Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-24
CHURCH AND WORLD.
Religious ConvOcations of
Various Creeds.
NEWS SECULAR AND OTHERWISE.
The President Addresses the Presby-
terian Delegates North
and South.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.


Nine ballots for the Fourth Bishop
were taken without election. The candi-
dates voted for were Drs. Newman, Good
sell, Cranston and Payne. The Confer
ence took the tenth ballot, but adjourned
without the result being announced. It
is probable that there was no election.
DR.. Newman, it is understood, has
reached the limit OF his strength, unless
he can combine with DIR. Goodsell.
While ballot fourth for bishops was be-
ing counted, the Committee on Revisals
reported proposed change in the Dis
cipline. The present tenoency to intro
duce operatic and other other "hifa-
lutin" music into church service was
and the item relating to
church service was amended so as to
make music committee part of the
general conference.
NORTHERN PREsBYTERIANs.
PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-The Presby-
teriap General Assembly this morning
approved a number of overtures. One
was for revision of the hymn book, and
another deprecated the publication Of i'm
proper advertisements in the columns of
church newspapers. Another was from
the Presbytery Of Baltimore, and was in
regard to the use of the revised version
of the scriptures.
The General Assembly voted that in
view Of the present unsettled opinion re-
lating to the revised version, it was mex
pedient to authorize it's use in the public
worship Of the sanctuary. DR.. McCosh
presented the report Of the Judicial
Committee. Rev. James Crawford. a
delegate from the Reform Church, de-
livered an address of salutatiop. The
assembly broke into a double round Of
applause when he expressed the senti-
ment that the Reformed and Presbyte-
rian Churches might at some time be
united.
Fraternal addresses we're also deliver
ed by delegates from the Lutherans. This
afternoon the General Assembly will go
over to Overlook to meet members of
the Southern General Assembly who
will unite in to-morrow's joint celebra-
ton. The President and Mrs. Cleveland
will arrive at Overlook at P. NJ. to
meet the assemblies.
SOUTHERN PREsBYTERIANs.
BALTIMORE, May 23.-The Presbyterian
General Assembly, South, resumed busi-
ness at 8 O'Clock. The case Of Rev. DIR.
Woodrow was postponed until after the
return of the delegates from Philadel-
phia. A delegation from the General
Assembly of the Northern Presbyterian
Church, in session in Philadelphia,
headed by Rev. DR.. Mcintosh, was pre-
sented and DR.. Mcintosh invited the
General Assembly to participate to-mor-
row with the body he represents, in its
celebration. In reply DIR.
Bullock accepted the invitation on the
part of the Assembly. Adjourned until
8 O'Clock on Friday and started for
Philadelphia.
The most interesting episode of the
Assembly far occurred this after
noon, when reception was rendered
jointly to the Commissioners of the Cen
eral Assemblies (Northern and Southern)
by Mr.. and Mrs. Wistar Morris, which
was held at their residence at Overlook,
near this city. President and Mrs. Cleve-
land were the guests of honor. President
and Mrs. Cleveland had already arrived
at the Morris residence when the mem
bers of the General Assembly got there.
w aen DIR. Charles l.. Thompson, of the
Northern Assembly, and DR.. j. J. Bull
lock, the venerable moderator of the
Southern Assembly, greeted each other
there was chorus OF cheers,
which were renewed when the
visitors entered the grounds where
the President and Mrs. Cleveland, the
host and hostess and the Commissioners
OF the Northern Assembly we're await
ing to receive them. Congressman J.
Randolph Tucker, OF Virginia, and Con-
gressman Breckenridge, Of Kentucky,
were; conspicuous among the Southern
Commissioners and were heartily recog-
nized. When President and Mrs. Cleve-
land emerged from the house to the por-
tico, there was burst of cheering from
the big assemblage on the grounds. Mr..
Morris introduced the President and
Mrs. Cleveland in brief address and
the President replied as follows: sT am
very much gratified at this oppor-
tunity here offered me to meet
the representatives of the Presbyterian
Church. Surely no man never
should lose his interest in the welfare of
the church in which he was reared, and
yet will not find fault with any one who
deem it sad confession made, when
acknowledge that must recall days now
long past to find my closest relations to
the grand and noble denomination which
you represent. l say this because those
OF us who inherit fealty to the church, as
/ did, begin early to learn those things
which make us Presbyterians all the
DAYS Of our lives and thus it is that the
rigors of our early teaching, by which
we are grounded in our lasting alli-
ance, are especially vivid and, perhaps,
best remembered. Attendance upon
church service three times each Sunday
and upon Sabbath School during the
noon intermission may be irksome
enough to boy ten or twelve years of
age to be we'll fixed in his memory, but |
have never known man who regretted
those things in the years of his maturity.
Speaking of these things and in the
presence of those here, the most tender
thoughts crowd upon my mind, all con-
nected with Presbyterianism and its
teachings. There are at present with me
now. memories OF kind and affectionate
father consecrated to the cause and called
to his rest and his reward in the mid
dav of his usefulness; a sacred recollec-
ton Of the prayers and pious love of a
sainted mother and family circle, hal
lowed and sanctitied by the spirit OF
Presbyterianism. certainly cannot but
express the wish and hope that the Pres
byterian Church will always be at the
front in every movement which promises
the temporal as well as the spiritual
advancement Of mankind. | am here
to greet the delegates Of the two
General Assemblies OF the Presbyterian
Church. One is called North and the
other South The subject is too deep
and intricate for me, but cannot help
wondering why this should be. These
words, 90 Ear as they represent separa.
tion and estrangement, should be obso'
iete. In the councils of the nation and
m th6TBueinaas OF the country they- nc
.lqn3pr heed 'reproach and antagoniHm
31xln SaisEg fo.,eht 1or III