The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-19
THE WINONA HOTEL FARE
SAID TO BE DRIVING PRESBYTERI-
ANS TO WARSAW FOR MEALS.
Probably Last Session of General As
sembIy at Eagle Lake-McCOOk
Leads for Moderator.
,ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.


WINONA LAKE, Ind, May 1S.-This has
been a wet and dreary day at the assembly
grounds, and nearly all those present were
satisfied to sit around the fires and discuss
Presbyterian politics, which the gathering
of the General Assembly always precipi-
tates There IS considerable dissatisfaction
felt here because of the exorbitant charges
and the poor table accommodations fur
nished at the Wnona Hotel. The minimum
rate is So day, and the fare is the subject
of much criticism. Many of the commits
sioners, who are only allowed $1.25 day
for expenses, have left and located in War
saw, where excellent accommodations can
be had for from 50 to $2.50 a day in any of
the hotels.
There is 81 well-developed plan, engineered
by Presbyterians from all over the country,
to make this season the last one of the
General Assembly to be held in Winona
Park. This action will be precipitated by
the effort which will be made to make the
Winona grounds the. permanent meeting
place. In this connection it is stated by
DIR. W. H. Roberts, of Philadelphia, stated
clerk of the assembly. that there is really
no reason to apprehend any successful eff
fort in this direction from the fact that
each year a new moderator and board of
tirely with them as to where the next meet
ing is to be held. Thus it will be impossible
for the present commissioners to bind their
successors to any permanent meeting place
except by common consent, and as several
other places are DESTROYS of securing the
meeting it is pretty sure that this influence
will be too strong to permit of Winona be-
ing selected as the permanent assembly
point
The Indiana PLAN of home missions is
growing, according to the testimony of DIR.
w. p Kane, the father of the movement.
The doctor is one of the committee of fif-
teen appointed last year to adjust the diff
ferences existing between the general board
of foreign missions and the synods of the
States of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and those
other States which have taken steps to
adopt the plan. The report of the COM
mittee will be to the effect that it is desira-
BILE to preserve the national character of the
work. The right of the several synods to
regulate the work within their own bounds
however, will be strongly backed up by the
report of the committee.
The choice of a moderator has developed
only three prominent candidates so far. OF
these the chances of either is regarded as
problematcal Just now DIR. Wallace Rad
cliffe, of Washington, is the favorite. The
others are w. II. Roberts, ID. D.. of Phila-
delphia. and H. c, McCook, d. D. of the
same city. AL ITSI InOuRnL IL was decided
that as both of the latter men were from the
same city their support would be drawn
from the same source and would tend to de-
feat both men. while DIR. Radcliffe, who was
formerly a Detroit pastor, is looked on as
likely to draw the support of the West. 1t
| is likely, however. that DR.. McCook may get
| the place, as a movement is on foot to make
| the office of stated clerk term appointment
and to defeat this measure the following of
| DR.. Roberts may throw its votes to DIR. Nc
| Cook in return for support of the plan to
make the stated clerkship permanent one.
| This beyond doubt would give DR.. McCook
| a sure election. 1t was rumored here to-
| night that DIR. Radcliffe will have the whole
| strength of the prohibition movement in the
assembly against him for the reason it is
alleged he has publicly upheld the stand
| taken by President Patton, of Princeton
| University, against the closing of Princeton
| Inn
Among the matters to be brought up at
| this assembly is that of the charges of
heresy made by the Synod of Pittsburg
| mary of New York city. The strange fea-
| ture of these proceedings is that the people
| of the New York Presbytery will not be-
come parties to the charges against him and
| the prosecution will be conducted by people
| from affair."
In connection with the desire to change
| the rules regarding the permanence of the
Office of stated clerk. 1t is stated that DR..
| Roberts has held the Office for fifteen years
| and 1t is the purpose of the dissatisfied fac
| ton to make the term one of either three
| or five years DR.. William Ewes Moore,
| permanent clerk in event of DIR. Roberts be-
| ing elected moderator and a change made by
which the stated clerk is to be appointed for
term of years, will logically be the choice
of the assembly to succeed DIR. Roberts.
Late tonight Rev. J. Sheldon Jackson, re-
| firing moderator arrived from Washington.
were s. o. DUNCAN. chief usher of the as
| sembly and Miss Elizabeth Wishard
There is no news from Governor Mount,
| who is expected to make the welcome adj
dress to the assembly Tomorrow.