Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-21
SIXTH DAYS SESSION
Cumberland presbytsrianS
Annual Assembly.
Sabbath Dissertation Report and Con.
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Publication Boards Flnan-
clal Problem, Etc., Etc.

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The Forty. ninth annual assembl
Of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church met at the Court Street
Church at the usual hour this morn
ing, and begun its fifth days
session with a prayer from the
Rev. B. H. Pierson. At the call
of the roll a number of the delegates
were found absent. The Rev. j. G.
White occupied the first half hour
with appropriate devotional exercises.
The committee on overtures made a
report, which was adopted.
The committee on the state of re-
hgion made a report, and the same
was adopted.
The report Of the committee on
publications came up for considera-
ton at ten O'Clock in accordance with
a special order to that effect.
SABBATH DISSERTATION.
A special committee was appointed
to take action on the observance of
the Sabbath as provided in the report
of the special committee, who submit
ted a report on the subject. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were named as the
committee Rev. S. G. Burney, d.
d.; Rev. A. j. Baird, D.. d.; and
Ruling Elder r. i. Caruthers. The
leading points in the Sabbath obsery-
anee report are to the following effect
The committee rejoices to see the sub
ject is agitating the minds and hearts
Of Christian people. The Sabbath is
a holy day, instituted by God for the
benefit of man, intended to be used
for mans highest enjoyment in the
service of God. The obligation to
observe it strictly and religious
ly is as great to-day as it ever was.
and rests equally on all alike,
whether they are believers or unbe-
levers. Many promises of great bless
ings to those who shall keep it holy
are contained in Ged's word, and
fearful punishruents arc prescribed for
those who shall disregard its holy OBJ
servances. The dissertation is a wide
spread and rapidly growing evil, aud
the highest interests of the church
and Of the whole nation, spiritual and
material, demand that they shall be
arrested as far as possible.
The best means of securing this
desirable end is for the protested fol-
lowers of Jesus Christ, the Lord of
the Sabbath, to set the world an ex-
ample Of obedience by themselves re-
garding the Sabbath as a delight, the
holy Of the rLord honorable" and
using it strictly according to the will
of God revealed in his holy word.
The commit tee, therefore, recon
mend that the request of New Hope
presbytery be granted to memorabilia
the congress of the United States to
change the laws regulating our army,
navy and postal departments so that
those engaged in them shall be allowed
and required to observe the Sabbath
as other citizens of the government.
and to request other great ecelesiasti-
cal bodies in the United States to
memorialize congress upon the same
subject, and that the last general
assembly Of the Presbyterian Church
O the United States, requesting this
body to adopt such measures as are
best adapted to arrest the growing
evil, be also granted that a commit
tee of three be appointed to memorial
ize congress on the subject; that it
be made the duty of the committee to
correspond with other ecelesiasti.
cal bodies to do the same that
it is the sense Of this assembly:
that it is the duty Of all preachers Of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
to call the attention Of their congrega.
tiOns frequently to the duty Of a scrip.
tural observance of the Sabbath, set.
ting forth what the requirement is
the blessings promised for a proper
observance and the curses that shall
follow an improper use thereof
that hereafter, with other standing
committees, there shall be appointed
By the moderator Of the general as
sembly a committee to be called the
committee on prevention Of Sabbath
Dissertation, whose duty il shall be t
consider and report upon the same as
other stan ling committees; and that
synOds and Prcsbyterians are hereb,
recommended and required to appoin
a similar standing committee at cacl
Of their meetings.
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The names Of the ministers were J
X. Brown, $. S. Darwin, A. G. Stew
art, A.. j. MCGlumphy and s. II
Buchanan.
ALCOHOL.
The special committee on alcohol