Elkton Pastor Removal Upheld by Presbyterian Assembly
Winona Lake Ind May 25 The 135th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church US upheld the Newcastle presbytery's removal of Rev John R McElroyle for marriages to eloping couples at Elkton Md The assembly also ordered a five member committee to investigate the high cost of training ministers at church seminaries and the potential orthodox concerns The report cited a Newark New Jersey seminary with only three students and a per capita cost of 2810 indicating calls for reform and closer seminary utilization by the church
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Elkton
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General Assembly
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Newcastle
McElnoyle
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Baltimore
Presbytery
Permanent Judicial Commission
Whith
George Vincent
Newark
N. J
Vincent
William Jennings Bryan
Presbytery of Florida
Obituaries and funeral notices from Washington area 1921
Multiple death notices and funeral arrangements for Hattie A Byrnes Vincent Fr Costello Elizabeth Crawford James W Geddes and others. Includes burial details at Arlington and Alexandria cemeteries plus assembly notices of Knights of Columbus and local fraternal orders.
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Ler
Pennsylvania Avenue
Colesride
Mir Costello
Nelion
Cea Mountains
France
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Union Station
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Hlatate
Costello
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Washington General Assembly
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Fourteenth
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Lennon
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Crawford
Elizabeth Lewis
Worthington
Angua McDonald Crasford
Dyy Fgi
Alexandria
Dunkin
Vittel
Corel
Prank Edward
Frank AL
Louise R. Dunkin
Fouveral
Speare
Arlingty National Cemetery
Val
Naval Cod
No. 4
Fall AM
Imma Kearney
Gubisely
Bee Bey
Wiliam Kearney Fuarral
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Ceme
Assembly Acts To Fight Polygamy and Review Home Mission Council
The assembly confirms 1918 action to prosecute a constitutional ban on polygamous marriages amid an Erie Presbytery request on Mormonism. A committee of three ministers and two elders will investigate seminaries and report next general assembly. The plan to dissolve the home mission council was defeated 304 to 242, as the matter was sent to the committee on reorganization and consolidation.
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General Assembly
Erie -Presbytery
Home Mission
Home Mission Council
Naval Academy cadets dive to celebrate class rings
Annapolis May 25 more than 600 second class cadets leaped from a float near Bancroft hall fully clothed to honor their new rings. Some were dragged or had to be dug out of Bancroft hall as others were swung by limbs and tossed into the water.
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Washington Post
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Bancroft Hall
Lightning claimed a 12 year old near Grantsville Md
Byron Jenkins 12 son of Ralph Jenkins living two miles south of Grantsville was killed by lightning while watching a storm at the window. His younger brother and sister were hurled from his lap but escaped injury. The storm damaged crops and swollen Casselman river disrupted footbridges leaving many children unable to reach homes.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Byron Jenkins
Ralph Jenkins
Grantsville
Casselman
Henry McGinnis
FE. B. Holars
Oakland
Prices for grain and live stock in Baltimore and Chicago
Grain and live stock prices from Baltimore and Chicago show mixed readings. Chickens and eggs list varying per pound and per dozen, with butter and oats and corn prices noted, while Chicago futures report WHEAT and CORN ranges, CATTLE HOGS and SHEEP quotes, and contrasting nearby figures.
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Baltimore
Chicago
Middling Cotton Prices Across Ports
New York fills at 13.05 with Norfolk at 11.50 and Charleston at 11.60 as market reports show shifts in regional values for middling cotton.
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New York
Norfolk
Charleston
Ten-Year Sentence For Murder Conviction In Halifax County
George Dickerson a Black man was convicted of murder in the second degree in Halifax County circuit court and sentenced to ten years in the State penitentiary for fatally ambushing William Rickman a white farmer on a public road in Lynchburg Virginia on May 25.
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Lynchburg
George Dickerson
William Rickman
Halifax County
Rickman
St Luke's Church in Isle of Wight Observes 299th Anniversary
Newport News observes the 299th anniversary of St Luke's Episcopal Church in Isle of Wight county with a sermon by Bishop B D Tucker. In Keyser West Virginia the May 25 municipal primary narrows mayoral contenders to Romig Baer and council nominees Gillum Scribner with one council seat to be filled on June 7.
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St. Lutke’s
Isle of Wight
Newport News
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Isle of Wight County
B. D. Tucker
Keyser
W. Va
E. V. Romig
Leonard Baer
J. B. Gillum
C. G. Scribner
Goucher College Plans Move Towson Estate Purchase
Goucher College authorities signed a contract to buy a 413 acre tract near Towson on the Delay Valley road, the Epson estate of Charles R. Chew. Options on adjoining parcels were obtained. Heirs acknowledged sale papers. The move signals a shift away from central Baltimore.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Goucher College
Towson
Charles R. Chew
Epson
Delay Valley
Rev Thomas E Gallagher Dead in Westernport Maryland
The Rev. Thomas E. Gallagher aged 57 and pastor of St. Peter's Catholic Church Westernport for nineteen years died yesterday at the parochial residence. He previously served as assistant pastor at St Patrick's Cumberland and was ordained in 1889 by Cardinal Gibbons.
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Washington Post
Westernport
Thomas E. Gallagher
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Father Gallagher
St.Patrick's Church
Cumberland
Cardinal Gibbons
State Council Concludes Session in Petersburg
The State Council Sons and Daughters of Liberty finished a two day session in Petersburg Virginia selecting Danville as the next convention city and electing officers led by State councilor Mrs. Julia B. Gay of Richmond.
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Washington Post
Petersburg
State Council
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Danville
State
Julia B. Gay
Rich
State officers and delegates listed with names and posts
A long list of state officers and delegates includes J F Petty Alexandrina state vice chancellor W F Keller Richmond state associate vice councilor Mrs Sallie Harwood Bristol state secretary A L Bradley Richmond state associate secretary Miss Clyde Becknor Roanoke state treasurer R J Carlton Richmond state associate treasurer Mrs Alma Wilcox Newport News state guide Mrs Ethel Hardester Danville state inside guard Miss Charity Terry Danville state outside guard J W Wertz Salent first National representative Miss Violet Woods South Richmond second National representative Mrs Nelle Chettum Richmond third National representative Mrs Eula Burton Richmond Va vacancy 3 years Miss Eva Wells Petersburg vacancy 1 year Mrs FJ Trunnel Washington DC first National alternate Mrs Li M Hull Newport News third National alternate Mis Mattie Wells Ettrick Chesterfield county . Sm Special to The Washington Post Culpepper Va May 24 Captain John Palmer 88 years old of Culpepper county died at his home this evening He was Confederate soldier For years he had been in poor health from wounds contracted in the civil war Burial will be tomorrow in the cemetery at Bethel church in this district SOLDIERS ORGANIZE TEAM The soldiers at Washington Barracks have organized a baseball team and are after games with fast teams Address Sergeant John Maurer Service club Washington Barracks or phone Main 675.
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Danville
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Salent
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South Richmond
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Richmond
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Eva Wells
Petersburg
FJ. Trunnel
Washington, D. C
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Newport
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Culpepper County
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