Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-18
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY,
A Crank Makes the Session Lively for
Time.

In the Presbyterian general assembly, in
New York yesterday, after the report of The
STAR had closed, two reports were submitted
In regard to the proposed union of the north
ern and southern branches of the church-the
majority by Rev. Dr. j. t. Smith, of Baltimore,
which recommended the continuance of the
plan adopted by the southern assembly of en-
tire independence of the colored people, and
the minority by Judge Breckenridge, of st.
Louis, stating that nothing less than organic
union between both churches would prove sat-
isfactory. At this point man jumped up from
one of the front benches and, standing at the
head of the middle aisle and shaking his fist in
the air. yelled:
Men and brethren, you are slaves. you are
stupefed with the opiate of the worlds -
Put him out" yelled score of voices.
"Get policeman" shouted DR.. Crosby.
The man continued to yell and beat the air
with his fists, and some one tEOughtfully began
to sing ''Old Hundred to drown his voice.
Mr.. Isaac McNair, Of St. Paul, finally caught
the crank by the neck and hustled him out on a
double-quick trot. He threw tracts around
hIm as he was leaving the church signed by ''S.
l. Hickey. Station Il. Brooklyn, this being pre-
sumably his name and address.
FREEDMES's MISSIONS,
The report of the committee on freedmen's
missions was then discussed.
DR.. Il. S. Hamlin. of Washington. protested
against its adoption by the assembly on the
ground that the Washington synod had volun-
teered information to the committee while they
we're compiling their report, which information
they refused to accept.
DIR. Dickey said DIR. Hamlin had not spoken
to him in his capacity of chairman of the COM
mittee, but privately, and he never willfully
refused any information on the subject. He
however, asked the assembly not to consider a
question of mere detail in this discussion.
The report was finally adopted, with the ex-
ception of clause 4, which gives the further
management OF the questions to the board of
missions for freedmen, and this will be further
discussed on Monday.
Last evening the delegates attended the re-
ceptlon given by the union of New York at the
Metropolitan opera house. and thus enioyed
the social opportunity of meeting the promi-
nent Presbyterians of New York To-day the
delegates are the guests of Col. Elliott F.
Shepard on an excursion down the bay to visit
the Benen home for disabled preachers at
| Perth Amboy. In the standing committees
Rev. Ross Stevenson, Washington, has been
named on temperance.
The Southern General Assembly.
Attic general assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian church at Chattanooga yesterday
/ the clerk read report of the committee on
conference of the northern and southern gen.
erai assemblies on cooperation in church
| work. The committee of thirteen. of which
Moses ID. Hoge. ID. d., was chairman, appointed
| by the southern assembly, met the committee
of the northern church in conference in New
York, December Is last, and again at Atlanta.
! April II. They formulated an extended report,
reviewing the past relation of the two churches
! and their cooperation in mission work and
! evangelization.
DIR. W. U. Murkland. of Baltimore, president
OF the executive committee on foreign missions,
made an explanation in regard to certain
! charges made by Drs. Houston and Rankin
He said the difficulty between Mr.. Houston and
| himself arose to great extent over the aues-
| ton of whether the ruling OF the New Tesla
ment should control in mission work. The st.
| Louis and Baltimore assemblies had he ard the
matter and decided in his favor. II it had to
\ come up again he wanted the whole affair in
| vestigated. resolution providing for such an
| investigation was tabled A telegram of salu-
| tation was received from the Northern Presby-
/ terrain assembly, in session at New York. A
| motion to appoint a committee to adjust the
differences between the North Carolina synod
and the Mecklenburg presbytery was adopted.