The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-12

New York. Nov. 1.-THE preshytrry OF
New Brunswick yesterday decided to dc-
cert the resignation of Prof. Charles ".
Shields frgm the Presbyterian Church.
Tire pr,fcssor IL the last three years has
signed the license application for the
Princeton Inn- There was no trouble from
tic church untfl last July, when a pryhibi-
tionist took tie case before the synods and
TIcsoyteries.
nr. Suitlds appeared before the Presb,-
terry yesterday aud obtained leave To he
absent during bis trial, bIt late in the fter.
noon, when the decision was about To he
gwen, he enteied the church and heard the
verdict.
L. was at first moved TO censure DR..
Shields FOR gaat was called his indiscr.aiun
but President Patton said that If two uen,-
bcra should oppose the measure it could not
hc carried Finally Committee of five
was chosen and Il drew these resolutions.
Resolved Or. Shields. la vinginformetithe
preSbNterT mat Re Withdrew from their
jurisdiction. and having re.GeSted that ms
name he erased iron the roll OF the pres
| byterv.
ANtffiiiNf itA iliN lfr anu
the stated clerk he directed TO erate his
name from the roll. To prevent ~ lsappre-
henson OF TIM action a the pTesbl lery
the preshyteTN desuis u aaHlsatl To call
the attention OF cur ministers, elders and
member 90 the oclIveranCes Oh The assem-
tlies Noe. / ana 4. ln regard TO >lgn-
ins petitions io1 a l,cBse icr tie sale of
intoxicating liquors a. a leverage.
Again nr Patton and Dr. Murray success
fully objected sa,ing thai the resolutions
sn' Uc an bc voted un separately. II was
thea deCid d almost unanimously Ia accept
the TcH Euation.
NhcI, tie quasl ion OF censuri pr. >hiaidS
was brought before tn. assembly much feel
ing was expire sod by tie Princeton mem
brrs. II was finally .le,id ID not TO cenSure
Dr Sfic,ds individually, but to express
disaPproval of everyone connected with
THE CHURCH WHO expressed tolerance of the
iiqu, t-afIiC.
II - was passed by 4 vote of 35 to :.
resident Patton, Dr. Murray and six otiscr
frBi.ds OF DT. shields voted in the nefs,
tive. WheD President Patton voted there
was ;pplausc from the galleries, and he
spite tie request ol the moderator, il was
repeated al each vote cast against the
Resolution
Dr. Rogan and Dr. Long conducted the
trial ioT Tie l.reSbytrry. while Or. Duffie,.l
and ni. Dewitt defended the professor
I lac BATTER SAID that the eyes of the entire
word S.ene on their actions. and that Prof
SlHclGs had brought himself into greater
pnCninclcc by the signing OF the hcelse
application than If lac had stolen a horse,
Committed a burglary OF been in "A street
braw I he defense claimed that the
doctors action was entirely iustiriab.e.
There has been much discussion as 70 the
effect OF the trouble on Princeton Uni
V,rsity. and il il the general opinion that
thr next cT.terlng class VIII be a small one.
Before the Trouble there Were 375 students
A. a rule forty or fIft Y more men enter asa
result &c the :all examinations, but the lis.
this wear showed a total of only 80 fresh
nieI:. IL + said, too, that one Of the wills
of a millicna ice Of New York city VIII he
Cfai gcd, and that the change will be any
thing Bgt advantag eOuS to the Golfers of
TIinccton University. This change f. to
he made. 10 the report goes, because Of the
stand Princeton took on the inn question.
Former President Cleveland, when seen
last right abpIt Dr. Shields trial, would
SiylattleabOut tie case but seemed pleased
that HT. SLtclds had not been censured by
the presl,riery. Mr.. Cleveland said that
tho action cf the Presbyterian Church
w lid not prevent mis- signing the liquor
Ec.-nsc again under similar circumstances.