Evening journal., 1898-10-21
DISCUSSED TEMPERANCE.
PRESBYTERlANS TALK ON WORK
AMONG COLORED PEOPLE.


Baltimore, Oct. 21.-The. sessions of
the Synod Of Baltimore were enliven-
ed yesterday at Boundary Ave. Pres
byterian Church by a discussion OF the
temperance question. The standing
committee on intemperance submitted
a report, in which they recommended
the appointment OF delegate to repre-
sent the synod in the national board
OF the Anti-Sa.Oon League and also 10
send two delegates to the Anti-Saloon
League convention, to be he'd at Cleve-
land in December. The same PROPOSE
tlon was submitted to the synod one
year ago, and was rejected. It met
with like fate yesterday. The prime
pal reason for the action Of the synod
being the general opinion that it would
be a violation of the constitution TO
send delegates to a non-ecclesiastical
body, body over which the synod
would have no control and for whose
actions the synod might be held re-
sponsible.
Another matter on the same subject
which provoked discussion was a rSso-
luton suggesting to all church mem
bers the duty of abstaining from sign
ing applications for liquor Icenses, or
from renting houses to be used in
liquor traffic. An amendment was Of
fered to the resolution requesting men,
bers to withhold their ballots from can
dfdates who are known to favor the
liquor traffic. The amendment was
thought to SAVIOR too strongly of poll
tics, and after a discussion which con
sumed part of two sessions Of the
synod, was rejected and the resolution.
as originally offered was adopted.
Resolutions were adopted requesting
the sessions to appoint temperance
committees, whose duty it shall be to
interest church and Sunday school
membership in the work Of reforming
the liquor traffic, and to favor the
adoption by Congress of the Ellis bill
for the regulation of the liquor traffic
The committee on army and navy re-
ported that some work had been dons
during the year in Fort Meyer and at
Camp A.ger. Rev. George S. Bel, OF
Annapolis, Offered a resolution request
ing parents of Presbyterian students AT
the Naval Academy to direct their sons
to attend the Presbyterian Church at
Annapolis.
Rev. w. J. McIlvain, in the course of
remarks on the resolution, said that
there seems to be but one denom,na-
tion recognized by the authorities at
Annapolis, and that all the services in
the chapel on the Naval Academy
grounds are conducted by clergymen OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church. He
said he went to the academy to pro-
test against this discrimination and
was treated as an intruder. They would
not have dared, he said, to treat RO-
man Catholic in the same manner.
The standing committee on freedmen
lin their report, said: when we con
slider the lamentable condition in which
we find the freedmen and the RAPID
rate at which they are increasing il
numbers, we have food for thought
The board is in debt s5S,OOO. The col
ored people have 1877 ministers. 80.
churches and membership Of 1891
The committee on Sabbath obsev
ance reported that the conditions il
Baltimore city and Baltimore count.
are better than last year, espe cially il
the matter Of liquor selling, but tina
there is still room for improvement
There is need, they said, for better Fl
nancial support of the work.
The report of tine committee on sys
tematic benefcence showed that tn
, contributions for the past year wer
. for home missions, $4,000; foreigl
: missions, $22,752; education, S2,161
!, Sunday school work, S4O,OS4; churc
. erection. S4,O9S; ministerial relief, 49,
4 Az; freedmen, 81 ;synOdical aid, s.,
4 Ala; aid for colleges, Sl,5oo; TOTAL $50,
270.
, A mass meeting under the auspice
of the Ladies' Missionary Society wa
he'd at night. Moderator Robbins pre-
sided, and addresses were made b
8 Rev. DR.. John Dixon, of the board q
n home missions; Rev. A. N. Keigwin, G
d Wilmington. and Rev. DR.. Thoma
e Marshall.
= Rev. James NJ. Nourse, dean OF Ne
Windsor College. spoke of the collegi
saying that it has reached a oondt
ton which no longer requires fnanci;
d aid from the synod, but only need
II more pupils.
/ REV. DR.. Thomas Marshall, field SCI
+ retary OF foreign missions, addresse
'e the synod on mission work in foreig
fields.
A memorial was adopted to Congre'
urging the prohibition Of the sale
= liquors in the government buildini
and at army canteens.
The nnvt meeting of the synod WI