Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-17
The Northern Assembly to be
Held in Detroit, Mich.
THE WORK AS MAPPED OUT.
The Orthodoxy of Dr.. Briggs Will Probably
be the Principal and Exciting Issue.
Complete History OF the Briggs Case
and His Public Expressions-The Re-
vision Of the Confession of Faith
VIII Also Command Attention.
THE ASSEMBLY.

Special 10 the Gazette.
DETROIT, Mich, May 16.-F'or the third
tine lu its history this city is to entertain
''r general assembly of the Presbyterian
church IN the United States of America.
I..r.. one years ago, when there were two
lunches TO the Northern church-the old
.ru. aud the new schOol-the assembly
rha latter body met here, with the Rev.
j. ID l.. Riddle Of PittSburS as the mod
s-l.ar In 1872, two years after the reunion
O, TIE two bodies. the general assembly
ts.l IGNORED Detroit with its presence,
a.. The Rev. Dr. Samuel J. NicollS of st.
Louis presided over its deliberations,
I, Is not possible at this time to say who
WI oe chosen moderator next Thursday.
-.-' year at Saratoga the lines were drawn
Or TIE question Of the revision of the West
.er standards, and the Rev. DIR. Will
.- r. Moore of Columbus, Ohio, for
f--n'r Of years the permanent clerk of
iH >sglubly, moderate revlSionist, was
Nominated by DR.. Herrick Johnson of Chi
r-l. "a TevisioniSt. and seconded by DR..
s new Of Philadelphia, an anti-revisionist.
This year it seems probable that the ques-
O. If The orthodoxy of Professor Briggs
:. Tic Union theological seminary of New
J Will be the principal issue, and it is
! ,r.u.e that this subject may decide the
tE0n. Among those whose names have
E.G mentioned are DR. Charles A. Dickey
g. Philadelphia and Professor Green of
'-Geg-Cu seminary. Some friends of DR..
T.. of New York have suggested that it
WOULD te graceful thing and one which
-d give general satisfaction to the
e..,A az large TO name him as the moder-
l..~
he meetings of the assembly will be
! t in the Fort street Presbyterian
e--r,h. of which the Rev. DR.. Wallace
H.-ciife is pastor, and will begin on Thurs
c,E Of u1xt week at II a. M.
Is usual, the retiring moderator will
preach 4 sermon, occupying about an hour,
r which the commissioners will retire
Tor luncheon and discuss probable candi-
,4'rS for the moderatorShip. At 8 O'Clock
-a assembly will convene and the election
VII take place. After two or three reports
GaFo been presented, preparations will be
E.de for the observance Of the Lords sup
? in the evening. On Friday morning
umittees will be appointed, and the as
seLUly will be in full session.
he committee of arrangements for this
assembly consists of DR.. Radcliffe, DIR.
William H. Roberts Of Lane theological
seminary, the stated clerk of the assembly.
James II. Barley, with the elders of the
Fort street church. Extensive prepare
lions have been made for entertaining the
t-J or 900 members OF the assembly, repre-
senung PIC PreSbyterieS, many of the COM
missioners being accompanied by their
wives, vino will divide their time between
he meetings exclusively for women and the
iebates of the assembly. 1t was noticeable
est year that no matter how great were
lAe interests represented at the meetings
'or woman, the galleries were crowded