The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-21
SYNOD IN A SNARL.
Saturdays Session of the Presby
torIau Body at Butler
THE NOTED WEST ELIZABETH CASE
May Mako More Trouble BOCora AL
journmout-other Cases Sustained,
Tho Million Dollar Memorial Fund
, Endorsed by Resolutlon-Nlany RO'
ports Heard,

Endorsed by Kesolutlon-Many Ho'
ports Heard,
DurLrn, OcL 2O,-YsSIorday's meet.
lugs Of tho Presbyterian synod of Penn
Aylyanla woro much the most Interest
ing which tho body has so far hold
Case, upon which there have been long
disputes and slirrsd many Of the CON-
mtssioners to a point approaching ex'
element The Woat Elizabeth church
was one OF these, and it promises to
make oven more trouble before the
synod adiourns.
The matter about which there WAS
moSt feeling manifested, however, was
the question Of the transfer OF the three
churches in the city Of Reading to the
presbytery Of Philadelphia north. The
proposition was defeated by the narrow
majority OF ono vote, but was called up
again before tho meeting adjourned
aud mado the OCCASION OF considerable
acclosiaslicai tilibnstering.
The ilrst matter taken up at tho
morning session alter tho devotional
exercises was the million dollar me-
mortal fund, The following resolution
passed without debate:
RtsOittt, That tho synod OF Pennsyl'
Yania heartily indorIe the work Of the
reunion anniversary fund committee,
appointed BY the general assembly, and
desires TO emphasizes its sense OF the I'M
p0Ttancu Of tie cause tl!oy represent.
1t also desires tn urge all the churches
within its bounds to strive 20 contribute
at least tho amount OF ons'tenIh Of its
congregational expensal to this tuud.
and earnestly expresses the nope tina.
tho churches OF the synod will raise tue
full apporliOnment Tor tho whole synod.
1t therefore recommends: First, that all
pastors Of all churches devote their dis
courses on tho second Sabbath Of Mo-
ycmbef to such = presentation OF this
subject that may seem best adapted to
their local conditions. Second, that,
after such presentation OF the subject
from the pulpit, each church session
shall Immediately take the matter up
for iull confederation aud action, and
that an earnest eGort DO made to ap.
proaeh individually all members oil Inc
enaten anu eons1eSAs,oH , M.s o ~ q"
bv nsTIopni canvas, or through the
mails, and that requisite blanks and col.
lection envelopes be- distributed, and
that the third sabbath Of November DO
recommended as tho time Tor receiving
sph,c,intion, for the fund. Third. that
wbers cnlloctions have already been
,ntsn n ,nscial abort h, made TO reach
nIi pon.rontribulors in the preyious
collection,
II wn, sl.o dseided tint n speciRl
,vpndirol latter bn sent Ia nil so,sious.
~ ho mad bv thsm in tho canvass. and
a ls,ter scnt 6nt by the synod OF Nav
york wns ndnpted ns tho modal
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Tue ""N"'''' t"'"'"-N
Tho committee ON tue proportion 70
transfer the throe ruadiuS churches, 70.
Martial throurh Roy. DR.. W. II, Nc.
-, - priI,t,I.Li. ,b.oh.i,u,o,
e"nsne'' u "'N''s''"'"' '"' N''"'' "'"'''
Inc committee unanimously Tocom'
mended the change Tho churches
,ov bsIony IN tho LehiVh presbytery.
til. t..I-.t,,,.,,, .,f,,,o ,I,,r, h,
winch hau te'u'eP 10 'e''"'' ,''e"' '''
cause oil remoIeneSs from inc o1her
churches In the pre'byteTy Dr.. Jacob
BeileyiI6, of Potts,own, read long
paper OIL behalf OF the l0high pteNby.
tery, In which the claim that the Read.
ing people could attend presbytory in
tho North Philadelphia synod, wa, con.
tested, and tho allegation made that
thoro was alienation" among tho Read.
ing people. DR.. BeieyllO said this had
been admitted By their Representatives,
and that tho synod would be- encourAg.
inc disloyal,y 10 release them.
DR., George G. Hickman, Of tho frat
church, Reading, denounced tho state.
ment that alienation had been admitted
as untrue. llo said DR.. BellOyille had
tried to draw out such admissions. Ito
replied to a statement that Reading
never invited the prtshylGry 10 meet
there by saying that when 1t had met
in Reading there was less than hall an
attendance. A large map was up before
tho commissioners, and Dr. llcCEmau
showed that RenJing was tUsntv.Hevcn
mile, from the nearest church OF any
| imnortance.
President E,ho,bert D. WarfolJ, Of
| l.niaysile college, said that IL Reading
WA, allowed 10 20 churches ia Ea,ton
and other points would wan. to leave
loo.
A viva yorp and then rising vote was
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