New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-29
NOT READY FOR REUNION.
EAGER TO DROP THE QUESTION AT ONCE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE SOUTHERN
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL AsszxBLY-DEcIDISG
AGAINST DIR. WOODROW

PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL MISUNDERSTANDING
AGAINST DIR. WOODROW.
IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRBuSEl
baltimore, May e5.-Contrary TO the expectations
and the sentiments Individually expressed by mem
bers OF the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
In favor OF continuance Of the Joint committee look
Ing TO organic union, the committee of the Southern
Assembly to-day reported recommending that the Joint
committee be discontinued and the whole subject DO
dropped The Rev. II. p. Smith, of Dallas, Texas,
Chairman OF the committee, presented the report Ho
said that Of the fourteen presbytees OF the Southern
Assembly, ten were opposed In way or another TO
organic union, and the remaining four simply favored
cooperation In church work The committee declared
that the Northern Assembly had removed the OBJ
stacles which barred the Southern Assembly from
accepting the oyeTtures Of unity The report recon-
mended that In lieu OF Joint committee Of inquiry,
having for It's object the ultimate organic union OF tho
assemblies, Joint committee be appointed to form a
plan Of cooperation in the common work Of the
Church
The chairman had hardly finished reading the re-
port before half the Assembly standing up, every
delegate claiming recognition. motion for recess
prevailed, however, and when the convention met
again later in the afternoon, acrimonious debate
begun that, had II not been limited would have
continued throughout the night The radical Southern
element in the Assembly appeared determined to force
refusal to further steps toward union. r. S.
Campbell declared that he did not think It good way
to force union at present but he believed in con-
tinuing the work looking toward such contamination.
One thing was certain, the Southern churches as yet
not ready for mixed congregations. Judge c.
W. Heishel, Of Memphis, said that II the assemblies
tried hard to agree they did to disagree, they
would come together in twcnty-four hours.
The tenor Of the discussion showed that the negro
question still the obstacle between the Northern
and Southern churches
The opponents of DR.. Woodrow and his friends
placed themselves record to-day the evolution
question. Tho committee appointed to report the con-
illusions Of the Assembly to the complaint of Dr.
Woodrow recommended that the complaint in this case
be not sustained and the Judgment Of the synod OF
Georgia be, and the same is hereby, In all things
affirmed The paper adopted. A protest against
the decision was flied by DR.. Woodrovs friends The
report on Home Missions considered Tho Rev.
Francis Wright made appeal for Indian Territory.
He said that he and his fellow missionary, Mr. Reid,
had found It necessary In the last few years 10 evan
geze the white settlers well as the Indians. IL
will not be long before the Territory VIII be knocking
for admission as a State. The report was adopted.
Among its recommendations were that 900 Should
be raised during the year for the cvangelistc fund
100000 for the invalid department, and $4,000 for
the colored evangelisttc fund