The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-20
Indignation Over the Action Of Cen-
Build a Chapel ut West Point.
WORK OF THE MISSIONARIES
GREAT PROGRESS LAST YEAR In
HEATHEN CHINA AND KOREA.
United, Cumberland and RefOrmea
A Methodist Appeal.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May 1s.-Sunday
observance was the question which took
the major part of the Presbyterian assem-
bly's time to-day. Most OF the afternoon
session was devotei to an earnest discus
sion of the report of the special committee
Sabbath observance. In the end the
committees eight resolutions were adopted
with slight amendments and two more were
added. In the discussion the Sunday street
car, the Sunday train and railroad excur-
sion, the Sunday newspaper. the Sunday
working Presbyterian and every form Of
activity which is not in harmony with the
literal meaning Of the fourth commandments
was condemned.
Another special committee reported that Il
had not been able to keep Congress and
the President from granting the Roman
Catholics permission to erect a chapel on
the West Point Military Academy reservae
ton. The committee was appointed by the
last assembly 10 lay before the President
of the United States. the secretary of war
and other officials a protest against giving
permission for a Roman Catholic chapel on
West Point reserve. The committee stated
that. although the President, the sssretary
of war and the chairman of the House COM
mittee on military affairs had given assur-
ances as to thei: interest in the subject and
their qualification at the action OF the as
sembly the Roman Catholic bill had subse-
quently passed both houses of Congress ana
been signed by the President The assembly
took no formal action, but indignation was
| expressed on all sides.
| In the debate on the Sabbath resolutions
almost every speaker gave evidence Of b.
| ing imbued with the feeling expressed IN
the words of the committee: ''The American
| Christian Sabbath is in imminent peril: Ia
| fact, in many Of our large cities and IN
other parts Of our land 1t is already nearly
| lost. This means that the American liberty
and American institutions are In peril. for
| of these the American Sabbath has been
both the foundation and the protection"
DR.. Hathaway. secretary Of the Ameri-
| can Sabbath Union. led in the discussion.
| and Alexander Dixon, of Scranton, Pa.
| Elder John Gilchrist, Of Boston, DR.. E =.
| Wright. OF Austin. Tex, and many others
| spoke in favor Of literal observance Of the
| fourth commandment. Rev. Frederick A.
| Doane Of California, testified that he never
| rode in a street car on Sunday and that he
stopped over Sunday on his way to the as
sembly. d. w. Glass, Of Baltimore, de-
| plored Sabbath violation by Presbyterians
| and remarked that President Cowen, OF the
| Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which discrimi-
| mates in favor Of Sunday travel, is a Pres
| Syterian. On the other hand. 1t was pointed
| out that the many downtown churches
| would have to be closed IL church members
| never rode to church.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
An attempt to get the phrase Christian
| Sabbath" substituted for the phrase Amer
lean Sabbath" in the resolutions was de-
| feated. AS adopted the resolutions depre-
cate the secularizing OF the Sabbath. urge
members and young people OF the church to
realize the Importance OF Sabbath cbsery-
| ance; legislatures and Congress are urged
| to protect the American Sabbath: the
American Sabbath Union and the women's
| National Sabbath Alliance are commended:
every pastor Is recommended to preach on
| Sabbath observance on some Sabbath n
next October and take q collection for the
| Sabbath Union; the board of publication =
| requested to prepare and Sabbath school
| superintendents to use a specific Sabbath
observance leaflet; sympathy is expressed
with three millions OF Americans who. be-
cause OF Sabbath desecration. are compelled
| TO do secular work on Sabbath: President
McKinley's attention Is respectfully called
| TO the fact that employees OF the postokica
and many other departments OF the govern-
| ment are compelled TO work On Sunday.
The McGiffert case. contrary TO expecta-
| tions, was not reached to-day. 1t IS likely
| TO come up through the reading Of DR.. No
| Giffert's letter tomorrow morning
| DR.. Sample. the moderator, was presented
with another gavel. DR. Radcliffe present.
| ing IL. 1t is made OF wood from the "Old
| Jerusalem" Theological Seminary at Can
nonsburg and the old Mcmillan College
building. and was given by Jefferson Col
| lege friends of the moderator.
| At the opening OF the morning session the
chairman Of the standing committees and Z
part OF the committeeman were announced
| The vice moderator Is Rev. Royal T..
| Graham. ID. D.. and the chairmen OF COM
| mittees are as follows: Bills and over
lures Rev. Wallace Radcliffe. d. D.: judi
| cial committee. Rev. William McKibben. ID.
d.: polity. Rev. Hughes d. Gibbons. ID. D.:
home missions. Rev. Robert +. coyle. ID. D.:
| foreign missions. Rev. Matthias l. Haipes.
| d. D.: educational, Rev. W. r. Kirkwood.
| ID. d.. publication. Rev. Andrew d. Ecl-
| drum, ID. D.; church erection. Rev. Douglas
p Putnam. d. D.; theological seminaries.
Rev John w. Dinsmore. ID. D.; ministerial
relief. Rev. William G. Hallegor. d. D.:
| freedmen. Charles Kerr: aid for colleges.
| Halcomb Shaw. ID. D.: correspondence. Rev.
William s. Fulton. ID. d.: benevolence. Rev.
| A. Cameron Mackenzie. d. D.; narrative.
| Rev. j. Wilson. ID. D.; temperance. Rev.
| John III. Boyd. ID. d.: leave OF absence.
Rev. Thomas Boughtan; mileage. samuel
| Harbisen: finance. Samuel q. Scott
| SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPoRTW
/ Following this announcement the special
| commit Is on reduced rsprsseutasiop, West
Point c-:apei. charters OF boardA diGost, r.