The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-30
ON A JAUNT TODAY.
The Presbyterian Assembly
Taking a Rest.
WINE USED AT COMMUNION.
t Caused One Of the Liveiiest Discus
slons That Has Occurred IN THIS As
sembIy --- Upfermented Wine Recon-
mended-To Wipe out the Debt.


mended-To Wipe Out the Debt.
PITTsBURa, May 25.--The commits.
sioners OF the Presbyterian general as.
sembly are enjoying an excursion today
"a carriage ride through Schenley park
and the East End
The report of the committee on tenn.
perance has provoked probably the live
liest discussion during the assembly
The Rev Ezra B. Newcomb Of Logaus.
port, Ind, chairman of the committee
on temperance, read his report He said:
"The difference between temperance
teachers and advocates have been the
disgrace of the cause, and the time has
come when such differences and quar-.
rels must be sunk II this young nation
Is to be saved from intemperance.
Among the recommendation was one
urging that everything be done to keep
drinkers out Of government, state aud
municipal offices. 1t is urged that pre-.
ventive measures ought to he tried
against the drink traffic. The report
was adopted
Elder George Irwin of Allegheny,
secretary of the temperance committee,
made long speech in which it was
mentioned that the work was crippled
for want Of funds. He advocated
stopping this curse by eternal prohibit
ton"
DIR. Page thought there should have
been deliverance in the report on the
subject of communion wine. This was
received with great applause. He urged
the elders and ministers to go home and
urge the carrying out of the resolutions
in the report.
The most drastic resolution offered
was one urging that all voters in the
communion of the Presbyterian church
vote against the granting of liquor Ii.
censes, which was carried.
There was quite a verbal tussle about
the use Of fermented wine at commun.
ion. One speaker held that the use Of
it ought to be made misdemeanor.
Another urged that unfermented wine
! was not wine. DIR. Dickson of Scran.
ton, said: 1--WE are wildeyed on this
, subject. Christ knew what was wine.
a and used it as a symbol"
Things were getting lively, and speak.
ers were bobbing up all over the house.
"Fermented" and ''unfermented" were
wished to be stricken from resolution
: offered by DR.. Page. Ultimately the
a moderator had to interfere. Elder
0 Sterry spoke gravely to the assembly on
; the gravity of the subject. Mr.. Austin
: of Baltimore moved that "unferment.
t ed' be stricken from the resolution.
= Such squabble and tangle has not
! been seen since the assembly opened
I and no one seemed to know just how
o the trouble bobbed up so quickly and so
$ bitterly. DR.. Dickson of Philadelphia
8 ended it by Offering an amendment tc
9 leave the compelling clause out of DR.
y Pages resolution. The resolution as
u adopted is: Whereas. 1t is the wish
o Of the church of Jesus Christ to avoid
y all appearance of evil, and as it is gen
= orally believed that danger lies in the
use Of fermented wine at the commun
ion, it is the sense of this assembly tha
the unfermented fruit Of the vine full
O fills every condition in observing the
d sacrament"
n DIR. Adams of Minnesota, chairman
8 Of the committee on church polity, reaC
:. q partial report, which was mostly rou
IS tine. Some discussion took place oI
d the veXed question Of STATED supply.
10 The report was adopted.
" Proceeding this squabble, DIR. Nc
' Evan of the Third church took tn
floor and read the following resolutions
"First-That we request Of DR.. Rob
': ': erts that he supply copy of his speecI
u on The Growth of Presbyterianisn
3 During the Past Twenty-Five Years.
70 for publication, and that it be issued a
T. supplement- to The Assembly Herald
J. for general distribution throughout tn
church
"Second---That an anniversary fun
of 81 900, 900 be raised
,e "Third-That as during the past 2
a years the church has contributed S47
'r 000,0 900 for the use of missions. aud a
there is still debt of $500, 1000 on thes
boards, the first moneys received be di
vided pro rata between the churche
r toward paying off this debt.
a "Fourth-That a committee of |
v. ministers and II elders be appointed b.
le the moderator to carry through tn
n scheme.
il "Flfth--That DIR. w. H. Roberts b
K appointed treasurer of the proposes
% fund, and be empowered to use sue
N clerical help as is necessary All Ok
70 penses to be borne by the fund.
"Sixth-That all acknowledgment
of contributions be made through tn
columns of The Assembly Herald"
IA DR.. McEwan explained that DR. Rot
/, erts was the treasurer of the famou
n. ministerial relief fund, and peculiarly
!. fitted to look after this fund.
a. DR.. Hubbard speaking about the reso
a lutions in an explanatory way to tn
AZ assembly, said 1.-The chairmen ant
ar secretaries of the two mission board
. are heartily in accord with this scheme
which win mark the twenty fifth an
niversary of the church by wiping on
the debt of $500, 600 and so the churcl
+ will be able to start with clean slate
IT The committee on bills and overture
/ recommended that the proposal for
l. iriennial assembly is inexpedient Som
a discussion took place in favor of annua
n meetings. The concensus Of Opinion
was that the needs relating to the gov
ernment Of the church required tn
assemblage of its chief body at leas
O. once year. The vote on the question
I'd showed a vast majority against
~ change.
sr At this juncture a delegation of 81
II from the United Presbyterian assembl
i came into.the church and business wa
suspended.