The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-05-30
LODGE MEN MUST CO.
United Presbyterians Bar Out the
Secret Society Man with
Some Exceptions.
LABOR UNION Is NOT CONDEMNED
General Assembly of the Old School
Adjourns Sine Die-Dunkards
Are Discussing Divorce.

OF SO to G3 yesterday afternoon the
| general assembly of the United Pres
byterian church adopted the judiciary
Interpretation of article Is of the creed
The action Of the assembly is in effect
to exclude members of secret orders
| from admission to the church 1t is
| also interpreted by some of the dele
| gates to mean the expulsion of men,
bers of the church who now belong to
| the secret societies. The final dis
cussion on the question was long and
heated. M. G. McKittrick, of Los
Angeles, Cal. said be would rather cut
| off his right hand than to vote for the
| exclusion of members of secret socie-
ties already in the church.
says the Church Is Hunting Trouble.
If we let this report go through as
1t is" said DR.. McCreery, Of Pittsburg,
Pa, heatedly, I'VE are saying that men
who have been good members of the
United Presbyterian church for years
must be turned out of doors. l want
| 10 tell you, fathers and brothers, that
| If we pass this report without amend
rent we are going to make more trou-
bic than the United Presbyterian
church has ever SEEN" Some members
of the assembly who are most violently
opposed TO secret orders objected to
the section of the report of the com
mittee which removed the bar of the
church from organizations which do
not "inculcate Christless religion"
Labor Unions I'm the Discussion.
r. G. Campbell, who moved to strike
out the section of the report which
said the testimony does not include
such orders. held that labor unions
should not be approved by the church.
This idea was strongly opposed Dr.
j. III. Wallace of Pittsburg, Pa, said:
For the sake of the workingmen 1 do
not want this part of the report strick-
en- out. The workingmen have just as
good a right to form a union as Nor
gan has trust, and do object to the
workin Smen being kept out of the
church because they form themselves
into a union to protect themselves
against their oppressors."
Rev. ]. F. Ross, of Ohio. declared
the great secret orders were rivals to
the church. for the reason that they
trade in a false religion, they have
wine parties. card parties and many
other snaies," said he.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNs
Less Than Two Weeks in sessfon-out-
break of Personalities.
Philadelphia, Pa, May 29.-The
18th Presbyterian general assembly
was dissolved at 6:15 p. m. yesterday
by Moderator Minton, after having
been in session for nearly two weeks,
during which time many matters of
the utmost Importance to the church
were considered. Chief among these
was the question regarding the revis-
ion Of the confession of faith. After
q discussion continuing nearly four
days this momentous subject was re-
ferred TO special committee of twen-
ty-one members, which will make rec
concentrations as to the manner in
which the creed should be revised and
present them to the next general as
sembly.
Yesterday for the first time since the
assembly convened there was an in
PRODUCTION of personalities.
The trouble occurred during the dis
cussion on the chairmanship of the re-
vision committee. When it came to
electing the chairman it was moved
that Moderator Minton be elected
chairman. This incensed the friends
of DIR. Dickey, chairman of the old
committee. but it prevailed. The sub
ject was revived later, but the matter
was finally adjusted by Dr. Dfckey,
who said he was confident there had
been no attempt to cast any reflection
upon him, but that the commissioners
merely desired to honor his successor
as moderator
The closing hours of the assembly
we're devoted to routine matters. The
report Of the committee on temperance
urged ministers to cali the attention of
congressman in their districts to the
necessity for the completion of legis-
lation now pending regarding the drink
traffic In the islands of the Pacific. In
dissolving the assembly Moderator
Minton made an eloquent address, and
before the final benediction was pro-
nounced the commissioners sang the
hymn. ''Blest Be the Tie That Binds"
Proceedings of the Dunkards.
Lincoln, Neb, May 29-Business
meetings of the National Dunkard con-
ference began yesterday. One of the
questions of church law which the
Dunkards are deeply interested In is
the subject of divorce Congressional
enactments are being studied by the
brethren. and the matter informally
discussed. 1t is altogether unlikely
that any change will be made in the
rules Of the denomination, which are
firmly opposed to divorces. The con-
ference refused, after long discus
sion, 70 make any change in the church
law by allowing the sisters the same
PRIVILEGES in the conference as the
brethren. Dortr:nal discussions occu-
pied most CT tie day.
VII xanape the In.one ininals.
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