The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-26

fmTLknxxrafa. Nay A. rsev:sns q.
the vsrzaH's ecsaralr,s-e On Hsszae Mss-
Sons was Aeid this rsss-rsar rschzsses
we're II ssse8saHee f-aza xany ssa.ss and
territories Ess~e Cleveland she p-ssasru..s
sis.er. was On the sss>a< aud made hzss.
sstsi7rss er tae vssse % home missionary
ws-k
] Tae srss hing The Presbyterian Assembly,
sssd ihis EaeeutsaE nas 70 scse 10 raset aex'
year Ia Seu yerx
Tie report ssf the judicial c<ssnrnss.ce was
p-csentss4. snsz Recommendations srrv az,
proved Hafil fhx spp@rss Mss resrsse~t ai
Judge Drake against the sysa-i al Eslti-
snere la the case 81 Rev. Lifsi<. IN ~hich
fhe synod lad sesn>sSi 10 cons3cEAn the ~
ss-oEtssye rea<sirsg ssf se-fpsarrs In pasAstc
sershln. TIE tstielsl csrasssfre~. recon-
faeEsss~a that the appeal ee net Sustained.
Thc ease ws> refe--wI A2ek 10 the rosa-
ruffree. with Instructions IL rcpors ur-sz,
sAe ssrserfs character of TIRE appeal TAss
viii bring the matter Of responsive rrssi-
/ inSS teso-e the ssenerai Assembly.
The committee an fareiea missions rs.-
y=arsri recommending tbs. saonfri hutton
of one raisisan ioliArs fr made for tho
cause of torvixu missions darsns she prss-
e;as year AID give an e'sss''sraEaag exhibit
OF the worx already done
The committees re,-o-s and srcosH yauy-
/ ing rsscora nscasisf1ens wsre adopted. ia
eiadssfE ezsc to sind ~rxra elders 10 affrfs.
the organization 81 the Presbyterian As
scsnhiy Of RIO dc Jane3rsa, Rraxal. IN August
next.
i A, the afternoon ~sssioa pr. Mcssosa re-
psftes bark the appeals ef gndSe Drake
against the syasss Of Rsis. mere fr tire Gases
OF s,esrxe Little aud Rey. r. :. Hamilton.
of the tharch of the Covenant. wsshins-
tan. and the assembly founsi itself danger
ousiy close 10 gesserxi discussion OF TIM
question cf responsive readings Of scrip
lures la public worship.
DR. Calvin W. S;aarf vama 10 the rc~cue
with mosica 10 have the trial of appeals
referred 70 a judicial commission. watch
uas agreed 20 after some opposition.
J. {. smith. r. n. OF baltimore. then
! read the report Of Eac cemmsfsee on con
ference with the Sc,tfissrn assembly on or
gEnts union. The question II the relation
Of the eoloref rcaPie OF the south "a the
the committees report. We are Of
the opinion that our assembly viii
now agrcc Ia lsiszs of organic
union by which the pre~eH, boundary asss.
constituencies q rfe-sy teries aud syaods
/ IN the sauth. shall remain in statue quo to
be changed only with the consent of the
parties Interested and that all aew churches
and new presby,crtss hereafter established.
shall be organized hy and received into
connection with the prssbyicr.es and sy-
mods respectively rs the Interested parties
NAV mutually agree p- smith szfd this
bers aad colarcd chunchvs liberty Of eater.
i ing into such associations As they desircd
and Was in no sense mandatory upon the
eoioFed people. who could associate with
white ysse<bsferians. as Ia their Judgment
seemed proper,
/ Rev. Evard Kefnpshali. OF New Jersey.
made plea for deiiheEaiien, and moved
+ 10 rsseongiif the report tn the committee
with INSTRUCTIONS TO report TO the Hexi gen
eral assembly.
! Rev. Howard Crosby. of New York, hoped
that the general assembly would act
promptly and favorahly upon the commit
/ ices report
Rev. ]. r. Paxton, of New York, favored
/ Dr. Kempshall's resolution for rreommit
( ting. and during his remarks there ee-
! Cured one OF the most remarkable demon
strations yet seen upon the hocF of the
general assembly. lie referred to the fra
/ iernal spirit engendercd by the visit of the
southern assembly, aud their reunions in
/ yesterdays centennial celebration. '-Si-
lenec at this time Is goldeu.n be said,
there stands the negrp: may God crrse
the day when he came from AfriCa's sun
NY strand" Here the assembly and spec
tators broke into a perfect storm Of misses,
which the moderator yainly stravc 10 sup
press, breaking his gavel Ia an effort Ia do
30. pr. Paxton explained that he loved
( the coiored man, ani his remark had been
misunderstood What he did mean was
that the negro had been stolen from his
home, robbed of his heritage. aud sold into
/ slavery.
The assembly applaudca this sentiment.
Justice Strong argued against haSfy ae-
tion.
Dr. McIact favored tha adoption of a
resolution thai declared a willingness 10
/ formulate on the ground Of the standard of
I the two churches, pure and simple.
Aftc- considerable disruSsioa Governor
( f;eave- moved 10 refer 10 special commit
( Tee. 10 report 10 the assembly at the earliest
possible moment, the report 81 take pre-
eedaaee over any other order before the
7 body This was adopted ani the InodcFa-
Z tor appointed = special COMMITTEES consist.
? ing of Justice strong and Doctors crosby,
( Yosng. Hoyt and sansicrs.
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