New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE.
THE ASSEMBLY'S SHORT SESSION.
GRATIFICATIoN AT THE ACTION OF THE SOUTH
ERN DLY-CoMMIssIoNERs VISIT
PRINCETON COLLEGE AND SEMINARY.


ERN AssEMBLY-Co COMMISSIONERS VISIT
PRINCETON COLLEGE AND SEMINARY.
short business session OF the General AS
sembly Of the Presbyterian Church was held III
the Fourth Avenue Church yesterday morning, be
fore the Commissioners started on their Trip 10
Princeton "a visit the college and seminary. IN
the devotional exercises which preceded the ousi-
ness Of the morning, special prayer was oheed lor
the Rev. W. b. Rankin, of Austin lex, VINO had
just received tcle gram telling of the death OF MS
wife. After the reading of the minutes inc
stated clerk read telegram from the southern
Assembly meeting at Chattanooga, Tenn, st''ins
that the Southern Assembly concurred in the
amendments passed the day before i'll regard 10
cooperation between the Northern and Southern
Assemblies In the home field. The applause winch
greeted the reading OF the telegram was hearty
and prolonged motion then made ex-
pressing gratitude to the head Of the Church, ana
appreciation of the fidelity Of the committee III
charge of this work and also discharglng the COM
mittee. This was amended so Is to keep the com,
mittee in power. The anne ndmcnt was ioSt anu
the motion carried.
SABBATH OBSERVANCE CONSIDERED.
DIR Crosby then called for the reading OF pus'-
ness remaining the docket, and when thls wa"
done he called attention to the amount OF WORK 10
be done and the limited time To do u III, anu
moved that on Monday there be an evening session
from 8 to 10 o'clock. The motion was carried
Greetings were sent TO the United fr>oS
terian Church, in session at Springfield, ONO
number of ovcrturcs from different Presoy'er'es
were then disposed of in short order
The second order of the day was the report OF
the Special Committee on Sabbath Observance,
read by Colonel Elliott F. Shepard. The follow
Resolved That the seven persons appointed by inc
General Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church in 1855 as
members OF respect 10 the Saboath uS w
and are continued until others may DC sppoih'eu III 0
places respectively; and.
Resolved, That the general plan OF the American 9~o
bath Union be and Is commended ana
Resolved, That We would cordially H'iNe al 0A'o'
Christian bodies TO be represented III 'he 'Au
Sabbath Union
Your committee would also respectfully eau your a''eh,
on IN the fact that Inauguration Day snail a
on Saturday, Sunday or Monday there Will neTI'uo, oe
,,e. deal OF descraon OF the holy sabbath Day IN anu
,ound the city Washington by the large concourse OF
neonle which the Inauguration Of the President OF TINS
country always brings together there Originally the time
a1sd nv Congress for the Presidential Inauguration was nov
49, I,h ~ March but the Weine sday OF March and
that was inadvertently changed to the 3th DAY 81 Marco
hso,nse the nr "Wednesday OF March OF that year iei
upon the 4th dag Of March - ,,o -, A..
rr,,aa states Revised Statutes. which amendment can be
made by Congress. the Presidential term can o. naus 70
1rSt
sav NJ March as now, without the necessity VI e"sS
rho Constitution OF the United States which does not IN
the time merely states that the Term OF 'ne
shall be years. And there Mc han' u''''''' "
law To support the declaration that year Is from eefa"
aor ., the week in any month Of the year to the same
week day Of the month OF the succceohs year
shou,d this change be made then the people oe'ons
a, attending the Presidential Inauguration in Washington
amid leave their homes anywhere east OF the NUN,
Mountains and arrive Washington in time " at"na
the ceremonies, and, leaving at their cohe'usoh Od
again have time arrive at thslt homes ny s''ul',
night This simple change would prevent great us' "
.s,,.,o thouch not necessary, dissertation OF III"
sabbath day when the INAUGURATION t@'s upon
or near Sunday, IN the movement ana uahspo''o" VI
people and Of civic and military bodies win 'hr "''
se,enades marches counter marches paanes oris' -"
hb,,on, etc and as this matter is being brought 70 the
attention of the various ecclesiastical bodies IN the Ch'u
st.,e. with tho recommendation that they should FAVOR
the proposed amendment Of the United States feNs'u
Statutes We would submit the following nsoiuuo
and recommend that it should be adopted, namely:
Resolved That this General Assembly faVor an Ahena,
nent TO the United States Revised Statutes which "oui'
designate the Wednesday Of March a. the Gay lot inc
Inauguration Of the President and VicePresdent OF the
United States.
All Of which is respectfully submitted
Elliott F. Shepard NcwYOrk; Hcrrck Johnson Chicago
Byron Sunderland. Washington, D. C.; +. l. Mon'roft
Cincinnati. Ohio, Robert J. Trumbull. San Francisco
Samuel j. Niccolls. st. Louis James A. Beaver
Harrisburg. committee etc.
THE RESOLUTIONS AMENDED.
The instant Colonel Shepard ceased reading, DR.
Crosby was on his feet and said Mr. Moderator.
think this report is monument Of the fa full zeal OF
this committee whose chairman IS, think, the largest
hearted and most open handed man know, and dis
Ike say anything against able report OF SO good
a committee But is IT right for us TO commit our
selves to the support Of the American sabbath Union
move 70 strike out the second and third resolutions
Of the report for this reason After considerable
discussion shown that the special committee had
NpdII i,ia1S and pp
the committee Of the Assembly, and upon Dr. eros
bys Withdrawing the motion TO strike out the first Of
the two resolutions. the third resolution was amended
by DR.. Foster to read Resolved, That would
cordially invite all other Christian bodies to commend
the American sabbath Union TO their churches
AFTER considerable discussion. the last resolution. re
lating TO the Presidential Inauguration, referred 10
the committee for reconsideration DR., Roberts then
offerd an amendment TO the report that the committee
be kept in standing but not as part OF the American
Sabbath Union. This passed, and the report as
amended accepted as a whole with the exception
Of the referred resolution.
The moderator appointed the following Committee
on Deaoonesses Ministers-Dr b. warfeld, Dr. sam.
uel j. NiccOls. DR.. Henry c. McCook; elders-samuel
c. Perkins and Warner Van Norden.
Dr. Niccols offered resolutions which adopted,
to the effect that third secretary be elected for the
work Of Home Missions, such arrangements being
made that more should give special attention
to immigrant population, and also that the request
nom the Board Of Home Missions that the Board be
Increased from fifteen twenty.one members be
granted.
PRINCETON GREETS HER MANY PRESBY-