The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-22
SYNOD SUSTAINS ACTION.
Which Finally Dlsposes Of the OIivet
Church Trouble.

I Washington, Oct. 2l.-When the Baltl'
more synod convened this morning hcv
Dr. Moffat, chairman OF the judicial com.
Inittee, Withdrew the report in the case OF
Olivet Church, Wilmington. aud the East
arm presbytcrian Church, Of this clty.
Subseouenlly lie reported recommends
linn that us to OliveJ Church 1T be report
ed to a judicial commission to sit In pri-
vate and report to the present meeting. !,
w. X. Crosby, of this city, was appointed
on the committee Of Homo Missions and
Susteni alton; Rev. A. N. Keigwin on For
eign Missions; Rev. L. Marks on Educa'
ti0n; Thomas McC0rkle on Church Exten
sion; Rev. J. 4: Milligan On rseeameh;
and j. P. Belville on Aid to Colleges.
Baltimore was selected as the place sfor
the next annual meeting. the synod unanl-
mously accepting the Invitation OF hev.
| DR.. Il. T. Williams to meet In boundary
Avenue Church.
RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.
President Mckinley had agreed to re-
ceive the delegates at o'clock and recess
was therefore taken until o'clock for the
| purpose of visiting the White House. At
that place the delegates to the Congress OF
| tho Wolnan's Home and Foreign Mission
ary Societies, which are now in session at
the Church Of the Covenant, met the dole.
gates to the synod and the two bodies
were ushered into the the East Room to.
gether Moderator Ralnsdell and DR.. Alex
ander, of West Street Church. this city,
presented the delegates to the Chief Magis
trate.
The President received Rov. William W
Taylor, d u. of Wilmington, Del, with
much cordiality, saying that Mrs. Nc.
Kinley had expressed the hope that DR..
Taylor should call. DR.. Taylor Il now one
of the most venerable ministers In the
synod He is over oighty.seven years old,
and fifty years ago was pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church at Canton, Ohio.
While at that pastorate Dr. Taylor per-
formed the marriage ceremony for Mrs.
McKinley's parents, Mr. and Mrs Saxon.
When the Synod resumed Its session the
dean OF the Presbytery ministry OF WASH
ington, DR.. Byron Sunderland, read a
digest of the minutes of tho General AS
sembly, tho chief Recommendation in
which was that each person attached to
any Presbyterian Church contribute two
cents zach day during the coming year
for the work of the Church.
A resolution was presented asking that
special committees, consisting OF one clor-
ical and one ay delegate be appointed by
each presbytery to conduct services in OBJ
servance of the two hundred and fftieth
anniversary of the adoption of the West
minister Standards.
Great interest was excited by the recog-
milton by the moderator Of Dr wallace
Radcliffe, the chairman of tho judicial
commission to consider and dispose OF the
Montgomery Newcastle controversy In
full that report is as follows:
1.-THE judicial commission on the com
plaint of ). s. johnson and others VS.. the
Presbytery of Newcastle would report that
all the nlembors of the commission were
present during the Whole proceedings.
Sufficient reasons were found for proceed.
Ing 10 trial The record complained OF
was read, and as much Of the record OF the
lower judiciary as was pertinent and the
parties were heard at length. The con-
mission decided after full consideration
not to sustain tho complaint and thereby
afllrms the action of the inferior judica-
tory.
This matter was the last subject Of gen
eral Importance considered by the synod.
Some scattered debate took place over
series of temperance resolutions submitted,
but not passed, few final announcements
were made, aud the synod adjourned for
one year.
The Women's Home and Foreign Mis-
slOnary Societies of the Presbyterian
Churches of the Synod Of Baltimore met
to-day ut the Church OF the Covenant.
Mrs. D. A. Mcknight, of this city, made
an addres IS Of welcome Presbyterial re-
ports were made by Mrs. G. e. Waters. OF
Baltimore; Mrs Anna s. Wharton, Of
Dover, Del. and Mrs j. N. Culberson, Of
this city. Reports Of the Christian En-
deavor secretaries vera made by Miss
Smonton, of Baltimore; Miss McLear of
Wilmington, and Miss Carhart, of this
city.