Evening star., 1922-10-25
Committee Reports Read.

Committee Reports Read.
The morning session was given over
principally to the receipt of reports of
the various committees and the adop-
ton of recommendations contained
therein.
Efforts were made to have the
synod pass q resolution calling for
the closing of the industrial exhibit
| here on Sunday, but il was ruled out
of order, owing to the lack Of time"
Saying that the freedom of this
country had led thousands of Jews to
rebel against the Synagogues, Rev.
John S. Coming Of New York. talking
on Jewish Evangelism called on the
members of the synod to urge their
congregations to go out and bring
these people to Christ. Many of them
have abandoned all religion. he said
and he referred to statements of
prominent rabbis, quoting them as
saying that the Jews here were in
| danger of becoming a hopeless. God
less people and that the synagogues
are beyond resuscitation.
Boards Special Work.
The board of home missions. he
said, now is conducting special
| eVangelistic work among the Jews
and he cited numerous instances of
his own experience, not only where
Jews had been broU ght to profess
Christianity. but had become min
listers in the Presbyterian faith
He pointed out that most of the
business and industry of the country
was in the hands of the jew and said
that unfortunately there was in the
country a great spirit of anti
semitism. The religious situation
must be faced. he continued. and he
called on all Christians to go out and
bring the Jews into the Christian
church.
Rev. James f. Moffatt delivered the
report of the committee on minis
terial relief and sustentation. and the
reports of the committees on home
missions and home missions council
We're presented by Rev Edward
Niles, committee on new era ,l,oye-
ment by Rev. A. f. Barrows, report
on religious education by Rev Walter
F. Eagleson. committee on AnnapoIis
church building by Rev. S +. Per-
sons and report of committee on
freedmen by Rev. Joseph T Kelly.
Urges Support of Church school.
Judge W. S. Prickett of Whining
ton urged support for the Presby-
terlal school at West Nottingham, Pa
He said there was a great need of
moderate-priced school of this kind.
pointing out that. there was none like
1t from achusetts to Tennessee
or east of Indiana.
The members of the synod this
afternoon were received by President
Harding at the White House.
The session will come to a close
following the presentation of more
routine reports.
ElktOn Church Loses.
The synod yesterday tabled the
petition Of the Elkton. Md. church
that 1t be removed from the presby-
terry Of New Castle and placed in that
of Baltimore. The church now may
appeal to the general assembly of the
denomination, which meets next May.
Rev John McElmoyle, known as
THE Marrying Parscn." is serving
the church. being engaged in op-
position to the order of the presby-
terry. which dissolved his pastoral
relations. Some time ago the presby-
terry appealed to that of Baltimore.
asking that Mr.. McElmoyle, who is
a member of that body. be ordered
to refrain from supplying the pulpit
at Elkton. This appeal has not been
acted upon.
The reports of several committees
were given yesterday afternoon, and
the synod went on record as favor
ing the church's laying stress on the
obligation of parents to teach chill
home, that it seek uniform divorce
laws. that all candidates for public
office at variance with the federal
Constitution and favoring and modi-
ncatlon OF the Noistead act be op-
posed. that it deplore the menacing
attitude Of many labor leaders to-
ward the law of the country, and
urged that Christian principles be APP
piled to the relations of capital and
labor. and that the Lords Day Al
lance be supported.
Foreign MissiOns Report.
The report of the committee on for
eign missions shows that Of total bud
get for the current fiscal year Of S4,643,-
600 only $563.652 has been raised. The
synod OF Baltimore's quota is placed at
$125. 900.
Rev. J. ]. Coal. superintendent. and
Miss Mary f. Weisel. principal Of the
Presbyterian Training School of Balti-
more, appealed to the synod for support,
and approval was given the appeal. The
school is used as training center for
young girls to fit them to be deaconesses
OF the church.
At the evening session Rev George F.
Greene. D. D., president Of the board of
ministerial relief and sustentation. ad-
dressed the meeting and film, Soldiers
Of the Cross" was shown.
DR.. Greene told Of the progress being
made by the board of ministerial relief
to raise a s15,000.000 fund to pension
aged ministers, take care Of the widows,
house the orphans and see that the pas
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