Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-01

Hcathcn "Mormons" Cause a Hot
Time at the Closing Session Of the
synod-Committce Would Drop the
Question Out of Sight and Hearing
of the Members.

Of the Members.


committee Of the Presbyterian Synod
OF Virginia, now in session here. TO
whom was referred the question Of
securing greater religious liberty for
the naval cadets at Annapolis, made
report today.
1t seems that the cadets have little
or no liberty in the choice OF the
church which they may attend on
Sunday, but must attend services
where directed by the authorities OF
the academy.
The committee reports great diff
iiculty in getting any consideration
OF the subject by the secretary of the
navy or any Of the officials with whom
they have conferred.
Look Out, MIR. Bonaparte.
The renort recommended that the
effort in this direction should be con.
tinued until the naval authorities
shall have Put themselves on record
as to the religious liberties of the
CADETS, in order that the parents vi
cur church and Other, Protestant,
fchufches may have definite knowledge
of the fact that their sons will he
deprived of all the religious free
dom guaranteed every citizen of this
country when they put their sons in
the naval academy and seek for those
sons the positions of supposed honor
and emolunent from the federal gov.
eminent in the navy of our country"
a committee was appointed to con
tinuc the agitation of this question
and to make report TO the next meet
ing of the synod.
Polygamy Stirs Up Synod.
The morning of the fifth day of the
synod closed with crisis in the
body over the question of polygamy
in the foreign fields, and although Dr..
Frazier and his committee. appointed
TO act on the overture raising this
issue. he'd reported that it would be
best to let the matter drop. the dis.
cussion of this report was in Itself
sufficient 10 open it wide and a half
hour before adjournment for luncheon
today there were . pretty warm spell
!of questioning and cross-questioning
between members OF the body
Mr.. Morrison, missionary to Afri.
ca, spoke in favor of not dealing with
polygamy in the synod and told how
the missionaries worked hard to han.
die that question at close range. He
was promptly and vigorously taken to
task by Rev. S. S. Laws. ID. d., of
Washington. the father of the overture
which was intended to bring the mat
ter before the general session of the
church.
Fifteen or More in Church.
He asked Mr.. Morrison how many
poygamists had been taken into the
church when he left there. and the
answer was five or six.
Didn't you say in Washington
demanded Rev Laws. that there
were fifteen or more
II have 10 recollection of having
said So"
You were so reported.
I'm newspaper" added the mis-
sionary
and one reputed for It's correct
ness in reports" added Rev. Laws.
There is an evident desire on the
part of the synod not to take the
polygamy matter to the general SEES
sion, but Dr. Laws is evidently ready
for a fight for action in the matter.
He was taking the rOstrum to address
the body when the hour of recess
came as lie said that he was willing
to go slow and would talk after din
ner The report advising the droo-
ping of the matter has not yet been
voted or.