The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-21
IN REPORT OF THE PERMANENT
COMMITTEE ON TEMPERANCE.
Opposition to Opening Buffalo show
on Sundays and Publishing News
papers the Lords Day.

ports of their standing committees, were
disposed Of The others will be taken up
tomorrow and Wednesday, when 1t is ex-
pected the deck will be clear for the discus
sion of the revision committees report.
which is the special order for Thursday.
During the afternoon session Moderator
Minton announced the appointment of Rob-
ert Pitcairn, of Pittsburg. vice modera
tor. DR.. Minton also appointed a commit
tee of five to complete the details of the
Peoria overture, the new plan of electing
standing committees resolution was
adopted deprecating the action of the di-
rectors of the Pan-American Exposition In
opening the gates on Sunday and earnestly
urging the closing of the exposition on that
day. The special committee Sabbath OBJ
servance protested against the publication
of Sunday newspapers and all use Of the
Lords day for business purposes or COM
mercial interests. The report of the special
committee on judicial commissions came up
for consideration. but debate was inter-
rupted by adjournment.
The report of the committee on judicial
committees suggets the following changes
in the book of Discipline:
ANY presbytery or synod may at any
time elect a judiciary commission of not
less than five ministers and ruling elders
for a presbytery, and not less than nine
ministers and ruling elders for synod,
and may transmit TO such commission any
particular judicial case for hearing anu
determination.
The court of last resort for the hearing
and determination of judicial cases shall
be STYLED the permanent judicial COM
mission of the General Assembly, and
shall be composed of eight ministers and
seven ruling elders. who shall be elected
by the General Assembly. At the first cleo
ton fifteen persons shall be elected, five 10
serve for one year. i've for two years and
five for three years. and thereafter nVe
persons shall be elected annually TO serve
for three years. The said permanent judi
cial commission shall have the power TO
require the attendance OF parties and wit
nesses and shall also have all the powers
prescribed by, and conduct all It's proceed
ings according to, the rules applicable TO
the trial of a judicial class before the Cen
eral Assembly. All appeals and references
in judicial cases taken TO the General As
sembly may if found TO be in order by the
General Assembly. be submitted to the
permanent judicial commission, which snail
then hear and give fnal judgment.
The annual report of the permanent COM
rnittee on temperance calls attention to the
abolition Of the army canteen. Inc report
states in part: ION the side of the army
saloon were quoted some ministers arch-
bishops and bishops. over against these
Senator Gallinger quoted the testimony OF
your committee, that an almost unanimous
teen by the General Assembly OF the Pres
byterian Church., representing one million
commandments and approximately three
million adherents, and he declared that
the vast number of petitions and letters
pouring in upon members of the Senate
afforded indisputable proof that the church
es i'm general are of the same mind
The committee suggests that the gov
eminent establish some substitute for the
canteen. Measures should be sought both
from rational and state legislation for The the
the saloon traps set so thickly around the
entrances to t army posts ana b sol6 6nni
NOT our War Department devote some ef
fort as the British government is most
assidiously doing, to the cultivation of
habits of total abstinence among our SOL
ders?"
Regarding the liquor traffic the commit
tee reports that with the exception that
the Taft commission has reduced the num-
Der of saloons, no other steps have been
taken toward rghting this grevous
wrong" The committee makes two recon-
mendations. as follows: In all license
States where as yet an effort for statewide
Prohibition may seem imppacticable there
should be legislative recognition of the
right of every local community to ex-
cmptiOn from the saloon nuisance upon the
of. In all prohibition States and in coun-
ties. towns or wards where the people have
declared against the saloon the issue Of
the internal revenue tax receipt virtually
arrays the federal powers against the pec-
pie and on the side of the lawbreaker. Let
earnest protest be made against this in
bodies let their help be sought in a sim
ultaneous effort for such modification Of
the United states revenue laws as shall
right this wrong.
freedmen states that 400 workers have been
supported on the field in their various
spheres of labor. OF these 100 are ministers
preaching to 342 churches and missions,
fcrty-Seven beside preaching are also en-
gagged in teaching, and eleven more min
listers who do not preach regularly, devote
their time TO teaching. Here are 21 min
listers. mostly with families dependent upon
them. who receive the larger part of thei-
support from the funds of the board
Nearly 2l.000 protesting Christians are
spiritually fed through the ministrations Of
these ministers and 10000 children are
taught in the Sabbath schools OF the i0d
workers. 1853 are engaged in teaching In
seventy nine schools in which are gathered
1e.10S pupils, of which over 1850 are board
ing scholars.
The report of the committee on education
referring to the statement in the board $
report that the number of students for
the ministry showed a decrease from the
previous year, said: This state OF
affairs is alarming. What must the church
do to increase the number of her candi-
Gates for the ministry? Here is problem
which must be met and solved at once.
The ministry Is not overcrowded. The sup
Fly OF ministers Is not equal TO the demanT
OF the church Christian young men are
turning their attention 10 law, medicine,
journalism, teaching. and are neglecting
the claims of the gospel ministry. Let the
church discover the reason for this, and
then remove the difficulty where il is
possible The committee recommended
that contributors to the twentieth century
fund include in their contributions the
scholarship fund of the board of education,
that the aid TO college and seminary
students for the coming year be fixed al
the rate of 800 and 10 preparatory students
$40 as maximum amounts, If the state Of
the funds Will permit; that in the invest
ment of moneys. authority shall be given TO
the board OF education and the finance
committee 10 invest any portion or all In
first lien bonds of companies incorporated
under the laws OF Pennsylvania. The re-
port was adopted.
Moderator Minton announced the APP
pointment of Elder Robert Pitcairn, OF
Pittsburg, as vice moderator, and APP
pointed the following a committee on the
Peoria overture" Rev. DR.. c. +. Ed
wards. Peoria; Rev. DR.. w. II. Roberts,
Philadelphia: Rev. DR.. r. NJ. Patterson,
Warren Tavern. Pa; Elder Robert Laid
law. Cincinnati; Elder w. Z. McNay, Los
Angeles. The committee will complete the
details for the election OF standing COM
mittees under the Peoria PLAN, which
was tried this year for the first time.
Rev. Dr. Israel w, Hathaway, OF New
York. offered the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the General Assembly
Of the Presbyterian Church In the United