Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-09
PRESBYTERIANS
IN SPRING SESSION
AT WESTMINSTER
Resolution Endorses Prohibi.
ton and Anti-Liquor Can
didateS For All Offices


student. who knocked at the door of
the Presbytery of Carlisle for ad-
mission at the session which opened
the spring meeting of that body in
Westminster Presbyterian Church, at
Kelly and Green streets, last night.
The Rev. DIR. James c. Rose. pastor
OF the Presbyterian Church at Mer-
cersburg, was the inquisitor in the
examination of the applicant for Ii
cense The inquiry had proceeded
Tor several minutes. when the Rev.
Dr. samuel 5. Wylie moved that the
examination be accepted as sufficient
and the applicant passed. DR.. Rose
vas warming up to the examination
IN hand, but the hour was growing
Late and there was considerable
business on the docket. so that Dr.
Wylie, who has attended sessions of
the Prcsbytery for half-century
and who foresaw that theology has a
wide range and varied possibilities
felt the credentials given by Prince
ton were without blemish. The
young man. who is a member of Cen
tral Presbyterian Church, Chambers
turg. passed a splendid examination
and was received as member of the
body.
New Moderator Takes GaveI
The Fresbytery of Carlisle en-
braces the churches of Dauphin, Leb-
anon, Cumberland. Perry. Franklin
Fulton and Juniata counties. Il
spite of the rain, the attendance OF
Presbyters was large. Devotional
exercises preceded the sermon of the
retiring moderator. the Rev. II. Ev-
erett Hallman, pastor of Emmanuel
Presbyterian Church. of this city
The new moderator. the Rev. George
FL. Johnston, Phi. D.. of Duncannon
been called by the Rev. George Full
| ton and the docket adopted.
In turning over the leadership Of
the Presbytery TO the new modera'
tor the Rev. Mr.. Hallman expressed
the hope that his successor would
find the office as full of joy as h(
! had. Expressing his thanks. the Rev
DR.. Johnston called for the election
cf temporary and reading clerks
The Rev. Harvey Klaer, of Covenant
Presbyterian Church. and the Rev
Raymond II. Kettledge, of Camp Hill
were chosen by acclamation. Fol
lowing this the report of the com
mittee on arrangements and devo'
tlonal exercises was read by the Rev
Edwin f. Curtis, pastor of Westmn'
ster, who announced the speaker a
I the popular meeting to be held thi:
evening as the Rev. Lewis Seymour
Nudge. pastor of Pine Street Presby,
terian Church, who will address th'
Presoytery on the assigned topic
"Chritianity in the Camps of OuI
Country" The Rev. Mr.. Curtis ten
dered the hospitality of the member!
of Westminster congregation to tn,
| Presbyters, assuring them of the jo!
it gave himself and his people t
| have the ministers and elders of tn,
| city and counties of the Presbyter,
with them. incidentally. it was not
ed that the 1918 meeting is the frs
| to be held in Westminster Church il
quarter of a century.
Applicant For License knocks
J The Rev. Mr.. Hallman then pre-
scented the Rev d. Rhea Coffman. o
! the Central Presbyterian Church
! Cbambersburg. as a candidate for Ii
censure. The examination, at times
| trying ordeal for candidates, follow
| ed and the candidate passed success
| fully after the Rev. DIR. James G
Rose, of Mercersburg, and the Rev
Frank T. Wheeler, of Newville. hat
porpounded questions in theolog!
and church history, respectively, 9th
/ er oral examinations having beei
waived on the strength of colleg
kdiplomas and seminary attainments
| One of the prominent figures at TIL
| opening session was the Rev. DI
| Wylie pastor emeritus of Middle
| spring Presbyterian Church, who's
/ long service as pastor of that con
/ sregation has become historical oil
/ the records of the Presbytery. 9th
prominent ministers and elders at
| tending the initial sitting of TIL
| ECdy were the Rev. William J.
| Nudge. pastor of Falling Sprin'
| Presbyterian Church, of Chambers
burg, and a brother of the pastor o
| Zine Street Church: Preston r. Aus
! tin, of Central Presbyterian Church
Chambersburg; the Rev. Thomas {
McCarrell, a brother of Judge Sam
| uel ]. NJ. McCarrell. of this city, AM
! pastor at Middletown; the Rev. j
! Leonard Hynson, of Lebanon; Har
vey w. Spessard, of Chambersburg
| Charles /. Rummel, of Shippens
| burg; the Rev. Harry B. King, o
! Paxtang; A. Boyd Shartzer, Of Olive
| Church, this city.
The special music at last evening
session included an organ prelude
! I'm der Kirche," GauTs arrangemen
of the beautiful melody. and tn
| singing of Burnap's setting of Whit
tiers penitential poem, 81 Bow Nj!
| Forehead to the Dust" At this even
ing's popular meeting there will b.
organ numbers. congregational sing
| ing and a special number by tn
choir.
Strike at Booze
Strong ground was taken at th'
morning session of the Presbyter.
on the prohibition amendment ant
the attitude of the government OF
the liquor question.
All preachers are urged to appea
to their people to take an activ,
part in the May primaries and sup
port any candidates favorable to th
prohibition of the liquor traffic.
A resolution was unanimousl.
adopted calling upon President vii
| son to exercise the authority veste,
| in him by congress to issue at ono
an order prohibiting the manufac
ture and sale of all intoXicatin!
| beverages for the duration of tn
war. Another resolution was like
wise adopted petitioning the con
gress to enact without delay a Law
| permanently prohibiting the manu-
| facture and sale of all intoxicating
! beverages.
1t was pointed out in the preambl
of these resolutions that in the rails
| ing and transportation of the neces
sary grains and other foodstuffs 70
F.. the making of Intoxicating bever
ages, hundreds of thousands of mel
/ are employed and hundreds o
thousands of railway cars are use,
and hundreds of thousands of ton