New-York tribune., 1890-05-21
THE SARATOGA ASSEMBLY
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE GREAT PRESBTE
RIAN CONVENTION.

HOME MISSIONS AND THE AFFAIRS OF l"N ! D
LEGATION BOARD ENGRosslNG ATTENTION
REVISION onscrRup FOR I'M MOMENT
-v,Rr\BLE WEATHER At THE
sPEINGS-A SOCIAL q ATHtla N".
ny rrLrGnAI1I 10 THE TEircNr-'
Saratoga May 2O.Thc STRANGER nom me "'N'
VINO came 10 tie Assembly from 'Ie""i"'' ''''s
morning complaining of ihe heat ana went %"
dinner in pouring rain and 10 supper SN\e'in9
- ,be cold wave which has struck the town, sad
that he had often seen Saratoga adNcr'ls'" az q
watering place hut untll the present ume ne
had NOT known that it had to rain here every
dsy in order 10 answer the EMBELLISHMENTS i'I-
hans when President PationS committee reports
on Thursday on the revision question: thc at
,oospbere will change somewhat There Were,
indeed. signs Of summer weather IN the frSt
Church this afternoon. when the Presbyterian
Eoard of Publication was under discussion Two
or three times the mercury rose suddenly, but
,he uoderator's eavc has a wonderfully cooling
effect on the atmosphere. When the gaNcl fals'
down goes the undue heat.
Revision was cut of order to-day, though one
or two speakers tried 10 cnhNcn thclr remarks ~
a reference 10 this topic. bat the chort faile"'
Tho sub.rct is before the Assembly IN NV" ~
three phascs and when il comes properly ac'ie'i''
evcrv one Is any ious 10 hear all that IS Hal"' ""'
desultorv remarks in speeches on olhFr S""it'S
arc not loudly appaudcd II is probable th''
tho Committee on liillS and Oycrtures w!il re-
port tomorrow in regard 10 tie ncw Creed over
lures suggesting. no doubt. that the Sn'lr' ~
referred 70 a special committee. More i'oS"N
t..res il is said. have asked ior new 'I''" ''''
wear than desired revision Of the NeS''"'"S'ei
Ff N Hr
Confession last year. On THURSDAY @ moin'n S ,'le
ccmlnlttee IN charge "l ieNIs'V" "''''"'
his AFTERNOON Tie Publication Board scandal
came up again. Tie word seaman ,i'', - T,V%
friends of the board said from the Platform
/, the charges be trdc. the present Board Shohu
he dissolved Immediately. III the cN'.-'S "c m no,
tue somebody should sdHcl ior pressing IAeIH
mo, the Nsselnblv. There is ro DOUBT th2t TIE
sympathy Of ag-' majority OF ihe Assembly, IS
with the special committee when arf'i-hs VIII
OF mercy the uuuu>iuessl'kc methods of the
Boqrd's committee. only half an hour was con-
sumed in tie discussion. ntt the nature oil me
arguments. the animuS eNhlhit'o ana tHe "Nc,-
wbelming applause greeting eFefN prlnf maze
against the Board until thr moderator lnteriered.
showed that Nacr the matter resumed tnefe
will he many cAarccs ami counier-chaIsc>. ihe
spec i committ-r taaj la, been invest getting the
bard IS satisfied ta2t a. Is r,eAj. ana II Is de-
termined 10 push things. l'c.hnd iAc HunhF>,
Committee stand ,aI tat members oi ne BOAR
of Publication. DlStr.ct-AttOrrcN Grah1m, OF
Philadelphia: Governor l'eaVeg of Pennsylvania.
ana apparently. all the synod Of the STATE
The work of the BoaTd Of Home Missions and
the Board If AID for Colleges and Academies was
discussed to-day. In the evcn!uI nedrN sNN
alumni Of the Union Seminary. who are attending
the Assembly. and few guests dinct toGeihe
AZ the Adelphi. DR. Hallantyue. OF BioonlielG'
- j. presided. and among others present were
the moderator. Nicc-C Chancellor MacCuCken, OF
the University Of the CITY Of Ncw-NorS; u. kR
Booth. director Of The seminary; Professoi
Francis Brown Charlie, l.. Thompson. Pro'csSor
Darirg. o. Auburn Seminary Henry D'", VII
lam E Dodec. Or. T. y. White. Or y ).
Purren. Dr. " J. IIaine and Dr \. Erdman
Speeches we've made hy Dr. EaIanNAe, Dr.
Brown. pr Booth and others.