Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-22
CHURCHNIEN AND THEIR WORK
The Work Doing In the Councils of the
Denominations.

SARATOGA, n. Y, May 21.-In the Pres
byterian General Assembly to-day a COM
mittee of nine was appointed TO confer
with the Southern General Assembly.
The report of the standing committee on
freedmen was presented and read, recon-
mending the raising of 5000. 900. Addresses
| We're made by Secretary r. II. Allen. Rev.
/ DR.. Proudtit, Rev. NJ. Adams (colored J.
| from the Synod of Atlanta, and Others
| The report was adopted,
The following telegram was received
and read:
LEXINGTON, KY, May 20, 1888.
/ T.. +. Hatfield, Moderator:
Ihe delegation was received Saturday
by the Southern General Assembly with
unanlmlty, cordiality and enthusiasm.
Ihere has been nothing like it since our
glorious reunion at Pittsburg. DR.. Rogers.
Moderator, made response full of mes
sages of peace and love. Praise the Lord
ASlgned) ;. j. PRIZE.
Great enthusiasm prevailed, and the
dOXOlogy was sung with all standing.
a complimentary dinner was given this
evening at DR.. StrOng's institute. Rev.
Drs. Brown and Hoyt and Hon. Patrick
Joyce, delegates from the Southern Pres
Dyterlan Church, and a large number of
others attended.
LEXINGTON, KY, Nav 2l.-The Pros.
Dyterian General Assembly of the south
! met-at9 O'clock this morning. The Com
mittee on Bills and OYertures reported the
OVertures considered. The overture re-
garding fraternal relation was made the
order OF the day for Tuesday. The com
mlttee reported in favor of the overture
thaC all correspondence with religious
DOdles be carri ed on by letter. and
1t was made the second order
OF the day for Tuesday. The committee
reported on the overture to change the
confession of faith at the catechism that
no changes shall be made in the confess
sion of faith unless proposed by two
thirds of the Assembly, approved by
t1ree-lOurths OF the Presbyters, and
adopted again by twO-thirds Ofthe Assem-
bly,. The discussion was made the order
OF the day for Wednesday. The commit
tee reported unfavorably on the overture
proposing change in the section touch
ing the education of ministers. The mi
nOrity report advocating the change
DR.. Lane, of Georgia, offered a substitute
referring the question back to the Pres
byters. The question was discussed. A
telegram was read from the delegates to
the Northern Assembly stating that they
had been enthusiastically received. The
Assembly then took Il recess until 3
O'Clock.
On reassembling at O'Clock the follow
ing telegram was read:
-, , - pAhAlOGAs MAY zl'
TO the General assembly in session at
Lexington, n.y.:
The following action was taken this
morning:
ReSOtred, That committee of seven be
appointed by this Assembly to confer
with Il similar committee, if it shall meet
with the approval of the Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church South, now in
session in Lexington, in regard to any
plans OF cooperation in any part of the
great work that the Master has laid upon
his servants, and which it might appear
could be more etfectualIy accOmplised by
cordial and friendly cooperation than by
separate and Independent action, and
that these committees report the result of
their deliberations to their respective as
SemblieS in 1884.
EDWIN HATFIELD, Moderator.
Attest: w. Ii. ROBERTS, Clerk.
The remainder of the afternoon session
was spent in discussing the proposed
change in the constitution touching the
education of ministers. Allan Wright. a
full-blOOded Cherokee Indian, spoke
against any change.