The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-30
CALvINIsM's COHORTS.
The Southern Assembly Sticks to the
Report on Unity.

|
sembly of the Southern Presbyterian
Church met at 9:30 O'Clock this morning,
with Rev DR.. Bullock, the Moderator, in
| the chair.
Rev. John f. Cowan, of Missouri, of the
| special committee, presented report that
the amendment proposed to the constitution
| so that two-thirds instead of three -fourths
| of the presbyteries shall be required TO
effect organic union with other bodies was
not sustained by the presbyteries. 1t was
laid on the table and made the order for the
| afternoon.
Rev. DR.. Adams asked for Instructions in
regard to forty acres of land in Western
Florida for church and educational pur-
poses, provided college building be erected
within a given time. He was prepared to
in which to do it. He was instructed to
proceed with the college building.
DISCUSSING THE REPORT.
The unfinished business, the report of the
| Committee on Bills and Overtures in rela-
| tion to organic union with the Northern
| church, was taken up.
Rev DIR. Campbell offered substitute
providing that the conference committees
on that question be continued and report at
the next general assembly.
| After protracted discussion the substitute
was rejected
| DR.. H. NJ. Smith, of Louisiana, offered an
amendment that no committee Of confer
ence with the Northern assembly be ap-
| pointed. This was rejected.
The report of the committee was adopted.
| The vote rejecting DR.. Campbell's substi-
tute was 60 to &c. The vote on the adop-
| tion of the report of the committee was 81
| yeas to 40 nays
The general assembly resumed business
at $3.50 o'clock.
CHANGING ELECTION METHODS.
Rev. A. G. Cowan, of Tennessee, offered
a report to amend tho constitution so as to
change the mode of tho moderator-elder
election, and to arrange the books to that
| effect. The report was adopted. He also
submitted report recommending that the
| former action taken, requiring two-thirds
vote of all the presbyteries to form organic
union with other churches, be returned to
the presbyteries for further consideration.
| This was laid on the table.
The order of the day, the report of the
Committee on Foreign Missions, was taken
up and discussed, but not disposed of.
AT the night session the commission in
the case of w. T. Russell against the pres
| bytery of Enoree presented its report The
complaint was that the Presbytery had
gone beyond its powers in divid-
ing the church at Spartanburg
which was approved by the synod of South
| Carolina. The commission declared that
| the complaint be not sustained. This was
| adopted.
The committee on the complaint of the
| presbytery of Mecklenburg against the
] synod of North Carolina, reported that time
| for a full investigation had not been af-
forded, and asked that its consideration be
| referred to the next general assembly. This
was adopted.
| FOREIGN MISSIONS.
| The unfinished business the report of the
| Committee on Foreign missions was taken
up Rev. DIR. Brown offered O. resolution
| that the Executive Committee on Foreign
| Missions be transferred from Baltimore to
| st. Louis. In offering the resolution nc
said there seemed to be n dissension in Bal
| timore which appeared to be incurable, and
he offered the resolution in the interest of
| harmony. The dissenslon of which no
| spoke was not of recent origin, but had ex-
listed more than two years and its existence
was admitted by the committee The only
| cure he could see for such state of things
was transfer of the location of the com
mittee.
Rev. DR.. Campbell offered an amendment
that the proposed transfer be committed to
a special committee to report to the next
General Assembly.
The resolution Of DR.. Brown, and the
amendment Of Dr. Campbell were laid on
the table, and the report Of the committee
| was adopted.
A protest was offered to the action Of the
| general assembly in voting down the
| proposition to appoint conference COM
| mittee with the Northern church looking to
eventual organic Union with that body.
| The protest was ordered on the minutes.
The report of the Committee on Theologi-
| cal Seminaries was called up and adopted.
Rev. DR.. A. P. Smith presented report
| nominating a committe on cooperation
with the Northern church, which was
amended SO as to place the appointment in
the hands Of the moderator. This was
| adopted
The assembly then adjourned sine die.
THE NORTHERN ASSEMBLY ADJoURNs.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 29.--The Pres
| byterian General Assembly North ad-
| journed sine die this afternoon. At its
final session Rev. J. 7. Smith, DID,, ten
| dered his resignation as a member of the
committee on conference with the Southern
assembly in favor Of the present modera-
| tor, Rev Charles L. Thompson, DID. The
assembly declined to accept DR.. Smiths
withdrawal, but added Rev. Thompson to
the committee.
A fraternal communication from tho
Southern general assembly was read. thank
ing the brethren of the North for the hos
pitality extended during the centennial
reunion.