Evening star., 1914-04-14
PROHIBITION IN NAVY
PLEASES CHURCHMEN
Presbytery of Washington Indorses
Secretary Daniels, Also
Secretary Bryan.
Names Commissioners to Next Gen
eral Assembly-Moderators'
Committees Are Chosen.

Rev. James W. Wightman, at present
retired from the active ministry, and
Rev. Thomas C. Clark of the Takoma
Park Church were elected by the Pres
bytery of Washington at its morning ses-
sion today, as clerical commissioners to
the next general assembly. Rev. E. n.
Kirby of the Ballston Church and Rev
A. W. Spooner of the Sixth Church were
elected as alternates.
Elders chosen as commissioners were
Howard Clements Of Western Church and
]. E.. Deets Of Neilsville Church, with
W. S. Holton of the Hyattsville Church
and Alexandria Davidson of Garden
Memorial Church as alternates
Rev. w. H. Bates of Bethany Chapel
was elected vice moderator of the pres
bytery, Rev. J. Harvey Dunham of
Western Presbyterian Church having
been chosen last night as moderator
+ Favors Ban on Liquor.
The presbytery put itself on record as
indorsing the official efforts toward pro-
hibition of the present administration
adopting unanimously a resolution, as
the most fitting of several offered, de-
claring:
That this Presbytery is in hearty SYM
pathy with the efforts of the Secretary
of State and of the Secretary of the Navy
to reduce and prevent the use of intoxi-
cants at public functions and on the YES
sells and in the navy yards of the United
States"
G. F. Mckay Miller. colored, a native
of Jamaica. a candidate for license to
preach, was examined and passed. He de-
livered an outline of a trial sermon on
the Easter text, "Ye seek Jesus of Naz-
areth who was crucitied: He is not here
He is risen." and his license was unani-
mousely sustained.
Church Asks Inquiry.
communication from the Vienna.
Va, church asked that a committee be
church and to correct any evils found
to exist therein. The chair accordingly
appointed Revs. Dunham, Clark and
Johnson as ministers and Messrs. Irwin
of the New York Avenue Church and
Simpson of Metropolitan Church to serve
on the committee.
The committee on the installation of
Rev. W. A. Eisenberger as pastor of the
Berwyn Church reported that the cere-
S:15 pm.
The new moderator's committees were
appointed as follows: Bills and overtures,
Revs. Hubert Rex Johnson, Joseph T.
L.
Clements of Western Church and DR..
William NJ. Newell of First Church
Judicial: Revs ]. C. Palmer, Henry
Runner and W. I. Campbell. and elders
William j. Allen of the Falls Church
church and DIR. William T. Dollison of
the Chevy Chase church.
Leave of absence: Revs Bernard
Braskamp and II. J. Bell. and elder
George A Provost of Gunton Temple
Memorial Church.
Treasurer's account. EIaars ch,,Io,
A. Baker of New York Avenue Church
and Howard Clements of Western
Church.
Made Committee Head.
Rev. Bernard Braskamp, pastor of Cur
ley Memorial Church. was designated
chairman of the committee on sessional
records.
Rev. c. Everest Granger submitted the
report Of the committee on the location
of churches, Rev. Paul r. Hickok that
or the committee on presbyteria1 susten-
tatlon, Rev A. w. Spooner the report Of
the treasurer of the sustentation fund
and Rev. George NJ. CUMMINGS that of
the committee on education.
Following the business of the morn
ing, the session held devotional exer-
clses and adjourned until pm, when
1t took up the examination and report
OF the seasonal records and received
the report of the standing and tempo
rary committees. The selection of the
place for next meeting will be taken up
late this afternoon
At last nights session Rev Herbert
Rex Johnson. whose term as moderator
had expired, preached the sermon of the
retiring moderator
Reports were heard from the commit
tee on the installation of the pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, and from
the treasurer of the presbytery The
budget of the assembly was arranged
for the new year.