Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-19

la ~ "A IAIasS1-041O3N lNt0h- s
ING DIVINE BLESSINGS UPON
THE PEACE CONGRESS.
Minneapolis. Mimi. May 1S.-Rev
DR.. R. f. Sample. OF Westminster
Church, New York, proved an easy win-
ner in the contest for the place OF mod.
orator of the one hundred and eleventh
annual assembly OF the Presbyterian
Church in the United States. which
convened in Westminster Church to-
day. DR.. Sample was elected on the
first ballot after a spirited contest. re-
ceiving 1888 votes, 500 being necessary
for choice, to 127 for the Rev. Mat
thias Haines. of the First Church. In
dianapolis, and 1873 for Rev. DR.. r. +,
Coyle, of Oakland, Cal. Dr. Samples
election is regarded as triumph for
the conservative element
The morning session was devoted to
religious services, which were attended
by about 500 commissioners and sc
many spectators that the 1880 seats oil
the church were not sufficient to az
commodate them. The sermon wasN
preached by the retiring moderator. the
Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe. of Wash
ington, ID. C.
In the afternoon Permanent Secre-
tary Rev. f. A. Moore called the roll
and Immediately afterwards the cleo
ton of moderator was declared to be
in order. DIR. McKibbon, Of Cincinnati.
hitherto a prominent candidate for the
place, nominated the Rev. r. +. Sam.
pie This was regarded as move te
concentrate the conservatives on sin
gle candidate. DR.. McKibbon said thai
though some men require certificates
of character or orthodoxy, DIR. Sample
required neither He was also q man
of good judgment and GOODNESS and
clear cut and firm. He appealed to the
assembly to elect DIR. Sample unani-
mously
DR.. II. p. Carson, of Brooklyn. placed
in nomination Rev. Matthias Haines. Of
indianapolis.
DR.. e. B. Wright, of Austin, Texas,
nominated Judge Robert Wilson. Of
Philadelphia. Judge Wilson. however,
withdrew his name.
Rev. John Dinsmore put forward DR..
r. +. Coyle, OF Oakland, Gala. who
was regarded as the liberal candidate,
1t took almost an hour to take the
ballot. The result was greeted with
great applause.
Messrs. McKibbon, Shaw and Gras
ham were appointed to escort DR..
Sample to the chair. The new moder-
ator expressed his gratitude that the
assembly should have chosen him to SO
high a place in his old pastorate OF
Westminster, Minneapolis, and among
his own people OF other days. He
spoke of the problems that confront
the church and OF the urgent necessity
of carrying the Gospel into the new
lands opened by the Spanish-American
war.
IlSN. IlSdSdHb Iluhttt NttttAAtk NIX
assembly to Minneapolis and presented
Or. Sample with gavel OF Cuban
Porto Rican and Philippine wood.
A resolution was adopted directing
the moderator to send to NJ. DE Staal
president OF the International Peact
Conference, a message invoking thu
blessing of Almighty God on your de
alterations.
The Sacrament OF the Lords Suppe'
was celebrated in Westminster churcl
tonight, the Rev. Wallace Radcliffe
presiding.
John Balloon Shaw. director OF I'm
ion Theological seminary, in which d.
Arthur c. McGiffert is professor, con
firms the statement that DIR. McGirer
has sent letter anent the so-caIle
heresy case. It is believed that thi.
letter contains satisfactory explana
ton of DR.. McGlffert's statements
about the Lords Supper In his book
"Tbe Christian Church In the Apps.
tolic Age" and that therefore no heresr
proceedings will be taken against him