The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-21
DOWN T0 ROUTINE ROUTINE W!! WORK
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEM-
ELY AT PHILADELPHIA TAKES
UP COMMITTEE REPORTS
RAP At THE BUFFALO EXPO
One Resolution Adopted Condemns
That Institution for Throwing
It's Gates Open on the
Sabbath Day.

PHILADELPHIA, May 20.-Routiue
matters occupied the attention of the
commissioners to the Presbyterian gen
eral assembly during the greater portion
of today's session. The annual reports
of the regular boards were submitted to
the assembly and three of them, minis
terial education and freedmen with the
reports of their standing committees were
disposed of. Others will be taken up to-
morrow and Wednesday, when it is ex-
pected the deck will be clear for the re-
ceipt of the revision committees report
which is the special order for Thursday.
During the afte: noon session, Modera-
tor Minton announced the appointment of
Or. Robert Pitcairn, of Pittsburg, as
vice moderator. Moderator Minton also
appointed a committee Of five to complete
the details of the Peoria overture, the
new plan Of electing standing committees.
A resolution was adopted depreciating
the action of the directors of the Pan
Anne, lean exposition in opening the gates
on Sunday, and earnestly urging the
closing Of the exposition on that day.
Tie social cor ittee on Sabbath obs NV
ance protested against the publication
of Sunday newspapers al all use of this
day for business purposes or commercial
interests. The report of the special COM
mittee on judicial comm issioE came up
but was interrupted by an adjournment.
OPPOSE THE CANTEEN.
The report of the committee on temper
snce calls attention to the abolition Of
the army canteen The report in part
says:
ION the side of the army saloon were
quoted some ministers, a1chbishops and
bishops. Over against these Senator
Gallinger quoted the testimony of your
committee that an almost unanimous
vote had been given against The beer
canteen by the general assembly of The
Presbyterian church, representing 1,000,-
COO communicates, and approximately
3.COOGG0 adherents and he declares that
the vast number of petitions and letters
pouring in upon the members Of the
senate afforded irdisputable proof that
the churches in general are of the same
mind "
The comInittee suggests that the gov
oTnment establish some SUI stitutc for the
canteen.
Measures should be sought both fronn
national and state legislation for the
protection of cur soldiers and veterans
from the saloon traps set so thickIy
around the entrance to army pests and
soldiers camps" says the report. 'Why
should our war depa1 tp1ent rot devote
some effort, as the British government
Is most assiduously doing to cultivation
~ ANDiIS VI lOlil abstinence among our
soldiers?"
Regarding the liquor traffic, the COM
mlttee reports that with the exception
that the Taft commission has reduced
the number of saloons no other steps
have been taken ''towards removing this
grievous wrong"
The committee makes two recommend
atoms as follows:
all license states, where as vet,
statewide prohibition may seem
1mnracticable, there might be given the
optional right to every local community
70 abate the nuisance upon the demand
OF It's citizens or majority thereof.
. In all prohibition states, towns conn
TIES or wards, where the people have
declared against the sale on the issue of
the internal revenue tax recent virtually,
arrays the federal power against The
qeopie and on the side of the law breaker
Leu earnest protest be made against This
injustice and correspondence with Other
Dodles let their help be sought in
spontaneous effort for such modifcation
OF inc United States revenue as shall
right this wrong" 90 'ii''I
Greetings were exchanged with tha
SoutEern PRESBYTERIAN general assembly
now IN session at Little Rock. Ark