Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-26
RELIGIOUS CONCLAVEs.
A Scene in the Presbyterian
Assembly.
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Color Line Removed-The Dunkard
Meeting = Religion and
Evolution.
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PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-A meeting oi
the Woman's Committee on Home Mis-
sions was held this morning. Delegates
were in attendance from many States
and Territories. Rose Cleveland, the
Presidents sister, was on the floor and
made brief address on the value OF
home missionary work. The first thing
the Presbyterian Assembly did this morn
ing was to vote to meet next year in New
York. The report OF the Judicial Com
mittee was presented and its recon-
mendations We're approved, until the ap-
peal was reached Of Judge Drake against
the synod of Baltimore in the case OF
Rev.. Little, in which the synod had re-
fused to condemn responsive reading Of
the Scriptures in public worship.
The Judicial Committee recommended
that the appeal be not sustained. 1t was
referred back to the committee with in.
structlons to report upon the orderly
character OF the appeal This will bring
the matter OF responsive readings before
the General Assembly.
The Committee on Foreign Missions
reported, recommending contribution
Of 81 900 900 for the cause OF foreign
missions during the present year, and
gave an encouraging exhibit of the work
already done.
The committee report and accompny-
ing recommendations were adopted, in
cluding one to send seven elders to
attend the organization OF the Presbytery
Of Rio dc Janeiro, Brazil, in August
next.
A. the afternoon session DR.. McCosh
reported back the appeals OF Judge
Drake against the Synod of Baltimore in
The cases of Gee. o. Little and Rev. It.
5. Hamlin, OF the Church OF the Cove
nant at Washington, and the Assembly
found itself dangerously close to a gen
eral discussion OF the question of respon-
sive readings Of the scriptures in public
Worship. DR.. Calvin w. Stewart came
10 the rescue with motion to have a
rial Of appeals referred to judicial
commission which was agreed to after
some opposition.
j. o. Smith. d. D., OF Baltimore, then
read the report of the Committee on Con-
ference with the Southern Assembly on
organic union. The question of the rela-
ton OF the colored people in the South to
the church, is thus disposed OF in the
Committees report: ''We are OF the
opinion that our Assembly will agree to
3 basis OF organic union by which the
present boundaries Of, and constituencies
Of the Presbyteries and Synods in the
South shall remain in stutu qu0, to be
changed only with consent OF the parties
interested, and that all new churches and
new Presbyteries hereafter estab-
lished shall be organized by, and
received into connection with the
Presbyteries and Synods respectively. as
the interested parties may mutually
agree" DR.. Smith said this was merely
designed to give the oolored members
aud colored churches the liberty of en-
teriug such associations as they desired.
e was in no sense mandatory upon the
c5lored people, who could associate with
white Presbvteries as in their Judgment
seemed proper.
Rev. Evard Kempshall, OF New Jer-
sey, made plea for deliberation, and
moved to recommit the report to the
committee. with instructions to report TO
the next General Assembly.
Rev. Howard Crosby, of New York.
hoped the General Assembly would act
promptly and favorably upon the com
mittee's report
Rev. John r. Paxton, Of New York.
favored DR.. Kempshall's resolution for
recommitting, and during his remarks
occurred one of the most remarkable
demonstrations yet seen upon the
floor Of the General Assembly.
Silence at this time is golden.o
he said; "there stands the negro;
may God curse the day when he came
from Africa's sunny strand" Here the
Assembly and spectators broke into a
perfect storm OF Kisses which the mod
orator vainly strove to suppress, break
ing his gavel in the effort to do so. Dr..
Paxton explained that he loved the COL
ored man and his remark had been mis-
understood. What he did mean was
that the negro was stolen from his home.
robbed OF his hostage and sold into
slavery. The assembly applauded this.
Justice Strong argued against hasty
action. Dr. McCosh favored the adop-
ton of resolution declaring a willing
ness to form union on the ground OF a
standard OF the two churches, pure and
simple. After considerable discussion,
Governor Beaver moved to refer the
matter to a special committee, to report
to the Assembly at the earliest possible
moment, their report to take precedence
over any other order before the body.
This was adopted, and the Moderator
appointed as such special committee JUS
tice Strong and Drs. Crosby, Young,
Hoyt and Sanders. Adjourned until to.
SOUTHERN WING.
BALTIMORE, May 25 The entire davis
session OF the Southern Presbyterian
general assembly was given up to the
argument of DR.. Strickler, of Georgia.
against D.. Woodrow, on trial for having
preached evolution. DIR. Woodrow occr-
pied the evening session with the closing
in his defense. He reasserted
his belief in evolution and declared his
teaching on that subject had not only not
led any of his pupils astray, but had in |
TACT kept many OF them out of inf
ielity.
UNITED PREsBYrENANs.
CEDAR RAPIDS. May 25.--The General
Assembly of the United Presbyterian
Church spent its morning session on the |
tobacco question, and decided it had no |
right to instruct the Presbyteries 10 re-
fuse to license a candidate for the minis
nv addicted to the use of tobacco, but |
adopted strong recommendation against
T.
i. The afternoon was given to the report
IN Home Missions. a report appropri- |
ating 81 600 was adopted. The evening |
vas devoted to Temperance.
METuoDTsTs.
Nsw YosK, way 25.--At to-day's ses-
sion OF the Methodist Conference the
business that came up was the continual
ton Of the discussion OF the temperance
question.
The discussion was fiaaliy completed
by the passage Il resolution 4
which was ordered placed on the Dis
,ip!ine OF 'SS. Thr resolution ,le- 4
,lares opposition 10 the enactment Of /
aws that propose bs license. taxing ana (
to regulate lLs drink Traffic and I
holds that the proper attitude OF Chris
ians against this traffic is one OF uncom-
promising opposition. Tie resolution