The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-22
PRINCETON INN UP AGAIN.
NEW FORK PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD
DEN0UNCES IT'S LICENSING.

Professors Criticised for LendinG Their Names
to tho Petition Young Mrn should
Give Princeton n wide Berih-Tho riatn-
neld Convention wants an 1nvestiEation.
The New York synod Of the United Prosby.
tartan Church., which has been in session for
two days in the Second United Presbyterian
Church in Hancock avenue, Jersey City, I'M
ished Its business last night. Tho report OF the
Committee on Reform said:
'.The conditions OF society arc now moro
threatening than ever: and cannot be ignored
much longer. With what establishment and
humiliation was tho fact learned that n drink
ing bar, legalized through the signing OF a petit
ton by professors, has been established in
Princeton College! II is a matter of some con-
ISOLATION that tho theological department is not
involved. But If students in course OF prcpara-
tion for the learned professions may be encour'
aged by such high authority in using intoxi.
eating beverages, how long may we hope to
keep the ministry and even tho pulpit from the
calamity of the cupl In the course OF the criti.
cism Of the religious press and the portentous
silence OF the secular press in regard to tho
shameful revelation. our amazement was In.
creased by the public announcement by one OF
the alumni that Princeton was only 1OlloWlng
in the wake of Yale and Harvard.
Eve cannot do less than to enter our EN-.
old monster under tho sanction OF professors in
American Protestant institutions OF education,
without warning the parents and especially
Presbyterian parents Of the land against send.
tneid tnei arb yia to an ~ t 6o,ls nSsb ~ Of Iso IpS you Ie%pi
feet. May God bring the management of these
historic Institutions to see the awful and fatal
mistake they are making in this matter, and
berth till the evil Is removed"
]. J. Porter of Pittsburg. took the Presby.
teries to task for not, contributing q sufficient
amount OF money to the different boarda.
weep" he Said, when ono Presbytery con.
tributes a sum that amounts to a nickel and tho
cost OF q 1,L postal tel card TdrE per linen member p seq eyH Gyo four nn.
hind in its pro rata share Of contributions, l
would advise a change of dir for some Prcsby-
The Rev. J. G. D.. Findlcy of Newburg urged
moro liberal contributions for church extern
This Synod" ho said, sis particularly derc-
lict in contributing. 1t gave only AZ per cent.
Of Its pro rata share, and twenty-siX congrega'
tions. nearly onc-quarter of the total. report no
contributions
The Rev. Arncy s. Biddle read the report Of
ali satisfactory to the synod. India and Egypt
showed a great falling of, The Rev. DR., N.
falling off was due to n falling off OF $4,000 in
the contributions. 1t. became necessary to
practice economy, and dismiss many. native
PLAISFIEtp. =. j.. Oct. 1.-THE Presbyterian
Synodical Convention resumed to-day the dis
cussion over the Princeton Inn matter. The re.
port Of the Committee on Temperance was road.
RECOMMENDED the adoption OF a resolution that
the Synod .%'enioin, the Presoytery. Of New
done so; into the. alleged signing Of a LIQUOR
license by one OF its members. and IL true, to
administer such discipline as tho case may
warrant
The Chairman OF the committee, the Rev. ].
De Hart Bruen. stated that 1t was the desire OF
his committee to avoid. If possible. all unpleas.
ant friction in The matter Of the ,Presbytery. OF
New Brunswick. and that 1t had amended the
resolution TO read as follows:
"Resoircd That since the General Assembly
has called upon the churches to exclude from
membership all persons engaged in the sale OF
intoxicating liquors as u beverage, and considers
as accompliccs those who sign liquor licenses,
this Synod urges the Presbytery OF New Bruins
wick to press to Ii speedy conclusion the eXami.
nation already begun OF the alleged signing Of
take such action as the case may warrant
The Rev. j. X. Galloway of Paterson appealed
to the Synod to stand by the dcliverances. OF the
General Assembly by adopting the resolution.
He said the question was q most serious one, AS
the scandal had gone through the length and
breadth of the country. and Christian people
Presbyterian Church was going TO do about 1t.
An amendment was offered by Prof. p. w. Lyon
OF Bridgeton to suggest to the New brunswick
General Assembly in like cases, and this amend
nient was adopted and the discussion ended.
several TeaIn membe Ts' Of ie the oe faculty Iiiyt on P sfsaSe on
license Of Princeton Inn will Be brought before
the Synod OF Pennsylvania, representing all
the Presbyterian churches OF Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, which met here to-day, and the
800 commissioners here expect TO have as lively
a time over the matter as was had recently at
the meeting of the Synod of Indiana.
A reference TO the coming struggle was made
in the Synod to-day by the Rev. Joseph Vance.
the name OF the Rev. George b. Stewart, said:
"TIe has lately been elected a trustee of
Princeton University. where his duty will be to
dispense the millions OF the university or Judge
lust how much wine 4 student ought to drink"