Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-23
APPEAL SPECIALS.
Proceedings Of the General Assembly Of
the Southern Presbyterian Church
at Vicksburg.
Testimony Closed in the Penn-Rials Muir.
der Case at HaZlehurst-A Cow
ardly Outrage.
The Mississippi Pharmaceutical Society
jackson Miss Raees-Probable
Fatal Assault.
yICKSBURG, MISS.
The Southern Presby terrain General As
sembIy-Publicstion Work.

The Southern Presbyterian General As
sembIy-Pubiicstion work.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPRAL.l
Z aVIcKsBURG, May 22.-The assembly re-
sumed its labors this morning. Anover-
ture desiring to know whether the Church
courts shall work in cooperation with the
Presbyterian Historical society was
answered by the decision that preference pei
snail be given to the Southern, Historical
Society. The Committee on Publication
Work made report, which was adopted
| 1t commended the work Of the secretary
and Executive Committee 1t reported
that only $33, $50 of the $4,000 of bonds
authorized by the Atlanta Assembly had
been issued, as more was not needed
| Forty five hundred dollars of these bonds
had been redeemed. That the mortgage
on the publishing house had been paid !;
| that the rents had exceeded the expenses
| by several hundred dollars; that the con-
tract with the publishing company had
been terminated; that collections had
| been good the price of publications re-
| duced, and the donation to the public
| churches and Sabbath-schoois almost dou-
| Sic.
The overture from thu Palmyra Presby-
terry was answered by the statement that
| the finances of the committee do not now
| admit of the establishment of deposit
/ tory at st. Louis.
| The salary of the secretary was fixed at
| $4,000.
The Executive Committee for the en-
\ sting year will consist of the Rev, ]. K.
| Hazen, i. D., secretary and treasurer; Dr.
/ Unarles Fl. Read, the Rev. Dr. NJ. D. Aaye,
the Rev. DIR. NJ. A. Richardson, the Rev.
| z. II. Hoyl, the Rev. r. P. Kerr, the Rev.
i. 2. Epses, Chas. Gennett, w. w. Henry,
| r. r. Wellford, Z. III. Fitzhugh, E. D..
Hitl and NJ. W. Gillian.
The Committee on Systematic Benefi-
cence reported that $50 out of sixty-eight
| presbyteries had sent up statistical reports.
| Out of 20i0 churches 1145 contributed to
sustentations$4O,177i 1877 contributed to
foreign missions, S50,617; 1892 contributed
to evangelistic work $3S, 1876; 1923 conf
| tributed to education S3I $40; 905 con-
| tributed to the invalid fund S11 ,OlSj $40
| contributed to publication $685. 442 con-
| tributed to the Tuscaloosa Institute $3514
The Committee on Correspondence
| recommended the appointment as dele
| gates to the Pan-Presbyterian Council
instead of delegates who have declined
the Rev. DIR. Hoyt, OF Richmond, Va, and
the Rev. Esas Cummins, of this city, and
as alternates, the Rev. DIR. Bartlett, the
Revs. A. b. Ourrie, William Dinwiddie,
III. Caldwell, ]. L. Wheeler, and Ruling
| Elders Isaac NJ. Veitch. J. II. Franklin, w.
A. Moore, G. H. Mourning and
| Col. j. F. L. Preston. The special
! Committee on Cooperative Work,
through the Rev. Eugene Daniel,
| DID,, of Memphis, its chairman, present
ed an able and unanimous report substan
| tally recommending that the settlement
! Of thequestion Of differences between the
| Northern and Southern churches as to the
occupation OF joint territory should be
| LETT to the broad principles of Christian
| love and charity which should influence
members of the Church of Christ; those
who were upon the ground being more
| competent to settle the matters of contro
versy than anyone else as to the matter Of
| organic union that had been already
| settled by previous assemblies. The re-
4 port was adopted by rising vote without
a single dissenting voice.
| The order of the day being reached,
the Rev. DIR. Cornelius Van Santvoord,
corresponding delegate from tine Dutch
Reformed Presbyterian Church, was in
troduced by the moderator, and received
by the body rising to their feet. His adj
dress was full of warm Christian senti-
L tiSA-'J dhU CiOIuChti1 CApICoSCus
The moderator responded handsomely
and eloquent.y referred to the father
| Church on the continent which had been
Graded in the Reformation, and acknowl-
edged the kindness and sympathy with
| which the Dutch Reform Church in Amer
lea had shown them when battling against
/ encouragement and reverses. In con
clusion, he warmly clasped his hand, and
prayed that God might be with him and
| his.
The Rev. DIR. j. B. Shean, chairman of
the committee on the case of the Rev. G..
| Wash Morton, offered lengthy and able
report, which vindicated Mr.. Morton
from any charge affecting his moral and
Christian character.
Nominations were then made for assist
| ant secretary of foreign missions, the
| election for which takes place tomorrow.
| Other business OF a routine nature was
| transacted and the assembly adjourned
until tomorrow.