The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-26
RELIGIOUS.
The Northern Presbyterians are Stnl
BuSily at Work.
They Cheerfully Extend Fraternal
Hand Across the
Bloedy Chasm to Their Southern Bre,h
ren at Lexington.
The Bap!lsts Also in Session at Folly's
Capital.
Dramatic Scene-A Lesson for the Inn.
petuOus Congressman.
CauSe of Cyclones Solved by a Re.
formed Presbyterian
Gleanings From the Masters Vineyard.
Dramatic Scene-A Lesson for the lm.
petuOus Congressman.
Cause of Cyclones Solved by a Re.
formed Presbyterian
Gleanings From the Masters Vineyard
The Presbyterians.
REFORMED PREsBYTERIANs,

The Presbyterians.
REFORMED PREsByrERIANs.
PITTspuRG, May .25.-The synod of the
Reformed Presbyterian church of North
America reconvened in Allegheny City this
morning.
DR.. Il. NJ. Somervlle, of New York, pre-.
sented the report of the synod board of
trustees. The report showed the church to
be in a prosperous condition financially
and otherwise. The report was referred to
the finance committee.
Rev J. b. Williams, of New York, read a
paper on the subject, "Signs OF the Times. >
The speaker asserted that alcohol was king
in this country, and that nihilism, alcohoi-
ism and communism were to large extent
combining their forces for the purpose of
combating religion. He claimed that God
| was Furnishing various parts by cyclones for
these evils He suggested that there be
days OF earne st fasting and prayer, that
| such might more successfully combat
these growing evils. On his concluding,
the subject was taken up and discussed al
length.
Rev. Mr., Kennedy. of New York, made a
motion that new standing committee be
| appointed on the state of religion, and said
10 pelcNeu uore atteullull snOulu De gwen
to the condition of religion inside the
church.
| The motion was so amended as to com.
blne the committee with the one on the
signs of the times, and adopted.
Discussion OF temperance and the advisa.
bility OF incorporating resolutions on the
minutes OF the synod condemning the man.
nfactnre, sale or use Of liquor as u beverage
then ensued.
THE NORTHERN OLD SCHOOL.
SARATOGA, May 25.-ln the general as
sembly, DR.. Howard Crosby, from special
committee. reported as follows;
The committee to whom was reported
resolution relative to the hearing of evidence
of last years assembly: efforts in behalf Of
iratcrnial relations with the Southern
church, respectfully report that fraternal
relations have been happily established be.
tween the two assemblies, on the basis of
the withdrawal of all imputations that may
have been made officially from either side
against the Christian character of the other.
No further action is necessary. Adopted,
DR.. Howard Crosby, from the committee
OF high criticism, reported cOndemning the
rationaistic tendencies sought to be con-
veyed into the instruction of candidates
for the ministry from the teachings of GER
tain European authors who seek to under
mine and unsettle faith in the authenticity
and inspiration of the Bible. was adopted
unanimously without debate.
The report Of the board ofchurch erection
was read by Rev. DR.. Wingate. Receipts
from all sources during the year were $l09. :
900. Applications for aid were received
from 306 churches. asking for S204, 400. Aid
was extended to 2l5 churches, amounting
in the aggregate to $10i 900. Churches
were injured or lost by fire during the year
to the extent Of $l0l, 400; insurance realized,
$50 400. The board asks for 800 900 for the
coming year, as there are now 500 churches
without houses of worship.
Kew. Mr.. oung rose 10 question of
privilege, and stated that the article in the
Chicago Interior, distributed in the assem-
bly, this morning regarding the transfer of
Dunville seminary to the southern church,
is untrue as to fact, and II personal imputa-
tion on their honor as Christians and gem
tlemen, and calculated to njure them in
their church and social relations.
DR.. Gray, of the Interior, responded that
he had no such idea in penning the article,
and was sorry such an impression had been
taken.
On suggestion, the elders meeting adopted
an hour of special prayer tor Gods blessing
on the workings OF the two general assem-
blies, and the southern assembly was tee-
graphed to unite at the same hour. The
moderator named Saturday at 9a m.
THE SOUTHERN PREsBYrERIANs.
LEXINGTON, May 25.-The committee on
bills and overtures in reference to overture
No. 81 from the presbytery of upper Mis-
souri,, in regard to the appointment of
committee by the southern assembly to
confer with a similar committee from the
northern assembly IN reference to organic
union, recommended the following:
Your correspondent would recommend
the adoption "a. the following form of an.
swer: The general assembly decline
to appoint committee tor the pur-
pose stated in the overture as
our principles are so essentially different in
several vitally important particulars, from
those of the northern Presbytery, that the
idea Of Organize union cannot be enter.
tained.
DIR Primrose moved to amend by saying:
Your committee deems it inexpedient to
appoint such committee"
The amendment was adopted-l02 yeas,
42 nays.
DR.. Smoot, of Austin, late moderator,
opposed the amentment on the principle oi
organic union, and thought the
assembly should give reason for IL, when
the vote occurred on the question, as
amended. DR.. - moved to amend by
making the paper read, "the general as
sembly decline to appoint y committee for
the purposes named" which was unani-
mously adopted.
Professor Hemphill's resolution on fra.
lernsl relations was taken up.
A telegram was received from DR.. Brown. |
southern delegate to the northern assem-. |
bly,, saying the Crosby resolution re.racting
,he imputation against southern churches,