The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-27
WOULD NOT DIVIDE.
Puget Sound Presbytery De-
cides TO Remain One.
MAY DO SO IN NEAR FUTURE.
Eaaer yohn y. yanas.snter. OF Kent,
exs,,....a fer ia. Action ~ the
General Assembly.

r.ortans action u tns tSo days SESSION N@s
the refusal 20 divide the presbYtsry ano
create separate presbytsry east o. tAe
Cascade rnountaius. also an lndofse'nent
OF the seton 81 the general assembly On
the question Of higher criticism. 0ohhe
comment wns made on Elder fSnaeFeh-
ter. OF Kans. for failing 10 vote tho ef
PRESSED sentiment 81 the presbytery a. shs
general assembly.
Tie aeas.on vas called 20 order last
Tuesday At the FIRST Presbyterian canrch
OF NeE Nhateolu The opening sermon
being preached ~ the Rev. Alexanasf
Alison. y. ID 81 Seattle. from Luxe hyl'
q Tie Re-. treoFxe r. NhitSortb, ~ ~,
Of Seattle. vas stated clerk. Rev baFfa
NJ Davenport o. sumner, permanent
clerk and Rev. T. a. Walker, OF Sno-
homish, was eeged temporary clerk. ne
attsndanes was large Among the minis
ters present were George r. " hitSorth'
u. D.. Calvin IS. Stewart. d. D., Thomas
Meliaire. James A. Laurie. David a.
Davenport. Albert j. Canney. ". a
Naekey, d. D.. Simeon &. lead. II.
Vernon Rec, Alexander Alison. John A
Macarthur, ". A. Major. J. w. DorfSnce'
John Mcmillan. Monro Drew, John II.
Hope. r. r. Miller. f. o. Walker. Donald
Ross. Edmund Wright Edward J. Ham
ilson, D. b.. John II. Rsynard.
A proposition to DIVIDE the presDytery
in two. separating the churches east Of the
Cascade mountains into a separate pres
bYtery, was disposed Of negatively. IL "aa
deemed inexpedient 70 divide forces a. the
present time, IL Was, however, considered
probable that IN the near future. II the
churches keep growing ~ they have been
doing, that such ne9 departure would De
encouraged. because necessary, aud an
other presbgtery erected.
The Res. ". A. Mackey. -. d.. OF Fair
haven. and Elder John +. Yandevenier. OF
Kent, we're the representatives OF the
presbytery al the last meeting Of the Gen
srai Assembly, at Saratoga springs last
May. Dr. Mackey voted with the majority
In the assembly on the questions lately
agitating the church growing out OF the
higher criticism" discussions. Elder
vandeventer voted with the minority.
A motion vas made 10 commend DIR.
Mackey's fidelity. which Was unanimously
carried. The same kind OF motion n
regard 10 Mr.. Vaadeventer was stoutly
opposed, 80 much so that its mover with
drew IL. The following vas then moved
and unanimously carried:
,Resoised. That this presbytery most
heartily indorses the action Of the general
assembly in dismissing the complaint and
appeal Of Prot. Smith against the synod
OF Ohio"
The adoption of this resolution praotie-
ally expresses the uresby tery's disapproval
OF the course pursued by Elder Nande-
yenter in the assembly.
The feature OF the discussion. which
gave spice to the debate. and at times
warmth. was the fact that the assurance
was given at the spring meeting OF the
presbytery, held in Seattle, that, IL
elected 10 the assembly, Mr.. Vandeventer
would not fail TO vote the sentiments
OF the presbytery on the appeal case
pending Ii was declared that he could
not have been elected had not this assur-
anee been given. Ii was even stated by
one of his friends (Eider Nandeventer
was at the time visiting IN tho Eas). that
Elder Vandeventer had expressed himself
as holding the view of the presbytery on
the case before the church, and that he
could. if sent, be depended upon. AS
Rider Nandeventer Is still ia the East, and
will not be able 10 report in person until
the next stated meeting OF the presbytery,
Il was considered more kindly 20
take no particular action bearing on his
personal conduct in the matter, but 10
wait until he can speak for himself. IL
was generally conceded that the elder.
whatever he did. would 40 so conscien-
fiaasly and the whole tone of the discus
son on both sides was finally decidedly
Avsrse to anything like personal retiee-
,ion on him. IL was. however. the ex-
pressed desire OF the presbytery that the
church at large and the world should
know that its representative in voting
With the minority did ia no sense express
tile Judgment al the presbytery Of Puget
sound. which has always borne. both East
AMI West. a reputation Tor loyalty 10 every
interest Of the church az large.
The reports from the different churches
show encouraging progress all along the
lire.
The evening Of Wednesday was devoted
Go \ popular meeting IN the interest OF
home aud foreign missions. The frst
speaker was Rev. Dr. Alison. Of Seattle.
lis theme vas Foreign Missions" Or.
stewart. president Of Whiswor,h college,
smoke ON "Home Missions" lie gave q
prominent place 20 education. The Pres
byterian college AZ sumner, he explained.
had been in existence seven years.
4 had nov property worth
5000 ali paid Tor. record OF which few
colleges. even iu the East can boast II
Vas much ia need of contributions Tor en-.
dew ments and running expenses. 10 bad
q bright oatiaok for the future anu the
number Of students had been encouraging
and the work done Was thorough. The
Rev Edward J. Hamilton. d. H., late pro-
trssor q metaphysics ln Hatailton college.
New York. Il was reported had recently
been addet 90 the faculty.
An interesting tact vas stated hy Dr.
Alison Wednesday evening. lie said; 1t
A. quite remarkable thag the very year fol-
lowing the settlement Of the Briggs con.
traversy the Presbyterian church has re
ceivea into is NOM bership Ao0 moFs
members hy confession cf faith than in
aav enc year Of Is eatlrc history. the toya
On profession daring the usss year being
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A rleasant feature OF the pfcsbytery
gathering wss = supplementary excursieg
sivea the members by c. /. Anderson. so
suuerintenaeut Of the Bvllingaam Bay &
Briush Columbia railroad 10 the bead 81
Fraser river and 70 the Canadian Psclh,
overland }uuetioa st Mission. The traiy
lsfs whaseom AZ = "a. aDa returned %
the cool 81 the evening.
Dr.. Whitworsh, 81 Seattle. the olies
fasfaher 81 The presbytery, Was called "a
q expFvss - Mr.. Aadersoa tie feelings -
the sxeerslaulsts. nr. WhstNUEth's 81
pronfiate remarks we're er&celul4y TePiis>
% ~ Mr. Anderson. Who promised to
pssshytsFy. Il they Wiu soon return,
.taaselssiAs excursion 90 the san Jaan as
..xfsxr tslass4s Il the sound The most q