West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-03
CAN'T DRINK LIQUOR.
United. P resbyterians F orbidden
to Take 1t, Even ass
Medicine.
STRONG ACTION BY ASSEMBLY.
The Rev. Or. w. J. Reid Resigned as
Stated Clerk, After ~ Years OF
Service-WaIlaee Case Considered
In Committee.

Pittsburg, June Sat the morn
Ing session of the United Presbyter-
ian General Assembly, yesterday, in
the Eigth Church, Allegheny City, the
Rev. DR.. VIM. ]. Reid, resigned as
principal clerk of the assembly. A
breeze was also caused by the action
taken on the liquor question, in which
total abstinence was enjoined upon
the individual members and prohibit
ton recommended for the state. The
assembly even refused to allow mem
bers to use liquor for medicinal pur-
poses.
The Rev. Or. Reid has served as
stated clerk for q years.
Among those mentioned for the pos
ition are the Rev. DR.. w. J. Reid,
Jr., the Rev. DR.. ]. D. Sands and the
Rev. DR.. A. G. Wallace.
The committee ON reforms brought
in a red hot report and attacked all
forms Of evil on the Sabbath.
The report of<the committee on pub
LEGATION and Sabbath school work was
submitted by Rev. DR.. w. T. Camp
bell, corresponding secretary. II
showed an annual income to the board
for the year Of $2S,779, and an ex
penditure of $28,226. The committee
submitted the following paper, which
was adopted:
Publication and Sabbath School Work
"The committee of the board OF
| publication and Sabbath school work
to which were referred the annual
| printed statement Of the board, to
gether with the statistics and recon-
| mendations, and the memorial from
the presbytery of Philadelphia, ask
| ing for the publication Of small
book of selections Of Psalms with
single music suitable for use in the
Junior Christian Union and primary
| Sabbath school classes, recommends
the following action: We cOngratu
Late the board on the publication Of
the new edition of the Bible songs
and express our pleasure that it has
been so we'll received by the church
1--WE rejoice that the contributions
have exceeded those Of the year 1901
by $4,000.
1--WE also recommend the third Sab
bath Of October to be observed as 6
day of special prayer for Sabbath
schools; the second Sabbath Of June
as childrens day, I'D the fourth Sab
bath Of November for temperance"
The committee on young people,
work commended the Young Peoples
Christian union for its loyalty to the
| church, bat regretted that its growth
had not been more rapid. 1t was
| urged on the churches that they stil
up their young people to attend the
Tacoma national conV ention in July
After lunch the assembly recon
vened and took up the subject Of
home missions.
The report was submitted by Rev
DR.. T. H. Hanna, and most OF the af
ternoon was spent in its discussion.
Wallace Case In Committee:
The celebrated J. r. Wallace case
from Lake presbytery, Unexpectedly
came up in the United Presbyterian
general assembly yesterday. BY the
decision of the civil court Mr.. Wal
lace was restored to the pastorate OF
the jamestown church, where the
| presbytery had already installed an
| other minister. Mr.. Wallace lifted
his letter from the Lake presbytery
and Joined the Frankfort presbytery
simply on letters of recommendation
The Lake rresbytery asks the general
assembly TO decide where Mr.. Wal
lace now belongs, as, they say, he has
the official letter of dismissal from
Lake presbytery in his pocket. The
members of Lake presbytery say thar
| ii Mr.. Wallace belongs to them they
will place him back in the jamestown
pulpit and IN two weeks will proceed
regularly to depose him, SO that no
civil or ecclesiastical court en- re
store him.
Mr. Wallace attended the assembly
all day, but was not iRvited to meet
the judiciary committee.
Tie Eahe of the new covenant
action came in q motion, carried by
close vote, to record the vote on the
overture, as taken on Saturday.
A stir was caused in the assembly
by the announcement that the Car
negie United Presbyterian church has
decided to issue cab next Wednes-
day night for the pastors.I services OF