The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-21
PRINCETON SCORED.
United Presbyterian Synod
Severely Condemns the
College On Account of
the Inns License.
BEHIND IN IT'S COLLECTIONS
Professor Williams Address on the
Origin, History and Princi-
pies of the Church.

The afternoon session of the fortletn
annual meeting of the New York Synod
of the United Presbyterian Church, no"
being held in Second United Presbyterian
Church of this city, began promptly al
two o'clock. These STANDING committees
were announced b ythe Moderator, the
Rev. David w. Collins
Bills and Overtures-The Rev. J. +.
Sankey, D. D., chairman; the Rev. r. +.
Stewart, the Rev. w. ]. B. Edgar, the
Rev. H. G. McNary. and Elders Thomas
Lyle Russell McEachron and Robert Bal
antipe.
Judiciary-The Rev. James A. Reid, d.
D.. chairman; the Rev. James Grove, the
Rev. ]. B. Turnbull, the Rev. w. G.. Nor
rison and Elder J. G. ellis.
Theological Seminaries-The Rev. c. S.
Cleland, chairman; the Rev. w. J. Nc
Michael, the Rev. J. o. Paisley and Elder
Charles H. Mclaughlin.
FInance-The Rev. A. NJ. Morris. chair
man; the Rev. James Price. the ReyHR.
A. Mumford and Elders James Mozart
ney and William Neeley.
R.vision-The Rev. G.. w. Reynolds, D.
D.. chairman; the Rev. Frank Getty and
Elder D. MCGOWAN.
Nominations-The Rev. R. R. William
son, chairman; the Rev. David Craig
Stewart and Elder Hugh C. Mum.
Devotional Exercises-The Rev. James
Parker, D. D., chairman; the Rev. N. L..
Heidger and Elder Robert Crawford. The
Committee on Reform reported as fol-
lows
THE church needs to study applied
Christianity and perform the doing of it.
No pulpit is faithful in proclaiming
against existing evils if there its efforts
cease. .
IF 1900, 600 of church voters would
stand together and act in unison at the
polls, the American saloon could not ex-
list twelve months; corruption would be
washed out of politics; evil legislation ex-
plunged from our statute books and wick
edness no longer shielded by law. Civil
government is an ordinance of God, and
the nations are responsible and account
able to Him. Every Christian citizen
should cast his vote on election day, ac-
cording to the way he believes the Lord
Jesus Christ would direct him to.
Should no political party exist in har-
mony with the applied principle of Chris
tianity, then 1t is the sacred duty of the
church to call upon it's members to drop
from all existing political parties and at
tend to their political duties without
moral endorsements.
LAS the present condition of society is
now more threatening, these principles
cannot be entirely ignored. Is 1t not a
surprise to the members of the church
that a drinking bar hould be established
In Princeton College and legalized by the
signing of a petition by the professors
of that college? The fact that the theo-
logical department is not involved is a
consolation to US, but if the students in
course of preparation for the learned
professions may be encouraged by such
high authority in using intoxicating bev-
erages, will it not be hard to keep the
ministry and even the pulpit from the
calamity of the cup? In the course of
the criticism of the religious press and
the extreme silence of the secular press
in regard to this shameful revelation,
eur establishment was increased by the
public announcement that Princeton was
only following the example set by Yale
and Harvard. s +
What would DR.. Witherspoon say if he
should appear in his robe of white?
Would he gather up its pure folds and
hide his face in shame? If there be tears
in heaven and a Presbyterian corner,
would he not certainly retire there to
weep when the news reached him that
old Princeton had given such a measure
Of sanction to the use of wine, beer and
whiskey by her students, and that the
petition for the License was signed by
some of the profe ssors and the wives OF
others? Words fail to express our sor-
row n amazement. We cannot do less
than to enter our emphatic protest
AGAINST the 2n~DearzDoe Qf this Old mon
ster, under the sanction of professors IN
American Protestant institutions of learn
ing. Nor could we feel that our duty was
discharged without warning the parents
and especially Presbyterian parents OF
the land against sending their boys to
any college where such temptations are
placed in the path of their youthful feet.
May God bring the management or these
historic Institutions to see the awful and
fatal mistake thay are making In this
matter, and may all Christian young
men give them a wide berth till the evil
is removed.
sabbath reform is with difficulty hold
sacred obligations TO remember tie Sab
bath and keep It holy The influx of an
inferior European element which regards
day Tor physical rsoreation. feasfing and
beer drinking, has a visibly deteriorating
effect ON the conduct of the churchless
TO Sabbath breaking. In many sections
of our country the Sabbath of our fathers
has almost entirely disappeared. This is
,nsnn nsof In sns ,nf rsah,nes snd wan nart,e mnaee
in worldly conversation On that day. The
ease, too, with which they accommodate
themselves to the Sabbath breaking habits
Of neishbors for fear Of u~nfrfendly criti-
cism.
fra E net ct for rsn shs o e. ter; a i I've aaee e 5udgse
u the domestis infelicity existing in al
most eyery c~cmspunity is the product Of