Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-05-21
ST,EVELAND'SCHURCH
la. ROSSITER SAYS HE is "NElTHER
\ CHRISTIAN NOR PRESBYTERIAN"

he Presbytery Dissents-The President
1win Therefore Preside at a Meeting of
the Home Missions Organization-About
i Unfermented Wine.
|l ssGrover Cleveland does not stand as
Christian or Presbyterian. We can't
| ford to introduce him as the leader at
0he big home mission meeting. He
would attract crowd, rabble.
These were the words used by the
+ Rev. DIR. Stealy B. Rossiter at the meet
me Of the presbytery Of New York,
leld the other afternoon at the corner
FSef Twentieth street and Fifth avenue,
New York. The meeting had been har
PRnonious up to that time. There had
,een considerable discussion over the
PVtdmission to the presbytery of certain
fs men whose work was not wholly con-
P!ined to New York city. 1t was finally
tlecided to admit those who received
@nail there.
F Then DR.. Thompson made a report
Il from the home missionary department.
be The committee proposed, first, that
flSipeoial services be held at the chapel of
.Nihe Presbyterian house ON March 2, at
ErFhich the elders and ministers of the
|pahurch would be present and over which
|OlWillam L. Dodge would preside.
They also proposed that on the fol-
rowing day the Presbyterian ministers in
|Ofhe city should exchange pulpits and
|, preach ON home missionary work Final
", on March 3, was to come a grand
nome missionary rally in Carnegie hall
|ldAt This DR.. John Hall was to act as
temporary chairman and introduce Pres
dent Grover Cleveland as the presiding
A,fficer. Addresses were to be made by
Dr. Sheldon jackson, B. T. Washington
|Ee"and 7. De Witt Talmage.
I'm As Cleveland's name was pronounced
bss murmur ran around the room. All the
|liministers and elders present assumed
I'm air of interest.
Dr.. Rossiter rose hurriedly to his feet
m Ind Exclaimed: SIS he in earnest? Have
We got to the condition where we have
No depend ON mems names to do the
/ work of God?"
Or. Thompson explained the work
|op that jackson had done in the west and
|pcWashington in the south and spoke
highly of DR.. Talmage's eloquence and
sfervent spirit in the home missionary
Fkdeld.
(,s. w. AS for the national head of our coun.
|hhy," he continued, "all l can say is
!! SSthat he'-
b Y Applause interrupted his remarks, at
1.-The conclusion of which DR.. Smith got
|lsthe hoor and said he approved of the
ISSplans of the committee entirely. he
knew that Mr.. Cleveland was a good
T. Presbyterian.
II am sorry" said DR.. Ramsey, "that
ik1;his has not been a secret session. l hate
20 have it go out TO the world that we
|D' have made reflections ON the head of the
yovernment. He has shown his sympa-
ny with us, and we should accept it
|Ipordially. He has been good Presby-
Ferian. l have heard him in a public
b speech laud the Westminster catechism
ii and praise the confession of faith. If he
" presides over our meeting, it will show
"a people that the Presbyterians mean bust.
| Stess; that they are acting on common
|, .iense lines ~
mr. am not opposing the plans Of the
II vpomnittee. said DIR. Rossiter, earnest
yand slowly. "God forbid that should
20 that, but I want TO enter slight
word of dissent. At the foreign missions
Nmooting they had q former president al