Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-06-05
REID IS RETAINED.
u. P. Assembly Provides 9th
ers to Do Aged Clerks
Work.
OFFERED FOR RECOVERY
Complimentary Resolutions Adopted.
Plan For Union of Presbyterian
Churches in india Endorsed, When
God Provides Way.


Pittsburg, June 5.--A warm discus
zion sprang up Immediately on the
opening of the United Presbyterian
general assembly yesterday over the
resignation Of the Rev. DIR. William
]. Reid as principal clerk. The Rev.
DR.. Thomas f. Hanna, chairman of
the committee, recommended that the
resignation be not accepted and that
the Rev. Or. A. G. Wallace fill the
chair and that the Rev. DR.. William
j. Reid, Jr.. be assistant clerk
Reid's Resignation Not Accepted.
After much skirmishing 1t was de-
cided not to accept DR.. Reds resig-
nation, only three voting to the con-
trary.
The report was adopted. Long
complimentary resolutions to DR..
Reid were adopted by a rising vote
and the Rev DR.. William T. Meloy,
of Chicago, led in prayer for DR..
Reds recovery of health
Then followed debate in the contro-
versy over the union of 10
n India. The plan was vigorously
opposed by the Rev. DR.. William T..
Melcy, Of Chicago. 1t was warmly adj
vocated by the Rev. Dr. John A. Will
son. The Rev. DR.. William p. Nc.
Nary said: The question gets mud
dier the longer we discuss it. But we
should not put ourselves on record
| 10 re in
India They bind themselves to sing
Psalms, and the system of doctrine
is orthodox. The union of these
Presbyterian churches is inevitable
and il we vote against union we will
lose the sympathy of the church"
The Rev. ID. r. Gordon, Of India,
pleaded for union. He said: I'VE
cannot make the heather feel that
they should fight and bleed and die
as our forefathers did in Scotland
Might Bring Union In America.
The discussion was very lengthy.
and the embarrassment was clearly
recognized that if union among the
| Presbyterian churches in India was
| Endorsed, the question would soon be
/
branches Of the Presbyterian church
in the United States?'
The Rev. Dr. William T. Meloy
said. in opposing union in India: Il
! see no reason why the United Pres
! byterian church should be electrocut
ed, and if this is to be done, the chair
should be placed in America rather
than in India"
It was at last decided to indorse
''the principle of union in India when
in the providence of God the way is
opened up and the time is ripe for
such movement"
The case of Rev. ]. r. Wallace was
again brought before the assembly.
| The committee on the trouble had
appointed a subcommittee to further
consider the solution of the problem
The report gave full history of the
case, the deliverances of the civil and
ecclesiastical courts, and commended
the conduct OF the trustees of the
assembly in defending the action OF
the assembly in the courts.
Presbytery and Assembly Reversed
The action of the presbytery and
general assembly nas been reversed
and that of the synod affirmed, Sc
that this whole matter is therefore
relegated to the congregation OF
jar stown and to Lake presbytery
for such action as in their judgment
will best advance the spiritual vel
fare of the congregation. The trus
tees of the general assembly are re
quested to notify the synod and pres
bytery of this action of the assem-
bly,.
There was rush of routine bust
ness, resolutions of thanks were
adopted, Moderator Wilson made a
closing address and the assembly ad
journed to meet next May in Tar
kio No.
Pittsburg's Oldest Pastor to Retire
Pittsburg, June 5.-The Rev DR. vii
liam ]. Reid. Pittsburg's Oldest min
lister, who for 40 years has been pas
tor of the First United Presbyterian
church, has retired On Monday he
resigned as principal clerk of the
general assembly This was not &C
cepted ON Wednesday, and others are
TO do the work. His son, the Rev
William j. Reid, Jr., will assume the
sctive duties of the pulpit pending
the formal announcement of his
fathers retirement Dr. Reid has
been in poor health for some time
7 Conclusions as to Mont PeIee