Evening journal., 1910-10-26
SYNOD HITS AT
TRACK GAMBLING
PreSbyterianS Ask for Both
State and National Laws
Against 1t
BODY WILL MEET IN
WILMINGTON NEXT YEAR

BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 26-The
Presbyterian Synod, Of Baltimore,
passed two resolutions yesterday
aimed at racetrack gambling, one
urging that the Maryland legislature
pass laws to prohibit racetrack gam
bling and the other soliciting the pas
sage by Congress OF the Burkett-
Simmons bill, prohibiting interstate
gambling. The Synod is holding it's
sessions in B-own Memorial Church,
Lafayette and Park avenues.
William H. Anderson, superintend-
ent of the Anti-Saloon League Of
Maryland, was present at yesterday
mornings session, and after the re-
port OF the committee on temperance
had been submitted by the Rev. DR.. T.
Davis Richards, the chairman of the
committee, and accepted by the
Synod, Mr.. Anderson addressed the
gathering and told the ministers,
among other things, that the passage
of the local option bill is certain. If
as much support is forthcoming in the
future as has been accorded in the
past.
Want More ChapIains.
Ine attention OF the next General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Will probably be called to the fact
that the church Of that denomination
would like TO have more chaplains in
the United States Army and Navy.
The Rev. j. II. Crawford made the
suggestion that the matter of seeing
that an adequate number Of Presby-
terian chaplains be appointed, should
be referred TO the General Assembly
for action. He denounced as foolish
the action on the part Of the General
Assembly in putting this matter in
the hands Of the committee Of Home
Missions, which has its ofice In Wash
ington.
Gen. Charles Bird. U. S. A., OF VIII
mington, chairman of the committee
on religious work I'm the Army and
Navy showed in his report that while
the Roman Catholics head the list OF
chaplains with 10, in all the Presby-
terians have only Z in the Army and
in the Navy, which places them
ahead Of only the ngregationalists
and the United Brethren. General
Bird called further attention TO the
excellent work being done in the Army
and the Navy by the International
Young Mems Christian Association
| There are 65 chaplains in the Army
and "a in the Navy.
In the course OF the discussion OF
the report which followed it was ex
planned that Presbyterians are at Z
| disadvantage in not having as man,
chaplains as most other denomina
tions, because they have no bisho
like some other denominations, VIII
can present men for the chaplaincl
Synod TO Meet in Wilmington.
The Rey. ]. II. Crawford invited tn
Synod to meet next fall in Centra
Presbyterian Church. Wilmington
Del. and the invitation was accepted
The Rev. DR.. w. II. Hubbard delivere
an address on the report Of the ex
ecutive commission OF the Synod
which was adopted.
In his report, the Rev. DR.. Henr.
Branch. chairman Of the committee ol
education. referred to the great los
suffered by Baltimore In the loss o
the Rev V. Vanek, who did such excel
lent work among the Bohemians. At
tention WAS called TO the lack OF re
|, ligion IN the secular state institution
by the Rev. DR.. J. W. Cochran. He SAT-
that fortunately II has been possible
to establish Presbyterian pastors II
those institutions where boys ant
girls Of the Presbyterian faith wer
lodged.