Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-25
REV. J. McELMOYLE'S
APPEAL REJECTED
BY PRESBYTERlANS
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"The committee appointed by the
Presbytery has given this church every
chance. We cndeavorcd to supply the
pulpit from Sabbath to Sabbath. The
parshoners deficd tho Presbytery IN
every way, even inviting DIR. Elmoyle
back 10 preach on one Sunday"
Elder T.. Leonard Walls of Salisbury,
Md, declared the Presbytery of New
Castle knew nothing about any such
petition until yesterday. lie said there
had been no such thing before the
New Castle Preebytery, and no did
not know the Presbytcry of Baltimore
had been asked to receive the brother.
IL was explained that tho ElSton
church. which has been closed for al
most four years. had sent to the As
sembly n petition bearing $50 names
asking that 1t be transferred from the
Preebytery of New Castle to the Pres
| bytcry of Baltimore.
For Gods sake and for the sake of
the people. put that church in the
rresbytery OF Baltimore. where It can
function and whore it can hold Pres
byterlan worship" exclaimed a COM
missioner
There is a lot OF stun underneath
this" said Elder HalloCk e. Sher-
hard 81 do not think The Presbytcry
of New Castle defed the instruction
Of last years General Assembly"
Rev. Thomas A. Armentrout OF Will
mington. Del, declared he was ap-
pointed by tho New Castle Preshyterv
To defend Il before the higher church
COurts.
Tho Prosbytery Of New Castle
stands ready 10 obey any mandate the
General Assembly sends down. he
said
speaks for the Elkton Church.
The Rev. John MCMurray OF New
ark. Del, received special permission
10 speak. he not being n commissioner
hut being present M counsel for the
Elkton church. Ito said the New
Castle Preahytery had for four years
denied this church ITS rights.
The church is now closed" Mr.. Nc
Murray said 1T has no Worship.
know these. people In that church and
!. thcy are the salt Of the earth The
Elkton church feels that II has gone
the limit In showing patience. Unless
the church is transferred TO the other
Prcshytery the members will tak-
themselves out Of the jurisdiction ot
the Presbyterian denomination"
Scv Bernard e Steiner of RaIta-
moro moved that the transfer he per.
United 10 take PLACE. This was Lost
and the assembly voted to have the
case take the usual order" which IS
that Il shall first be submitted 10 the
two Presbytcries I'm question. next {,
the Synod of Baltlmcvc. and then tc
tho assembly.
The Judicial Commission was re.
oeiNed Ivy the commissioners stand.
ing, while Moderator Hays constituted
the aS'so mbly "as a court Of ,1ezu,
Christ
Tho commissions report was nrc.
scented OV Rcv pr. William l. Covert
~ chicago. Its chairman Two uf thc
four cases on which tho decisions wor,
rendered dealt with the REV. NJ Me
Emoylo. In declining 10 make a re
view and revieion of its action of ,
/ year ago tho judicial Communication
however, stated that Il did not css
aHpers'on upon the character ~ II,
McElmoylo, nor was any such ms
perslOn intended"
Declare Him in Good Standing.
We therefore rcaf'irm our ror,nc
! declaration that no charges Of any ot
4 Tense have been made against DIR. Joh
McklmoNlo. that he is n minister I
! good standing IN tho preshvteris
y, church in the United States of Ame,
N lea, said tho report We find IN.
. he Is lawfully entitled 10 accent an
: hold the position Of pastor of an
II church to which he may he called"
w The second McElmoyle decision w:
an appeal hN the Presbytcry OF Ne
, Castle from tho action Of the SYNOD
~ Baltimore on oct. &c last, declining
: direct the Presbytery to call a mectir
~ or the CONGREGATION az the Flkte
: church 20 elect elders and for an
i other business that might legitimate
come before the congregation.
IT Is the Judgment Of the Judlci
"a Commission that the said appeal of II
FTeshytery Of New Castle be and Il
L same Is dismissed" was the finding.