Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-22
Louisville General Assembly.
RIGHT OF APPEAL.

RIGHT OF APPEAL.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, May Ain the Presby-
terrain General assembly to-day, the cases of
T. A. and w. E. Garfield were taken up on
majority and minority reports. It involves
the question whether man who makes
charges belore presbytery which are dis
missed, has the right to appeal to higher
ecclesiastical court. After spirited debate
the assembly came to the conclusion that an
appeal would lie over though the complain.
ant had himself suffered no injury of char
acter, but was attacking another.
DR.. STUART ROBINSON.
LOUISVILLE, May 21.---The general assem-
bly, convened at 4p.M. The order of the
day was the "Can6eld case,'' which is COM
plant on an appeal of J. ". Garfield against
the synod of Kentucky for dismissing the
charges which he presented, some time ago,
against DR.. Stuart Robinson, of the Second
Presbyterian church, of louisville. A pre-
lminary question was raised whether it
should be tried under the old or
new book. A motion was made
that the report should be
referred to the judicial committee with in
structions to report that the case be tried
under the old book. The motion was lost
by large majority. The moderator re-
minded the assembly to remember that it
was about to sit in a Judicial capacity. The
record in the case at request of the moder-
ator was read by the Rev. F. P. Smith, clerk
of the judicial committee; also the action
of the synod OF Kentucky and a certified
copy of the same.
Col. Livingston spoke as counsel for Mr..
Garfield. He claimed Canfeld's right to be
heard in the assembly and asked that the
synod of Kentucky be instructed to reverse
its decision and inquire into the charges
which it had dismissed. M. HI. Gross and
Rev. T. E. Converse answered for the synod
Of Kentncky. Mr.. Gress claimed that the
synod could not do anything but dismiss
the charges presented against Rev. Stua TT
Robinson because of decision of the gan
eral assembly of 1878, which deprived Can
field of his right to preach, on the ground
that he was irresponsible for his words and
acts. The case is still pending.
Y. NJ. G. Il. International Contention.
BALTIMORE, May 21.-The twenty third,
being the first biennial convention of the
Christian associations of the United States
and British provinces, assembled to-day.
Attendance of delegates and spectators
large. After devotional exercises commit
tee of one from each State and territorial
district prominent organization was appoint
ed to nominate permanent officers. While
the committee was considering the names
Charles Fermood, secretary of the central
committee of all lands, Geneva, Switzer-
land; M. H. Holder, member of London
w. G. Marsh, Melbourne, Australia, and
Isaac Brockeway, delegate from Kendall
England, were introduced, and each briefly
addressed the convention.
The committee on permanent officers re.
ported for president, Dwight L. Moody; first
vice-president, John Mcdonald, Toronto
second, Smith Baker, Massachusetts,; third
James A. Beaver, Pennsylvania; fourth, G
w. Lovelace, Alabama; fifth, D. r. Noyes
Minnesota; sixth, i. G. Thompson, Quebec
seventh, Wilkinson, Oregon: for secretary
J. V. L. Graham, Baltimore; assistant secre
taries, j. II. Olcott, Washington; D. L
Mitchell, Louisiana: Honeyman, New Jersey
F. Mordike, Michigan.
At the mention of Mr.. Moody's name TO-
president the applause was general, and con
tinued for some time. The report of tn
committee was unanimously adopted.
The treasurer's report showed receipt
for 1873 to be $16,875; expenditures, SIG,
s73, leaving balance of So. Since tn
Louisville convention $685. have been ex
pended in various departments; twenty eigh
State and provincial conventions have beer
held sinoe.:June last, and associations forme
in Alabama, New York, Ohio, North an
South Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana
Virginia and Maryland: 553 associations hav
| made renOrts: "a own huildinps yalua1 q
81, 1898 $50, and the total value of propert
belonging to or due them is $2,297, 45t
-Four hundred and eighty associations repo1
membership of 65,420.
Employment has been found for 9,42
persons. There are 11S persons acting q
| general secretarys and agents. Reports {
Young Mems Christian associations hav
been received from Cairo, Egypt, Beyreutl
Damascus, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Nazaretl
Calcutta, Hong Kong and Yokohoma.