Evening journal., 1893-05-19
TRAMPLING DOWN LAW
How Presbyterians Regard the
Liquor Exhibits at the Fair.
UNCONDITIONAL PROHIBITION

Reports of the Permanent Committee on |
Temperance Before the Presby yterian
General Assembly, Give Unequivocal
Utterauce on the Liquor Trahic-NO !
Advocates for License.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The annual
reports of the various church boards
made public to-day AMI to be taken up
by the Presbyteriapf General Assembly
from time to time show encouraging re.
suits in every branch of the work.
The report of the permanent COM
mittee on temperance enters into that
subject largely in detail and makes some
recommendations that will come before
the assembly. Referring to the World
Fair the report says;
1--WE cannot contemplate except with
feelings of shame the proposed spectacle
to be placed before all the world of a
vast national grog shop and vast
national exhibition of the trampling
down of law.
The establishment by Congress of an
impartial commission of inquiry con-
cerning the liquor traffic, is favored.
1.-THE bill, " continues the report, "has
several times passed the Senate. but the
liquor power rallying its forces has al
ways defeated it in the lower House.
Local option is not regarded as the
best and ultimate solution of the liquor
problem, but most of the presbyteries
here favored it as a stepping stone to
ward general prohibition. Among all
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license system has no advocate or apollo
gist The report emphasizes the state
ment that the church is not a political
organization, but owes it to God and
humanity to give unequivocal utterance
on such moral questions
The report Of the board of church
erection fund shows that during the
year there were 239 applicants for as
sstauce upon which grants were made
aggregating Sl05, 391 and loans $6l,1
The report of the board in charge of
the mission for freedmen shows that
nearly 5000, COO annually is being ex-
pended in this direction with very good
results.
The report of the board Of foreign
missions displays a very satisfactory con
dition of affairs, the only gloom being
caused by the death of four missionaries
During the year forty-six new mission
aries were sent into the field making a
total in connection with the board, of
623 missionaries, which With native
agents of all grades reaches a total of
1647, including 1S7 ordained ministers
The report of the board of education
shows that the demand for ministers
is sheadof. the supply.
Two years ago the vacant churches
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which 1873 have a membership ranging
from 100 to over 1000 The Western
synods particularly have suffered, and
notably Nebraska, Kansas and Mime
sofa. In concluding its report the board
declines to recommend a resuscitation of
the union that formerly existed with the
Welsh Calvanistic Methodist Church,
with reference to the education of stu.
dents for the ministry in that church.
An Exchange of Overcoats.
Previous to reading the minutes thii
morning of yesterday, Permanent Clerl
Moore requested that the brother wht
had exchanged overcoats with him com,
and get his own, also that the person
who had the mOderator's overcoat be re
quested TO return it.
Worlds Fair Sunday Vote Stands.
Rev Mr.. McCauley, of Dayton Ohio
moved reconsideration of tn,
vote of yesterday on the World'
Fair Sunday opening, for the pur
pose of offering a substitute for tina
resolution, going more into detail. Re
consideration was refused by an almos
unanimous vote.
Moderator Craig's Historic Gavel.
Rev. Dr. Bartlett, chairman of tn
Committee of Arrangements, then pre-
sented to Moderator Craig the gavel pre-
pared for this assembly, the gift of MI
and Mrs. w. B. Gurley, the former
the son Of Rev p D. G urley
first pastor of the church in whicl
the assembly meets. 1t is compose
largely of cherry from Mount Vernon
with pieces of the United States frigat
Constitution, the capstone of the Wast
ington monument and of the pew in Me-
York Avenue Church occupied by th
late President Lincoln. when in attenC
ance upon services conducted by Dl
Gurley.
DIR. Craig responded in a few we
chosen words of thanks to the donor
and paid an eloquent tribute to tn
memory of Rev. Phineas d. Gurley,
VIII Speak on the Chinese Act.
motion by DIR. Harsha Of Nebrask
f,r the appointment of a committee I
formulate an expression of opinion upo
the Chinese Exclusion act, as it affecf
the foreign missionary work wl
adopted.
AN OLD FURNACE WILL CLOSE DOW