Evening journal., 1921-06-01

like spirit in which he has re-
ceived and counseled this
church to receive the inexplain-
able decision of the General AS
sembly.
Life Called Blamelcss.
That this congregation, with
prayerful submission to a mighty
God for the truth Of its declar-
ations. solemnly and with due
and proper care, measuring its
words, deliberately asserts that
an upright and honorable min
lister of the religion OF Christ.
who, in the person of Dr. Nc
Elmoyle. has, humanity speak
ing. LIKED a blameless life and
who for more than IS years. as
the pastor OF this church, has
been Jealous in every good work
in this community has. in his
advancing years. without just
cause been maliciously and vic
dictively pursued in season and
out OF season by a small coterie
of malignant men, has been de-
nounced and vilified and made
the object OF false representa-
tions, been treated with absolute
and inexcusable unfairness and
injustice. and in the face of the
overwhelming support OF this
church and OF this community
in which he has lived. has been.
with the aid OF a few ministers
OF the gospel and an elder OF
the Presbytery of New Castle.
finally made a victim and sacri-
feed by the General Assembly
OF the church. misled and inn
posed upon by methods wholly
without righteous foundation or
excuse.
Marriage Record Reviewed.
This congregation is now. and
has always been well assured
that DIR McElmoyle's relation TO
marriages in EllSton have been
in scrupulous. accordance with
the laws OF Maryland and the
Presbyterian Church and entire
~ consistent with a high stand
ard of ministerial propriety.
While. during the war. the num-
Der of marriages performed by
him was large (though few
compared with the marriages
performed by other ministers
in Elkton), more than half OF
them were OF men in the mill
tary service. from whom Dr.
McElmoyle refused TO receive
any marriage fee. Since Janu-
airy. 1919. he has performed
only 10 marriages.
This congregation is fully c1n-
WINGED that DR.. McElmoyie has
never allowed a marriage cere-
mony TO interfere with any 9TH
er ministerial or pastoral duty.
and. further. that the outrage
Gus persecution TO which he has
been subjected has not been due
to the number Of marriages per-
formed by him. but TO personal
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wholly unrelated to the marri-
age question. which has been
used simply as a pretext TO cloak
the real motives Of his enemies
Falsity Charged.
As also an instance Of the cam
paign Of vilihcation and misrep-
resentation to which DR.. McEl-
moyle has been subjected, sew
eral newspapers recently pub
lished a story, emanating from
his opponents, that he left an
unfinished funeral to perform
a wedding and then returned to
complete the funeral services.
The origin of this falsehood was
statement made at a church
meeting by one of the elders op-
posed to DR. McElmoyle that
such a thing had been done by
a minister in Elkton. When
asked. while still on his feet.
whether he Intended TO say that
DR. McElmoyle had done this,
he replied:
no, 1 ala not lntend 10 I'M
pute Il to DR. McElmoyle."
The story was, nevertheless.
seized by DIR. McElmoyle's enc
mics. circulated as applying to
him and reported from Winona,
Ind, during the session Of the
General Assembly.
Resolved. further. this con-
gregation does hereby vote Dr.
McElmoyle the sum Of $4,000, or
so much more as may be sub
scribed, as a slight token of It's
love and gratitude and a totally
inadequate expression Of its ap-
probation Of the services rem
dered during his long pastorate
That the manse be and is hereby
placed al the disposal OF Dr Nc.
Elmoyle for any such reasonabl,
time as he may require il.