Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-26
THE PRESBYTERIANs
In General Assembly at Cincinnati,
Yesterday,
HOLD AN INTERESTING SESSION
Resolutions Offered Against Sunday News
papers---Judge Drake Speaks
for His
ROMAN CATHOLIC RESOLUTION.

CINCINNATI, May 25.-At the Presbyter-
ian General Assembly to-day, S. B. Bell, D.
D., of Missouri, offered resolutions against
Sunday newspapers, and committing the
church 10 the policy Of what is commonly
known as prohibition" These resolutions
were referred 10 the committees on Temper
ance and Church Polity.
Bishop FOss, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, was inyited-to seat on the plat
form, and was received by the Moderator,
the Assembly standing.
The Standing Committee on Freedmen
report that the total receipts for the year
were Sll6,220. Under the care Of this
Board are lOS churches with ll,272 Com
municantS .l94 Sabbath schools, and ,439
scholars. During the year 1888 members
have heen added 10 these churches.
The Rev. R. H. Allen, D. D., of Pitts
burg, Secretary of the Board, delivered q
stirring address, which was frequently ap.
plauded. He was followed by DR.. N. Payne,
of Iowa, who was Colonel Of colored regi.
ment during the late war. This afternoon
Judge Brakes Roman Catholic resolution is
the special order, the Assembly having pre-
viously adopted unanimously the report OF
the Judicial Committee, to which was re-
iened Mr.. BradShaw's appeal from the
SYNOD of New York, recommending tha! the
appeal be dismissed on the ground that the
previous deliverances of the Grand Assem-.
bly have left with the sessions the right to
decide upon the validity of Roman Catholic
baptism in particular cases. This appeal
was based on the requirements Of Princeton
Church, that an applicant who had been bap-
tized in the Catholic Church should be re-
baptized.
brakes Resolution Taken Up.
at p. m. when Judge Brakes resolu.
tion against validity of Roman Catholic bap-
tism was taken up, he yielded the floor, ask
ing that some opponent open the debate and
that he be allowed to close. DR.. W. c.
Alexander, Professor in the Theological
Seminary of San Francisco, spoke in oppo-
sition TO the resolution. He said it was
useless as it would not be deliverance but
simply in expression Of opinion OF those
voting. 1t was mischievous since by pass
ing it. We make ourselves the Laughing
stock of the world
1t is more papal than all the Popes CON-
bined. 1t involves misinterpretation Of the
standards according to which the visible
church is composed Of all those who profess
the true religion. This resolution denies
the validity Of baptism administered to
millions Of persons who have come into the
Protestant church from the Roman Catho.
lie and never received any other baptism.
DR.. L. Fl. Nevin followed, showing in
what the corrUPtions Of the Roman Catho'
lie church consisted.
DR.. SchafI' offered substitute for the
resolution to the effect that the Roman
Catholic church, though corrupt and teach.
ing many unscriptursl errors, yet retaining
the holy Scriptures and ancient Cree1s with
all the fundamental truths Of christianity, is
still branch of the visible church
of Christ and therefore the sacrament
of baptism administered BY that church
with q right to baptize is true and valid
Christian baptism which can not and ought
not to be repealed.
DR.. Schof spoke in favor of substitute BY
showing from the history Of the church that
baptism administered in the name Of the
Trinity with the proper intention regardless
of The character of administering had
always been considered valid.
Further debate waa postponed nntil to-
Morrow
Maryland Presbyterians,
RrNToNyILLE, ARK, May 25.-A, the
Cumberland Presbyteriaa's fourth days
proceedings the Committee on Ministerial
Relief made its report, ard strongly COM
mended the management Of the board Of re
lief. One item in the report called aiten-
ton to large number 81 PreSbyteries
who do not co operate with the board, and
also 10 the fact that several Presbyteries re-
ceived large donations from the board, but
give nothing to the cause. IN effort will
be made TO increase the number Of Presby-
teries contributing to this board.
Rev. DR.. Daily, of Evansville, made a
very eloquent appeal in behalf OF the dis
abed ministers and needy widows and or
phars Of deceased preachers The address
made a profound impression Epon the
whole audience, and hundreds wept and old
men rejoiced 80 believe that their sacrifices
and tolls are not forgotten by their breth.