Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-04-27
PRESBYTERY OF NEg CASTLE
Its Spring Meeting Brought to
a Close Last Night Week.
SESSION WAS VERY HARMONIOUS
List OF Commissioners to the
General Assembly.
This eoyernments Policy In the fhiIippias
Islands critIeissd By she Rev. Jo.rph
Brown Turner. who said II Is Outrageous
--yauons Items Of Business.

Church last night week after a very har-
moniOus session. An interesting incl
dent in the afternoon was the discus
sion Of foreign missions when this Rev.
Joseph Brown Turner Of Dover, chap
lain Of the House Of Representative az
the recent legislative session, criticized
the policy of this goveTnment in the
Philippines. Said Mr.. Turner:
This policy Of Christisnizing the
natives Of the Philippine Islands with
Krsg -Jorgenson rifles and the sword is
newspapers do not print. Three hun.
dred beer saloons have been opened in
the islands Is this to be our plan Of
Outstanding: | say it will not do.
We must nss our money in introducing
the Gospel. for we can only ChristianIze
these natives through the influence and
the power Of the Lord, Jesus Christ.
COMMISSIONERS TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
At the afternoon session, tho Presby-
terry elected the following commissioners
and their alternates, TO the General
Assembly:
Commissioner The Rev. John Nc
Elmoyle Of Elkton, Nd. the Rev. S.
Beattie Wylie Of New Castle; Elders
DIR. s. III. Slemmons of Salisbury,
Nd, and DR.. T. J. Costen Of POGO
moke City, Md.
Alternates- Rev. T. A. Nc
Curdy, d. ID. of Wilmington the Rev.
o. A. Gillingham Of Port Penn: Elders
E. II. Beck Of Smyrna, and j. P. Bel
vile Of Wilmington.
Upon his own request. in which the
session of the Newark Church joined,
the Rev. N. n. Miller, d. D.. was re-
leased from the Newark Church. having
accepted q call to a church in Washing
ton. He was authorized TO declare his
pulpit at Newark vacant on the last
Sunday in April and the Rev. }. J..
Vallandigham, d. D., was appointed
moderator Of the session for six months.
Upon the further request Of DR..
Miller, he was released from the posi-
tion Of stated clerk of the Presbytery,
and received letter OF dismissal to
the Presbytery Of Washington City.
The Rev. Messrs. FitzSimon, Logan
and McCurdy were appointed com
mittee to draft resolutions on the de-
parture Of DR.. Miller.
The Revs. John McElmoyle Of Elk
ton, Luther A. Oates Of Delaware City,
and j. K. Milligan Of this city were
nominated for tho position Of stated
clerk. Three ballots were taken. as
follows:
First ballot McElmoyle, Is; Oates,
%; Milligan, 20. No election.
Second -McElmoyle, l2 Oates,
%; Milligan, "a. No election, Mr..
McElmoyle withdrawn.
Third ballot Oates, 26; Milligan, 25.
Mr.. Oates was declared elected.
Presbytery heard the narrative and
adopted 1t as the report Of the body to
the General Assembly.
The following resolution on the arm,
canteen matter was adopted:
Whereas, Congress at its last ses
sion enacted the law that no officer ol
private soldier shall be detailed to sci
Intoxicating drinks rs bartender ol
otherwise, in any post, exchange ol
canteen, nor shall any other Eerson b,
required or allowed to sell such liquor
in any encampment or fort or on an,
premises used for military purposes b.
the United States and,
Whereas, The attorney general o
the United States has given an oificia
opinion that the section, while forbid
ding officers and soldiers to act as bar
tenders, does not prohibit the continu
ance Of the sale Of intoxicating liquor
through the canteen sections Of tn
pest exchange; therefore,
Resolved, That We, the members o
sion assembled, have learned Of thi
official opinion Of the attorney genera
OF the United States with amazemen
and intense regret, and that we mos
respectfully, but most urgently, peti
tion President William Mckinley /
execute this recently-enacted ant
canteen law according to the obviou
letter and spirit and TO order that u
officer or private soldier be detailed [
act as bartender for the sale Of intnx
eating drinks and also order that n
other person be required or allowed
sell such Intoxicating drinks in an
encampment, post or any premises use
for military purposes by the Unite
States.
Resolved, That the stated clerk |
directed to send a copy of this resolr
tion 10 the President OF the Unit
States. -
REPORTS SUMMARIZED.
Numerous reports were receives
which are here briefly summarized:
The committee on foreign missio
recommended that the presbytery OF
ploy theological students in the SUNNI
TO visit churches in the interest of d
foreign mission cause, and that Ali
McLear, Bertha Harlan and Eva Tayl
be appointed o committee 10 wo
under the direction Of the foreign nj
sions committee to arrange itineraci
for such students and to supervise thu
work. The recommendations wt
adopted. Tho students will recei
e6 from each church, So as salary d.
50 as travelling expenses.
The finance committee reported
balance Of CAT. 66 in the hands Of /
treasurer and had collected in asse
ments from churches for 1899 and 1g
1880. "a, making total in hand
1927. 90.
The Freedmen committee suggest
that attention be drawn TO the reco
mendation Of the General Assembly
an average annual contribution
member of the church of 90 cents
this cause.
A revision OF the list Of stand
committees includes the follow
changes: Ministerial relief, Rev.
Gillingham in place OF j. s. Howk 9
N. ii. Miller; church erection, Rich
Downes in place Of j. ID. Shanks; pl
lication and Sunday school work,
9. Jennings vice j. s. Howk; aid
colleges, @. G. Hopper vice w.
Stone; systematic beneticences, W.
Schall vice Il. Il. Montgomery Isl
Baird vice Charles Baird: temperan
John McElmoyle vice William Swj
experimental religion, George II. II
vice W. @. Hogg.
The committee on church erect
reported that 80 churches had o
tributed 1923. "a to the fund OF t
board; there seems to be tendency
increase the number Of churches c
tributiup and decreasinp the amo