The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19
DIR .SAMPLE MODERATOR
en- BY THE pRESBYTEHIAN CEN.
ER4L ASSEMBLY.

Ut. hnHcliHe'S sermon RR Retiring MOder-
ntur n Defence of National Expansion
Accompanied by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Sent to the Cznr'f Peace Conference.
M1HSEAPoLIs. May 1S.-When the Prcsby-
terinn General Assembly opened at II o'clock
this morning nearly every Commissioner was
In his seat and a large number of visitors and
residents Of the city were present to hear tho
sermon Of the retiring Moderator. the Rev. DR..
Wallace Radcliffe OF Washington.
In the selection OF DR.. Il. +. Sample OF New
York az Moderator at tho afternoon session,
the conservative element Of the denomination
again won n victory. While alt who supported
DR.. Sample IRE not conservatives. nor all
those who voted for other candidates
liberals. lo'al considerations having infiu-
ented many. yet DIR. Samples election
on the first ballot was undoubtedly the
result of a conference of conservative leaders
held late last evening. at which It was decided
that the old standards and prC"rdentS OF tho
Church would be best conserved by the choice
OF either DR.. SAmpl" or pr. Mckibhcn, As DR..
Sam pie was til" older man and had before been
a candidate for the position. Or. Mckibbon
voluntarily withdrew and offered to place DR..
Samples nam" b"tor" the assembly,
When the Assembly was callel to order this
morning DR., Sample n lie II prayer remark
able for its simplicity and fcrvor. DR.. Rad
cliffe then delivered his sermon. lie is n Wig
Ohc'' f''N' '''' w. ''' ''' w. go
phatic one. full Of stern oil Presbyterian
doctrine. There was none Ut the spirit
OF modern criticism in it. If Christ
is not good He is not good" "If we
take from Him His divinity we take from
ourselves onr redemption Bring back tho
old words" are phrases that show that there is
NJ trace Of the new theology in the retiring
Moderator. His leaning toward expansion as
means ot making the world hctt"r is another
feature OF the sermon received with much III
terest.
DR.. Radcliffe said in opening: Ideals rule
the world. Spain had dreams. and she reels
toward chnos. America had visions. and she
marches to glorious dcstiny." He continued:
at is significant to recognize the five erochnl
pointing finger OF IN" Mriinior King-the
Spanish-Ame,ican war. the Anglo American
EeitrmatiG;n q China he ,opsnin'F Of tho
eeH f'ai.t Is ;' %upiIfiin %ni 5Gs ' c"TtaI '!e ns never rsSsnt b%Sfore
70 human gaze Th. most significant century
Of Ul his,Gry n y r%lotimS the r most siE Thn or p
anew lie. the omniroten"e OF new ideas. the
e @dn sbs dis, %, aw snH b%raa hope n ,nFLll and sum
meets tsi in ths 9; ss Ts SI% y H@;! 'hs fe% IT, T yS9s Saii
come In the presence Of these OPPORTUNITIES
ths Church cannot be cnreless We dare not
rom J 3 i"@ . SMcKS.nIey". The N"s Earth l. must n"lSS be
tii"l y, ma 'iIhc.'oihii VIC i'Sp
are for the henlinR Of the nations: Our national
We are looking beyond from our provincial
ism. We have made war for humanity. We
will be a defeat, and that endowment a poverty
ana n desSt a save rs through thes" onen
Enthusiastically carry The yision Of Jesus Christ.
Hawaii. Cuba. Porto Rico: the PhilippincsII
these are the summon of our Mcdlatorial
King. The man OF Macedonia waves and calls.
This is not the day OF microscopic vision, We
and delicate distinctions and refined ]discrimi-
nations. We are temp1ed to see and gonsideronly
comfortable. the polite. 1t is tho day Of tele-
scopic vision, A wide horizon. high achieve
and briliiancc. worlds Of spiritual wealth await
and invite our enterprise and cn,nIuest. 1t is
to s ore tire si%f for 5 TS' MsSia.orinj K T1 r rS,renSn Is
now as never before.
ohu ratr' or s,ate Is V2s w Fif2IT m"ke Fl%sS Si'err an Is
u we can. pb Il prHshyte1ia1ism Is not SUITABLE
Il, does not belong anywhere. II it ia not
adarted to Al elimes. it is not adapted to
any cline. 1t is not n narrow or provisional
Repslyr. But il we are not to carry ,rr"ssby-
terianism we must carry some christianity
Use, tuta Ghriatianlty witch, works by love.
: which purifies the heart. which ov"rcomes the
tiher. which ii%iilnlinincSs It's path BY the light from
Calvary and hpiis Him Lord o tai When en-.
terprise. wealth. morality, glory and patriot
we stand hy and wait and rrlticise. Woe to us
with hearts Of courage we do not leap to
From the way tho afternoon session started
It was apparent that the election q Moderator
After the Invocation by tho Rev. :. ", i, Burch
Of New York the yHT2minotMiHns We're 2,ren"d
c!nnati. Frequently interrupted by an
g,n"mnSssSs; IL he Ns ns"S yart' Io t4S pHm nj Tir DR.; r.; +,
Dr.. Sample" unanimon s''% el,cSctTion was va Urged r:ts
ioT many reasons among them being tho
was an exponent Of the missionary spirit now
dominant.
In delicate terms his conservatism and, or
Of rhiladelphiA seconded the n0mination Of
InaIs sS%DIiri: r Ts" u 5;STi nr NSS, y 81. Il H' i. Ga Of
f Y of B BIZ Eai ,y morse sSe "m n ,bo h Tay The 3 F 5 po r. II;
RHshnIi Of d thG synod ID q Hro !TGa,sn%r%iis; >;
ss,'lsSsi 5H r. / NJ i Rd + /; %ir WITH e q Whit #Si Ss:TS sSfs
S Ssr. s 5Is.ss " Wilson Hai''NSira'w; and %Sir no '''"a'f"";
The bali @,S was M then H isksn, 1 ;s4 y toE,s as , ts,:
al Githos" on the Pacific coast Tor Dr.. tCoyIee.
states Sst' x sSs dIyiasa. ~ br S""rIe' s" nom MHStfe"
vas made unanimous and hewas escorted TO
q graceful speech.
While the vote was being counted, n resolu.
ton was presented and unanimously adopted
conveying to the Peace Congress in session
at The Hague, the greetings of the rresby-
teGian Church otthe Inited Statesof America"
= OF the New York Commissioners 25 voted
for Or. Haincs. 10 for Dr, Coyic. ana about 40
for DR.: Sample. Al in the New Y2rk, city Pres
Ave in the Brooklvn Presbytcry stood by DR..
Carson in his support Of DR.. Haincs. OF the
New Jersey Commissioners a dozen voted for
DR.. Haines, q for DR.. Coylc. ard - for Dr
Sample.
Prof. McGinert's case has iern held In ahey-
ance TO-DAY. the election If Moderator occupy-
ing the undivided attention OF the Commits
%sioners. His letter. howe yer. will probably be-
read early in the session. possibly Tomorrow
or Saturday.
4 COIDJuTOR BISHOP OF NEBR iSKI
DR.. williams of Chicago Chnscn ny the
Diocesan Council.