The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-26
THE CHURCHMEN'S WORK.
THE SESSION AT CHATTANOOGA
BROUGHT TO A CLOSE.

A Proposition to Urge Change in the
Inauguration Day of the Govern
ment stricken Out-The Action OF
the Mecklenburg Presbytery Sus-
tained-Days for the Collections.
CHATTANOOGA, May 25.--The Southern
Presl yterian assembly was opened at 9
o'clock this morning with prayer by the
moderator. The reports of the standing
committee on education and systematic
benefcence were read and adopted. The
latter fixed the collection DAYS of the ensu-
ing year as follows: January and August,
collecting for the susten alton fund Feb
ruary, tor church erection; March, for
publication; April, for foreign missions;
June and September, for evangslisticxunds
July, for invalid funds; December, colored
evangelistic fund and Tuscaloosa institute
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
The report of the committee on Sabbath
observance was submitted and considered
seratim. The first section of the report was
the following resolution:
Recommended for abortion that we favor
petition to congress to make the day Of inaugu-
ration the first Wednesday in March or the last
Wednesday in April to avoid the serious occa-
ing the Inauguration occur near the beginning
OF the week
DR.. Woodrow moved that the resolution
be stricken out as proposing an action
contrary to the principals Of the church.
The motion was carried.
The second resolution provided that the
assembly endorse a petition to congress to
adopt a law against Sunday work, except
works of necessity and mercy, 8 far as the
jurisdiction of tae general governme1t ex-
tends, with the usual exceptions in favor of
these who observe another day of the week
as the Sabbath. 1t was adopted with an
amendent that the assembly, instead Of in
dorSing the petition, advises its people to
sign it. A petition, urging minis ers and
members to refrain from travelling on Sun
day except ia cases of necessity aud mercy,
was carried.
THE MECKLENBURG CASE.
The report Of the commission on the
complaint # the Mecklenburg presbytery
against the synod of North Carolina was
brought up for discussion. This is a very
complicated case, which has been about
three times before tae general assembly,
the synod Of North Carolina and the Meek
lenburg pre- bytery, respectively.
Rev u. ?. Robinson was convicted in the
civil court of Meck.enburg county Of de-
serling his wife, who was granted a divorce
and alimony, which was never paid. The
presbytery suspended Robinson from the
communion and ministry. The synod
partly reversed this decision. The presby-
terry appealed and the case was sent up
to the general assembly at ST.
Louis, which sustained the Presbytsry.
Il was remanded and again sent
to the general assembly. The report of the
commission. sustaining for the most part
the presbytery, was adopted to-day. Writ
ten protests were filed, minor matters were
attended to, votes of thanks were passed,
and the assembly dissolved, the next annual
session to lie held in Asheville, N. G.
THE NORTHERN ASSEMBLY.
New YORK My 25-At the morning
session Of The general assembly a telegram
vas read from the southern assembly an
nouncing their concurrence in the anne d.
meuts made to the report of the co-opera-
tioG committee on church work.