National Republican., 1888-05-20
SABBATH DISSERTATION.
PLATFORM OF THE SOUTHERN
PRESBYTERLAS ASSOCIATION.
Objection Made to the Running of
Railroad Trains on Sunday-A Conn
mittec on Temperance Appointed
The Next Meeting at Wilmington.

BALTIMORE, Mp, May 1o.-Thc General
assembly, Of the Southern Presbyterian
Church assembled promptly at the appointed
iour
The committee on Sabbath schools re-
ported dcclination Of an invitation to at
tend reception Of the Sabbath school com
mittee Of the Prcsbytery Of Baltimore be
sause of a previous engagement. Adopted.
The committee on the Sabbath made Il
report stating that while IN some states
rattle trains are not run on the Sabbath, In
others they are by law permitted to run.
The report opposes Sunday excursions, and
slys greater effort should be made for the
letter observance Of the Christian Sabbath.
Seferred.
\ motion to appoint committee on tenn.
perance was opposed by Rev. Dr. Brooke,
Rev. f. NJ Monroe, ana Others.
Rev. T.. T. Washburn thought the general
assembly should make an open declaration
on the question.
Judge IIeiskcll thought the committee
ought to be formed and deliverance go
out on this question.
After further discussion motion to lay
the subject on the table was lost.
Rev. Dr. Smoot offered an amendment
that cigars tobacco, and snuff be included,
which was rejected.
Rev. Dr. Brown offered substitute that
a committee be appointed on temperance,
with instructions to report at the meeting Of
the general assembly In 1889. The substi-
tutc was adopted. The assembly appointed
Sunday afternoon next as the time to receive
the delegate of the Reformed Dutch Church
appointed corresponding delegate to this
body.
The greeting of the NJ, e. general confer
ence, In session In New York, was read and
a reply ordered.
Chattanooga was selected as the next
place of meeting.
An invitation to visit the Peabody lusti-
tute was received and accepted
The judicial committee reported in favor
of hearing the complaint of William T..
Russell against the synod of South Carolina,
and with the consent of all parties to try 1t
| by commission. The parties agreed, and
the report was adopted. \ recess until
| p. IN. was then taken.
The assembly resumed business at
O'Clock p. IN. Rev. DR.. Brown offered Il
resolution to ..be spread upon !thc minutes
| in place of the action taken today on TEN.
| perancc, directing that the committee to be
| appointed shall carefully consider and re-
port to the next general assembly the best
means to put stop to the use of intoXi-
eating liquors, which is such growing
evil. The resolution was adopted.
| An overture from the synod OF Georgia
and Florida asking that the whole of the
territory Of Florida be included in that
| synod was granted.
Rev. DR.. King, Of the judicial committee,
| presented report in relation to the case of
| Rev. James Woodrow, d. d., and recon-
mended that the complaint be heard, as he
was prevented by the providence of God
from prosecuting his complaint against the
synod Of Georgia.
a minority report was offered as subsu-
tute for the majority report, declaring that
the complaint of Dr. Woodrow was barred
because he failed to present his complaint
within the time required by the law Of the
| church.
| Rev. Mr.. Whaling, of Cheraw; Rev. DR.
Hill, and Rev. DR.. Brown oppose the minor
| ity report.
The complaint was made the special ordel
| for Monday.