Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-26

ATLANTIC CITY, May 26--The loca-
tion OF the offices Of the newly created Gem
eral BOARD of Education of the Presbyterian
Church, made by merging. Of the Board OF
Education headquarters Philadelphia, and
College Board, in New York, has been left
to the newly elected committee OF ministers
and laymen elected this morning. The men
have charge of the work of the new board.
The committee was unanimously elected
as follows
one year ministers-Lewis w. Smudge,
Harrisburg Charles Lee Richards, New
Jersey; Ira w. Allen, Paris, I'll. stephen
S Esley, Topeka, Kan; George d. Davis,
Salt Lake, Utah. ,'-
one year. eiders-Dr Edward 3. Hodge,
Philadelphia S. Spencer Chapman, Phila-
delphla; John H. Finley Albany; Judge
Loomis, Omaha, Neb. James r.. Martin,
Des Moines. la. Archer c. Sinclair, Cedar
Rapids.
Two years, mlnisters-Robert b, Beattle,
East Orange, N. ]. william II. Hudmuth,
Youngstown, o.. John A, Mcintosh, 1th-
aca NJ Y. II. y. Master, Fort Wayne, Ind. I;
Harry NJ Wilson, ST. Paul MINI. William
B. Gantz, Detroit.
Two years, elders-Frank B. Mcmillan,
Mt Qleod o.; w Holmes Forsyth Chi
cago: Charles r. Hoge, Frankfort Ky. i.
Harry II. seldomrldge, Colorado Springs ;
sydney r. Andrews st. Louis c. l. Craw-
ford. Huron, S. D.
Three years ministers-William l.. Nc.
Evan, Pittsburgh; Alfred II. Barr, Baltl.
more; Charles II. wishart, Chicago; John
II. Boyd. Portland. ore; William Tufts,
Boston; George E. Hunt, Madison, Wis.
Three years, elders-Thomas W. 'Synnott,
wenonah. N. j.; II. b. F. Mcfarland
Washington; Foster Copeland, Columbus,
Ohio; James II. Post, Brooklyn; Amos p.
Musselmann Grand Rapids, Mich. A. C.
Bigger. Dallas, Tex.
PLEA FOR NEGROES LOST.
Commissioners this morning continued
discussion at breakfast tables of the treat
ment of the negro question last night, at the
hottest" session of the entire 128th General
Assembly. With one swoop, the steam
roller" crushed an overture from the Phlla-
delphia Presbytery, asking II to rescind the
action of the 1915 assembly, putting the col
ored Presbyterians of the North under the
Freedman board, instead of the homo
board, adopted a strong recommendation
that all pastors and church officers abstain
from the use of tobacco, and also recom-
mended that preference for future assem-
blies be given to cities which can supply
temperance hotels for commissioners. The
latter motion also suggested in case there
were not enough temperance hotels that all
bars be closed in hotels in which commits
sioners are assigned.
The Rev. DR.. Mathew Anderson. pastor
of the Berean Presbyterian Church, South
College avenue and Goth street, Philadel-
phia, and principal of the Berean Manual
Training and Industrial School, made a plea
that the colored man of the North be placed
under the Home Mission Board. He de-
cried the use of the term freedman and
accused the 1915 General Assembly of ''vio-
lating one of the most fundamental princi-
pies of its profession. namely, the parity of
the ministry and the equality of all men in
Christ Jesus"
For six days, Doctor Anderson, who was
graduated from Princeton Theological Sem
mary and has been in the ministry for 38
years. had sat on the front seat of the AS
sembly and a half dozen times had at
tempted to make his speech Each time
he had been told he was out of order. Last
night was the first time he had been able
to get hearing. Then after much advice
on the part of the committee and much
cutting down of speeches, attempted by the
colored members of the Assembly, the COM
missioners voted to sustain the action of
the 1915 Assembly and keep the colored
men of the North under the Freedman
Board. DID,. ...
1T is such action that makes the colored
man doubt justice and lose faith in the Pres
byterian Church." said Doctor Anderson, in
speaking of the vote.
STRONG FOR TEMPERANCE.
The commissioners came out strong for
temperance and decided to have ministers
and laymen send letters. tol the. members of
Congress, when they return to their homes,
where they represent 100000 people,
urging the Legislature to submit a Consti-
tuttonal amendment for total prohibition of
the traffic in alcohol for beverage purposes