Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-21
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
DR.. RosslTsR SAYS HE is "NEITHEH
CHRISTIAN NOR PRESBYTERIAN"

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WIN Therefore Preside at MeetIns o.
the Home Missions orrauinatIon-Abou,
Unfermented Wine.
"Gruver Cleveland does not stand as
as Christian OF Presbyterian. Wecan'i 4
afford TO introduce him as the leader ai
the big home mission meeting. He
would attract crowd, rabble. "
These were the words used BY the
Rev Or. Stealy B. Rossiter at the meet.
ing Of the presbytery of New York,
held the other afternoon at the corner
Of Twentieth street and Fifth avenue,
New York. The meeting had been har-
monious up TO that time. There had
been considerable discussion over the
admission to the presbytery of certain
men whose work was not wholly con
fined to New York city It was finally
decided to admit those who recei-ed
mail there.
Then Dr. Thompson made a report
from the home missionary department.
The COMMITTEES proposed, first, that
special services be held at the chapel of
the Presbyterian house ON March 2, at
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,huroh would be present and oyer which
William u Dodge would preside,
They also proposed that on the fol.
lowing day The Presbyterian ministers in
the city should exchange pulpits and
preach ouhume missionary work Final
~, on March 3, was to come grand
home missionary rally in Carnegie hall.
At this DR.. John Hall was to act as
temporary chairman and introduce Pres
ident Grover cleveland as the presiding
officer. Addresses were to be made by
DR.. Sheldon jackson, B. T. Washington
and r De Witt Talmage.
As Cleyeland's S name was pronounced
murmuF ran around the room. All the
ministers aud elders present assumed
an air Of interest
DR.. Rossiter rose hurriedly to his feet
and exclaimed SIS he in earnest? Have
we got to the condition where we have
to depend on mems names to do the
work of God?'
DR.. Thompson explained the work
that jackson had done in the west and
Washington in the south and spoke
highly of DIR. Talmages eloquence and
fervent spirit in the home missionary
field
"Asfor the national head of our coun.
try" he continued, call l can say is
that he'-
Applause interrupted his remarks, al
the conclusion Of which DR.. Smith got
the floor and said he approved Of the
plans of the committee entirely he
knew that Mr.. Cleveland was good
Presbyterian.
81 am sorry" said Dr. Ramsey, "that
this has not been a secret session. Ihate
to have it go out TO the worlu that we
have made reflections on the head Of the
/ government. He has shown his sympa-
thy with us, and we should accept il
cordially. He has been a good Presby-
terian. have heard him in public
speech laud the Westminster catechism
and praise the confession of faith. If be
presides over our meeting, it will show
people that the Presbyterians mean busi-
Dess; that they are acting on common
sense lines
81 am not opposing the plans of the
committee. said DIR. Rossiter, earnest
ly and slowly. "God forbid that should
do that, but / want 10 enter a slight
word of dissent At the foreign missions
meeting they had a former president as
presiding officer. At the home missions
meeting we propose to have an acting
president as chairman. 1t looks as if we
were trying to go them one better in
public feeling. This fact will bring ont
certain political preferences that will
tell upon the audience. l don't like it,
Grover Cleveland does not stand as a
/ Christian or a Presbyterian. We CAM
! afford to introduce him as the leader at
the big home missions meeting. He
would attract crowd, a rabble. We
want earnest men, thoughtful men. We
should hesitate before asking the presi-
dent to be our leader. "
DR.. Patterson said he thought the last
remarks were sensible. He did not be-
lieve that it was proper to try to Ego
the foreign missions one better. I"
DIR. Shiland-I think that President
Cleveland
DR.. Wiley-I object. don't think we
should indulge in uncomplimentary re-
marks about the head of our nation.
81 didn't intend to make unoompli-
meniary remarks, +" replied DIR. Shiland.
81 only wanted to say that had heard
him make good religions speeches"
After some further discussion the re-
port of the committee was adopted, with
five dissenting votes.
d. Stuart Dodge of the temperance
committee made a report, which CON
tained the following words; "That ses-
sions allow the use of unfermented
wines only at the communion table 1t
is lamentable that many, who sorely
need the sustaining comfort Of the
Lords supper, are debarred because of
alcohol in the saeramental cup. The
adulterated compounds of modern COM
merce should be banished from the or
dinance and their fumes no longer desc
crate the house of God. -
This created considerable discussion,
in which DR.. AIullally said he liked a
good glass of wine himself and drank it.
He thought it certainly should. be used
at the cen munion table. 1t was finally
decided that the report should go out
only as recommendation. New York
Herald.
A Tramp's New Trick.
A tramp visited all the houses at
Cloyerport and begged from every kind
lady he met postage stamp with which
to write letter TO his sick mother. He
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