Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26
DELAWARE GAZETTE AND STATE JoURNAL-w1Il
President had said if ariggg was wrong

President had said if Griggs was wrong
he would remedy it.
Then the Rev. Luther A. Oates of |
Delaware City raised the question
whether the wisest thing was being |
done in opposing the army canteen. |
| For four or five years, he has known an |
army officer. in whom he has the |
utmost confidence, who at one time had
charge of a eapteen where only beer
was sold. According to this army man,
| the best beer was sold, and tho net pro-
ceeds of the canteen were spent for
gynasium and some was put into
extra provisions; su that instead of
money going into the hands of the beer
dealers, it went into the hands of the
men. The fact that saloonkeepers
opposed the canteen indicated that
something was wrong. From all this,
Mr. Oates had o doubt raised in his
mind as to the advisahility of pursuing
| the question. He believed the army
officers knew more about it than the
members Of the synod. He realized that
the millennium cannot come now but
was willing to got as near it rs possible.
Frederick L. Moore, elder of Covenant
Church, Washington, D. o., said he
had been n temperance man for many
years, at first as o ProhibItionist, and
since that was found impraoticahle IN
Washington, then, as high license
advocate. From what army officers
have said he believed the canteen was
stop towards prohibition. Let us
take that step with them. !" he added.
The resolution opposing the canteen
was adopted, Mr.. Moore alone voting
mo"
Another Of the temperance resolutions
was as follows,
"That we regard the rental of
property for the sale of intozicants as
we'll as sanctioning the evil by signing
applications ior license to be q viola
tion of our church covenant as aiding
and abetting the sworn antagonist OF
Christ's kingdom. ="
sTANbING COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
, Tho following standing committees
were appointed:
, Systematic Beneficences- Revs.
: D. w. Skelleuger. George L. Curtis
| and S. Beattie Wylie, Elders G. b.
Finley, Edward Stinson and Charles
} Lyman.
| Home Missions and Sustentation-
+ The Revs. William Ii. Logan, Benia-
/ min +. Bittinger, Edward II. Robbins
Elders Elisha H. Perkins, William X.
Crosby, William Ballantyne.
Foreign Missions-The Revs. George
. N. Luccock, M. ID. Babcock, Luther
: 4. Oates; Elders j. Hume Smith, W..
. II. H. Warman, $. I; Wiley,
Education-The Revs. Charles b.
Q Ramsdell, J. r. Milligan, J. Addison
0 Rufus Stewart, Charles W. Ely.
. Church Erection-The Revs. DIR. w.
q M. Benham, j. b. North, j. K. Yer.
i. nreck; Elders John L. Reed, II. H..
: Brady, John Letch.
n Sabbath Observance Revs. f.
q. Jennings, Oliver Hemsireet. Q.
a Alvin Smith; Elders ii. g. Ellison,
Q r. Ii. Smith, 7. q. Steward.
d Young Peoples Societies-The Revs.
0 John L. Allison. j. B. Turner, George
i +. Wilson: Elders Thomas P. Keane
Ii. M. Reed, D. w. Gloss.
IS Narrative for 1900 The Revs. W. O.
o Alexander, William M. Schall; Elder
!. W. F. Rogers.
J. Moore, s. w. Fighter. james Moffatt
}, Elders Theodore X. Miller, Isaac Baird
Charles b. Church.
:. Publication and Sunday y-school Worl
J. The Ress. j. Howard Taylor, JohI
i Van Ness, William Fitz Simon; Elders
Daniel McFarlan, William S. frickett
70 John T. Hill
!. Freedmen-TheR Reys. John D. Blake
j. Wesley NJ. Hyde, I. d. Richards
N Elders W. II. Cole, E. M. Finch
1t George Il. Baird. SIS
Aid for Colleges Revs. Josepl
IS Il. Kelley, W. f. Lewis, John p
,r Campbell; Elders s. L. Crissey, Will
le liam II. Purnell, d. W. Harlan.
}. Temperance-Fh Reys. 7. F. Dixon
a, Thomas G. Easton; Elders F. b
:, Dalrymple. I. M. Prentiss.
Religious Work in Army and Navy
Elder Colonel. Charles Bird the Revs
Al Tunis s. Hamlin, Luther A. Oates
Il L. L. Williams
Ty MINISTERIAL RELIEF.
l. The Rev. #. H. Moore, d. D., pre-
is sented the report of the committee o.
r. ministerial relief, which showed tina
D. the entire income Of the board for tn
r past year was S1a5. SIS. "a, and the cos
Of of administration was but 4. per cent
I'd On the roll of beneticiaries were 81
i names. In the Synod of Baltimore
le So. 7G4 was raised, and "a, $50 wa
received for relief. One hundred an
I'd eight churches contributed, and
gave nothing.
al An address was delivered by the Rev
no B. l.. Agnew, ID. D., LII. D., CORE
ly sponding secretary of the Board {
lg Ministerial Relief. The fact that th
1t. synod withdraws about $1,000 NOR
at than it turns into the ministerial relit
to treasury made deep impression Q
at synod.
he The session closed with devotion'
as exercises.
by Politics, President McKinley's CO
to onial policy, principles of presbyterii
n. government, questions of expedienc
lis and splitting Of hairs were all elemen
he OF warm discussion that took plat
,es at the closing meeting of the Synod I
ty Baltimore in West Presbyterian Churc
OF Thursday afternoon. The excitir
ce cause was comprised in two cages
he the minutes of this Presbytery Of Wasl
ne ington City which contained pap
Try submitted by the committee, on bil
or and overtures last October, in whit
ok was expressed gratitude to God for I'll
l6 happy issue of the Spanish war ar
'or appi eoiation of the new and great +
'ry sronsibiiities il brought; these L
we sponsibilities were to be accepted TO-
ar. ally, and sound system ct gov ernmel
in was favored in the new territcrie
he whether the future should bring auto
Ids omy, protectorate or absolute po
it'll session by this country; the coloni
'ge could not be turned back again
is Spain or 10 the horn ors OF civil turmol
i've When the committee on the minut
of the Washington City Presbyte
er, made its report, it recommended the
ity approval with the following exception
cal f.Thut on pages 201, 202 on the !