The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-22
THEIR VOICE FOR WAR
To the PresbyterIans Cuba S
Cause is Gods Cause.
DAY OF GREAT ENTHUSIASM
Reports From Southern and
Cumberland PreSbyterianS.

Winona Lake, Ind. May 21.-Today the
Presbyterian general assembly resolved
itself int Ga patriotic mass meeting. En-
thusiasm ran high. Sentiments expressed
favorable to an Anglo-American alliance
were vociferously cheered and the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
THAT the Presbyterian church In the
United States of America endorse the pat
riotic course pursued by the president IN
the conduct of the war and hereby pledges
to him and TO the army and navy our
sympathy, our prayers and our support"
A supplementary resolution introduced
by George F. Pentacost, Of YonkerE. N.
Y, recognized the sympathetic expression
of fellowship on the part of the British
people in the present crisis, based upon
the solldity of the Anglo-saxon racA. and
expressed the heartfelt desire that all
animosities heretofore existing between
ourselves and the mother country be bur
led under the new and rising tide Of
blood kinship, and that henceforth. the
two great countries may be united in an
indissoluble union that shall make for
universal peace and righteousness.
Dr. Charles Work of Cincinnati, presid-
ed at the meeting. He said that the
Presbyterian church must be true to its
traditions of liberty.
"One hundred years Of freedom are
looking down upon u.s. he exclaimed.
Loyalty to the Cuban cause is loyalty
10 God"
A speech was made on behalf of the
colored people. by DR.. David Brown,
Negro from South Carolina.
Rev. Theodore F. Durham of Califor-
MIA told of tn work done on behalf of
the sailors in the navy at Mare Island
and as he sat down, DR. McCook called
for three cheers for the Webfeet and the
Jaekies ALL"
Elder Chas. ]. Merritt of Chicago, who
enlisted in 1861 from the Nutmeg state
declared the Maine marked the line di-
viding civilized warfare from dastardly
treachery."
One of the features OF the afternoon
was the speech OF the Rev. ]. NJ. Bark
ley Of Detroit, whom DR.. McCook greet
ed as a johnnie Reb." He dwelt upon
the present patriotic ties uniting the north
and south, glorying in the fact that the
first blood split in the present contest
was that of the south. and that it was
mingled with northern blood on the deck
Of the Winslow off Cardenas.
Elder Noel Blankeman OF New York /
also spoke and the final address was made |
by DR.. Henry McCook. He commended |
the work of the national relief commits
sion and caused no small degree of en- |
.
past and antlcipations OF the future.
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANs.
New Orleans, May 2.-The morning ses-
sion of the Presbyterian assembly |
handled matters of Importance Rev. r. |
NJ. Anderson of Dallas occupied the chair. /
The complaint of DR.. S. S. Laws against
the synod Of South Carolina was referred |
to the theological committee. Popular
meetings were arranged as follows: Home
missions, Monday; foreign missions Tues
day; colored evangelical work, wednes-
day.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIANS
Marshall. Mo, May 21.-At the morning
session of the Cumberland Presbyterian
general assembly greetings were received
from the Northern Presbyterian assem-
biS dl w luold Lake, lnQland, referring
to Hebrews 1921 A suitable reply was
directed sent. Rev. W H Black. D. D,
president Of the Missouri Valley college,
presented greetings of the pan-Prsbyter-
ians alliance. l a tsirring speech he
urged the Cumberland Presbyterians to
greater activity in view of the oppor-
tunities opened and by the relation OF the
church to other Presbyterian churches
Denver. Colo, was chosen as the next
place of meeting Of the assembly.
Wuring the afternoon session the report
Of the board OF publication was read. II
shows very successful years work The
net profits amounted to s1l57s Out of
this were paid all interest charges. leav-
ing net balance OF s7.Tls. The assets are
placed at S22, 900. Altogether the publish
ing work is shown to be in a very pros
porous condition.
Mr.. Gault was retained as general man
ager Of the publishing house at a salary
OF $500 a year