The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-23
THE SYNOD At SAN JOSE,
THE RETENTION OF DR.. MACKENZIE
THE SUBJECT OF HEATED
DEBATE.
Rev. Mr.. ELLIS AND DRs. DINs-
MORE AND RICE ENGAGE IN
A WORDY COMBAT.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 22.-The opening
session of the Presbyterian Synod this
morning was devoted to the reconsidera-
ton of the recommendation of the COM
mittee of the Theological Seminary that
DR.. Robert Mackenzie be exempt from the
resolution, and that he be allowed to fill
his chair IN the seminary and retain his
pastorate in his church.
The resolution was adopted last night
and the ma tier was up on reconsideration.
AT the opening of the synod DIR. Conklin
made a motion that the recon- "a endations
of the committee be reconsidered, as it
was the most supreme folly that had ever
been committed. He said there was only
one way for The synod to get out of the
distasteful position in which it had placed
itself, and that was to rescind the action
taken Iast night.
DR.. Br eek favored resembling the action
taken, and said that it was a partlality
that was unfair and unjust, and would
lead only to jealousy and personal i'll
feeling. DR.. P. d. Young and Dr. Alex
ander spoke in a similar strain
vote was taken on the motion to drop
the entire matter. The motion was lost
by vote of AZ to 80. A vote to lay the
matter on the table was lost by a vote of So
vote
being necessary.
DR.. Arthur Crosby introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the directors be requested, in
view OF existing circumstances, to suspend the
operations of the resolution OF January Ia,
1892, and of their subsequent action in con-
formity Herewith
The section of the report of the theolog-
lcal seminary committee which nominated
Revs. James Curry, G. w. Lyons, w. B.
Noble and Elders R. ]. Trumbull, w. w.
Cookins and A. w. Foster as directors of
the seminary for three years was then
taken up.
The resignation of A. w. Foster, who is
the president OF the North Pacific Railroad
Company, was read, and, after the ex-
PLANTATION was made that he could not
serve for cause, his resignation was &C
cepted, and the name Of Frank II. Babb
of this city substituted. As amended the
section was adopted.
Later in the day, however DR.. Ellis
stated that the cause which prevented Mr..
roster from serving as director had been
removed, and he favored resembling the
action OF the synod electing Frank Babb
After this Mr.. Babb promptly handed in
his resignation as a director, which was
accepted, and the board of directors en-
powered to elect his successor, who was I'M
derstood to be Mr.. Foster. A motion was
ibouC tldI tliS AepOII DIS amended be
adopted.
The point of order was raised that after
adopting the report seriatim adoption as
a whole was not necessary, and that adop-
ton or rejection would not be effective.
The moderator sustained this view, but
DR.. Brock appealed from the decision of
the moderator, and his appeal was sus-
tanned. vote on the report as whole
was then taken and the synod refused to
adopt IL by q vote of Al to IS.
The death OF Captain George ]. Aims
worth of Oakland in Portland, Or, on
Sunday morning, was announced to the
synod. Captain Ainsworth was a ruling
elder of the Presbyterian church. He was
a millionaire and had gone to Portland to
settle his fathers estate when he was taken
sick and died.
next meeting of the synod, through DIR.
Ellis, made its report, showing that the
churches of San Francisco were willing to
contribute 81 a day for each member
toward their entertainment.
Drs. Dinsmore and Rice wanted to know
upon whose authority DIR. Ellis made this
offer. DIR. Ellis resented the insinuation
that he was acting without authority and
remarked:
The two men who have just preceded
me have said things unworthy of gentle
men, much less Christian ministers
DR., Dlnsmore stated that he was willing
to accept the report if it had the backing
OF the San Francisco Presbytery or any
other substantial support, but he did not
wish to force himself upon the hospitality
of any people.
terry of San Francisco as BODY had not
extended the invitation the majority of the
churches within its jurisdiction had. The
report was adopted.