The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-24
Union OF THE CHURCHES.
THE SOUTH RN ASSEMBLY IN
FAVOR OF COOPERATION.

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Organic Union, However, Can Not he
Accomplished at This Time - DR.
Gradeau OF South Carolina Strongly
Oppose ed the oti3n to Cooperate
He Predicts a split.
CHATTANOOGA, May 23-The Southern
Presbyterian Assembly was called to order
at o'clock this morning. Elder j. A.
Fnslee submitted the report of the auditing
committee, which declared that the ac-
counts of the treasurer of the assembly and
of the treasurer of the board of trustees
Of the assembly were correct. The rep TT
with reluctance advised the acceptance
of the resignation of Hon. James
Hemphill. for twenty-one years a men,
her of the board of trustees. and
recommended that trustees John L. Brown
and ] hn E. Brown be reelected trustee {;
that Dr.. j. R. Shearer, president of Dawson
college, succeed Rev. j. Y. Fair on the
board. and that James Patton E WIN and
Gen. Rufus A. Barringe of Charlotte, N.
c.. be elected new members of the board.
The report was adopted.
SYSTEMATIC BENEFICENCE.
The committee on systematic benefcence
reported t. at the collection last yea
amounted to 1854, ,465.
The committee on Sabbath observance
reco mendel that the assembly indorse a
petition to change the day of inauguratio
to the frs Wednes lay n March o the last
Wednesday in A ril a d to prohibit WORK
on the Sabbato and that the as emily re-
quest the office and members of the
Gnu ch to refrain from all travel on Sn =
day except in cases of necessity and mercy,
The report w dOcketed.
THE QUESTION CALLED.
The question of cooperation with the
norther church was called. The special
committee which had been appointed to
consider the rnport of the ] int conference
committee submitted a majority rep
favOrng the adoption OF the conference
committees recommendation to C ,-operate
a. the mi orr y rep rt oDposi g it, The
former was signed by nine members Of the
special committee, and the latter by two
Rev. s. M Wilson of Missouri made talk
in support of the minority report, Of which
ne was the originator.
MEANS COLLISION OR COOPERATION.
DR.. j. H. Wilson, stated clerk of the
assembly and chairman of the joint confer
ence committee, advocated the ad option of
the joint re, Ort. The question is coilisio
or cooperation, he said, and the latter
natural and preferable. Some of our north
ern brethren say that nothing less tlan
organic union will satisfy them. l submit
the statement, ''if we can't coo crate we
can't unite If we can't court we can't
marry! Is not our southern bride handsome
enough? J think she is, but am afraid she
is not ready yet"
The entire afternoon session was devoted
to discus ion of this matter, each member
being allowed five minutes time. Not all
the members spoke. bu5 the sentiment is
overwhelmingly in upport of cooperation.
A report recomme ding organic union
would, however, fail.
HOW THEY STAND.
The position of those who made speeches
during the afternoon are in ticated as fol-
lows Synod Of Alabama, 4 for c0-opera-
ton; synod of Ark lnsas, 5 for Co peratiou ::
synod of Georgia, 8 for cooperation; syn d
Of Ke lucky, 10 for cooperation a Z
againsJ it; synod of Memphis, for CO.
ope alton and 2 against il; synod of Mis-
sisslppi, 8 for cooperation and against it.;
synoIof Nilsson j, S for cooperation; sy cd
of Nashville, 8 for cooperation; synod of
Mort Carolina, 6 for cooperation and 2
against it; synod of South Carolina, 4 for
cooperation and against it.
A STRONG PROTEST.
One of the strongest protests made
against the motion was made by DR.. j. L.
GIrardeau South Carolina The adop-
ton Of tie report to Cooperate, said he
was step to organic union. If so the
question is whether tHe assembly will
sacrifice the unioI of the southern Pre- by
terlan church for union with the norther
church. 81 think | represent the people Of
my section in S uth Carolina when / say
that If the church adop any measure
tending to uni N Of the whites and blacks
IN the church or state, many of the PresDy-
terlans viii leave tnat denomination and
seek others"
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The assembly until late hour tonight
discussed he matter of cooperation with
the northern urch. Short speeches were
made by four delegates from toe synod Of
south Georgia and Florida, two advocating
and two opposing the report. even dee-
ga'es from the synod of Texas
SPOKE in support Of cooperation aid
SIX against it. Eleven delegates from the
S5Ecd Of Virginia advocated the report
ana seven opposed it. Whe1every one h d
been gwen an opportunity to speak a vote
on Tue question was taken by ayes
and Us, and recorded. Nj lety-nine votes
We're cast in favor of cooperation as pro-
N!ued Tor IN the report Of the joint commit
I9a OF conference between tn two as en-
DHes. SeventYseven votes were cast in op-
Po'l ~ The ful strength of the asso bly,
was therefore not represented. The report
was decar adop ed. IL was moved and
carr to officially notify by telegrap the
aoIOuerh asse nblr Of the action taken. The