Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-05-26
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
FRIENDS OF THE NEGRO
Rise Up In The Presbyte-
rian Assembly.
PHIL SHERIDAN is BETTER
Though His Condition Is
Yet Critical.
A HARVARD STUDENT DIES
From Smoking Too Much
Opium.
1 HARVARD STUDENT DIES
DR. PAXTON KoUNDLY KISSED

DIR. PAXTON ROUNDLY KISSED
For a slip of The Tongue Which Was
Construed Int an Insult to The Me-
gro-A Sensation In The Presbyterian
Assembly.
PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-Every seat on the
floor and every nook and corner of the
gallery were occupied this afternoon as it
was known that the question of organic
union of the two great bodies Of the Pres
byterian church would be fairly upon the
general assembly in the consideration of the
like committee of the Presbyterian church
in the United States Ghe southern general
assembly,. The buzz that pervaded the
great hall in discussion of the momentous
issue was hushed when the moderator called
the general assembly to order at 2:35. Rev.
J. T. Smith, D. D., Of Baltimore, read the
report of the committee of conference. The
question of the relation of the colored peo-
Die in the South to the church is thus dis
posed of in the committees report :
1--WE are of the opinion that our
assembly will agree to basis
of organic union by which the present boun-
diaries and constituencies of presbYteries and
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quo to be changed only with the consent of
the parties interested, and that all new
churches and new presbyteries hereafter es-
tabiished shall be organized by and received
into connection with presbyteries and syn
DDS respectively as the interested parties may
mutually agree" DIR. Smith said that this
was merely designed to give oolored mems
bers and colored churches the liberty of en-
tering into such associations es they desired
and Yves in no sense mandatory upon the
colored people, who could associate with the
white presbyteries or not as in their judg-
ment seemed proper.
Rev, Everard Kempshal1, D. D., of New
Jersey, moved the recommitment of the rer
port with instructions to report to the next
general assembly. The Eolemnity of the is
sue involved required that haste be made
slowly and the continuance of the committee
with the addition of several members
from sections of the general assembly not
now represented on the committee would
conduce to the union SO fondly hoped for.
ssIs the apple ripe at this time for pluckingt"
is the question for the assembly to consider.
Rev. John R. Paxton, Of New York, favor
ed DR.. Kempshall's resolution for amendment
and during nis remarks occurred one of the
most remarkable demonstrations seen upon
the floor of the assembly. He referred to
the fraternal spirit that had been engendered
by the visit of the southern assembly
and their reunion in yesterdays celebra-
ton. "Silence at this time is golden"
he said. "There stands the negro-nay God
curse the day when he came from Afriea's
sunny strand.p Here the assembly and spec
tators broke into a perfect storm of misses
which the moderator vainly stIove to sup-
press, breaking his gavel in the effort to do
SO. DR.. Paxton explained that he loved the
colored man and his remark had been misun-
derstood. What he did mean was that the
negro had been stolen from his homo, robbed
of his heritage and sold into slavery. The
assembly rewarded this sentiment with loud
applause. DR.. Paxton's plea was for cam
paign, not mastery inactivity.
DR.. Crosby of New York, Rev. Thomas A.
Hoyt of Philadelphia and others favored i'm
mediate action, while Justice Strong, DR..
McCosh and others approved delay.
Rev. DR.. Franklin, D. D., eolored COM
missioner from Tennessee, got the floor to
say the negro in the South was not degener-
ating. He was called down on point of
order, however, when he said the colored
people did not want separate presbyteries
and synods as the committees report inti-
mated An amendment was offered by Gov.
Beaver and adopted to refer the entire mat
ter before the assembly to special commit
tee with Justice Strong as chairman to re-
port to the assembly at the earliest possible
moment, its report to take precedence over
any other order before the body. The mod
orator appointed as the special committee
Justice Strong and Drs. Crosby, Young,
Hoyt and Sanders The assembly adjourned
to q. m. tomorrow.
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