Catholic schools, and only about SIZE, 900
was divided among all the other denomina:
tions. A minority report, which would
somewhat modify the majority report, wa'
submitted The consideration OF these><e
ports was handed over to committee ol
five. Reports on colleges and universities
followed.
Rev. Dr. Greenough, of Philadelphia,
offered the following resolution, supporting
it by strong speech:
We rejoice in the evidences of a deeper in
| terest which our public schools are galnins
| in tie hearts of the people; in the increasln:
| number of scholars, the multiplication
| new buildings, and the earnest efforts Dcln:
| made to extend the course of study ana lea'
| up toa better practical education OF th'
1 masses of our young people Inat we eA
| press our sympathy with and our conndenc
| in the conduct or public education. ana w
| protest against any interference from an!
| source whatever in the management of th
| public schools whereby the present unsec
| tarian character of the instruction shoul'
| be so changed as to allow any church to us
| the schools for the circulation OF Its doc
| trine.
This resolution called forth some rathe
warm discussion. The opposition to tn
| question was not on account OF the fact tina
it was opposed to the Roman Catholi
Church's policy, but because Protestant
themselves were divided on the subject. ant
it was thought unwise for the Synod t.
thus hastily commit ITSELF The resolution
was finally referred to special committee