The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-23
ANOTHER OUTBREAK.

Ohio, Hiram W, COngdon; Pennsyl-
vania, George Miller.
ANOTHER OUTBREAK.
Another outbreak on the Briggs case
occurred just before the morning ad-
tournament DR.. Young, chairman Of
the committee on bills and overtures,
returned to tho platform and stated
that the two overturea from the presby-
teries Of Chicago and Detroit, which he
said had beon described by DR.. John.
son and Elder Cutchings as bearing di.
rectly upon the Briggs case, had been
found upon examination TO contain no
reference whatever to any special case
likely TO come before the assembly, but
referred wholly to proposed changes in
the standards OF the church. lie,
therefore, recommended that tho
former recommendation OF the commit
tee be adhered to, and the two over
lures sent to the committee on church
polity.
Rev. DR.. Charles L Thompson, OF
New York, claimed the floor and stated
with great earnestness OF manner that
paper might be designed for special
committee though on Its faceit did not
say so.
Dr. Pugh, OF Bloomington, declared
that the assembly was not made up Of
mind readers, and could not be expected
to read what was going on in the minds
OF the Chicago presbytery when 1t pre-
pared its oyertures. The assembly, he
said, was bound by the terms Of the in
strument, and he defed even Phila.
delphia lawyer to find in 1t one express
sion that would properly send 1t to the
judiciary committee.
Everybody wanted to vote on the
amendment, and when DR.. Charles II.
Booth, of New York, arose and stepped
to the front he was met with deafen-
ing demand for the question. The dis
tinguished divine calmly waved aside
tho demonstration, aud when it had
quieted down shouted;
"If you were to call for the question
for an hour you could not put me down;
| am from New York"
Briefly then he stated that he was OPP
posed to the amendment for the reason
that it introduced the element OF popu-
lar clamor into. the proceedings Of dc.
Lucrative body.
After further discussion the amend.
ment was lost and the overtures was
sent to the committee on church polity
by vote that met with practically no
opposition from the Briggs men.
SUNDAY QUESTION AGAIN.
AT the afternoon session the report OF
tho committee on Sabbath observance
coming up for consideration, President
Waraeld, Of Lafayette college, proposed
an additional recommendation that the
third Sunday in June be set apart as a
day when sermons shall bo preached in
oil tho churches and prayers be offered
in behalf Of the effort to keep the gates
OF tho fair closed.
Rev. Mr.. McCauloy, Of Dayton, Of.
iered another addition, to-wt:
"That in case the Sunday closing rule
be violated, the exhibit Of tho Presby-
terian church bo removed"
Tho several recommendation to.
gether with those OF Messrs. Warfeld
and McCauloy were considered seriatim
and adopted.
In the process OF the discussion OF the
report Rev. w. S. Jerome, OF Pontiac,
Mich, opposed tho removal OF tho
Presbyterian exhibit from tho Worlds
Fair in case the Sunday closing law is
violated. He opposed II for the reason
that il the fair was kept open on Sun.
day there was all tho moro reason why
tho exhibit should be whore tho people
could 500 something good. Mr.. Jerome
was overwhelmingly In tho minority,
tho amendment lavoring the with.
drawal Of tho exhibit being carried by
practically unanimous vote, that OF
Rov. N, B. Kenny, Of Goneva, N. Y,
with his own, being tho only two
cast against II.
Row Mr.. Reod, OF the North China
Prosbytery, presented u resolution, OK.
pressing deep gratitude for the favor
extended 10 missionaries and their work
in China by tho Chinese authorities,
aud for tho settlement Of tho difficulties
which oxlSt, especially In tho Shan
Tung province, Tho resolution was 70.
ierred 10 tho committee on Chinese OK.
cluslon.
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