The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-12
CANNOT BE HEALED.
The First Presbyterian Diff
Guilty Up Again.
ONE FACTION WANTS TO LEAVE.
Leaving the FIRST Church TO the ~Alf-
suus:e~''-1he Prr~bytery TO
Act Today.

Ts-. Astson's gasng away has not healed
TIE 5!sserxson in the ranks CT the FIRST
Presbyterian church q this city. TIE men,
bsrs - the church w1o bad opposed afr.
Alison felt FOR some rsason that they zsrs
rot welcome IN x1e church. ard as an
noGucs* in TIE Post -Taieliigencsr some
time ago. they met 20 devise plans Tor or
barking a res charch. II order TRAIT this
church should - a Presbyterian church IL
becauae necessary for the sece1erx 20 Oh
tain the sanetfon Of the Puget Sound pres
bytery. and a petition WAS accordingly sd-
dressed 70 fhat body which met at the call
o. t7e moderator yesterday TO consider the
matter Ia special session.
TIE pes.tioa. Ssgnef by eighty--vs mem
f@~s. Was laid before the pre=bytsTy last
rlghf- II was promptly referred 20 a CON-
fEitsee Of fhree ministers aaf two Iayrnen.
as follows. Rev Dr. Calvin W. Stewart.
Rev. g. s Head Pew ] W. Dorrance. Z.
K Loose and A r. Sitter
Tire COMMITTEES vish6rew 20 an inner
room. where DR.. J. =. EsSleson and l. T.
Turner presented fae ca1se o. tAe peti-
toners. sna Pew George r. whstworth
and Dr. samuel Ramsey the views Of the
church. TIE pTesbytsry, after transactsng
some routine business. took a RECESS 10
await tia report u the committee. Above
the hum % animated conversation from the
large crowd with which the room was
earnest tones Of the speakers in the adi0ia-
ing room. each doubtless striving 10 con-
vince the committee Of his own views. it
took !oag time for the committee 70 reach
a sieeisfon. and then the report was not
unanimous.
when fhe committee flied back into the
Sunday school room Of the First church.
ia which the session was held, Il was greet
Fl wfiih loud applause. net from the 1igns-
lied members 81 the pFeshytsry. e0t from
the expseIaut throng. who seens3 % thiak
that the agony % suspense wss about 10
- eudasl. Such. however, Was not g be
the case.
DF. Stewart IN submitting the report.
stated frankly that Il vas not unansmoIs.
Dir. Head and Sir. Sitter having yetel
against e. He then read the report. the
main feature OF which vas resolution 10
post2oae acton on the petition until the
regular April session o. the presbYterv. on
the ground that the presbytsry was not now
sufficiently informed % the condition 81
affairs IA the church. and on the additional
groEn5 that a nsw pastor IS soon 20 be
called for the First church, who might
possibly reconcile the two factions. The
report further recommended that the
foregoing resolution should prevail. the
session OF the church be instructed - as
sure the petitioners TIA: they would be
welcomed hack into the church. When
was suhdued laughter in the room.
Then began a debate which showed strong
though suppressed excitement. The two
dissenting members Of the committee stated
that they had net been able 10 subscribe
70 the statement Of the report 10 the a.
feet that the presAytery Is not sufficiently
acquainted wifh the facts In the case, and
that the vote in the COMMITTEES had 5een
q tie until Dr.. Stewart had said that ne
would decide the matter in his own favor"
At this somewhat singular statement Of
his position Or. Stewart only smiled. he
followed IL az, however. with an earnest
speech IN favor Of the report. maintaining
that a neg pastor would be able 70 recon
Gle all existing antagcnisn3s. Rev 1onu
A Stayte opposed the report. claiming that
the existence Of factions in the church
would only smbarrass The neW pasFo-.
Rev Donald Ross favored laying the whole
matter over tin morning. and then turn
Ing or the light when the minds OF the
members were not in such an existed
mood.
Then Rev u. l. Fordney made a speech
which drew such storm % applause that
the moderator. Rev ". A. Major. Ra1 20
suppress H. Ar. For4ney opposed the re-
port. and the particular statement which
evoked such cheering y as; y am In favor
OF the union et parties. BAT 10, when the
union means that one party SIMPLY swal-
lows the other
Rev. Monroe Drew favored setting the
matter at once Z. X. Loose stated that
he couli rot be present at a morning sts-
sion. motion 20 adjourn was lost. Dr.
Stewart again spoke in favor Of the re-
port. Virgins that oy April The pTesoytery
and tie church wplld be- better prepared
- at Ia he matter. Rev. s. g. Head
thought the existing differences ivreso-1-
cIiable.
Il understand ha said. that many of
the petitioners already have their church
letters In their pockets. and others have
made application for theirs. ! have heard
the gentlemen say hat they would never
come back into the First church, ard be-
lieviag them 10 Pee nssn Of Truth and ver-
acitv. think they meant what they said
Rev Thomas VI MrCsuire thought IL ar
f3c1ilt to believe & likely that tire two par
ties IN the church could ever De- brought
together again TIE moderator suggested
that each side ought 20 De heard before
The ureehvteFy as some members % the
ureshvterv were yet entirely IN the dark
as "a che facts IN the ease re had uader-
stood that the committee was 20 bring IN
sfrnalv plaa Of procedure. buf DR.. Stew
ART hsti understood that fhs committee was
appointed 20 devise a plan of action Rev.
? " T8orraace. from the committee. fav-
orei the report. argning that e was not
vet impossible for The tw8 parties 20 come
together ana stating that he haG known
worse church differences healed Rev.
Monroe Drew rose 20 a paint of order. and
81 rcd an amendment 20 THE motion 20
aFapt ere report. his amendment being
that each Side hs- given a hearing 81 say
one hour before the r~rSnytery. This mo-
sissn was viihaTavn- ana the pveshyiery.
with q closing prayer by Rev. John A
Seavte adjourned rs take up the matter
again shts morning al e-ao O'Clock
The following members - the nreshysery
Ar. in ATTENDANCE Rev ". 4 Major.
rrs.ss-afor- Rev George p Whitworth.
stated clerk ReT Mo-r0e Drew. tempo
rarv clerk. Rev Ttr Calvin w Stewart
prv = " Wrfxat Rev J 81 uorrance
psv q Head Rev Doaal3 Ross. Pew.
n 2 t.orsn~v. Rev John \. Stavte. Rev.
TAo-nsS n McSfaire. Rev. John AirNjlien.
and Elders Homer Bun 4 a. sitter. 2
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