Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-26
PEACE AMONG PREsBYrERIANs
me Northern and Southern Bury the
Inchristlan BARRIER

NHchrIstlan Barrier.
LEXINGTON, KY, May 25.-In tn
Presbyterian General Assembly. South
to-day the committee on bills and over
lures made the following report in ref
erence to overture No. "a from the Pres
bytery of Upper Missouri in regard to tn,
appointment OF a committee by the South
ern Assembly to tcOnfer with similat
| committee from the Northern Assem-
bly, touching the organic union.
| 1our committee would recommend thu
adoption OF an answer that the Genera
Assembly declines to appoint a committe,
| Tor the purpose stated in the overture. a,
| our principles are so essentially different
in several vitally important particular.
from those of the Northern PRESBYTERIAN
/ Church that the idea of an organic unoT
/ cannot be entertained
Dr. Primrose moved an amendment saw
ing: "1Our coming deems it ineXpedient
to appoint such a committee" The
amendment was adopted by a vote of 10.
yeas to 81 nays.
Moderator, opposed the amendment
on the principle of opposing fOrganic
union, and thought that the assembly
should give a reason for it. When the
vote occurred on the original question il
was amended by DR.. Davis so as to read
''The General Assembly declines to an
point a committee for the purpose named, y
and this was unanimously adopted.
DIR. WitherspOOn read the report of the
cohmlttee on educational speeches made
upon the report of DR.. II. G. Alexander
OF the Union Theological Seminary. and
Professor G. II. Hemphill, of the same,
and DIR. Shellman, President of the Tusca-
lOosa Institute for Training Colored Min.
listers. The report was adopted.
Professor HemphilPs resolution on fra
ternal resolutions was taken up.
A telegram was received from DR..
Brown, the Southern delegate to the
Northern Assembly regarding the passage
of resolution by the Northern Assem-
bly, upon the question of fraternal rela-
tiOns, which met with great applause.
Action was postponed on Professor
HemphilPs resolution till the Assembly
learns what resolution the Northern AS
sembly have passed. There was much
excitement in the assembly over the
question.
The following telegram was received
from Saratoga at y O'Clock and loudly
applauded:
TO ReC. DR.. Pryor, Moderator of the
General Assembly: The following paper.
offered by DR.. Crosby, completely cover
ing the point has been passed unanimous
ly. The committee report that fraternal
relations having been happily established
between the two churches on the basis of
the withdrawal of all imputatiOns official
ly made from either side against the
Christian Church of the other no further
action of the assembly Is necessary.
WILLIAM BROWN.
The assembly decided this evening that
cOrresondence with the Northern Assem-
bly, should be by delegates in 1894, and af-
forwards by letters. The Moderator re-
ceived telegram from the Saratoga Gene
raj Assembly saying that the assembly
had set apart Saturday morn
ing from to IL O'Clock. as an
hour of prayer for an outpOuring of Gods
spirit on both churches. The assembly
telegraphed that it would set apart that
hour for prayer. Col. Pat Joyce, just re-
turned from Saratoga, where he went as
the fraternal delegate. made a speech in
the assembly telling of his cordial recep-
tiOn and the brOtherly feeling in that as
sembly.
SARATOGA, May 25.-In the Presbvteri-
an General Assembly to-day, Rev. DR..
Brown, Chairman of the Southern dele
CATION took his leave in a touching adj
dress, saying that the resolution of DR..
Crosby adopted unanimously this evening
removed all doubt from every Southern
Presbyterian'Sh Sheart, and he should 90 home
glad and convinced that the time would
come when the two General Assemblies
would meet and merge like two liquid
drops when an obstacle between them
was removed. Moderator Hatfield re-
spOnded. He trusted that the great head
of the church would cause all that DR..
Brown had anticipated to become a reali-
ty. As the two aged men stood with
hands Iclasped, the assembly rose and
sang "Blest be the tie which binds"
NASHVILLE, May 25.-The Cumberland
Presbyterian Assembly adjourned at a
late hour. The report on the. state of the
church showed it to be in a most healthy
condition. In answer to a memorial from
the COlored Cumberland Presbyterians, it
was decided to preserve the separate or
ganiZations of the two races. A report
proposing union with the Evangelical
LUtleranS was adODted