The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1892-05-28
CONSTITUTIONAL EMINENT.

The committee report on the sixteenth
amendment to the federal constitution was
presented at the opening of the afternoon
session. The text of the amendment is
slightly altered in order to meet special
objection to the proposed amendment us
follows:
Neither congress nor any state stall pass any
law resp citing any establishment OF religion or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof or use it's
property aud credit or any money raised by
taxation, or authorize either to be used tor he
purpose oi founding. maintaining or aiding by
appropriation, payment for services. expenses
or otlerwlses, amy church. religious denomina-
tion. religious society. or any institution, socie
ty or undertaking which is wholly or in part
under sectarinn ecclesiastical control
Upon motion OF the assembly after en-
dorsing this amendment by q unanimous
vote the report @. the committee on aid for
colleges and academies was introduced by
DIR. Alexander OF San Francisco. During
the year the board has lost its efficient Sec
Ietary in the death of DIR. Came The re-
ceip,s of the year have amounted to q little
over $JO. O1U, while other gifts have aided
the work. Over $95,OyO appropriations
have been granted to fifteen col
lcges and twenty-one academies. lnthe col
legcs aided. there are now LIS candidates
ior the ministry. The claims of the work
were further presented by DIR. Ray, the new
secretary, and others who represented all
sections Of the country.
IiE BRIGGS CASE.
At this point the report Of the judicial
committee on appeal in case OF the trial OF
Dr. Briggs for hercsy was sprung upon the
assembly. 1t was read by Dr. Smith OF
Buffalo, chairman. and was as follows:
Presbyterian church III the United States OF
America against Charles A. Briggs. appeal from
the Judgment OF the presbytery OF New York. dis.
nI,ssing the case. The Judicial committee
.p.cttully reports that 1t has carefully consid-
cred the documeuSs submitted to IL i'll bis case
and has adopted the following resolutions:
Flrst-That i'll tns opinion Of this committee
the appeal taken by the Presbyterian church III
party represented by the committee of prosecu
ton, appointed under section .. book OF dis
cipline. has been taken from the final judgment
that said commit tee had the ght to take this
appeal. representing SAID original party.
second-,Ihat it tnds that notice of appeal
had been given and that the appeal. specihca
tons Of error. and record have been filed in nc.
cordsnce with sections 80 and 81 Of tho book OF
discipline and the appeal is in order.
Third-Kesolved. That in the judgment OF the
committee. the appeal should be entertained
aud time set apart for the hearing OF the case.
Committee reports that appea: is i'll order.
and that the general assembly should proceed
in accordance with the provisions OF
section 80 OF the BOOK OF discipline by causing
Judgment of the appeal and specifications OF e..
ror-, alleged TO have been read: then to hear
the appellant by a committee OF prosecution:
then the defendant in person OF by his counsel:
then appellant BY a comintte OF prosecution
i'll reply upon the question whether the appeal
shall be entertained"
The only action taken upon the reports
thus submitted was to fix O'clock to-mor-
row as the time for their consideration.
DIR. Briggs. who arrived yesterday, will, it
as announced. appear in his own behalf.