The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-25
CHURCH COOPERATION.
ACTION OF THE NORTHERN AND
SOUTHERN ASSEMBLIES.

The Northerners Adopt the Report o.
Their Committee-oeveral Reports
Presented by Two Of the Southern
Comm tees - The Newly nlected
Officers chosen at Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 24.-The
Southern Presbyterian Assembly was called
TO orde. this morning. A m ton was car
ned to allow members not present when the
vote n cooperation was taken last night tc
record their votes on the minutes. A mum
Der Of delegates who voted against the
measure asked leav to file a written pro-
test against the action OF the assembly IN
adopting the cooperation report without
first referring the matter to the presby.
teries for an ex ression of opinion. The
request was granted.
stIhe.report o. the standing committee on
home missions, the substance of WIN h has
alread cen given, as read and ad jpte t..
The executive com mittee was reelected.
he report Of tho standing co nmittee on
Sabbath schools was submitted, showing
l,56l schools this year, against 1886 las,
ear, but decrease IN the number of
scholars. The report was adopted.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
DR.. r. Q. Mallard offered the report Of
the standing committee on foreign m ssIons.
IL was considered SeFidtipl. A 81 luee sta =
ing hat while ap rowing a u ion of the
churches Of The PRESBYTERIAN faith ami
order foreign lands, he assembly dis
urages every uni n Of missionaries or
churches where the distinctive features OF
our be let and goYernme t are surrendered,
aud those entering into such union will
10 ger be considered our missionaries and
eutlled to our support" created some dis
cussion. A recess was taken
At 2 o'clock this sec ion of the report was
referred to a special committee to report to
The next assembly. Tue report as adoDted
reduces the executive committee of oreig1
MISSIONS from ffJeeI t. eleven MON ers,
40 fishes the Office # assistant md places
the luties OF that Office upol the treasurer
provides that these officers shall be Sc
acted by he assembly.
TIE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS.
DR.. NJ. II. HoI tou, the present sscretar ",
Rev. E. M. Greel of Kentucky and Rev.
A. B. Preston of AlaOa a were nominated
for secretary. DIR. Houston was over
hemi - elect d.
For treasu or, D. &. Rankin, previously
lssIsta It secretary, was elected, treasure.
K lis being deiea ed
Is selected for the following year are: Row.
J. II. McNeily, D. D., Rev. Jerry With y
aOpn, d. D., Rev G. A. Trenholm, Rev.
e. A. Ramsey, Rev. r. c. Reed !. c. Cor
don. c. A r. Thompson, J. A. Frierson,
J. B. O'Brien nearly all of Nashville.
A resolution was ad pJe1 Jna5 the present
Committee, with the addli n Of Rev. p. z.
FlOurnoy, act fJr the present and make ar
rngenents Tor the removal of tle foreign
n baann1aFrfarS tn Nashville nv
July l.
The salaries Of the secretary aid treasurer
are to be decided by the executive com
HIttee.
TELEGRAM OF THE NORTHERN ASSEMBLY.
Tho follow x telegram was received
r. IN the no 'therl aSSe ably:
The General assemb y in session in New York
have adopted the report of the co nmitteo OF
conference on cooperation with the following
am sndnent: In paper No. ?, on cooperation N
the home field, ras0lu ions and have be- con
solidated int one resolution, numbered rrsOlu-
ton 3. IN paper No. 3, on coop ration in the
evaugeliz tioI Of the colo.ed peo be the
sixth uaragraph of the statement prscse lin 2
lde session vas amended by the omission Of
The words while by conceding the existing
situation it approves the policy Of Sc arate
churches. presnyteri's and synOds, subject 10
tne choice OF lie colored PEG 10 themselves. "
TIE assembly further resolved that the clause
was stricken out, not TO p e uice further action
or 10 o Jllne UuS future tOuCY 0i Inl5 en- rem,
but slnDl becaGs tho assembly did not believe
that il stated a historic fact in his case Your
concurrence in this action is requested in behalf
OF the general aSse molly.
W. Il. ROBERTS, Secretary.
The telegram was refer, ed b the special
mini on cooper ition, with instruc-
tions TO rep TT e. o'clOc 81.
A special commIgjee WAS appointed to re-
port 10 the next assembly on eVangelis IN
among the cJlored people.
The report Of standing committee on
pubucatio was read and adopted.
The remainder Of the a. ternoJI was de-
voted to CO sideratio of the revivion Of the
directory OF worship.
At o'c ock be chairman Of the commit
tee on cooperation submitted the following
report:
At a meeting Of the committee on co-opsra-
ton J. w. LuptOn in the chair. Il was moved
and carried TO recommend the assembly to re-
turn the following answer TO ito telegram re-
ceved fro u he northern general hssemD Y:
I'VE concur in the action Of your assembly as
conveyed in your telegram"
Ate brief discuss IN tho report rec m
me ding co cdrence was unanimously car
RED, those who opp sei the joint report
last night being excused from voting. Con-
siderable discussion arose as to the correct
answer t. the overture asking an appeal
from the lower to the higher court, who is
he appeia I and who is the appellee. The
tollowi x answer was de ided up n: Tho
appellant is tue accused party against VII IN
Judgment was snde ei. Tue appellee is
tie Presbyterian church in the United
States.
The meeting adjourned till o'clock to-
morrow morning.