The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-09-28


General Committee of Arrangements for the
Third General Council of the Alliance of the
Reformed Churches holding the Presbyterian
System.)
OFFICE OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
BELFAST, 16 August, 1881.
The Committee of Arrangements for
the next General Council met in this
place this day at the call of the Rev. DR..
Knox, Chairman. Present, etc., etc., etc.
DR.. Knox having opened the meeting
with prayer, Drs. Blake and Mathews
were chosen as clerks.
A number of apologies for absence hav-
ing been read, new members were elected
and the Committee constituted as fol-
lows: Names omitted.)
The Committee then appointed Sub
Committee on the Programme, with Rev.
DR.. Watts of Belfast as Chairman. and
another Subcommittee on local business
On motion, the Committee resolved:
"That the Third General Council shall
meet D.V.) on Tuesday, June Goth
1854, and remain in session until Friday,
July 4th, Inclusive: That the proceed
ings shall be opened as hitherto, with
sermon on the forenoon of that day,
the afternoon being devoted to organiz-
ing and the evening reserved for social
reception that may be given to the Dele
gates: That thereafter, there shall be
but two sessions each day, one in the
forenoon to be occupied with Reports
Papers, discussions, etc., etc., to com.
mence at ten and a-half A. M, and last.
ing until four P. NJ; the other of more
popular character, to commence at seven
2. NJ, and lasting until ten O'Clock,
while on Saturday there would be no
meeting" In this connection it was
stated that the Delegates would probably
dine together on several occasions, while
the 28th of June would be occupied with
some pleasure excursions)
AS to the subjects to come before the
Council, it was agreed:
That as number of important Com
mlttees had been appointed in Philadel-
Phla, these should report on successive
days, the subsequent Papers and dis
cussions of each day to have connection
with the Report that might be read"
10 enable the Delegates to study these
Reports, the Committee ordered:
That all Reports to be presented to
the Council shall be forwarded to the
Clerk by January 1st, 1884; these will
then be printed and copy sent to each
Delegate two months before the assem-
bling of the Council" When the Coun-
ell meets the Committee will ask. that
these Reports be held as read, but that
each Cconvener be allowed twenty min
utes IN which to call attention to the
more important points, subsequent speak
ers being restricted to five minutes each.
AS to Papers, the Committee decided
That Papers presented to the Council
shall not occupy more than twenty min
utes IN being read, but that at the option
OF the writer, an amount of reading mat
ter not exceeding one-half more. NAV be
printed in the Proceedings Each Paper
Will be followed in ten minutes address
by an appointed speaker, after which.
discussion IN five minutes speeches will
be in order, with right of reply to the
writer OF the Paper.
1t was also agreed, that except by a
special vote of the Council, the reading
OF a Paper and the dicussion on it, shall
not exceed one hour. The Committee
hope that this will allow of the reading
OF three Papers each day.
In order to secure the early publica-
ton of the Proceedings, the Clerks were
instructed to use their utmost diligence
IN obtaining from programme writer's and
speakers copies of their intended adj
dresses, that these might be printed (con-
J5demtiaIly) and revised by their writers.
previous to the Council Meeting.
. AS this was the first meeting of the
Committee since the recent atrocious at
tempt to assassinate General Garfield
the President of the United States. the
Committee resolved to convey to Mrs.
Garfield an expression of their deep sym-
pathy with her, with the President and
with the whole American nation in their
most distressing position. DR.. Knox and
the Clerks were authorized to write such
letter and to sign and forward it in the
name of the Committee.
The Committee adjourning to meet at
the call OF the Chairman, was then closed
with prayer. w. G. BLAKE,
G. D. MATHEWS.