New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-25
CO-OpER171ON WITH TIE SOUTH
BOTH ASSEMBLIES PLEDGED now TO HELP
TIE NEGRO.
ONLY A SLIGHT CHANGE MADE IN THE REPORT
by THE NORTHERN AssEMBLY-A LARGE
AND INTERESTED AUDiESCE LISTENS
TO THE DISCUssIoS-THE PAPER

TO THE DlSCUhSlON-IHF' fNfbh
RELATING TO THE FREEDMEN.
40 time was lost in getting at the business
postponed from Thursday. The house WINS filed
a. an carly hour, there being ln'gTr attendance
than usual nc the devotional exercises Soon
after o 30 O'Clock nearly every commissioner "h'
on hand ready 20 hear the grrat debate on the
question Of cooperation with tie Southern As
sembly. The victory for cooperation won At th"
Southern Assembly u'e on tho previous evening.
ns related in The Tribuncs dispatch from
Chattanooga W., officially brought 20 the al
tention of ,hr Northern Assembly hy ths t"Ir-
gram from Joseph X Wilson, the stated clerk Of
the southern body: Vote on cooperation taken
/ p m. passed, 90 10 81
The Rev John Fox Of Allegheny, Penn, opened
the Discussion on the particular feature Of 90.
operation in the ryangclizatlou 81 the colorrd
people. H. was opposed % cooperation, AMI
objected 90 letting sentiment rule OF 30 vital u
matter. His position was evidently not in accord
with the spirit OF tlr' Assembly, although his
argument, extending over hall on hour, was
courtcously received His fcirrrnr' 70 TIE Ilhch
heart" OF Secretary ALEU-, Of the Freedmen
Board. WINS greeted with u smile. The 'r"'Rrr
used these words in explaining what fondners
the secretary had for the coIorrd people.
SECRETS PROM THE COMMlTTEE.rooM
DR. smith. the chairman Of tic Northern As
scmbly's Committee, spoke in defcncr % the re-
port lie aid hist the conmittc" rccogni,"d what
must bc apparent 10 nl that tho rncc problem WAS
| a great problem; TINT IL Is too yhst for man I"
solve Tho same Providence that stted shNery
| will sometime settle the rice question. Dr.
| Smith then told how IN" papers In the report came
! 70 be adopted By the committee When the Joint
committee met for tho first time. the Southern
members presented II paper on th" work among
the Freedmen As soon Us the Northern mem
| bcrs heard IL rend they felt that they could not
vote to incorporate II into their report
The representatives from the Southern Church
said very frankly. Then you submit a paper for
u, 10 consider The Northern mcn appointed
DIR. pomcroy Of Cleveland, and Judge Baldwin,
| Of TTtt,hurg, 10 draft paper. The one embodied
in the report was prepared, and every member Of
! the Northern committee voted Tor u cNC"rt Judge
breckenridge, Of st Louis. The Southern com
mittce approved it unanimously, lie confessed
his surprise that the Southern Assembly had SUP
ported Us own committee 20 healthy.
DR. srnYKER MOVES An AMENDMENT.
One paragraph in the report referred to the
! pCl!cy adopted by the southern Assembly many
wars since OF entire independence for the col.
ored people in their church organizations, ~ the
ultimate issue 81 the cordial efforts 81 that A.
sembly in behalf 81 their colored brethren
The Northern Assembly, on tho other hand y
continued the report, " has pronounced its'lt us
not in favor Of setting on its colored members
into separate Independent orcnnihation while
by concedIny the existing situation, IL approves
the policy OF separate churches, PrrNby'crieN and
snods subject 30 the choice of the colored pcopl"
themselvrsn
DR. VI W. Striker, OF Chicago, mndc u stron,
speech against that part OF the report which rs.
serted that tic Northern Church approved, or
ever had approved, the policy OF separate churches
md governing bodies Accordingly, he moved "a
Hmand the report by striking from 1t the words
while by COnccding the existing situation II ap
proves the policy Of separate churches Preshy
tereS and Syno1s, subject 10 the choice Of thu
coorcd people themselves DR.. Strykcr asserted
tibet he WAS in iavos Of the union Of all evangcica
churches in name H. well as principle, but i,
would favor no condition OF church fellowship
inconsistent with salvation lie did not believe
in Il bHck church. white church, red chnrcl
or pink church
The crEnestnoss OF DE- Sryker, ms well as hi
amendment was heartily apphudsd, and he foun,
an able supporter in DIR. S. j. Niccolls of St
, Louis lie denied that it was the policy OF th
Northern Assembly TO organize separate Prcsby
, tp:ics and SynOds for the cOlorcd people.
The Rev George ID. McCulloch, Of the Altol
Prrsbyte7y in Illinois, defended the report, an,
asked what WINS 20 he gained BY cOnccaling o
DENYING facts. No vote OF tho Assembly cOul,
change the existing situation"
PERSONAL TILT BETWEEN WESTERN MEN
May | interrupt the speaker inquired DR.
3 Niccolk, to tell III whnt the existing situation
G is?'
mo, SIR" replied Mr.. McCulloch. ~ vii
make my argument and DR.. Niccolls may answe
me il he GAGS 20 do so. Any man Of intelligence
/. ought 90 know the existing situation
Do you mean TO tell me that II til.
solOsed peOUle themselves prefer separAt