Evening journal., 1911-10-24
"GOATS" In
TODAY'SCHURCH
DR.. Jones, Retiring Synod
Moderator Gives New View
Of SCripturaI Text
DOVER CLERGYMAN
TIE NEW MODERATOR

The Baltimore Synod, conyening for
the first time in six years in Will
mington. was auspiciously constituted
last night in Central Presbyterian
Church, with % ministers and elders
from Baltimore Presbytery, % minis
ters and l6 elders from New Castle
Presbytery. and II ministers and z
elders from Washington City Presby-
terry answering the roll-call. Many
more delegates arrived this morning,
and were Hospitality cared for by Cen
tral Church.
The Rev. Joseph Brown Turner, of
Dover, after a nominating speech by
the Rev Alexander Alison, Jr., of
West Church, was elected moderator
Nof the Synod. to succeed the Rev. DR..
Wynne Jones, of Baltimore. The
Rev. Oscar A. Gillingham, of Wash
ington. was elected as temporary
clerk.
Dr. Wynne Jones, in his sermon last
night, as retiring moderator, took
new view of the "sheep and goats"
chapter in the Bible. saying 1t refer
red to church members in this world,
as lions or wolves were the animals
used 10 represent the wicked He
said every pastor had plenty of goats
in his congregation, who wanted their
own way and would not follow the
wishes of the pastor nor live in har-
mOny with the sheep DR.. Jones said
the sheep loved to feed in the green
pastures mentioned in the twenty
third psalm, but there was nothing a
goat liked to eat so much as Sun
day newspaper A strayed sheep
would come back to the fold, but o
goat would go to some other church
until he got tired of that. Goats
sometimes asked him If it was wrong
10 dance, play cards, or go TO tho
theatre. Dr. Jones said he would
not condemn these things, he tod
people they could go anywhere the
SPIRIT of God would lead them, but he
didn't think It would lead them to any
such things Moving pictures also
were sharply scored by the speaker,
and he deplored the reading of trashy
novels. The shepherd, said DR.. Jones,
brought the sheep into the fold at
night, he supposed, to give them a
rest from the goats A goat could
be changed he declared, just as the
goat nature was changed at the time
the Ark peaceably without trying "a
butt the sheep. Even a wicked lion
had been changed into the protector
OF Daniel. Concluding, DR.. Jones
urged the church members who were
inclined TO worldliness to change theh
life.
Central Church choir sang an an
them. and led the congregations
music.
The lunches served jointly to the
synod members and to the members
of the Women's Synodical Societies II
the basement of the church today anC
tomorrow will be the great socia
feature Of the meetings, and after dlh
ner speaking will accompany them
Standing Committee Reports.
Only FIVE of the reports O
standing committees are printed, ow
ing to a Misunderstanding by chair
men of the new ruling that the
should be printed and distributed IN
stead Of read.
The Young Peoples Societies O
Baltimore Presbytery reported 81 Sc
cieties with a total membership 9
1901, and total contributions OF sos
The committee on religious work Il
the army and navy Charles blr'
chairman, reported 6'OO6 more arm
and navy men attending religious sci
vices than last year.
The gain I'm numbers OF those en-
rolled in Bible Study Glasses is owe
1000. BY the various religious meel
ings the lives of 140,4S9 have bee
touched
This report states that the hig
standing of Bible Study has bee
maintained with gratifying result
These classes are led by enlistea me
who have been trained for that sci
vice. The enlisted Mems Bible an
PRAYER Leagues could not be pushe
this year owing to field work, but III
reuort shows a gain Of 1000 bringln
the total at this time, September l, u
to 1862
In the Army Division at % Station
including six in Alaska and one
the Philippines, there We're $50 men
meetings held with an attendance
Al .S66 and at q stations includir
three in Alaska and one in the PM
ippines there were 101S Bible Clai
Sessions with an attendance of y
305-
In the Navy Division at 3 station
there were 940 mems meetings he
with an attendance of 56 613, and
the same station there were 692 Bib
Glass Sessions with an attendance
1271S.
The international Committees Re
ord i'm this Department shows for d
last ten years that there have be-
97S117 men of both services tn
have attended religious meetings al
S6.OOS have attended Bible Stu
Glasses, members in Church parti
81 SO6 prOfegsqd conversions Il
797.
Increase in Ministerial Candidates.
The committee on Education q
Rev. Alexander Alison, Jr., 2hairma
reported that the number of cand
dates for the ministry under the ca