Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-28
D. c. PASTOR QUITS
SYNOD SESSIONS
Rev. Halle B. Taylor Barred
From Hood College by
"CoIor Ruling"
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, Ju2e 23.-Barred
from quarters in Hood College by a
"color ruling" Of the institution, Rev.
DR.. Halle B. Taylor, pastor of the
Fifteenth Street. Presbyterian Church
of washington and secretary of the
PRESBYTERIAN Ministers Association of
Washington, Withdrew his name from
the register of the conference CT the
Baltimore Synod and Woman's Synod
ical Society for Missions of the Pres
byterian Church meeting In this city,
last evening and returned to his nome
in Washington. As has been the custom
for number of years the Presbyterian
Church organization is holding its SUM
mer sessions at Hood College.
Rev. DR.. Taylor came to this city
Yesterday and Immediately enrolled as
one of the ministers Of the conference.
He attended a number OF the business
sessions held during the afternoon and
during the course of the day learned
that a ruling at the college barred coll
ored persons from accommodations in
the dormitories of Hood College. lie
Immediately withdrew his name snd re-
turned to Washington. A number OF
the members of the conference sug-
gested to Rev. DR.. Taylor that he Cb-
tain accommodations IN The CITY.
Discussed ReservedIy.
The incident caused animated but re-
served discussion at the evening meet
ings. Some members suggested that
some action might be taken TO have the
conference select some other place for
the next annual meeting. Recommen-
dations for the next conference place
will be made by the committee of which
Rev. DR.. H. L. Hodge, Baltimore, is
chairman. The committee held a con-
ference on the campus last night and
some reference was made to DR.. Taylor's
cause, but members declined to discuss
the nature of the conversations.
Rev. A. Brown Caldwell, pastor OF
Walbrook Presbyterian Church, Balti-
more, was elected moderator OF the
synod yesterday L. Irving Pollitt, an
elder of Brown Memorial Church, Bal
timore, was named vice moderator.
Other officers chosen were-Rev. Will
fred P. Riggs, pastor of Christ Memorial
Church, Brooklyn, Md, and Rev. j.
Hartzen Arnold, Green Hill Presbyterian
Church, Wilmington, DEL, temporary
clerks.
Committees Named.
Standing committees were named as
follows:
Bills and overtures-Rev H. L. Hodge,
CIldn LNCN. H. " 1SOAAAs 4e~fs ~ ~
Palmer: elders, j. F. Henley, jr., James
E. Clark and H. I. Huston.
Financial-Elder w. H. @. Belt, Rev.
Thomas P. Mckee and Rev. w. j.
Seelye.
Minutes of the general assembly-Rev
Henry w. Wooding and Rev. Wilfred p.
Riggs and Elder Walter Knipp.
PreSbyterial records - Ba / t / m r
Presbytery, Rev. e. L.. Schilling and Rev.
E. r. Rein; New Castle PreSbytery, Rev.
T. C. Clark and Rev. T. T. Brown;
Washington Presbytery, Rev. j. N.
Braunlein and Rev. W. B. Smith.
Leave of absence-Elder j. Hartzell
Arnold.
Judicial cases-Rev. j. H. Durham,
chairman; Rev. j. A. NeXbitt, Rev. j. A.
BurSlem, Elders w. p. Mayheld, r. M.
Nelson and r. w. Landlord.
Resolutions Committee.
Resolutions--Elder Chester w. Smith,
Elder Henry Ebert, Rev. r. w. Martin
and Newton P. Patterson.
Those from Washington attended the
conference are:
Revs. E. B. Albert, George M. Cum
mings, j.. r. Duff1ed, j. w. Lowden,
James Murdoch, John C. Palmer, WAL
lace Radcliffe, Chester r. Smith, Will
liam j. Seelye, william H. Topping,
Henry B. Wooding.
ElderS-Frank E. Eddington, H. I.
Huston, William P. Mayfield, j. Dunbar
Stone, w. M. Tenlee and William s.
Lyon.