Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-31
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well as the question of revision. He felt the
Importance of having q Hymn book that &C
corded with his religious frame of mind and he
did not think one printed by Scribner Co..
| would do So for this firm had made itself OBJ
jectionable to his devotional feelings by articles
1t had admitted into Its magazine He thought
there was too great q tendency to 60 North for
our literature.
A brother here interrupted the Dr.. BY asking
''if he would get up In the pulpit in coat made
north of Mason d DIxon's liner" To which DR..
Mutually responded promptly. mo. sir. would
not"
Resuming the DR.. said If there il one thing
about which we ought to be careful it is our
hymnology and he hoped the revision would
DO made under the direction OF the General As
| sembly.
Rev. w. B. Thompson, Nashville. said the
committee on publication had advised that the
stereoty pc plates of the old Hymn book should
not be renewed. The country churches are not
fully supplied with the present Hymn book
and cannot be supplied from the old plates, the
committee had thought q smaller and cheaper
edition should be supplied. DR.. Hazen stated
that the plates were still good.
Rev futile. Texas, thought the church was
not now in a condition to stand the expense OF
q new Hymnal.
On motion the report was accepted and SO
10 UGH oft as referred to the revision of the
Hymn book was laid on the table.
PUBLICATION.
DR.. Mutually, from the committee on Publica-
ton read the proposition of the Messrs. Scrib-
ner Co., to furnish the church with an edi-
ton of "Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual
Songs" with the Recommendation that 1t be not
| accepted.
The report was received and 1t was then NOV
ed that the word mot" be stricken out.
Rev. D. 0. Davies, Kentucky. made an earn
| est speech against isolating the Southern
Church. He thought it was time to lay aside
sectionalism and let the church stand upon tn
truth az God had given it.
Under sense efloyalty to the church he had
been using the present Hymn book as it now
exists. but he did SO feeling its many defects,
and he knew that it was causing great dissatis-
faction among the people.
Rev. ]. B. Carne. Tenn, thought 1t inadvisa-
| Die to adopt book with which the Assembly
was not familiar.
Rev. w. B. Thompson. Tenn, favored the a.
doption OF the new Rymnal, but did not want
1t to bearth imprint of the General Assembly.
DR.. Mutually, thought the word provincial
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was objected to he wanted to know If there was
not such thing as denominationalism, a Pres
byterian denominationalism. to which the
Presbyterian church is entitled, and which she
should have and enjoy. Heloved the Southern
Presbyterian church and loved her devotedly,
and therefore he desired to have uniformity in
the Hymnology of the church, SO that when he
took up Hymn Book in a brother preachers
pulpit, he would feel that he was still within
the fold He insisted that 1t was the duty OF
the General Assembly to provide the church
with Hymn Book, and not leave 1t to q Com
mittee.
On motion the whole question OF the Hymnal
was laid on the table Indefinitely and the re-
mainder of the report Of the Committee on
Publication was adopted.
| EvANGELIsTs
DIR. Palmer, La, from the Standing Commit
tee on Home Missions reported that the Execu-
tive Committee be urged to send four or five
Evangelists to Western Texas. and that provi.
sion be made for that purpose. Report was a.
dopted.
NEGRO CHURCHES.
The same committee reported in favor Of al
lowing negroes to organize separately and that
| the attention ofthe synods be called to the
matter so as to secure the proper CO operation
Adopted.
THE AUDITING COMMITTEE
reported the accounts OF the Treasurer correct
as to disbursements and vouchers and that
there was still in his hands to the credit Of the
Assembly something over one thousand dol
lars.
They also found the accounts of the Treasur-
er OF the Educational Fund correct. with a
balance in favor OF the fund Of some six hum
/ 1rod dol 1,o nd
SYSTEMATIC BENEyoLEScr.
The committee reported that 81 churches had
sent up reports 10 had not.
The sums contributed had been az follows:
Foreign Missions $50. 2e5 an increase of Sill 900
over last year; Sustentation $Is, 526 making an
average of cents per head; Evangelical $40 95s
an increase OF 81 $40; Invalid Fund $40, Pub
licatlon s. OO9; For aid to candidates for minis
try $40 Ss5; For Tuscaloosa Institute g. COO Col.
ored Evangelical Fund s597 For General Bene-
VIOLENT Purposes $4,000
| Six hundred and sixty churches contributed
| nothing to Foreign Missions and one thousand
to Publication,
DIR. Armstrong opposed the recommendation
of the committee to take up separate collec-
ton for the colored evangelical fund and NOV
| ed that that part of the report be stricken out
Rev. VIM. Luckett Texas, strongly urged the
Importance of taking up separate collection
for the education of colored ministers. He
spoke earnestly and forcibly Of the importance
| In the South of having the negroes christianiz-
ed, for in many parts Of the South they elect
all the civil officers.
DR.. Palmer deprecated haste in taking a de-
cided position one way or the other.
DIR. Stillman, Secretary of the Tuscal oosa In
stitute for colored ministers. gave his views in
favor of taking up separate collection and
urged IL most stroneiy' Ior ne tnougnt IL would
result III yieioing larger amounttnan Dy TAX
ing up a single coiiection Ior ootn purposes. 10
Jake tnem ootn togetner' ne thought. would re-
sui IN no Increased sum. OUT would merely d.
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gelistic work, and he feared separate collections
would fail to raise as much as the single collec-
ton does now.
Rev. 8. w. Dawes, Arkansas recognized the
difficulties in the way and thought some sup