Evening journal., 1921-07-07
OVER
PEACE PLAN
FOR Church
(continued From First Page.)

McElmoyle and formerly States at
torney for Cecil county, but now of
Philadelphia.
Friends of DR.. McElmoyle charge
that the committee came TO Elkton |
with a program which had been
previously mapped out at a meeting |
in Wilmington and refused to de-
viate in any way from that program,
even declining to entertain numerous
motions made by members of the
congregation. They say that it was
in no sense a congregational meet
ing as they had understood it was
to be, but was simply meeting for
the committee to announce its pro-
gram.
The one thing agreed on at the
meeting was to give the congregation
the right to elect three additional
elders at a congregational meeting
to be held Sunday. July II. DR.. j.
d. Blake, pastor of Red Clay Creek
Presbyterian Church, member of
the committee, was named by the
committee to act as moderator at
the meeting on July II. Sterling
Evans. Henry Mccullough and DR..
w. T. Morrison are the present
elders. All three of these men, 1t is
said. represent the faction that was
opposed to Mr.. McElmoyle. one
of the contentious at this time Of
what is claimed to be a large ma
ioritv of the congregation is to get
rid of the three above named men
as elders. They further contend
that the election of three more
. elders will in no way assist in bring
ing about peace and harmony as II
will only result in each faction pe-
ing represented by three elders
The McElmoyle friends feel sure
that they will elect three men from
their faction on July II.
one other matter that will be de-
cided at the July II meeting, Wll
be whether or not there shall be a
. change to the rotary system in elect
ing elders. They are now elected ioi
life and the suggestion is made tna
4 they be elected for one-year terms
Although DR.. McElmoyle has beer
transferred to the Presbytery OF BAL
fillmore. there is talk OF him being in
vited to rsurn to Elkton as pastor
1t is said there is a movement to tr!
e and have him sent here as suppL
p until a pastor is called.
The meeting last night was prob
. ably the largest ever held by IN
y CONGREGATION of the church, ther
,e being about 175 members present
The Presbytery several weeks age
- acting under the direction Of tn
~ General Assembly, appointed tn
committee that called the meetin
70 to try to bring about harmoniou
- conditions in the church. This com
"a mittee. in addition to Chairma
-, Kriger. consists OF DIR. Blake, Di
IL David A. Reed, pastor of White Cla
,s Creek Church; the Rev. W. N
al Freund, Of Princess Anne. Nd, an
j. Fletcher Deakyne and J. Fran
% Mccoy, of Wilmington.
- After the meeting had bee
opened with prayer, DR.. Kriger rea
= the call. which stated as its pun
pose, "to find some mutual basis fc
io peace and harmony in the church.
- The meeting had been in session bt
u a short time when motions wer
MADE lnaL the cudif ulu uoN eAlci
n tain. and 1t was then learned thi
ly the committee had agreed on III
program for the session at a previot
tn meeting. This greatly displease
ey the McElmoyle faction, and esp
I'M cially a number of women member
IN. Several times Mr.. Finley inte
OK ceded in time to check an ope
'ut breach.
ad DR.. McElmoyles friends say II
tie situation has been complicat'
rather than helped by last night
m meeting. They are evidently col
at tending for more authority in col
ms dueting the affairs of the church.
ice At one time during the meetin
Moderator Kriger read a section
the finding of the General Asser
u, ply. He is said to have at first d
~ INJURED on the grounds that it W
- -, too hot, when requested to read ;
~. of the findings. They were event
80 ally read. but some of the membe
.od of the congregation afterwards in
mated that portions Of the finding
isb criticizng the Presbytery for certa
col actions. were not included.