New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-20
RACE FOR MODERATORSHIP,
THERE ARE FOUR CANDIDATES. AND
ALL ARE CLERGYMEN.
HARRISON AND wANAMAKER oUT-ToPIcs DIS
CUssED BY THE BOARD OF FOREIGN MID
sroNs-rUruRE OF THE PRESBYTERIAN

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Winona Assembly, Eagle Lake. Ind' May w.
Presidential elections interest larger numper Oh
people than the election Of Moderator OF the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. Out
so far as those entitled TO vote and the candidates
in question are concerned 1t IL doubtful whether
there is greater degree OF interest In the case OF
the National election. The issues are not the same
to-day that they were last November. but the East
is arrayed against the West the same as last faii
As there Is another Presbyterian Assembly to meet
In North Carolina tomorrow there is no Southern
issue.
The laymen whose names were proposed for the
highest office In the gift Of the Church-General
Harrison and John Wanamaker-have both retired.
and the four starters all c.ersymen. Two OF
them come from the East-Dr. X. F. Sample. OF
New-York. and Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman OF Phla-
delphia-and two from the West-Dr. Henry C.
Minton. Of San Francisco. and Dr. Sheldon jack
son. of Alaska. DR.. Sample Is urged because OF
his long and faithful service in important churches
DIR. Chapman, because of his beautiful, sweet and
spiritual nature" TO quote the words OF an enthu-
sastic admirer and especially because OF his
evangelistic work and because he has kept out OF
ecclesiastical factions; DIR. Minton, because he sur
rendered the claim which had been set forward by
his friends three years ago and nominated Dr.
Brown. then Of Portland, Ore, but now Of New
York. and because OF his general fitness for sucn
the interests of the Church especially in the West
and in Alaska No word is said by any, one against
l on III the first ballot ~ ''.'''
Although the meeting Of tie Assembly ,o does mot not
sons with Its characteristic enterprise, Is early on
s hS nS b. TS days
Of the secretaries from New-York. and Dr. Thomas
mand along t;' with twenty y' missionsries from the
foreign field and large number OF people from al
Foreign Board o'1 Among topics
have been The Motive Power in Missions" The The
Retrospect and Prospect of Foreign Missions. The
Necessity Presence
Spirit m Missions and Of the Mis-
who are attending the Assembly have Sheen reg
| places Of entertainment In Warsaw. 1t is expected
that besides the six hundred commissioners, there
Will be from one thousand TO one thousand five
hundred visitors, including missioDaries from home
Work Of he e eoPss ureh M
alone is to send hundred people here to-day. and
T Th and other cities VIII swell the num1er
and furnished by. the women Of the Church. is
pro He TO O% s for ali who
The friends Of the Presbyterian Building in New
two years and more will be pleased to know that
there is every prospect OF harmonious settlement
With Dr. Wnhrow as has given
the subject great deal OF attention and II a
| semby It will be so nearly unanimous that the
Assembly will undoubtedly accep. it.
tee is that the building should remain as 1T Is ant
GS fo sa ses for as sc
boards Of the Church the rentals Sread Soo NOR
nsy hsr is as the
mttee believes. for assuming hat the building vii
ment and Justify the boards Of the Church whcl
erected It,. This decision Of the committee, which
included General Harrison. Mr.; Wanama .S, an,
the friends Of the Church, who, whatever. the!
thought Of the wisdom Of erecting the building
was proposed a, Saratoga last May.
The committee appointed a number OF years ag
| to formulate a consensus creed--one which severa
| of the Reformed Churches might be willing t.
aSdopw AK to be s hS year a
Church loSkin~ toward union which WAS f s
o the OF sd and the
| OF fellowship has existed between the men repre-
sa s pns any Which two
nations can agree on and adop5 The propose o;,e
fate last year. In speaking OF this failure 0
| churches so nearly Identical to agree upon basi
Of federation or union an officer OF the Assembl.
I'm a little pond bullfrog may be so large tina
authority. or the authority; Make. that pond Z
part Of a larger one. and that bpilfrog will NEE
true of men There is good deal of the bulIfros
spirit in the makeup Of human nature Men woul
be smaller M. n IN a bigger party
In addition to the meetings of the Assembly
planned fer wlnona Park during the summer Fol
lowing close upon the adjournment Of the Assem-
Literary Clubs and later in June the State Sun
day-school Convention and meeting Of The W s:
winona Sumner School the State woman's Chris
tan Temperance Conference the Bible School sn
and the Indiana Christian Endeavor Convention
are booked for July and August t. ,,.,, -, ...ou,
bly, will be held in the chapel of the Minnewawai
come conn IN That Il they should decide to cut loose from
the boards Of which they are now auxiliary the.
%Hs HeW hnnde
| lars annually.