Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
DR.. NJ M'ELMOYLE
NOT To MARRY
SO MANY COUPLES
Pastor of Elkton Presbyterian
Church States His
Position.
WILL HOLD HIS CHARGE

ISSUED statement To the congregation
concerning hts position az connection with
the charges tnat have been brought against
him in rrcsbytcrv # New Castle, nt
which he Il = member and also the statu~
Of the action of 'rcshvtcrv, As hc secs a.
His statement follows
Il find that there Is some misapprc-
hension IN some minds Is % the recent
seton of the I'rcsbytcry ~ regard Ia thus
church Permit me, therefore, 60 make
the following hricl statement
"Firt-Nhlc the prcshytcrv adopted
the recommendation ~ the committee
that recently visited this church which
was that they deemed II for the best inter
este of the church that the pastoral rela
tions should he dissolved. this was not
the dissolution Of the relation The rrla-
tiun Of pastor and people remains just
the Same a. before and will so remain until
further action Is taken involving the oppor-
tunity of the congregation e. hc heard
Second The seCcnd resolution tlmt
the duplex system oi church finance l'c
fully carried out hy having ! financial
secretary ard quarterly rrports sent "ui
places tho rrrshVtcrt itrk - Nhat tho
congregation has already been at last
able 20 do
THIRD The third resolution has to Do
with the question Ot Marriages and seeks
to rnrnse CrrtSIn restrictions on Your
pastor $ freedom and discretion as 90 the
pcoplc he NAV Or NAV not MARRY he
serving the right tu test rs complaint to
higher JudlcatOrN the right oi the l'rcshv-
terN tn lcglslolT ~ this matter aud cspCcla-
~ Co psss ccnsurU AIon one q Iis members
without trial, ~ thus docs ~ least hy
mphcstson. | am loyal l'rr hyterlan,
one oi INV ordination vcws = a promise ot
suhiectinn "a my brethren IN the Lord, and
~ am m honor bound AZ otCl the Pres
hstery as long ~ lts Judgment stands, and
do give notice that | rhall not marry any
ctuplcs from outside the state unless
they arc PERSONAL, known u me ~ al
vance 81 thcr coming ~ ar persons
recommended To nc As persons suitable
~ ~ married - someone who know
them at least nO DAYS priu e. the issuance
Of the hcvnse.
ACTION op rBT rBTsRYTFgY
The right has resulted in forming two
distinct fartiun, IN the church Some
time ago congregational mcctnV Va
,sllcd, at wh,ch the question W., dis
ctIsse,i whether or not the pastor s r,,>luna.
tlon should bn requested and the uenis
of nr Ncl'lmovie wrrr uVrrp htirnrlN
VI NtA tNalINN ltfNAtF- Nfit.t tfIf 2 ttf-thN
tery met ~ Ncst Nottingham Md ceul-
plants VEN lodged agam~. Dr NcFi
movie, and = committee WAS appointed t.
make sn invest tgatlon For morr than 4
week during the oarlv part 81 the winter
the committee remained N lkton, arj
much testimony war iaFcn Recently
when PrpshNterN met IN NIdilrtovn.
the committee appointed 10 consider the
u d,sa living thr pastoral rc
iations az DIR MCislmovic recommended
that such relations should ~ dissolved
THIS seton d,es not mean that the frrshV-
terN has askcd Tor the resignation hut
thst the rrtlfcmcnt oi nr Nclimotlc A.
pastor al III" Elkton church j advisable
IT Is PtrTFN Flarr
The friends ot Dr McFlmoylc arc
much lncCnSed over tho action ,f the
PreshytcrN They allcc tuat th,, Vcrc
not even gwen cumtcou~ treatment when
they appeared bC ore IL Rev loc. :
Gilhllsn di~scntcd lom tho rcport 81 the
majority ol the committee tnd warned
prshytery that lo adop. the committee $
report might result Il. he loss 70 the
prrsbytery - the Flefou church The
report Was, however ~
cepted and adopted
Warren J lialncs ElbCrt b IraDr
Rufus ID. SlW land j., lanccN Scott
Emerson x Crrthcr James Nrlufre
Harry McIrtlrc and Joshua NitNorf
81 81, mcl t u Pr-.tier
With statement rom flg congregation
sttlng iorih th, VIEWPOINT q 9 very arr
81 th, hilton church tlt Pres
tyterN dorln.i io rrerN The papcf il Is
hear tbo ComBIttcC, i {. est4
now THE TRovmE sTAFrFn
The fight IN the church !, said Ii have
f~cn The outgrnNth 81 rvangoisl,c meet
mrs held N thp Elktou armorN last RIn
ter. under the lcadcrshlp 81 vanCehsf .
Bob johnson When arrangements Wert
,einF made for the mccfpgr and III,
committee dcc,ded upon a~knc ior ii,
1r-norN, N Nilch g. hold tb, mectrugs
hey found lAa' q number oi lkiuI4ut .
laf rented the armurN ior th. WINTER .
,allIng themSclvcs the J. flktoi lirUsa
n.nt Commutcc-hoI iinC ha ketaal
.amcs and dancrs thCr ono t tRltq
,ach week Tho proceeds ven heHg
donated rs hC Red rn-- .nalt tie F..
amusement committee agrced q CIV, ~
h. arnorl for one month, alter ihcN lad
ser paid about rs much MONEY a. tfN
'lhlnea ,he1 would havc made ipr t.4e
Rcd L ross when the four weeks ~ the
meeting rad expired tht trouf.l irgG
Bob JOHN m hai H. other engagement
&c scy,ia weeks anl nuWhef ~ pei
.uus vino Wer, 1cJt aetNe lu TIE mceilugs
saute1 thcu q ooufluu. he anus
neu' c1mmItte objected to giving up The
.rniuN inf AUN mnr .ne claiming that
her agreement Wa pialu and binding for
our week time ~, hgtt Wa carried 10
'ovcrno' harrington and ia, amu-e-
nenf eoumtfe, 'p.f agt l)r John Nc
iimovit VINE wH- ~ tiIc committee 81
.rrangrm'ur d j saia declined to trs
% get the afmarN Tor longer length 81
lne than thl iuur weeks claiming that
he churrht- Wei, hnu3rab, bound "a live
~ - Their agreement NTH the amus,
nent COMMITTEE ir NcIhnuNley
'ctIon led 70 al apsu rapfuru wltt several
pembcrs oi h'- church uh wanted tL,
'vangcl'suc mct ttiugr ta untiu4c
OLD sKlLEIuNs ltot taHI arr
The Grctna Green question 0as br,.Ight
'ut ~ prlmtucnc, ute4u-e Dr NlrtI
noyie had married ltfp, nurl,cf 81
ouples gong a. ilEtot lar..li~ ..nd
numerous other sNtIct As iuat b.,.,. haen
id ~ the closets iof YEAR. 81. .,ng
esurrcctod I'LL d, Uend. a' Dt N,l
Doyle SAY he MI remain Is pa-tdf NJ III.
slkton church, despite ..nN a0fIau. 81 M,
sev Castle PTcsbNteR