The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-19
PRESBYTERIANS.
THIRD DAYS SESSION OF THE As
SEMBLy.
THE CASE OF THE AEChLbN
BURG SYNOD.
oyrRruREs RELATING To THE hui
ING ELDEKs.
, Latter From Delegate TO the London
couucii-An Interesting se~sion-r""-
.r,l of Minister Rice Killed ~
Hanover junction.

Cp,rrASooaA. TENN. May ls.-lhe
southern General Assembly of the Pr :
byterian Church. at their session 'hlS
morning. discussed the question OF CO
onerati,n with the Northern Assembly,
and finally referred the matter 10 com
mittee The case Of the Necklenburg
synod came up and was postponed. a
recess was taken, and this afternoon tne
delegates visited Lookout Mountain. No
night session will be held
The third aav's session was opened 10
day by PRAYER by the moderator. Inc
names OF the committee were read.
Rev. DR.. Armstrong said that he was
ready 10 announce the names OF the com
mission ofrvthe Mecklenburg claim case,
or reclaim of the Mecklenburg PresDytery
against the Synod OF North Carolina'
lie also requested that the commission
be allowed the privilege of remaining OUT
of the Assembly when necessary ana
that they especially be excused Monday
night touy the case
The commission is made up as follows
Ministers p. II VIM, \. X. Kennedy
! / N Wadden. = W Davis. J. ii. Gil-
lard Thomas Cummings, ii. &. Banks,
" Lupton. II. +. Biggar, II. ;.
Uorger. c. :. Lee, l.. B. Johnston, II. l.
r NcCoy. Ruling Elders-D. a. Beat
tie Iohn f. Duboss. W Bligtmer, a. \
LYON. G.. b. Mcfarland, W. \. Nichoi'
son. Thomas Lyons, W II. MORAN, u
II. Gould. G.. NJ Milestone, II. T., carter
John VI. Bright, stated clerk reau
several oyertures relating to the rullng
elders and returned to be present at th'
Presbytery TO take the usual course
The credentials of Rev. Alonzo I
peake were presented as a fraternal lele
rate from the general synod OF the re
formed Church of America.
4 letter of Rev. +. W. McCorkle,
delegate TO the London Presbyterian
Council at London, was presented an'
referred without reading ii. Inc co
oneraiion report was then taken up.
Rev DIR. Wright moved that the repor
of the Joint committee be maze, lie ssn
that a. an old Confederate solder, "h
fought on the very ground on when IN
session is being held, he wished the re
nort to receive prompt and iaNoraoi
action. and TO bring about the fraternlt
of The brethren of the same faith, whethe
, in the North.or in the South. -
Rev Johnson proposed to substitu'
that a minister and an elder from eac
: synod be appointed to act as s.peci'
committee. 10 report to the Assembly o
- next Wednesday.
> compromise was made, maxim
y Tuesday the time The question can
nm as to the appointment of commltte
, Rev. Vi. Mosley, of Texas Judge rel
~ tres. Rev. ;. Johnson, DR.. Bullock ne
~ :, ter McCollister Mccoy, Mr. Dooos al
" " MIR Yeager argued the question pro al
g c,D. and il was made the special order
the meeting for Tuesday afternoon.
Bv another vote, the moderator WI
!, instructed 10 appoint the committee, al
u. named twenty-four delegates, two ca
III for the Synods OF Alabama, Georrg
y Kentucky. Memphis, Mississippi, M
~ IL souri, North Carolina, Nashville, sou
u Carolina. south Georgia, Texas ana
ns ginia .A.a -
~. sented and referred.
80 After devotional exercises the asse
Dn blv took a recess until $3.50 7. NJ.
~ The most of the delegates spent
,y afternoon on Lookout Mountain, goi
g, mn the incline OF on the SwitchDa
o' railroad. Many Of the visitors hau o'
- in the Confederate army during =,
siege of Chattanooga, and were TORCH
impressed with the new south as s'
here. h
, At night session was held, at "n
III the routine business Was transacted:
net work of next weeks session VIII
,ti- events of much interest to both wings
10 the Church, especially as the Nortn
Assembly is now in session in New J
leu city. The delegates here mean pusln
his and their deliberations are very earn