Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-06-01

toric and let Us hope prophetic day
one reunited General Assembly."
The big audience broke out into hand
clapping at this allusion TO the posi-.
bility of organic union
At the conclusion of DIR. MePher-
sons address the great congregation
sang Jesus Lover of Ny Soul" Mrs.
Cleveland. who had arrived during
the speaking, and occupied seat in
the Prince of Wales box, rose and
joined in the singing. She remained
to the close of the exercises which
lasted until G:20PM
"Calvinism and Human Progress"
was the subject of au address by Con-
gresham James s. Cothrad, of South
Carolina. IfCaIvinism is Marrow"
said he, it is because it seeks to enter
by the straight and barrow way; it is
''illiberal' in that it makes no COM
promise with error; it is ''intolerant"
of sin, but not of sinners The
speaker in q few brilliant sentences,
sketched the conflict of the civil war,
the division of the Church and the
present movement for reunion, and
continued: Its solution depends upon
our own worthiness. If as Chris
tians we have faith, hope and love,
and as citizens courage, fortitude and
patience, that kind Providence that
has ever watched over bis people will
not forsake us in this emergency.
But if on account of unworthiness it
be decided by that Providence that
not unto us be the accomplishment of
that sublime purpose-if by reason of
blood outlines the privilege of rear
ing the sacred temple of union be
denied Us, let us hope and pray that
those who come after, our children,
and our children's children, he freed
from the passions that so easily beset
US, may not only behold that land of
promise from its Mount Pisgah's
height, but go in and possess it, a
grand, puissant. militant, united
Church" A storm of appreciation
went over the vast concourse as the
South Carolina Congressman took his
seat.
The last address of the afternoon
was by exUnited States Senator S.
j r. Mcmillan. of Minnesota, who
spoke on "Presbyterianism and Re-
publican Government" and the exer-
cises came to a close with the bene-
diction by the Rev. DR.. Frances l..
Patton, President elect of Princeton
College.
The Hon. L. Marye, of Virginia,
presided at the afternoon meeting in
Horticultural Hall. Rev. DR.. John
Hall, of New York, spoke on the SUBJ
ject of Getty EYangelization-Its
Necessity" and was followed briefly
on the same subject by bis alternate,
Morris K. Jesup, of New York. "City
Evangelization-Its Methods" was
the subject of Rev. Moses D. Hogue,
d. D., of Richmond, Va. Rev. S. j.
Niccolls, D. D., of St. Louis, made q
very vigorous address on Preaching
to the Masses. The closing address
was made by the Hon. Bennett II.
Y oung, of Louisville, KY, who spoke
eloquently and earnestly on Lay
Efforts Among the Masses"
The centennial celebration closed
with immense missionary mass meet
iDgs in the Academy Of Music and
Horticultural Hail. Gov. Alfred
Moore Scales, of North Carolina, pre-.
sided at the Academy meeting. An
address on home missions was made
By Rev George p Hayes, of Cincin-
natl, and one on foreign missions by
Rev. Matthew Hale Houston, d. D.,
of Baltimore, O Commissioner of
the Southern A Assembly. Rev. Chas
L. Thompson, ID. D., of Kansas City,
delivered an eloquent address On
Historic Presbyterian Characters"
and the closing address was by Rev
Jerry Witherspoon, d. D., of Nash
vile, Tenn.
Gov. Beaver, of Pennsylvania, pre-.
sided at the Horticultural Hall meet
ing. Rev. Dr. Walter W. Moore, of
the Union Theological Seminary at
Hampden, Sydney, Va, spoke for
home missions, and Rev. Charles S.
Pomeroy, of Cleveland, made an ad-
dress on foreign missions. Rev.
Givens b. Stricken. ID. D., exModer-
ator of the Southern Assembly, de-
livered an address on the Children
of the Covenant" devoted to the
cause of missionary work among the
young people Rev. w. p. Breed,
ID. d., of Philadelphia, delivered
the closing address.
At the conclusion of the two meet
ings the members of both assemblies
exchanged fraternal greetings and the
spirit of fellowship was marked. The
members of the Southern Assembly
will return to Baltimore tomorrow
The Northern Assembly
will resume its business sitting to
morrow, and the regular order of the
day will be the question of organic
union.