Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-20
soUrnERN PREsBxTEarANs.
Yesterdays session or the General
AsSembIy-Dr. WosdroW's Case.

IBy telegraph TO the Dispatchl
BALTIMORE, Nav 10.--rhe General Assem-
Div OF tue southern Presbyterian Church as
sembed promptly ct tbe appointed hour
The COMMITTEES on Sabbath made repor
stating that willis IN some States traffic trains
are not run on the sabbath, in others thel
are by the law perRftted TO run. The re
mort exposes Sunday excursions, and say,
greater effort should be made for the bette
observance OF the Christian Sabbath. Re
ierred.
A motion to appoint a committee on tenn
perance was opposed. Rev. Dr. Brooke sale
II the motion was TO appoint a committed
looking 10 prohibition be hoped II would MOI
be appointed. lie had no objection 10 TEN
perance ia a moral sense, but be did not wish
to see the Church engaged In a seeming pc
litical contest.
The motion was opposed by Others because
the subject Is connected with politics, anC
cannot well be separated.
Rev +. T. WGhburn thought the Gene.
raj Assembly should make Az open declare
ton on the question.
Judge Heiskel thought q committee ought
10 be formed and dellverance 90 out on tsi'
question. In bis own csuaty Presbyterian
elder had made a canvass against local ep-
ton. lie insisted that something should be
said by the assembly TO place the Churct
right on this question a. 1t should on every
other question. IL was sending sixty thou
sand Young men yearly 10 their grave, and
the Church should make q dehverAnce tc
check the evil Of intemperance.
Rev. DR.. SmoOt offered an amendment thai
cigars, tobacco, and snuff be included, which
was rejected.
n ct1h5fitttta that :
committee be appointed on temperance, WITH
Instructions TO report at the meeting OF the
GcAer9l Assembly IN 1880. The substitute
was adopted.
The greeting OF the Methodist Episcopal
General Conference in session in New Yorl
was read and q reply ordered.
The question OF selecting the place for tho
Aext session Of the General Assembly wa
tlkea up aud Wilmington, \. O., and Chat
tausoga, Tenn, we're named and Chat
taaooSa selected By 4 vote OF 70 10 6S.
The Judicial Committee reported in favor
Of hearing the complaints Of William t. Rus
sell agninst the synod Of South Carolina
and, win the consent OF all parties, try Il
by commission. The parties agreed, End
the report was adopted.
At the evening session Rev. DR.. Brown
offered resolution, 30 be spread upon the
minutes. i'm place OF the action taken to-day
on temperance. directing that the committee
10 be annotated shall carefully consider and
report 10 the next General Assembly the best
means to put a 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. Or. King, Of the Judicial Committee,
presented 3 report In relation TO the case Of
Rev. James Woodrow, ID. D., and recon-
meuded that the complaint be heard, as be
was prevented by the providence OF Ged
from prosecuting mis- complaint against the
Synod OF Georgia.
A minority report wss offered as q substi.
tute for the majority report, declaring thai
the complaint OF Or. Woodrow was oarree
because be failed to present his complaint
within the time required by the law OF the
Church.
Rev. NJ. Whaling, OF Cheraw, opposed
the minority report, declaring that only
technical objections bad been advanced In 1t,
while Il was fact that DR.. Woodrow was
prevented Dy the providence OF God from
prosecuting hs complaint within season
able time.
Rev. DR.. Hill opposed the minority re.
port because all its technicallties were aimed
against the constitution OF the CHURCH. II
was not DR.. Woodrow personally, but the
Church and every member Of the assembly
who might be affected II the minority report
should be adopted.
Rev DR.. Brown SAID to adopt the minority
reportmight work injustice. II could 40 nc
harm to hear the complaint, while II might dc
Injury not to hear It. lie would brush tech
nlcaliies aside 10 do Justice.
The substitute was rejected aud the ma
iority report adopted.
The complaint Of DR.. Woodrow wa.
made The special order for the first bonr Of
the session on Monday next. Adjourned
until Monday.