The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-28
ELEVENTH DAY
OF THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
AFFAIRS OF THE BOARD OF
PUBLICATION.
A PETERSBURG LsDY KILLiD BY
THLCaRs.
Ihe Alleged Nail Robbers From West
morciaud Taken 10 Alexandria
The Latest y cws From
Foreign shores

NEW YORK, May 27.-The eleventh
day of the General Assembly of Pres
byterian Churches opened with tho
usual devotional exercises The regular
business opened with call by Modera
tor Roberts for report of the pubiica
tion committee.
Drs. j. B. Chidlaw and Craren re
sponded with brief statements, after
which Judge Wilson. Of Philadelphia
the president of the board. took the
floor.
Mr.. Wilson said that the greatest OBJ
siaclc TO the success of the board was
the fact. the conduct of the General
Assembly toward the board made
it an object Of suspicion.
From the time Of the union
of the Church, the board had been held
IN the attitude of censuTe. Under this
condition of things Judge Wilson
thought the board could not thrive.
He did not propose to main in the po-
sition Of president unless the board
could be trusted with the details O,
management. lie further stated that
he thought it very improper that the
General Assembly should bind the board
TO certain rules in It's business transac-
tiOns.
Thomas j. Sherrad also protested
against the action of the Assembly in
this matter.
Rev. DR.. Prentios De Veurc, Of the
Dayton Presbytery, who was in favor
Of an investigating committee OF five
to examine the affairs Of the board Of
publication, said that the board did not
stand before the Church IN that en-
couraging light that the Assembly
would like it. It's comparison with
boards of similar nature was not favor
able. lie did not wish To IMPLY that
the board was incompetent. but its af-
fairs should be examined into, and If
they were not satisfactory, some action
ought to be taken.
Several other delegates spoke on the
matter. and after protracted discus
sion motion by Elder ID. Ward Wells,
Of West Chester, to substitute for the
motion for the appointment OF an in
vestigating committee of five, a resO-
luton providing for disappointment OF
a special committee of five to confer
with the business committee of the
board of publication on all questions.
referred to said special committee, aud
that a joint report be madcat the meet
ing Of the next General Assembly. was
adopted.
The report of the Judiciary commit
tee was then taken up for consldera-
tion.
Tko oftorpoo, oao,;o,, ,,-aa 1avo A I
almost entirely to the discussion Of the
temperance question. Several prOposi-
tiOns looking to the endorsement of the
prohibition movement were voted down
upon the ground that the Assembly
should not endorse any political party.
After a lively debate the following
resolution, presented by the committee
on temperance, was adopted:
ResOlrcd. That we heartily reiterate
the deliverance of former assemblies
upon the subject of temperance, and
express our warm sympathy with the
widespread pop liar movement Iow IN
progress in favor Of the complete sup
preston of the traffic in intoxicating
liquors, as a beverage, and we bid all
wise and proper methods to secure this
issue a heary God speed.
A protest against the liquor traffic IN
Congo was adopted.
A committee of five was selected To
confer with a CONN itiee from the Con.
gregatonal churches on the temperance
question. The committee on church
polite reported that in response to an
overture from the Presbytcries of De
troit asking the baptisnal Of infants
the committee had decided that 1t was
mex pedient for the General Assembly
to make a special Of that subject. rs il
was now amply provided for. Thi-
was adopted and the Assembly ad
iourned S Z. NJ.