The morning call., 1892-05-21
A Humber Of Officers Appointed at
Yesterdays Morning Session.
REPORTS OF LAST TEARS COMMITTEES.
All Business Rushed Through With Unexamped
Dispatek-An Historical and Costly Prean.
tatiOn to Moderator Young.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

PORTLAND, Or, May 20-The second
days session of the General Assembly was
devoted to the announcement of the stand
ing committees to act upon the matter sub
mitted to the assembly and 10 report the
appropriate action thereon. The rest Of
the day was occupied with reports of the
committees of previous year. which were
directed to present their views to subse-
Quent assembly.
The half-hour's devotional services were
led this morning by DR.. John b. Donaldson
of Minneapolis. Promptly at the appointed
hour the moderator called the assembly to
order
In announcing the committees he stated
that, owing to the large number of candi-
dates for moderatorship yesterday, the as
sembly itself had taken the question Of
craftsmanship out of his hands. and it will
be noted that the chairmen of the most i'm
portant committees were candidates at the
previous session.
List of Chairmen.
The charmen appointed are as follows :
Bills ana Overtures-Dr. Radcliffe of De.
troit; Judicial-D. L. Ralston Smith of Buff
falo; POlity of Church-Dr. Bartlett of
Washington Home Mission-Dr. McPher-
son of Chicago; Foreign Missions-Dr.
Alexander Alison of Philadelphia; Eduea-
tion-Dr Liggett OF Railway; Publication
DR.. Sample OF New York; Church Erection
DR. Holmes of Albany; Theological Semi
naTies-Dr. Mutchmore of Philadelphia
Ministerial Relief-Dr. Robinson of Alleg-
heny; Freedmen-Dr. Sutherland OF Knox
vile; Aid for Coleges-Dr. Alexander Of
San Francisco; COrrespondence-Dr. Blay-
ney of Kentucky; Beneyolent-Dr. Wallace
of Lewiston, Pa; Narrative on State of
Religion-Rev WorTall of keokuk; Tenn
perance-Dr. Bigger of Ohio.
As TO the composition OF committees. so
far as can be judged by casual comment,
Moderator Young has exceeded the Rntici-
patton Of many. and has failed to Justify
the fears Of others. He seems to have felt
the force Of the general feeling that he
could not afford TO pack any committee in
any interest, but the exact quality Of his
work can only be ascertained when its
actual outcome is apparent.
After the announcement Of the standing
committees Dr. Alexander of San Fran
cisco moved that the report Of the commit
tee on revision be made the second order
for Monday afternoon next
Endowment for a College.
A letter from John r. Middlemas and
others OF Salt Lake, offering 100 acres OF
land in that city for the purpose Of site
and endowment for n Presbyterian college
to be called the WESTMINSTER" was read.
of accordance in the proper legal shape.
The committee recommended that the offer
be accepted, and that the eonSummation of
the transfer be sent to the presbytery Of
Utah, with instructions to act, and that the
management of the property and college be
intrusted to the nresbytery OF Utah. The
pTesbytery Of Utah is instructed TO report
its action in the premises to the General
Assembly.
The special committee IN charge of the
church periodical reported through DR.. Nc
Intosh of Philadelphia. DIR. Nelson, the
editor. addressed the assembly.
ATesolution enlarging the committee was
adopted, but resolution iBdorSing the
periodical met with unexpected opposition
Before a vote was taken the hour of ad-
journment had arrived.
a matter Of considerable local interest
came up at the opening of the morning ses-
sion in connection with the presen tatiOn of a
gayel to the moderator. Dr. Brown. in pre-
seuting it, referred to early opinions with
regard 10 the Yorthlessness of the land on
| the Pacific Coast and then narrated an ex-
perience Of Whitman, the first Protestant
missionary to this region. who in 1S43
guided large caravan Of immigrants hfther
bringing with him an apple sapling, from
which in its old age the wood OF the gavel
was taken. The gold and silver adornug
it are also products OF this State, so that the
gavel is an emblem of missions in Oregon.
and consequently OF permanent historical
interest.
The Afternoon Session.
The afternoon was occupied with the re-
ports Of the various committees The rec
ommendation as 70 the church periodical
was adopted-that it be condensed, Illus
trated and made more attractive. The
question of the seal of the assem-
bly,, which made such a stir at Detroit,
was finally settled, and seal proposed was
adopted. The committee on the consensus
creed reported progress and was continued.
The Jacksonville (Fla) church case came
up again. and final settlement was pro-
vided for.
The church unity committee reported
progress, and was continued, apparently
through mere indulgence. The same was
true OF the committee on proof texts.
At 4 O'clock the assembly exhausted Its
docket aud was compelled to adjourn till
Monday morning through lack of work
ready for the convention. A popular meet
ing tonight in behalf Of Sunday-school
work is one of great interest. Elder Worrall
of New York presiding. The speakers are
DR.. Young, Radcliffe. Patterson, Craven
and \Voraeu