Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-16
I'd EDITION.
BATTLE FOR REVISION
The Presbyterian General Assembly
Under Roadway.
NEW YORK'S DAILY MURDER.
Cleveland Street Scandal Makers
Convicted.
NEW YORK'S DAILY MURDER
QUEER IDEAS ABOUT VACCINATION
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
The Revision Question Comes Up in a
Special Report

SARATOGA, \. Y, May l6.-The ministers and
elders composing the Presbyterian Assembly OF
1880 were early risers this morning. At O'Clock
when the assembly was called to order every
commissioner was in his seat and the
galleries were well filed with specta-
tors. Nineteen standing committees were
announced by the moderator. The
more important committees and their chair
men are follows: Bills and overtures. VIM.
{. Roberts; Judiciary, Dr. kempshall; church
polity. Herrick Johnson; home missions Ii. Ii.
Little; foreign missions, ID. j. Burrili educa-
ton, X. +. Patterson; publication. Howard
Crosby; theological seminaries T.. T. Thorn
SON. freemen. l.. ID. Morris; church erection,
ID. p. Putnam colleges. Hemphiil Brown; cor
respondence, W. III. Jeffers.
The report of the special committee to in
qulre into the best means of preventing the
liquor traffic III the Congo region was read,
adopted and the committee discharged The
report says that after conference with
the proper authorities it was learned that
the relations between the United States and
the authorities at Brussels concerning the
Congo region were of such "a delicate nature
that the United States could not take the in
itiatory in the attempt to abolish the trade
The stated clerk reported that on the gem
eral question OF revision 1872 presbyteries had
answered in the affirmative, &C in the negative,
declined TO answer and had not yet re-
ported. committee of five was appointed to
canvass the answers to the overtures as
follows: DIR. Francis L. Patton of
Princeton College. DIR. II. NJ. McCracken OF
New York, ]. b. Thornton of San Francisco
Maurice ID. Edwards of ST. Paul and r. 2.
Shanklin of Indiana. The special committee
on the board of publication reported against
the purchase of complete publishing
outfit. Its report alleges great extray-
agance in the matter OF publishing BOOKS
1t recommends the appointment of three adj
dltional members of the board. who snail be
elders residing in different synods. The board
of publication business committee offered IN
adverse report on the same subject. Both
reports received and referred to
the standing committee on pubica-
ton. A report OIL missionary work i'll the
United States army and navy read and
adopted The report OF the committee on sup
ply of ministers showed over eleven hundred
vacant churches. Three hundred and seven
teen churches have been disbanded
during the past five years. The com
mittee reported in favor of reducing the
standard of educational qualifications and
OF magnifying the duties of the ministers.
The hope OF our church is not in theological
education but liz the religious instruction of
the family" The report was received ordered
printed and referred for consideration Monday
afternoon. Recess was taken until pm.
The election of DIR. Moore as moderator of
Presbyterian general assembly is regarded as
triumph for the conservatives on the great
issue of revision" The selection OF Dr. Moore
was the result of a caucus held in the morning
by the Pennsylvania anti-revisionists.