Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-24
NJ 'ELMOYLE CASE
EXPECTED BEFORE
MEETING OF SYNOD
Presbyterian Body Began Ses-
sion in West Church This
Afternoon.
TO CONTINUE THREE DAYS

The case involving the troubles be-
tween Rev. John McElmoylc and tho
Presbyterian Church at Elkton, Md,
of which he was pastor. is likely. TO
come up for some action at the meet
ing of the Synod OF Baltimore. which
convened I'm West Presbyterian Church
this afternoon.
This is the seth stated meeting of
the Synod and West Church of which
Rev. u. Franklin Smiley, ID. D., IS
pastor, is the host. The meeting will
continue until Wednesday afternoon
or night. the time being uncertain be-
cause of the McElmoyle case, the
statcs OF its presentation not having
been made public in advance of the
meeting.
Rev. Bemuel c. ReiclSard OF Balti-
more is moderator and Rev. George
s. Cummings OF Washington stated
clerk of the synod. which comprises
the Presbyteries of New Castle, Balti-
more and Washington, and the terri
tory Of which comprises Delaware,
Maryland, the District OF Columbia
and part of West Virginia.
Mrs. Isaac Eaton and Mrs, Lynford
Thomas this morning decorated the
chancel and pulpit with palms, fern
and chrysanthemums.
Business sessions viii be held morn
ing and afternoon, with popular
meeting each night. Rev. Ethelbert
ID. Warfield. president OF Wilson Col
lege, and Rev. Stanley White, corre- l
spending secretary of the Board OF
Foreign Missions. will make address
.es tonight.
a testimonial. dinner win be given
tomorrow night. during which an
orchestra, led by Charles Banks and
composed Of IA pieces. will furnish
music. J. T.. Fuller is chairman OF the
entertainment committee and Frank
Sheppard OF the dinner committee.
Two hundred ministers and laymen
win probably attend the synodical
meeting. Most of them will arrive this
afternoon. They will be entertained at
the Hotel du Pont and the Hotel Simon.
Meeting of Presbytery.
Presbytery of New Castle will hold
an adjourned session in West Pres
byterian Church during the meeting of
the synod. According to rumors this
afternoon the Elkton Presbyterian
Church from whose pastorate Rev.
John AIcElmoyle was deposed. viii
send a complaint TO the synod. IL il
understood that the McElmoyle fac
tion, which is In the majority. will
make complaint 10 the synod against
the harnhonizing committee approved
by the presbytery.
The church had three elders. Henry
NJ Mccullough, Steering Evans and
DIR. Morrison. The committee pro-
posed that the congrega ton elect
three additional elders, Gut refused
after its request for permission TO elect
four had been denied.
The presbytery recently announced
that it would accept the resignation
of Elders McCullogh, Evans and Nor
rison, if they were rendered, and il is
reported today that they have either
been offered or win be presented dur
ing the synodical session.
It is possible that a provisional ses-
sion will be approved for the Elkton
Church
DIR. II. c. Swearington. Moderator OF
the Presbyterian Church in the L. S. |
A. is to make an important address
before the synod tomorrow. He is
likely to touch on national subjects. |
The address will be delivered in West |
Church.
Daily Bible Reading.
Rev. DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts in an in |
terview today, said il was expected |
that Religious Education" would be |
the principal subject considered at the |
synod meeting here this week. The |
subject, he said, will be introduced by |
DR.. Smiley at 3 o'clock on "Wednesday |
morning. 1T is hoped that the dis |
cussion may result in Delaware and !
Maryland falling in line with the |
movement now rapidly developing, ap-
without the opposition of any
religious bodies, to put daily Bible |
reading on the honor roll OF compul- |
sory education, as the first exercise in |
every school day. instead of leaving it /
to the local option of every teacher or
every school board, as If II were a /
trivial matter" said DIR. Crafts. This |
plan, starting in Massachusetts, in the /
18th century, has been adopted in re- |
cent years in rapid succession by |
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Tennessee.
Alabama, Iowa. Ohio and Georgia. II |
has been longer in force in the cities |
Of New York and Washington. 1t /
has been found that when a matter is
settled by law everybody accepts il |
and petty controversies about it cease.
The Bible reading is always, OF |
course, without sectarian comment or /
wholly without comment"