The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-18
The PRESBYTERIANS.
Tho Gcnorul Assembly Convonos
Of Saratoga. ". Y.
DR.. MUTCHMORE MADE MODERATOR
After Spirited Coatost-Two Ballots
Takon-rho Annual Sermon Of che
Rotirlns Moderator-No Business
of Importance Transacted on tho
First Day-Tho Southern Church
Begins its Session ut Nashville.

SARATOGA, y. v, May lT.-Tho Pros
byterian Genctal Assembly mot in bi.
ennial session hero to-day. Besides
Prof. Willis G. Craig. tho retiring mod.
orator, and the clerks Of tho assembly,
Drs. Moore and Roberta. thoro werO
two cx.modoratota on tho floor, Drs
William G. Young, president Of Centre
College and moderator OF tho Portland,
Oregon, assembly Of two years ago. and
David G. Marquis, who prcsIded in
Minneapolis in 1888. In tho body OF
the house wcro present also four other
ex-moderators, Dn. Nicolls. OF 81.
Louis; Craven, Of Philadelphia, and
Roberts. Of Now York. Dr.. Daniel Nc
Gilyray, of tho Laos mission; DR.. How
ard DufIleld, Of Now York; DR.. John s.
Mcintosh, Of Philadelphia; Dire. Ed
ward @. Ray and David R. Brood, OF
Chicago, and DR.. Paul F. Sutphen, OF
Newark. n. j., occupied places on
either sido OF the moderator. Tho de-
votional exorcises wero conducted by
Dire. Young, Marquis, Noble, Brood and
Sutphen.
Tho moderator then began his scr-
mon announcing his text as Acts 26-97 {:
"Whcrcioro l take you to record this
day. that am pure from the blood Of
oil mon; for have not shunnod to do
clare unto you all The council Of God"
DR.. Craig took q decided a.and for tho
doctrine OF literal inspiration Of tho
scriptures.
lie also spoke In favor Of union be.
twCon the church, north and south.
At tho closo OF tho moderator's sermon
tho usual report of the committee oil ar
raneoments was adopted. A rcccas
was then taken until s p. H., when the
election OF now moderator came up as
the main business OF tho session.
Preliminary to tho election tho sc5-
sion was opened With prayer by Dr..
Edward B. Hodge, aecretary Of tho
board OF education.
The calling OF tho roll occupied the
first hall hour. The call for nomine.
tions for tho moderatorship brought
DR.. Minton, OF San Francisco, to his
foot. In an eloquent speech lc noni.
natcd Dr.. Arthur J. B.own, Of Portland,
Oregon.
Dr.. Noble, Of California, placed In
nomination DR.. John W. Dinsuore, Of
San jose.
Dr.. Howard DuGiold, OF Now York,
placed before the assembly tho name OF
Dr. James Gardner, OF Glovcrsvillc,
New York.
Ex.Modc-ator William O. Young pre-.
eeuted tho name OF DR.. Samuel 4.
Mutchmore. OF Philadelphia; Dr..
Holmes, OF Pittsburgh, scconding tho
nomination.
Tho vote was taken by calling tho roll
and rs coon ny it wns completed N cn-
bora Of the assembly anticipated the re-
suit OF tho tollers By announcing that
no result had been reached.
The vote was as follows: Total num-
bcr OF votes, $50; necessary to choice,
978; Brown, 223; Mutchmorc, POI:
Gardner, 06, and Dinsmore, 81 The
names OF Gardner and Dinsmore wcre
then Withdrawn aud second vote was
thon taken. II was very close. Tho re.
cult as accepted was 3Iutchmoro 2Sl,
and Brown 269. Tho former was thcn
welcomed to the modcrator's chair and
presented with tho gavel as badge OF
oiiico. When the newly elected mod
orator began to roply to tho welcome
thcre came calls OF louder" Turning
to tho body OF the house DR.. Mu,chmoro
excused himself by saying: "l an'tyelp
at the first jump"
After the introduction OF the prosid.
ing officer. few notices completed the
programme OF the afternoon and tho as.
acmbly adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
In tho evening tho sacrament was
celebrated, DR.. Craig. tho ex.moderator,
presiding.