The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-06-09
NINTH DAY


Winding Up the Weeks work-The
Columbia Theological Seminary-The
Sentiments of the Brethren in TAX
ing Adverse Action,
The General Assembly met at the
usual hour yesterday morning, and was
opened with prayer by the Rev. ]. S.
Frierson.
The minutes of the preceding day were
read and approved.
DR.. Smith moved the adoption of the
reports of the committee on Home and
Foreign Missions as a whole. Carried
The report of the committee on the
Tuscaloosa Institute, for the education of
colored ministers, was adopted by the
substitution of j. n Lapsley, of Selma,
Ala, as trustee, instead of Joseph Hardie
The report of the committee on Educa-
ton was taken up and read.
MIR. }. M. kirkpatrick submitted
minority report dissenting from the re-
commentator of the majority report for
the removal of the board of Education
from Memphis. He thought change
was unwise and dangerous to the best
interests of the Church, and that the
board should be kept at Memphis, where
1t has done such efficient work.
The Rev. Mr.. Quigg admitted that
changes should not be entered into
hastily or unadvisedly, but whenever the
cause can be benefited by removal, it
should be made without any question.
For the past FIVE years there has been a
constant falling off in the contributions
for education. Nashville is railroad
and an educational centre. He. there
fore, thought that the removal should be
made.
The very sensible motion of limiting
the speeches upon this subject to five
minutes was made by DIR. Wilson and
adopted by the Assembly.
The Rev. Messrs. Miner, Neel, West,
Chsby, Frierson, Allen Wright, of the
Choctaw Nation, and others made speech
es giving their views with much force.
The vote of the Assembly was then
taken and resulted in the defeat of the
proposed transfer, so that the headouar-
tiers OF the board of Education will remain
at Memphis.
The maj ority report of the committee
on Education was then taken up and the
different propositions contained in II
voted upon se75utann.
The report of committee was then
ADOPTED, and after great many motions.
alterations and amendments, recommends
the approval of the committee for its nasr
fidelity and diligence; that no change for
the present be made in the location Of
the executive committee of Education
and that the existing board be reap
pointed that there be no change in the
plan of aiding students during the ensu-
ing year that the Church is expected to
pray the Lord of the harvest to raise mn
and qualify men for the gospel ministry
and that 1T is recommended to the Pres
byterles, to require that all candidates
coming before Presbyteries shall have
the certificates Of their sessions testify
ing to their physical, mental and spirit
ual qualifications; that the usual CON
cert OF prayer for young men be held on
the last Thursday in February. and that
the executive committee consist of the
following members Rev. f. M. Richard
son as secretary, G. w. MacRae. treas
9rer, Rev. A. H. Kerr, D. D., Rev. w.
W. Houston, Rev. N. M. Long, Rev. r.
Il. Evans, Rev. Eugene Daniel. b. M
Estes, M. 2. Jarnigan, James Elder and
-. ~. Urdnam.
DR. kirkpatrick introduced the follow.
lng, resolutions, which were adopted
hesoJyed, That a committee. CONSISTING
OF the Moderator Of the present Assem-
bly,, the Rev j. i. Girardeau. D. D and
the Rev. William Brown, D. D.. be an.
pointed to prepare, in the name and on
33ehalf Of the General Assembly, an adj
dress to all our Churches setting forth
and urging the claims of the cause Of
Education for the ministry in tbeir
prayers and their pecuniary benefae-
tons, and that the said address when
prepared be published and put into cir
eulat.on by the executive committee Of
Publication.
ResoJved, That ministers having charge
OF churches be requested by the Assem-
bly, to read the said address from their