The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-27
ORGANIC UNION.
The Northern Assembly Enthusiastic
on the Subject.

The Northern Assembly Enthusiastic
on the Subject.
PHILADELPHIA, May 26--The question
of reunion Of the two great bodies of
Che Presbyterian church, which was the
occasion of such an exciting episode at yes
terday afternoons ses sion of the General
Assembly, again came up UNEXPECTEDLY
this morning, and in the twinkling of an eye
almost it passed out of the range of CON
troversy and debate as far as this as
sembly is concerned, and long step was
made in the direction of organic union.
The resolution was received with a perfect
whlrlwind OF applause and congratulation
among the commissioners and the spectators
who crowded the galleries and who were
apparently taken completely by surprise,
by the suddeness of the turn in the proceed
ings.
The second order of the morning, the re-
port of the standing committee on temper
ance, had just been reached and Rev. W. o.
Campbell, ID. D., had mounted the platform
to speak to its adoption, when Rev. DIR.
Smith, of Baltimore, the venerable ex-
moderator of the assembly, stepped for
ward and announced that the special COIN
Ynittee of the conference, to which had been
referred yesterday all matters relating to
treating with the Southern assembly, was
ready to report. A hush fell upon the
assembly as Rev. William G. Young, d.
D., read the report.
THE REPORT.
Substantially, it was as follows: "That
this general assembly commend the fidelity
and efficiency of the committee appointed
last year to confer with a committee from
the southern assembly, as expressed in the
report yesterday submitted and that whileit
would he premature and improper to &C
cept that report as a definite form of union,
this assembly declares its hearty approval
of all answers in the committees report
touching the various questions submitted to
it by the committee OF the Southern assem-
bly,. Furthermore, the general assembly
expressed the hope that the fraternZng
spirit that had been manifested in these
centennial days might prove the beginning
of an era of more cordial fellowship and CO.
operation between the two assemblies of
the Presbyterian church" 1t was
recommended that tho Committee
of Conference, appointed last year. be
continued with the addition Of five mem
bers TO confer with any similar committee
that might be appointed by the Southern
assembly respecting the cooperation Of the
two branches of the church. The report
concluded 10y declaring that this co-opera-
ton in its fullest sense could be accom-
plished only by an organic union and ex-
pressed the fullest confidence in the broth
Ttl VI buB COlJitIu dSStlIlblD. no itpOIb
recommended the addition of the following
members to the committee of conference:
Rev. Henry Darling, d. D., of Clinton, N.
Y; Rev. Charles 5. Pomeroy, ID. D., Of
Cleveland, o.. Rev. William c. Young, D.
D., of Louisville, Ky; Hon $. NJ. Brecl1en-
ridge, of st. Louis, Mo-, and Hon. S. NJ.
Knox, of Minneapolis, Mimi.
DIR. Young had scarcely finished reading
the report tnan a score Of voices moved its
adoption, and there was visible excitement
among the commissioners and auditors. A
single member was seer struggling tor
recognition in the body of the hall, but he
was unable to make himself heard, and a
mighty volume of "ayes" answered the
moderator's question. That settled it, and
the stated clerk. Rev. William II. Roberts,
ID. ID. Immediately telegraphed the action
10 the Southern general assembly at Balti-
more AS soon as the excitement had sub
sided tho regular order was quietly re-
sumed.