St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-18
MUTCHMORE MODERATOR.
DECISION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SARATOGA.
CLOSE AND EXCITING CONTEST.

The Quaker Preacher on Taking
the Gavel Said He Could Not
Yeip at the First Jump in
Reply to Calls of "Louder"-
Union OF the North and South
Advocated.
SARATOGA. NY, May 1.-THE Pres
byterian general assembly met in bien-
NAL session here today. Besides Prof.
Willis j. Craig, the retiring moderator,
and the clerks of the assembly. Drs.
Moore and Roberts. there were two eX-
moderators on the platform-Drs. Will
lam G. Young, president of Center
college and moderator of the Port
land or assembly of TWO years ago.
and David G. Marquis, who presided III
Minneapolis. in 1856. In the body of
the house were present also four other
ex-moderators: Drs. NicoIs, of st.
Louis; Craven. of Philadelphia, and
Roberts, of New York; DR.. Daniel
McGilvray, of the Laos mission;
DR.. Howard Duffield, of New York;
DR.. John S. Mcintosh, of Phiia-
delphia; Drs. Edward c. Ray and David
K. Breed, of Chicago, and DR.. Paul F.
Sutphin. of Newark, N. j., occupied
places on either side OF the moderator.
The devotional exercises were conducted
by Drs. Young, Marquis, Noble. Breed
aud Sutphin. The moderator then began
his sermon. announcing his text as Acts,
XVI, 81:
"Wherefore l take you to record this
day, that am pure from the blood of
all men. For 1 have not stunned to
declare unto you all the counsel of
God."
Dr. Craig took
DECIDED STAND
for the doctrine of the literal inspiration
of the scriptures. He also spoke IN favor
of union between church North and
South. At the close of the moderator's
sermon the usual report of the commit
tee on arrangements was adopted.
A recess was then taken until p. M,
when the election of a new moderator
came up as the main business of the
session.
Preliminary to the election the ses-
sion was opened with prayer by DR..
Edward Hodge, secretary of the board
| Of education.
The calling of the roll occupied the
| first half hour. The call for nomina-
| tons for the noderatorship brought DR..
| Minton, of San Francisco. to his feet.
In an eloquent speech he nominated
| DR.. A. j. Brown, of Portland, Or. The
| applause that followed the name of
| DIR. Brown showed that there was a
considerable body of voters ready to
make known their choice. The nomi-
nation was seconded by DR.. Phraner.
| OF Sing Sing,and Rev. Thomas Haskell,
| OF Denver. DR.. Noble, of California,
| placed in nomination DR.. j. w. Dins-
more Of San Jose. This was seconded
by DIR. Lester, OF Pennsylvania, and
| William d. Smith, of Bloomington. DR..
| Howard Duffield, OF New York, placed
before the assembly the name of Dr.
James Gardner. of Gloversville, n. Y.
DR.. Breed of Chicago
| SECONDED THIS NOMINATION.
| EX-Moderator William G. Young pre-
sented the name of DR.. Samuel A.
Mntchmore. of Philadelphia. Dr.
Holmes, of Pittsburg, seconded the
nomination, and besought the ASSEM-
bly, to accept his choice for the sake of
the greatest and Staunchest of the
synods OF the church. The vote was
taken by calling the roll, and as soon;
| as 1t was Completed, members of the
| assembly anticipated the result of the
tellerS by announcing that no result
had been reached, no candidates having
! received majority. The telers were
| slow, and confusion began Immediately
in wild movement to change votes
from Gardner to Brown and Mutchmore.
! There were points OF order and objec-
tons raised upon the moderator
against allowing such changes, and
| stop was put to it because the tellers
| had kept no account of the votes of i'll
| dividual commissioners, thus prevent
| ing the verification of vote in any
| particular case. After several minutes
| of uproar, motion prevailed to the eff
| feet that the vote be announced as 1t
| stood.
The announcement was as follows:
| Total number of votes, $50; necessary
| to choice, 276; Brown, 223; Mulch
! more, 207; Gardner, 81. and DiuSmore,
| "a. The names of Gardner and Dins-
more were then withdrawn, and sec
| ond vote was taken. The result
was Mutchmore 2S1, and Brown 269
| The former was then welcomed to the
moderator'S chair and presented with
the gavel as badge of office. When
the newly elected moderator began to
reply to the welcome there came calls
| of louder" Turning to the body of
the house, DR.. Mutchnlore excused HIM
| self by saying: Il cannot yelp at the
first jump"
After the introduction of the presid-
ing officer few notices completed the
programme of the afternoon, and the
assembly adjourned until tomorrow
morning. In the evening the sacrament
was celebrated, DR.. Craig, the ex
moderator, presiding.