The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-04
They Will INQUIRE
MEMBERS OF THE ST. PAUL PRES
BYTERY PUZZLED OVER A
TEMPERANCE REPORT
SCENT OF POLITICS IN IT

That Did Not Seem to Have Spon-
sOr in the Committee, the Chair
man of which Is Absent In San
FranciscO-COmmf Are Named
for the Coming Term-SessiOn
Closed Last Evening.
Not little spirit was stirred up in the
meeting Of the st. Paul presbytery at the
First church yesterday over the report
on temperance, which was referred to the
committee from the last meeting of tha
presbytery to be presented at this meet.
ing. The Objectionable element in the re-
port at the last meeting was in regard
to some reflections on the Republican
government and President Mckinley rela-
tive to the liquor traffic. When the re-
port was called for it was found that
the chairman of the committee was in
San Francisco. The remaining members
of the committee refused to say whether
the report was amended by the commit,
tee. An inquiry will be made and the
result presented at the next meeting Of
the presbytery.
About fifty members, clerical and lay.
responded to the roll call. Retiring mod
orator, Rev. w. c. Laube, of Bethlehem
German church, made the opening adj
dress at the morning session. Rev. 5.
Kennedy, of Saltwater, was elected mod
orator and Rev. A. J. OriscolI temporary
secretary.
Rev. M. D. Edwards presented the re-
port of the committee on rules, making
a number of verbal and other changes.
Some discussion arose in regard to the
additional requirement that sessions Sc
curing a stated supply minister must
first obtain the approval by the home mis-
sions committee of the person appointed.
The report was adopted
Rev. John Sinclair reported from the
committee to which had been referred the
application of Rev. George T. Mcclellan
for reinstatement. He was suspended
from the ministry three years ago and
short time ago applied to this presbytery
to be reinstated and transferred to the
Helena presbytery. The committees re-
port was that it "did not see its way
clear to recommend to the presbytery any
action in the matter
Encouraging reports We're read from
COuSI0SdllOIlS VI TIE WOIh tlell-
had been doing during the past year. Ev
cry church reported itself as either out OF
debt or in the act of getting out of debt.
The Central presbyterian session sent
to the presbytery a request that the pres
bytery take action to have q fund pro-
vided whereby The expenses Of ministers
and elders at synOds should be betrayed.
The subject was referred to committee.
Many of the members were of the belief
that each congregation should look after
that matter.
y resolution was passed congratulating
the First Ba, fist church on the attain
ment of its Iiftieth anniversary and Rev.
John Sinclair was commissioned to pre-
sent the resolution last evening at the re-
ception. -,- -
Rev R. N Adams brought before the
presbytery a scheme for sending to Porto
Rico a missionary from each of the seven
presbyteries OF Minnesota. A resolution
was passed he lrtily approving of the st.
Paul presbytery taking care Of one mis-
sionary and requesting DR.. Adams to re-
turn to st. Paul and address the young
people of the presbytery on the subject.
A committee was appointed to convey,
in due time, to the First church and
Saltwater church congregations onthe at
tainment Of their respective jubilees, and
to congratulate Dr.. NJ. D. Edwards, of
the. Dayton avenue church, on his quar-
ter century pastorate to be celebrated
next month.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Bills and Overtures-Rey erends W. c.
Laube. A. c. Covert, Elder c. H. Bige-
low.
Judicial Business-Reverands M. D. Ed
wards, Moore, Elder E. c. Stringer.
Leaves Of Absence Reverends Bannock-
man, Mitchell, Elder Waller.
Home Missions-Reverends Covert,
Copeland, Kennedy Elders R. A. Kirk,
Thomas IT. Dickson.
Freedmen-TReyerends Mitchell, Ach-
war;, Elder S. H Dyer ss.f!'
Church Erection-Reverends John S.n-
clair, r. L. BRAKEMAN, Elder r. P.
Lewis.
Young Peoples societies-Re
Carl scovel, W. c. Laube, Elder W. E.
Beckwith.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Driscon Will
Historical Society-Reverends M D. Ed
wards, James Rodgers, Elder T. d.
Simonton.
Foreign MISUNDERSTANDING A. B. Mel
drum, R. L. Barackman, Elder T. y.
Simonton.
Ministerial Relief-Elders w B. Dean.
c; H. Bigedlo oS,o p. 7 G; StriIng9er o,+
ScoveI.
Aid for Colleges-E. H. Moore, o. H.
Elmer, w. J. Edgar
Sabbath observation-disclosures w. C.
Laube, James Rodgers, A. A. Campbell.
Necrology-C. G. B. Duncan.
Systematic Theology-H. Robinson, S.
Kennedy, A. B. Meldrum.
History-,M. D. Edwards, John Sinclair,
John Mitchell.
sacraments-E H. Moore, A E. Dris-
Language-c. W. scovel, R. L. Barack-
man, w. Wallace.
Elmer.
The following ladies of the First church
served noon luncheon in the church par
lors:
Mrs. John McCulloch, Mrs. John White,
Mrs. Selleck, Mrs. M. Woodruff, Mrs D.
P. Roussopou1os. Mrs. Allison, Mrs. Og-
den, Mrs. John Silver, Mrs. P. J. Schaub,
Miss Woodruff, Miss Overton.
The session closed last evening with an
address on "Porto Rico delivered by
Gen. r. N. Adams, D. D., who has re-
Gently returned from Porto Rico.
SCHULTZ Is FOREMAN.