The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-23
ASSEMBLY OF THE NORTH.
The Report on Fraternal Cooperation
Ordered Printed.


NEW YORK, May 22-Ths 6fth days
deliberations OF the General Assembly OF
the Presbyterian church began this morn.
! ing. After the customary prayer and ex-
hortation, and the approx of yesterday.
| minutes the report of the commlttes o!
con erence on frAternal co-operAti in
chrlStan work WaS submitted by
Joseph T. Smith, who sal that
the action Of the southerl assembly
placed this general sssemblv under
no bligations, aad left thsn free to take
whatever sction they pleased. 1t was
agreed to have this and the ninorit re.
port p esented oy Judge Brecklnridge,
which held tnat nething ls's than organic
uuion het veen both church would prove
satisfact ry. prlnted and distributed among
tne delegates, and that action en- them be
taken tomorrow.
REVISION OF TIE CONFESSION.
Quite an lmpo tant question here came
up for discussion. DR.. CaSries L. Thomp-
Sin, chairman OF the committee on bills and
over ures, intr )duced matter of differ
ences existing bot in the com nittee and
It's assembly, on the revision of the con
fessIon of faith. Overtures from titeen
preatyteries had beel received a-kl & for
revision. This rec I'M ieldation OF the
committee was that each OF these hf ee
pre- byteries be written 20 and asked these
questions.
DO you require revision of the confes-
sion OF faiths"
IF so, in what respect ard to what ex-
tent"
1t was moved and seconded that this
&c lmmendation bs opted.
DR.. Crosby thought the course COM
mended by the CO nmlt 90 was wise one.
IhA 0uAR ION mad now aeaulna IN DrO-
portio4s that thew could 10 afr Jrd to daily
VITA it, or tn y mig t be accused Of cow
ardice. While D CROSBY WAS speakin he
was in ruDts1 by ths ord r Of the day,
and motion tAat further coasi lera II Of
the resolution be pat down for Friday
morning next was carried.
WORK AMONG THE FREEDMEN.
The matter of adopting clause Of the
recoumeIdatio of the SPECIAL CO init tee
On mi sions among tne fire dmsA came up
t II discussion as soon as the after AOOn ses-
sol ops g. TnI. clause asks for an ex-
preston Of confidence in the committee an /
/ ri rss elt OF the amer il wuich it ar
rie out the work intru5.ed t. it.
Dr. I. S Hamlin Of W shington opposed
this on The F1lav list Oh tie gr ,und that
the special committee refused hear il
formati N regarding their work volu -
teered by the Was ling.on p"esb terry. In
stead OF h. ora 'ly DISC. a 6 ng the CO =
nj tee a. clause OF Their rec m ne ida
tinns also callel for, he moved n sIoS itute
to the effect that he special rom nittee bs
retained in Office for another year,
and that it listen TO the informant N
in the posses ion { the Washing on presby-
Jery. He thought this was not asking to
much.
G,n. j. w. Foster Of Washington also
gel contin lance of the special CO mittee
50 that they might hear what tue Washing
tou presbyrery had to say.
AN OBJECTION TO THE COMPARISON.
Rev. DR.. Dickey, chairman Of tae COM
mite, lied He said that the lass
speaker compared the suit of the work
done uy the freed ne IS bJard to
those of the hone missions board to
the detrimeHt OF the frssdmen's board. The
compari,on was locally un air, becl 50 the
fre d mems boa d la ored und.r difficulties
that we're unk lown in the honA mission
board. If the assembly adopted DR.. ia H.
Inns subst ute hey woull be expressing
want OF )nf ence in c0nmi tee, wAic
hey would a 50 vote t. continue, aud he
beseeched them not to accep. the substitute
AT o'cl )ck the m derat)r sske1 W IeJher
the assa nbly wnul exteli ne tims on the
discussion. { 'riei Of 20 Iesti NJ
DIR. HamII's substitute was uu5 and re-
ce we'd about % ayes, w lie there were nea ly
500 nays. s. the substitute was los. Tue
T por Of tue special committee as n whole
was Thea nd )ptsd without ssent Dr.
Dickey ceiv9d cDngratu ioAs upon his
aole defense u tue jmnlltqe,