The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-25
7HH C0LORED QUESTION
In the Presbyterian General AS
sembIy is Settled,
THE PLAN OF COOPERATION
Adopted by a Large SIpIoFity-A Vic
tory for the colored People-No
More Separate Churches,
The building Statistics.

New YoRK, May 24.-The lively dis
cusslon Of the question Of cooperation
with the Southern church, which took
place in yesterdays session Of the Gen
eral Assembly Of the Presbyterian
church, was the cause Of bringing a
largo audience to DR., CroSby's church
this morning in anticipation Of hearing
a continuance Of the debate. Almost
the first thing done was, the reading Of a
telegram from the stated clerk Of the
Southern Assembly, now in session, an
nounClng that that body had adopted
the majority report in favor Of co,opera.
ton in the home and foreign fields, in
the evangelization of the colored people
and cooperation in matters OF publiCa-
ton, ETC., by vote OF 90 to q. The
statement was received with applause,
Rev, John +, Cox, u KentuCkian, con-
tinued his talk In opposition to cooper
alton, The white people Of the country
during the past century, he said, have
not observed that Christian equality be-
tween the two races that they should
have observed. They should now try to
break down this lingering prejudice,
and he would therefore vote against the
majority report because 1t advocated
separate churches for white and Colored,
The debate on the third section OF the
majority report, cooperation In the
evangeli2ation Of the colored people, was
continued. The first two seCtions-Co.
operation in home and foreign missions
were adopted yesterday. The report
Is the same rs that adopted by the
Southern Assembly,
Rev. Joseph l., Smith, the chairman Of
the committee that drew up the report |
held that the matter Of seperate ohurohes
was desired by the colored people them.
selves. Rev. DR.. Stryker, Of Chicago
said he would vote for no report that
asked one Christian to stand aside at the
communion table in favor Of another.
He moved to strike out the part OF the
report which reads: "While CopCeding
the existing situation 1t (the Northern
Assembly, approves the policy OF
seperato churches, PresbYtGries, and
uONS' eupy0Vs W Sho UtV'S9 VI VIZ
coIoreu people themselves"
A Vote on ", elryKers amendment
wa was nken' ana. Snd y was carried py about
as a whole was adopted, and the paper
on cooperation was also approved OF.
Inc next thlng was 70 adopt the ma
lorlty report as q whole as amended.
rms was done, only a lew noes" being
heatd when the question was put. A
motion was then made 70 telegraph the
Solthern Assembly wh2t h4a been done.
rev. pr deorge 1. FurVls, Of pittsburgh,
moved ss an amendment that when the
CLERK telegraphs the clause stricken out
he also ADDS that the reason 1t was done
was not 70 pfeludlce future action nor
70 outline q future policy OF tho church,
but simply because tals assembly did
not believe that 1t ,I stated the historical
laCts Oh tnS case: Ihls was carried by
d T0te OF zVz 70 !yl. an
Ihe report Oh we eahaing COMMITTEE
on 0nurGn EFecnon Tgs theh presented
n Dy rev. ~. Iohn +; nenly, Oh hansas,
me feport saia that many appe9Is had
peeh received lor new GhItghes; Durlng
!ne yeaI ySa tne poaru ha1 alueu IN nuilu'
!ng nag o6S 6Ss r Ghurehes anu expended over
SOSvOu. me iie6 est1InatTs 6nH 4s loF sne coming