Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-23

too supported it He would have pre- efcrrcd,
on strictly technical grounds, that the rcpor /
be recommitted and they be directed to send
u down to tho prcsbyteries, rather
than for the assembly TO itself send
IL down, because some might mis-
understand that action as implying
some degree of endorsement of tho recon.
mendations OF tho report He said: al think
tho changes proposed In the report have the
essence of Calvanism wholly preserved. We
did not mean to decalvanize, and we did not
Everyone who expected anything of that
sort will be disappointed. We were not
unanimous, although so harmonious. We
want to see how the church views the pro-
posed changes and the proposed methods Of
making the changes before deciding to stand
out Tor anything that does not appear in tho
, reports. We want the report criticised
without any restraint from misapprehen-
sion OF unaminity in tho Sc Ssions of the COM
mitteen
The motion was unanimously adopted and
tne great debate was over for this year aS
far as the general assembly Is concerned.
The reports from the committee on unem-
ployed ministers was made the second order
OF the day tomorrow
Dr. Francis OF Cincinnati recommended
the method and time of dealing with the
question of accepting or vetoing the election
OF professors In theological seminaries at the
sessions of the assembly. IL was referred to
the committee on theological seminaries to
report at the earliest convenience.
AT the opening of the afternoon session
Rev, DIR. Henry McCool read the report of
the committee of the seal of the Presbyte-
rlan church. The topic was made the order
of the day Saturday
Judge Hand of Scranton, Pa, made the re-
port for the committee on business depart
ment OF the board of publication. 1t ap-
proves most that has been found in the bus
mess management, but said several of the
changes recommended by the special com
mi ttee OF last year seemed most needed, and
most of them had been adopted. 1t recon-
mended that no publishing outfit be at pres
ent provided by the board; that the business
management be subdivided into manufac-
turing and a publication and distributing
branch, each under competitive bidding
and contracts, the issuing of old books
1or cheap libraries TO be donated to
needy schools and mission stations. The
report was accepted and made special order
Tor next Tuesday afternoon, at which time
the report of the special committee presented
by Mr. Simons viii be also considered. Mr.
Simons said that Judge Hands committee
nau not consulted him since preliminary
meeting of both Committees last November
although he was fully prepared to substan-
tiate the charges made last year and although
it was appointed fT the express purpose of
reporting on the matters involved in those
charges. This may arouse as 1t did last
year, good deal of warm debate when it
comes up next Tuesday afternoon, hence we
must conclude that this committee was
enUlrely Satlshed OF the truth of the
statement made in our report. Although
we have requested the hearing repealed, up
to the present time we have not been called
on or given an opportunity to present the
reasons which led us to make tho recommen-
dations we did to the last assembly"
Joseph w. Terrence, ID. d., of Republic, O.,
read report on amusements. theaters pro-
miscuous dancing and card playing Re-
ferred to the committee on bills and over
lures.
George II. Hayes, DID,, of Kansas City
thought that the committee should be dis
charged from further consideration of church
unity with the Episcopal church and that we
have as much inter denoninatona fedora
tion as is practical.
H. Fl. Rice, L. d., OF Oakland, Cal, thought
that no invidiouS exception of the Episcopa-
lians be made or implied as if their peculiar
notions were the principal obstacle to church
unity.
DIR. Alexander Prouufoot of Baltimore
thought we ought to let our Episcopal breth-
ren understand that we esteem our ordina-
tion vows to be as sacred as theirs. If it is
settled that they are not going to recognize
the validity OF one organization 1t is time to
stop. There are hopeful signs of improve
mcnt, especially in Virginia, where Pres
byterian was lately invited by an Episcopal
brother not only to preach but to conduct
the entire service
DR. Hayes thought that the title of the
committee should be changed so as to in
clude all instead of ono Protestant denomi-
nation.
DR.. Junkin of Philadelphia thought the
attitude of some southern Episcopalans was
not changing for the better, but rather for
the worse.