The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-12
TO HEAL The BREACH
ST. PAUL PREsBYTERY FAvoRs
EXTENDING THE OLIVE BRANCH
TO SOUTHERN CHURCHES
REMIN1seENcE OF THE WAR
Rev. James ID. Paxton and Rev.
Eliot H. Moore Received Into the
Presbytery - Commissioners to
the General Assembly of the
Church Chosen-Committe Ap-
pointed for the Year.

A representative gathering of the clergy
and laity Of the Presbyterian church
convened yesterday In the annual meet
ing OF the st. Paul presbytery at the
Dayton Avenue church. The morning
session opened at 1890, and afternoon
and evening sessions were held
The temporary organization of the
presbytery was presided over by Rev.
M. r.. Paradis, after which Rev. William
c. Laube, OF, the Bethlehem church, was
elected moderator. ]. c. Robinson was
reelected stated clerk, and Rev. John
Copeland, of the East PRESBYTERIAN
church, was chosen as permanent clerk
and treasurer. The nomination of Rev.
D. d. Mitchell as assistant clerk was fol-
lowed by unanimous ballot
Following the organization a sermon
was delivered by Moderator Rev. w. C..
Laube, in which he made an earnest ap-
peal for careful and prayerful considera-
ton on the part of the gathered laity and
clergy, of the. work of the church In all
departments. The sermon was followed
by the presentation Of the official dis
m1ssals from their respective presby-
ter1es of Rev. James D. Paxton. who
has recently taken the pulpit of the
House Of Hope church, and Rev. Eliot
II. Moore, recently called to Red Wing
from Brooklyn. These were considered
and accepted, and the pastors received
into the presbytery as clergymen resi-
dents of the state. From the House of
Hope church the pastor-elect, Rev. C. w.
Scovel and Elder Wilson were appointed
committee to take charge of the for
NAL installation of the new pastor.
A Eem1nlscence of the difference be-
tween the North and South brought
about by the Civil war, was re-
called by resolution read before the
presbytery from the Muncie Qnd.) pres
bytery looking towards reconciliation
of the Northern and Southern Presby-
terian churches. between whom there
has been breach since anti-bellum days.
The original cause of the trouble was
the action Of certain ministers of the de-
nomination in the South of openly ad-
vocatfng from their pulpits the holding
OF slaves and support of the Confederacy
Since the war several attempts have been
made to heal the breach, but without re-
suit. The resolution sets forth that con-
sidering the sra of good feeling recently
1naugurated the Northern churches ex-
press their firm conviction that the diff
ferences with their Southern brethren be
made matter Of remembrance, and
that a copy of the resolutions be sent to
the Southern general assembly. The
vote on the resolution was unanimously
in favor of emphatic acquiesence
Commissioners to the general assem-
bly, of the church, which meets May Is,
in Minneapolis, were elected, as follows:
Rev. w. c. Laube and Rev. A. B. Mel
drum, with Rev. John Copeland and Rev.
D.EP. Grosscup as alternates; w. j. Ed
gar, South st. Paul; w. L. Wilson, with
Charles Mexican and B. c. Baldwin as
salternates. Rev. Peter Knudson , and
Rev. Pinney were named as correspond
ing members of the presbytery.
A report from the committee on educa-
tian was read by Rev. w. c.. Covert
deprecating the prevailing sentiment that
the ranks were OvercroWded and that
there is no use of endeavoring to stiml-
late the demand for an active, ener-
getic ministry. By the action of the
presytery w. E. Beckwith was named
m1ttee, to succeed Rev. c.. w. Scove1 and
Rev ]. D. Paxton was appointed chair
man of the educational committee in
place Of Rev. w. G. Covert.
On the recommendation of DR.. Ed
wards committee, consisting of Rev.
James Paxton, Rev. A. B. Meldrum, Rev.
w. c.. Covert, D. S. Noyes, r. P. Lewis
and r. H. Dickson, were appointed to
arrange for popular meetings in st. Paul
during the coming session of the general
assembly, and also to provide for the
entertainment of the delegates to the as
sembly while in the city on the invita-
ton Of the st. Paul churches.
The next session of -presbytery will
be held Oct 2, at the First Presbyterian
Church Of st. Paul, and arrangements
were made to hold the intermediate
meeting, which occurs June 20, with the
church at Jordan, MINI. The following
committees were appointed for the year:
Home Missions-Rev W. c. Covert,
Rev. John Copeland. Rev s. ]. Kennedy,
r. A. Kirk and T. H. Dickson.
Freedmen-Rey. D. D. Mitchell Rev. P.
A. Schwartz, S. H. Dyer.
Young Peoples Society-Rev. G.. w.
Scovel, Rev. w. c. Laube, w. E. Beck
with.
Temperance-Rev. A. E. Driscoll, Rev.
w. H Sinclair, George G. Waller.