The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-05-23

INDULGE IN MORE WRANGL|NG
Warm VOrdy Controversies at the
Presbyterian Assembly.
IMPORTANT MEASURES DISCUSSED
Unanimity OF Opinion in Favor of Sunday
Closing of the Worlds Fair--A Firm
Stand Taken.
IMPORTANT MEASURES DISCUSSED
Associated Press.

Washington, May 22.-At this morn
ing's session of the general assembly
there was sharp struggle over the
matter of reference overtures in the
Briggs case. There was considerable
misunderstanding and much confusion
for time, but in the end all the Briggs
overtures were referred to the judi
ciary committee.
The general assembly adopted a res
olution declaring any attempt here
after to open the gates of the Worlds
Fair on Sundays to be a gross affront
to the Christian conscience, and fla
grant breach Of faith.
The Presbyboard of missions among
freedmen reported and. recommended
$25O,OOO for work and 100000 for Biddle
University.
The moderator then announced the
remaining committees among chairmen
of synods as follows: Oregon, Henry
G. Pollock; Washington, Jas. N. Nc
Diffond
Then there was another outbreak in
the Briggs case. DIR. Young stated
that the overtures from Chicago and
Detroit had been found to have no ref
erence to the Briggs case, and insisted
that they be sent to committee of,
the church polite. He moved to so
amend it. There was hot talk then,
but the amendment was beaten and
the overtures went to the committee.
At the afternoon session the report
of the committee on Sabbath obser-
vance came up for consideration. Pres
ident Warfield of Lafayette College,
proposed an additional recommendation
that the third Sunday in June be set
apart as day when sermons be pre-
pared in all the churches and prayers
be 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 it:
That in case the Sunday closing rule
terian Church be removed. Several rec
concentrations, together with these,
were adopted.
In the progress of the discussion,
Rev w. S. Jerome of Pontiac, Mich,
opposed the removal of the Presbyter-
ian exhibit in case the Sunday closing
law was violated. He opposed it, for
tn ereason that if the fair were kept
open on Sunday there was all the more
reason why the exhibit should be where
the people could see something good.
DIR. Jerome was Overwhelmingly in the
minority.
The report of the committee on edu-
cation was presented by Rev. Thos. d.
Ewing of Corning, Iowa. 1t recommend
ed the work of the board and asked
$15O,OOO for work next year. The board
is now comparatively out of debt, the
amount being reduced from $1,000 to
$500.
the Presbyterian denomination had
compelled to draw on other denomina-
tions for $500 ministers to do its work,
and the appeal for money to carry on
the work of educating young men for
the ministry was supplemented by
President Warfield, of Lafayette Col
lege, who denounced as shame and
a reproach, the attitude of the church
toward young men who desire to pre-
pare for its ministry and have not the
funds to secure an education.
Elder Davis Jacks, of Monterey, Cal
ifornia, closed the discussion with a |
that he would give 800
towards wiping out the $500 debt of |
the board still remaining. The recon-
of the committee were |
adopted The overture from the Pres
bytery Of st. Clairville, asking the /
board of education to lend money to
candidates who prefer to borrow rather
than accept a gift, was reported with
favorable recommendation. The maxi
mum amount to be loaned was $3.50
per annum. The recommendation was