Evening journal., 1919-04-22
DIR. h'ELMOYLE
FILES APPEAL
-conlInned Trom Tirst PAGE J

bad come up. The petition SET iorlh
that the church had increased IN pnan-
cial prosperity this year.
BY a vote OF q yeas TO ~ nays, the.
recommendation OF the bills and over
tures committee which had the petit
tion in charge, was adopted. BY this
action the petition and all papers III
tho EikiOn church case aud the hear
ing Of the representations made in the
l peiition will be turned over 10 an
executive commission 70 be appolnte1
/ by Presbytery.
This will not be a judicial commis-
sion. Is not 20 be a trial body, but u
will have presbyterial powers. IL can
recommend dissolution OF the pastoral
relations between Dr. McElmoyle ana
tho Elkton church, but cannot actually
dissolve those relations even II u
should desire 10 do so.
/ The seventeen members who voted
nav wanted the Elkton church contro-
versy thrcshed out In open session ana
disposed OF at today's session or Pres
| bytery. The McElmoyle supporters were
satisfied TO have the matter 60 10 an
! executive commission. ,,
The Rev. Dr. Joseph Brown Turner SAID
Presbytery ought 10 go ahead and dis
solve the pastoral relations at once.
Hearing Of the petition started
storm in Presbytery. but the Rev.
Charles II. Bohner. pastor Of Hanover
! Church, Wilmington. who is moderator
OF the Presbytery. ruled every speaker
out OF order before he could proceed
very far.
F. Leonard WALES, Of Salisbury, Md,
a member Of the FIRST committee OF in
! vestigation whose report was adopted
az the Nliddletown session. tried several
times 10 read the grounds Of appeal
as given by DR.. Elmoyle in order that
they might so in the minutes Of Pres
/ bytery. This appeal Will be sent 10
] synod. Mr.. WALES said he wished 20
show the grounds were false.
DR.. Alexander Boyle OF Salisbury,
also a member OF the first investigat-
ing commission. said that Presoytery
ought to go 20 the help OF the splr-
itual nucleus which was lighting the
slower forces" at Elkton. He was
ruled out Of order.
Henry NJ. Mccullough said he had
served Elkton church faithiuliy as
elder for 27 years and he objected 10
the "inius,ice" OF having this whole
matter hurried through by any star
chamber proceedings Of an executive
commission.
DR.. McElmoyle said kings have lost
their heads by unconstitutional pro-
ceedlngs. Let Presbytery be cautious
he warned.
Judging from the sentiment, ma
ioritv OF the Ppesbytery seem 10 De
Istanding by the MiddletOwn meeting )
lproceedlngs and is opposed TO Dr. NC
lElmovle remaining at ElktOn, but al
ltbe same time a majority feel it would
no, be Wis 10 take 1nal action now
since The whole controversy 70 90
before the session Of the Synoo On ap'
peal. -, p.,s,,-
terry closed its first session yesterua!
win the newly elected moderator, Dr.
Robner holding down the lid OF the
fu-iousiv boiling Elkton kettle. Inc
taffle In fact boiled over trll8'
a. tbe beginning and end OF the ses-
Sion Yesterday and again todsy,
The text OF the appeal sent 70 tne
lSvnod Of Baltimore by DR.. McEmOyle
ogainst the action OF New Castle Pres
ibvtsrv taken at MlddletOwn, was read
lbefore the Presbytery and placed upon
its record. II will be remembered tna'
ihe presbvtery, at the January meet
inc voted that it would be desirable
for DR.. McElmoyle 90 resign and so as
solve The pastoral relation between MIN
land the Elkton Churcr.
This vote was taken upon the rec
ommendation OF a committee appoint
cd by the PresDytery, which commitIee
had spent eight days investigating ths
situation in ElktOn, working uhul
midnight upon the matter.
According to the report OF this com
mittee. the great number OF "Grelna
Green" marriages performed by Ut
Elmovle was one OF the causes o.
lt,ouble This marriage question hac
snlit the church into two factions
Thev said the lack OF harmony was o.
long standing and showed no signs o.
healing. Also the committee recon-
mended a change in the financial sys'
ten. Of the church.
In his appeal TO the Synod, Or. NC
Elmoyle complained that his advocates
had not been given a hearing by the
Presbytery. He complained that th'
10 criticism Of his marriages was a "usur'
10 nation on the part Of Presbytery OF IN,
' functions Of the state Legislature,
. whose bushes it was to make tn'
+, marriage laws. Also, he alleged that ~
had been censured without a FAIR an'
impartiau trial"
. lie complained that Presbytery hat
! arefused TO consider the minority re
/. port brought in by Dr.. Gilfllan.' h'
also claimed that the action OF Presby
terv had been taken at the interest an'
instlgatiin OF three men "hopelessly un
accountable to their church as elders.
He complained that these three had re
fused TO resign and had denied the con
l ereeation the right to meet and elec
> other elders.
Immediately after the appeal wa;
filed on the Presbytery record, Dr. Nc
ElmoyIe handed in sealed petition
/. saving it was "from the Elktol
y church This petition was not read
= hut was turned over 10 the committe
= on bills and Oyertures.
= Al the close Of the session. this com
. mittee. through its chairman, the HeN
: Tbomas Kerr. recommended that "al
: executive commission be appointed b
, the Presbytery TO receive these paper
:, and all others pertaining thereto an
. 10 hear representatives OF the person
e therein named.
d A motion TO adjourn prevented an
J. a,<ion being taken on the committee
u report.
n Elder Henry NJ. Mccullough, OF Elk
a Ton snrang TO his feet and protestc
2 - A. -,,rt hpfnc- adOntpd when M