Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-02
Discussion Among the Presbyterlans as
TO Their Right Of Putting Forth
Christian Endeavor.
A SAVING or $40. 900 AnuALLy
NEEDED.
The Reformed Presbyterlans Hold An.
other Lively Session Caused by the
Reading OF a Letter.
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TnE pnrsnYrrRIaSs.
Discussions on various subject. Yc..
terdsy.

terday.
DETROIT, June i.-At the Freshly
terrain General Assembly this morning
The subject Of young peoples societies,
which came up on overture, was takon
up. There was u lively discussion as
10 the liability Of the Christian En-
dcayor society becoming too indcpend-
ent. The special object Of the Tesolu.
lions discussed seemed 10 be the for
nation " Westminster leagues 10 take
the place Of young peoples societies Of
Christian EndcavOr.
Elder Shepard Of Philadelphia and
Others took part In the discussions, say
ing that the Christian Endeavor move
mcnt was direct from God and they
should beware OF antsgonizing II or
attempting 10 restrict Il within rigid
Ecclesiastical lines.
Dr. Mckibben thought the "lron.
clad" pledge TO take part In prayer
meetings and attend monthly consecra.
tlOn meetings established lines that
were Systematically excluding those
whom churches would admit. lie
charged the UnivrfsaliAts and Uni
tatlahs societies were now admitted In
full fellowship.
After some further talk on the sub.
Jccti the entire report was adopted with
the resolution for standing committee
on the subject stricken out.
The publication board matter came
up. Mr.. Simmons .xonerated tho
board and its employees from any
blame m TO unwise and wasteful
methods unoarthed nj Philadelphia,
but said they did not know all they
should know In order 10 manage such
u vast business.
The committee recommended that
three experts be put on the board 10
have control Of matters VI which they
have particular knowledge.
The necessity OF annual changes In
volving n saving " $4,000 was ac-
knowledgcd 20 DO needed by the COM
mittee OF seven. The recommendation
OF tho COMMITTEES OF seven was
adopted and both committees were
discharged. DIR. Baker reported from
the committee on constitution q plan
Tor bringing together unemployed min.
listers aud vacant churches, advising
that the matter be- referred 10 preSby-
t.rier NJ n recommendation rather than
an instruction.
DIR. Lowr-y reported for the cora
mitteo ON the revision OF proof texts,
recommending that tho committee DO
continued and that shorter ca,echisms
10 provided with texts. This was
adopted.
THE REFORMED rREsBYTERIAss.
PfTTnuRu, June There was an
other lively session at the Reformed
Presbyterian Synod this morning,
caused by tho reading Of u letter by
DR.. McAllisler, IN which he claimed
that he had beod unfairly treated by
the Synod Saturday, In expunglng
from the records the record Of diAap-
prevail Of his action tho day before.
Tbs discussion over the letter became
very animated, but order was finally
restored, and the matter laid on tho
table for tho present.
The request Of DIR. Stevenson, editor
Of this ChrlsttdH .NdfeSman, for the
Withdrawal Of the compromise rcsolu-
ton presented Saturday, for tho reason
that ho was Informed that ministers
under suspension would not consent to
such disposition OF their case, created
another breeze.
Rev. J. II. J. Milligan denied tho
statement, and said as one OF the sus-
pended ministers no was willing 10
meet the synod half way, anu was not
unwilling 10 have his cilse Disposed OF
by resolution rather than by trial.