New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
EXPANSION DISTURBS SYNOD.
CERTAIN MEMBERS OBJECT Io inS
PLACING OF REFERENCES TO THE
WAR ON THE RECORDS.

The second day OF the annual session OK the he-
formed PRESBYTERIAN Church synod. held IN the
Twelfth Street Presbyterian Church orous"' io u"
some forcible expressions OF opl"on ,,
morning concerning the recent ana present po'io'
:, ~. Irri,ed State. Expansionists and anti-ex-
,ans,onist. gave vent TO their views, ana some Oh
those present wanted all references 10 war
from the record The meeting began Win the an.
nouncement OF the appointments TO numoe' VI
standing committees. after which reports "o"'
committees and presbyteries were received.
The Rev. S. NJ Killough. Of Madrid N T., read
the report of the Committee on signs OF INC
He referred TO the history-making events OF 'ne
,., tor, r,onths IN which the United States spain
and Tho Philippines figured and said that oppof-
tunities had been opened TO eouca.e ar"
Christianize ignorant. supersutous PeVP'p
further justified the war by saying tnat IL oioue.
about closer relations with England. hao un.ea
,ba North and the South and raised the United
e.o 49, at,or g., the estimation OF the world.
r,lsor william. DEAFNESS OF Cincinnati, arose
,ro,, h,s seat after Mr. Killough had hnlshed' ana
emphatically said: Amy man VINO reaus app'o,,
inrlv Of Deweys dongs or those OF ms meet smouu
learn something about the first prlncipio VI IN,
,iar,tv Uniformed men are uissi"N' " 80
Christian country and 1t is time we ieaineu ~ ~
a. r".r without killing them. This is reis-
@ 49,, na No sb ould not set approval upon
anv war the justification OF when 10 IA
donht We should approve no war; eAcep. o"0
hrouobt IN strict sef-defence. move thal a'i -,
orences TO the war be eliminated from the Pioe
ings OF this Synod 40 r,sase tho
Mr. Dearness's idea did not seem 10 please an'
,orcv of the majority of his hearers. A ie" sup
nortod him but others made speeches IN "nich
,hov ouoted history to show that wars hau o''-'
advanced the cause OF Christianity.
IT, pov w. H. Galley followed with Aepol
nv tho philadelphia Presbytery. and almost et 'he
hooinnnr of his paper suggested the gNi gg,,e d i
thanks to God for the Victo'ie' Vi ~
"a 1art bs said: "As PresbyteF we !e;o 20 g
that The war with Spain has been DroudEni nj
close and we hereby rdspayed by the and
for the Ell H. ana Army snd Navy give thanks
to God for the signal yictories 'nr v other war re-
m rded IN historv 1t was not TO repel INVASION
not waged for conquest or revenfe, have neo-
wholly In the interests OF human.S nr,cs could not
PHI PIE t' dl SW as an Indifferent spectator OF pro,
ionged struggle for liberty almost "nn nnr Rad n
our own doors. The sword ana .ne dmtv has been
determine the Issue. Christian ou'y ""' ''
pearness of Cincinnati moved In regsrd anS 10
this report that II pc was Accepted but the
peries' we're authorized TO strike out anything no'
bearing on Synod affairs; . .uoh,. suppes
Ihe aSo~ The Rev Messrs John Afford David
Narrow John Bole s. r. Stormant, w; ID J" nr
MqrdSfk s Rs% rsfsired to A the Executive
ana r d e. ~ The Board Of Home Missions A. b
Henry centate to the NeT9eGS to anI the Pha.
PresbyteIy the Rev Alvin Vi Orr student to the Ohio
Presbyery until the seminary opens; !s ,hs ev
Benson iicentiate to the OHIO 'he The
J. X: Rtf pesh H J. A. McCleand. licentiate
anG + NJ McQuicken. student, to the western
Presbytery the latter until oso clock thi,