Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-19

was an infringement of personal liberty to re-
fuse one the privilege Of Withdrawing his
name.
DR.. Herrick johnson said he did not fathom
DIR. Dickey' mind. but he believed they wanted
to elect him for the very reasons which were in
DIR. Dlckeys mind in Withdrawing.
Another member said they wanted to honor
DR.. Dickey because he had come out of the
ordeal to which he had been subjected I'M
scathed and without the smell Of fire upon him.
A motion to permit DR.. Dickey to withdraw
his name was carried.
ANOTHER NAME WITHDRAWN.
DR.. Stewart of Washington having asked the
privilege to withdraw, a similar motion was put
and carried, and the only candidates remaining
were DR.. Craig and DR.. Baker.
The moderator appointed James L. Orr Of
New Albany and Chas. B. Adamson of Philadel-
phia as tellers.
The roll of the delegates was then called by
the stated clerk and as each name was read out
the commissioner responded, naming the man
favored for the position.
DIR. CRAIGs ELECTION OFFICIALLY DECLARED.
The moderator announced at the close of the
roll call that Rev. DR.. Craig had been elected
moderator.
He did not read the figures and there was
call for them. Some members said that they
hoped the vote would not be announced.
Several members insisted that the assembly
had right to know the vote.
The moderator then announced that the
whole number of votes cast was 500. of which
DR.. Baker received 1873 and Dr. Craig 324
On motion of DR.. W. A. Heron of Pitts
burg. the election of DR.. Craig was made unan-
imOus
ESCORTED TO THE CHAIR.
DR.. Ewing then appointed DIR. Harsha and
Mr.. McDougall to escort the new moderator to
the chair. The gentlemen named performed
that duty. DIR. Craig appearance was greeted
with applause.
DR.. Young welcomed the new moderator in
an earnest speech Of congra.ulation. referred
to the intelligence and fairness Of the newly
! elected moderator. He spoke of the fact that
they had been born in the same town and
graduated from the same theological seminary.
DIR. cRAIG's RESPONSE.
DIR Craig. in responding. spoke Of his desire
to walk in the footsteps of his predecessor and
spoke of the gratitude Of the grandest church
in America to DIR. Young for the service he had
rendered.
THE NEW MoDERAToR's ADDRESS,
DR.. Craig then addressed the assembly,
speaking his gratitude for the expression of the
confidence which the assembly had reposed in
him by choosing him as moderator.
He thanked them for this more than for the
high Office. for Office never had any charms
for him. He had conceived that there might
be some hesitation in placing in the chair a
pers on connected with theological seminary.
He wanted them to understand that he was
like the Apostle Paul in one thing. He would
know no theological seminary according to the
flesh. He then declared the one hundred and
fifth general assembly ready for business.
DIR. BARTLETr's WELCOME.
DR.. VIM. A. Bartlett, pastor Of the New York
Avenue Church. then came forward to deliver
| the address of welcome.
II Al l..
offer related to their personal conf ort and all
| the orthodoxy the committee of arrangements
would require orGny brother was that he should
have good appetite and sleep we'll
The city OF Washington, he said. welcomed
them as well as this church, which had ex-
| tended the invitation.
The whole city. he said, which was accus-
toned to receiving and entertaining great con-
ventons, had been especially moved by their
coming.
He spoke OF their sacred calling and said
| they made peculiar impression upon any
| community where they assembled.
They came as the representatives Of great
church. He spoke of the grand history of the
Presbyterian church. its services to nations
| and its services to mankind.
1t was a church with fruitage. They came
| here not with barren hands. 1t was a church
that stood in steady line for practical work with
any denomination on earth. 1t appealed to the
| highest intelligence.
He had promised them last year when he ex-
| tended the invitation-that was before the
election-that very likely he would present
them to a Presbyterian elder or the son Of q
Presbyterian minister president.
He had kept his promise. He did not know
then that al four OF the candidates would be
| Presbyterans.
He referred to the justices, cabinet officers
and others VINO We're on the committees of
arrangement. 1t was a tree, he said. that bore
good fruit. "We had better keep the soil;;' he
said, about the same, for fear we may
| deteriorate the product"
They might dig about it little. II ever an
| ak was lifted to cut it down Its children would
rise up. not only with blade. but with song and
say: ''Woodman spare that tree. Touch not a
single bough. In youth it sheltered me and
| I'll protect it now"
DR.. Bartlett then referred to Washington not
only as the political capital, but thought
| capital on every line of investigation. They
welcomed them to Washington in its gala attire.
| Had they ever seen anything quite superb
| as the Washington Of today in its vernal beauty?
They were here 20 study religion, but here
they would imbibe with it patriotism.
He said the committee wanted them all to be
happy DR.. Bartlett spoke in detail of the
arrangements made for their entertainment,
consulting for the purpose the program as
printed in The STAR.
| TEMPORARY CLERKS SELECTED.
The following. on nomination OF DR.. Rob-
erts, were elected as temporary clerks: David
s. Tappan, Portsmouth. Jos. 7. Kelly, Wash
ington; Jas. s. Boyd, Fargo, and Charles B..
Adams, North Philadelphia.
resolution protesting against the opening
| of the worlds fair on Sunday was offered by j.
Z. Foster, and adopted by rising vote.
The resolution provided that it should be
| properly attested and forwarded to President
Cleveland and to the president of the worlds
fair directory.
Tho moderator announced that DR.. Harsha
would preside at the communion service to-
| night.
The assembly then, at $50 o'clock, adjourned
until morning.
| The Communion Service.
| At the New York Avenue Church last night
communion services were held and largely at
| tended by the commissioners to the assembly
and others. Rev. DR.. Harsha presided. Dur
ing the service the large choir sang several ap-
| propriate hymns. DIR. Harsha administered
the sacrament of the Lords supper. He was
assisted by Rev. Geo. H. Young OF the Dayton
preebytery, who passed the bread. and Rev. DR..
Robert Bachman, who passed the wine.
The elders who passed the bread were John
Randolph. Washington city presbvtery: W. p.
Jewett, st. Paul presbytery; r. W. ID.
Bryan, Rio Grande presbytery; Mr.. William c..
| Wilson and David Jacks. San Jose presbytery
President Z. b. Wartied, Lehigh presbytery:
| Mr.. Joseph ID. Dedle JERSEY CIV Dresbytery: