The herald., 1893-05-23
RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLACES.
The Presbyterian General
Assembly.
Sabbath Observance One of
the Chief Topics.
Sunday Closing Of the Worlds Fair
Insisted Upon.
Strong Appeals Made for Money for
Educating Young Men for the Min
tstry-The Reformed Pres
AZ byterians.
By the ssocisted press.l

WAsHINGToN, May 22.-In the Presby-
terian general assembly this morning
bills and overtures were distributed to
committees, after which the report of
the special committee on Sabbath OBJ
servance, of which the late Col. Elliott
f. Shepard was chairman, was read by
his private secretary. The report re-
cited the successful efforts of the COM
mittee in securing Sunday worlds fair
closing clause in the congressional ap-
preparation act.
The report recommended the adoption
OF resolutions of regret at the death OF
Shepard; an expression OF gratitude for
the success of the effort to secure ma
tional sanction for worlds fair Sunday
closing; declaring that any attempt
hereafter to open the gates Sundays
would be gross aft ont to Christian
conscience and a fiagrant breach offaith
that in view OF the action of the local
directory favoring the opening of the
grounds on Sunday, the Importance of
urging on the people to stand by con-
science, at whatever sacrifice OF personal
profit or pleasure, is apparent, and point
ing out that now is good time for the
formation OF associations to protect the
weekly day frest. The report also recon-
mended the distribution OF Sabbath lit
erature at the worlds fair.
When the order OF bills and overturee
wae reached there was short, sharp
struggle over the matter of the reference
OF overtures on the Briggs case. There
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much confusion for time, but in the
end all the Briggs overtures were re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
The board OF missions among the
freemen reported and recommended
$25O.000 for work and $400, 900 for Biddle
university. Accepted.
The moderator then announced the
remaining committees. Among the
chairmen OF syrpds are: California,
Harry. s. Jordan; Oregon, Henry g.
Pollock; Utah, Louis X Foote; Wash
ington, James N. McDiffond.
Then there was another outbreak in
the Briggs case. DR.. Young stated that
the overtures from Chicago and Detroit
had been found to have no reference to
the Briggs case, and insisted that they
be sent to the committee on church
polity. He moved to go amend. There
WAS season OF hot talk then, but the
amendment was beaten, and the over
tures went to the committee.
A recess was taken at noon, during
which the commissioners were photo
graphed in group.
At the afternoon session the report OF
the committee on Sabbath observance
coming up for consideration, President
Wardtield of Lafayette college proposed
the additional recommendation that the
third Sunday in June be set apart as a
day when sermons be preached in all
churches and prayers offered in behalf
OF the effort to keep the gates of the
worlds fair closed.
Rev. Mr.. McCauley of Dayton, Ohio,
offered another addition, to wit: That
in case the Sunday closing rule be vio-
lated, the exhibit of the Presbyterian
church be removed.
Several recommendations, together
with these, were adopted.
In the progress of the discussion, Rev.
". S. Jerome of Pontiac, Mich, opposed
the removal of the Presbyterian exhibit
in case the Sunday closing law was vio-
lated. He opposed it for the reason
that il the fair was kept open on Sunday
there was all the more reason why the
exhibit should be there where the peo.
pie could see something good Mr..
jerome was overwhelmingly in the
minority, he and Rev. 7. B. Rennick OF
Geneva, N, j., being the only two
against withdrawal.
The report OF the committee on educa-
tion was presented by Rev. Thomas d.
Ewing OF Corning, Iowa. 1t commended
the work of the board and asked $780,
600 for work next year. The board ia
now comparatively out of debt The
amount has been reduced from $1,000 TO
5000.
DR.. Poor said in the past six years the
Presbyterian denomination had been
compelled to draw on other denomina-
tions for $50 ministers to do it's work.
His appeal for money to carry on the
work of educating young men for the
ministry was supplemented by Presi-
dent War6eld of Lafayette college, who
denounced as shame and reproach the
attitude of the church toward young
men who desire to prepare for the min
istry and have not the funds themselves
to secure an education.
Elder Davis Jacks of Monterey, CAL.
closed the discussion with the augges
tion that he would give $lC0 toward
wiping out the 5000 debt, if the board
would pay the remainder (applause)
and il suitable man were secured 10
talk money out Of mems pockets for the
education OF young men, he would paw
$1,000 year toward paving the right
man. Great applause.
The recommendation of the committee
were adopted.
An overture from the presbytery of
st. Clairsville, asking the board OF edu
cation to lend money to candidates who
prefer to borrow, rather than accept a
gift, was reported with a favo able
recommendation, the maximum amount
to be loaned to be $3.50 per annum. The
Recommendation was adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Reed of the North China
presbytery presented resolutions, which
were referred to the committee on the
Chinese exclusion act, expressing deep
gratitude for the favor extended mis-