St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-04
NO LEI.UP ON THE MAYOR.
The Minneapolis Prcsbytery Takes
Fall Out Of EuStis.

When Rev. J. L. Lee, the newly
elected moderator, called the second
days session of the Minneapolis pres
bytery to order yesterday morning, con-
siderable expectation was manifested,
as it was known that a memorial was to
be offered for presentation To Mayor
EuStis. Those III waiting were diSap-
pointed, however, as the surprise came
later in the day. Just before the close
of tie forenoon session Rev. James
Cochran, of this city, offered the follow
ing, which. after q heated debate, was
laid upon the table:
The Minneapolis preSbytery would
respectfully solicit our honorable mayor,
w. Ii. EustiS, to use his influence and
exercise the power existing in him to
enforce our laws in closing our Sunday
saloons. We pledge ourselves as a
Christian body to use our influence and
assistance in sustaining him in enfOrc.
ing our laws. We heartily indorse his
administration as one of the best we
have had for years, with the exception
of the Sunday CLOSING policy"
The majority of those present, includ-
ing Rev. A X. HarSna, ID. s. McCaSlin,
+. c. Wyant and others protested that
the memorial was too tame, and that it
did not express sufficient Indignation.
The report Of the committee OH moral
reform characterized the opening of the
worlds fair on Sunday as a blot Oh it's
history, and attention was called TO the
fact that the judge who issued the in
junction restraining parties from inter-
fering was Hebrew. 1t was recon-
mended that petitions be circulated and
sent to the railway managers asking
them to take Off as much as possible the
So low troll inc fao tir,,
expressed over the fact that the West
ern league had omitted to schedule any
Sunday games for Minneapolis, and eX-
pressed sorrow for the other cities in
the circuit because they had not been
similarly treated. 1t was also stated as
a matter of regret that skating races had
not been prohibited on Sunday, and at
tention was called to the fact that the
club had held all entertainment on Sum
day evening. and that the Kramer of
the notorious Rand ordinance had
made speech OH that occasion. The
greatest menace to the sacredness of
Sunday are the attractions found at
Lake Harriet" was one OF the state
ments of the report.
In the section treating of gambling
The council was colnplimented for the
triumph of the anti-pool room law, and
the Scheig and Floyd cases were re-
ferred to as object lessons for the youth
of Minneapolis. Resolutions were
adopted that Christian people be in
structed to regard the sacredness of the
LORDS day by abstaining from all labor
that is not absolutely necessary to save
or preserve life: thanking the city coun-
Gil for its law against gambling in the
city, that Christian morality demands
the same chastity of men as of women !;
that churches should take a deeper and
more practical interest in the suppress
sion OF the liquor traffic. and that pro-
hibition is the only logical and effective
way to deal with the rum power.
Rev. ID. s. McCaslin, Of the Bethle-
hem church, and j. Lloyd Lee were
elected ministerial commissioners to
the general assembly, and Revs. d. E..
Evans and James Cochran as alternates.
The general assembly meets in Saratoga
in May.
The vote on the election of lay dele
gates resulted IN Elders F. c. Wyant,
of Highland Park church, and E. F.
Ray, Of Shiloh church, Minneapolis,
being chosen. Elders e. E. Oakley,
Buffalo, Mimi, and Charles Ingerson,
Delano, MIMI. were chosen alternates.
Howard Lake. Mimi, was chosen as
the next place of meeting of the pres
bytery, which will be held OH May 8.