Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-10-16

Crawford
Resolutions: L. J. Thompson,
ID. D., James Byers, ]. L. Worth.
Records of Presbyteries
East Portland-H l.. Reed, Il. W.
st. Pierre, W. G.. Sharman
Portland-J. II. Barton, G. Giles
pie, J. w. Strange.
Southern Oregon-M. d. McClel-
land, W. I. Wardlc, ]. II. Ewing.
Willamette-S. II. Jones, H. S.
Templeton, @. II, Madeley.
To nominate permanent committees
for three years.. V. Milligan, H. L.
Reed. o. p S. Plummer, M. ID.
These committees handle the imme-
diate business which is to come before
Synod putting it in shape for action.
On recommendation of the committee
on Bills and Overtures the following
was adopted Resolved, That we are
in favor Of establishing in the Depart.
ment of Justice at Washington, a
laboratory for the study of the crimi-
nal, paupcr and defective classes, it
being understood that such investiga-
tion is development of work already
begun under the Federal Government.
"That such study shall include the
collection of jurisprudential, sociolog-
ical aud pathological data in institu-
tions for the delinquent, dependent and
defective, and in hospitals, schools
and other institutions,
THAT especially the causes of
social evils shall be sought out with
a view to ameliorating or preventing
them. ~
Rev. James Byers presented report
on Temperance, showing the active
interest in this question by the Presby-
terian church. He called attention
to the increasing demand of the great
transportation companies that their
employees shall not be drinking men.
The tendency is toward opposition to
the sale and use of intoxicants
Discussion followed the report DIR.
Hill wished we might get most might.
lily stirred on this question. We need
to get hold of something tangible. A
member of his congregation in Port
land, took firm stand on this subject
there, which changed the course OF
some official action.
The report was approved.
Sabbath Observance engaged the at.
tention of the Synod, report ON the
subject being presented by Rev. J. II.
Barton. Various forms of Sabbath
Dissertation were discussed-hunting,
ball-playing, harvesting, threshing,
prune-drying-all these interfere witt
observance Of the Sabbath. Rev. j.
L. Snyder of Brownsville said that in
the Willamette Valley, the most out
rageous form of Sabbath Dissertation
is hunting Mr.. Snyder is crack
shot, and enjoys hunting but he will
not do it ON the Sabbath. Hunters
come out of the cities and towns, ant
even from adjacent states; special ex
cursions are run in the interest o
hunters on the Sabbath. Mr.. Snyder
did not object to men hunting ON tn,
Columbia Slough on Sunday, but h,
does not want it in the Willamett,
Valley. He said there is no way tC
protect upland birds so certain Ms Il
prohibit Sunday hunting If Mr.
Quimby wants the birds protected, III
can do II in no better way than I,
have law passed to break up Sunda,
hunting. More birds are killed ol
Sunday than in all the rest Of III,
week. In some Oregon towns al
stores are open on the Sabbath, a
least a part of the day.
The dairying business is responsible
for much Sabbath breaking. TIL
COWS must be MIXED. then the mill
must be separated. or skinned, o
must go to the crenmery-and so /
goes. Business or pleasure deman'
the day, and in many cases get it.
Recess was taken until o'clock.
During the intormission, graduate
Of the San Francisco Seminary VIII,
. were in attendance at Synod, gave
lunch at the Hotel Josephine. : The
q invited AZ guests, Reys. Il. p. Hill, d
D., the moderator, Il. ]. Thompson
d. D., w. S. Holt, d. D., II. G
Strange, o. =. $. Plummer, NJ. j
aud Rev Hugh w. Gilchrist Of tn
seminary Resolutions appreciativ
Of the Seminary and loyalty TO it wer
adopted by the graduates and a cop
Y sent by the hand Of Prof Gilchrisi
. Synod resumed It's session at y. M
Prof Gilchrist gave an address in th
interest Of the seminary at San Fran
cisco which was received with heart
, applause.
This was followed by the report o
Sunday school work presented by Rev
II. l.. Reed Of Albany. The Sunda
school missionaries present Reys.
4 g. Knots Of Willamette Presbytery
j. v Milligan Of Portland Presby
terry, A. Haberly Of Southern Orego
Presbytcry and j X McGillivray O
East Oregon Prosbytery, spoke o
=. their respective fields. This Syno
has six Sunday school missionaries
They traverse the unchurched POI
! tions Of the state aud preach In scho'
+ houses and organize Sabbath schoo
:, where It is possible. Frequent
these schools develop into churches
Rev W. o. Forbes, who is a men
II Der Of the Synod Of Oregon, but
/. now Sunday School missionary
II Central Washington and Walla Wal
Presbyteries OF Washington Syno'