Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-25
FAVOR JOINING HANDS
PRBSBYTBRIANS WILL COOPERATE IN THE
HOME AND FOREIGN FIELDS.
II is Declared That Christian Equality Between the
Races Should bs 0bssrved-Dr. Strikers
Amendment What Has Been Rx-
pended for Church Erection.

NEW YORK, May "a The lively dis
cossion on the question of cooperation
with the Southern Church, which took
place in yesterdays session of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church was
the cause of bringing a large audience 10
DR.. Crosby's church this morning, in an
ticipation of hearing continuance of the
debate. Almost the first thing done WAS
the reading of a telegram from the stated
clerk of the Southern Assembly, announc.
ing that that body had adopted the major
ity report in favor of cooperation in the
home and foreign fielde, in the evangelical.
tion of the colored people, and co-opera-
tion in matters of publication, ETC., by
vote OF SO to 81. The statement WAS re-
ceived with applause.
Rev. John F Cox, Kentuckian coDtin-
ned his talk in opposition to cooperation.
The white peOple of the country during
the past century, be said, have not observed
that Christian equality between the two
races that they should have observed.
They should now try to break down this
lingering prejudice, and he would there
fore, vote against the majority report be-
cause it advocated separate churches for
white and colored
The debate on the third section of the
majority report cooperation in the evan
gelization of the colored people was contin-
ued. The first two sections-co. operation
in home and foreign missions-were adopt
ed by the Southern Assembly.
Rev. DR.. Joseph L. Smith, the chair
man Of the committee that drew up the
report, held that the matter of separate
churches Was desired by the colored peo.
pie themselves.
DR.. Stryker, of Chicago, SAID be 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 conceding the existing situation,
it (the Northern Assembly, approves the
policy of separate churches, presbyteries
and synods, subject to the choice of the
cOlOred people themselvee."
A vote on DR.. Stryker's amendment was
taken and it was carried by about 400 to
80, with this exception the paper as a
whole was adopted and the paper on CO.
operation was also appro 'ed OF. The next
thing WAS TO adopt the majority report as
a whole, as amended This was done, only
few noes" being heard when the ques-
tion was put. A motion was then mad to
telegraph the Southern Assembly what had
been done. Rev. Dr. George T. Purvis,
of Pittsburg, moved as an amendment that
when the clerk telegraphs the clause strick-
en- out, he also adds that the reason it was
done was not to prejudice future action nor
TO outline future policy of the church
but simply because this assembly did not
believe that it stated the historical facts of
the case This was carried by vote of
202 toil97.
The repor: of the standing Committee on
Church Erection was then presented by
Rev. DR.. John F. Hendy, of Kansas. The
report sAid that many appeals had been re-
ceived for new churches. During the
year the board had aided in building 1872
churches and expended over sos, 600. The
estimates for the coming year are $3.50, 600.
The report of the committee was then
accepted.