The Daily bulletin., 1893-11-10

fore the prudential committee. MT.
Cook claimed that the report was
official and came to him from high
officers of the board. President
Storrs ruled that no statements at
tributed to Mr. Noyes by Others
should be read aud that those only
shonld be read which had been
authorized by Mr.. Noyes, This de-
cision of he chair evoked delirium
of applause in the galleries, for it
shut out the famous report OF the
prudential committee concerning
what Mr.. Noyes had said before
them regarding future probation as
corollary of Biblical truth.
Joseph Cook was not daunted.
"Then let us suppose case" he
said, and proceeded to read what he
had proposed to ascribe to MIR.
Noyes. He read also from small
black covered book the opinion of
an eminent theologian" concerning
future probation. "Now that's from
Shedd," he added, and nearly every
one laughed. Mr.. Cook then gave
~ reasons, more or less,-h lost
track of their order before reaching
No. 12,-why William II. Noyes
should not be appointed. They
may be summarized as follows: The
appointment of Mr.. Noyes has been
twice refused and the reasons there
for remain unchanged. His accept
ance will be used as precedent and
the precedent will soon become the
rule. His case is not exceptional,
but representative. The board
| should have more time to consider
the case. The good character of
! Mr.. Noyes makes him all the more
dangerous. | know of one or two
wills that have already been chang
ed in anticipating Mr.. Noyes's ac-
ceptance. Lastly, future probation
as a doctrine is contrary to the
teaching of the gospel.
Mr.. Cooks speech contained many
epigrammatic and striking senten-
ces, although some were cheaply
alliterative. The two sentences in
the third resolution accepting Noyes
and declaring that no reflection
upon the prudential committee was
made, he described as "a case of
juxtaposition without conferences
and again as 'resplendent contra
diction. "The constituency OF the
board" he said again, "have a right
to expect consistency and not col
lapse" The argument that local
councils might pass upon the doc
triual qualifications of missionaries
he described as "rattle-headed rhet-
oric applauded with rattle headed
RAPTURE Before making his final
appeal Mr.. Cook stated that the
evangelist Pentecost had told him
in Chicago that if Mr.. Noyes We're
accepted he PentecosU should re-
sign from the board.
He ought to resign, for he's a
Presbyterian" shouted the un-
smotherable Meredith, and the sally
was cheered.
\ HAWAIIAN INTERLUDE.
From the report of the evening
session the following extremely in.
teresting excerpt is taken. Oul
readers will wonder Mr.. Baker OF
Hilo did not choke with his pal
pable attempt at misrepresentation
of the Hawaiian electorate, in hi:
inclusion of the japanese who woulC
have no votes in any plebiscite re
ferring to the question arising from
the revolution Of January:
The report OF the committee or
the Pacific islands, which was adopt
ed, recommended that the pruden
tial committee memorialize tn,
Washington government to be vigi
liant in behalf of Christian civiliZa
tion in the Hawaiian Islands. Rev
Oliver z. Emerson of Honolulu, ;
native Hawaiian, made speecl
justifying the recent revolution il
Hawaii and advising American poll
tical supremacy there. Rev. E. 2
Baker, also of Honolulu, spoke
ardently for the saving of Christian
civilization in Hawaii, identifyin;
that with the political supremacy o
the United States. He declared tha
this talk of plebiscite in the island:
to decide the political position o
the United States with relation tt
the islands was all nonsense on ac
count OF a vast preponderance o
japanese there. A resolution wa
adopted requiring the prudential
committee to report at the next an
nual meeting as to what changes il
the charter and bylaws would b.
required if it should be desired t
elect women as members of tn
| hoard