Show A 0 RS L I 1 G E N S E iffe he issues one to sell liquor NOW III HE IS PUT ON TRIAL 11 predicament of 01 shields e of necton promotion of american itne rican institutions na N J nov ll 11 special tile tiie presbytery of new brunswick ch nas has denominational jurisdiction jariE diction over ever neaton and its ita surroundings surround inga as ambled chis in the first V tureh tl reh in special session for the pur icse of considering the action ol of rv ev E v charles W shields one ona of the in ia princeton Prince top university in sni iz the application of the princeton annor inn for a license to sell intoxicating liquors the presbytery meets meats in epe ial session upon the demand of shield 38 himself hima elf the iha eubert waa broached at the last reg re lar ilar ine meeting eting of the presbytery sf lesis weeks since but was laid over until the next assembling in january du bog the pas few weeks however prok asor ds has been so ao vigorously din for his action by certain cartain of 0 tha d denominational papers as well as fay by various mini ministers mi aters and laymen oi of high stai standing iding in the denomination that be a has determined to brinz bring the matter to an issue and hence his domand demand which was readily granted grant eds for a secial meeting oi of the body rev dr william W knox TWO past of the first presbyterian church of new Barda Bard wiek swick called the gathering to order and it was decided to conduct the with closed doors it is ia understood that the matter will be officially broached by the introduction of a resolution strongly condemning prof 1 fc 1 hielda for deigning the liquor ps pa titon tiVon Fres president ident patton of f the university will take up the clid cudgels gels in behalf of his associate and if the ithe vote is ia against the latter it is understood that be will at once w withdraw from the presbyterian ministry professor 1 ro fessor shields is one of the oldest professors in point of 0 service in princeton thirty tw two 0 years eo ua was elected to th chair of aa inu harmony armony of science and revealed re lgon on and this professorship he steil hoin holds promoting our institutions blew EW youk nov il special the annual convention of the national league for the promotion oi of american institutions opened today at tha head quartus of tle movement on madison aver avalue ne the national president william II 11 canona ParE ons presiding pres idine dinzo the organization was brought into existence eight years ago for the purpose of securing constitutional and legislative safeguards for the protection of the common school system and other american institutions to promote public instruction in harmony witti with such institutions and to prevent present all sectarian or denominational appropriations of public funds the annual report of the general seen secretary tary james M akine kida shows that the league has received considerable encouragement in its work there are now over twenty five states that have adopt d amendments to their constitutions prohibiting a division of the common comman school fund and sectarian airro the league has also been in securing a strong public sentiment in favor of a piu proposed posed sixteenth amendment to the constitution of 0 the united St states atles which provides that neither ua ither congress nor any state shall pass pasa any law respecting the lish ment ot of a religion or prohibiting the fres exercise thereof or use the property or credit of the united states or ot of any state or any modey raised I 1 by taxation or authorized any to ba used for the purpose of founding maintain ing or aiding by appropriation payment for services icee expenses es or otherwise any church religious denomination or reli religious zious society or any institution society or undertaking which is ia wholly or in part under sectarian or ecclesiastical control this proposed amendment has received the endorsement indorsement indor gement of patrict c orders over four million voters and also that the methodists Met hodiste baptists presbyterians rians congregation quakers and other religious Epcie ties of the country expressed through their general councils or cr other delt gate meetings |