Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-25

session OF the General Assembly as IN
the afternoon session, VIXEN the Assem-
bly sat as a high court 10 consider the
appeal in the Briggs case.
Still the members OF the Assembly
seemsd to have deep interest In the
subject of foreign missions, the work in
which the Church has spent over q mill
lion dollars during the past year. Close
attention was paid to the reports as
they were read, and the stirring
speeches that followed were applauded.
The Assembly got through good deal
Of work in the morning.
The peremptOry order for the after
noon was the Briggs case, and the As
sembiy is now 70 devote itself to that,
II IL a5ideS by its decision OF yesterday,
until it Is finished.
The full membership Of the proseeut-
ing committee OF the New York presby-
tery were present and Prof. Briggs was
sustained by the immediate presence OF
DR.. ID. II. Frazier, OF Newark, q trustee
Of Union Seminary; Prof. Francis
Brown, Of the faculty OF the Seminary;
andJudge s. M. Cutcheon, OF Detroit.
Before the afternoon session closed,
DR.. Birch had concluded his opening
address, in support Of the report OF the
Judicial cummitte, recommending that
the appeal be entertained; and Prof.
Briggs had occupied one and half OF
the five hours which he said was neces-
sary In which TO make his reply and
protest against entertaining the appeal.
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
The Assembly was called TO order at
$3.50 by Moderator Craig, and opened
with prayer by Prof. Roy, OF Chicago.
DR.. Young's sesSiOnal report from the
Committee Oh Bills and OvertureS as to
the distribution Of overtures among
the several committees. went through
without objection. Sixty overtures re-
lsting to new creeds AID twenty pro-
posing changes in the presen, confess
sion OF faith were sent TO the Committee
on Bills and OvertureS for answer.
Through the courtesy Of the Commit
tee on Forsign Missions the Committee
On Aid TO Colleges was given the time
nntil 1O:3O o'clock and It's report was
read by Rev. Chas. A. Dlckey, of Phila-
delphis, chairman. The committee
recommended that $780, 600 be raised
this year for this cause and that the
proposition Of Mr.. Arthur Brown to
donate 100 acres Of land In Salt Lake
City as a site for the location Of the
Westminster College Of Utah" be re-
IpectfullY declined.
The recommendations Of the report
were adopted after the Assembly had
heard Z. c. Roy, Corresponding Secre-
larry Of the Board, and Rev. w. w. Her
Bha, OF Nebraska.
DR.. Herrick Johnson, Of Chicago,
presented the report Of the Committee
Dn Foreign Missions. To discussing the
practicalities Of the work, DR.. Johnson
Isid: 1--WE can no more pray the Bible
INTO China than we can pray a harvest
Dut OF a wheat field ia Dakota. We
must send man TO carry IT.
The committee made number OF
recommendations; among them that
this year the church aim at total Of
81, l,25O.OO contribution TO the cause,
counting on the noble women TO make
the appeal successful; that forward
movement be undertaken extending the
work; that the determination OF the
Board be approved TO send abroad all
men who apply who prove to be quail
fed.
In the discussion Of the report, Dr.
johnson gave way 20 Mr.. Robert Z.
SDeer, the young Assistant Secretaey Of
the BOARD, TO make his address TO the
General Assembly.
Raw. Thomas Marshfield, Secretary Of
the Home Hissions Board, spoke Of the
progress OF the work IN foreign lands
q most encouraging statement.
Rev. Gilbert Reed, missionary at
Shautung. China, and Rev. J. J. Lucas,
OF Allahabad Presbytery, India, also ad-
dressed the Assembly.
The recommendations Of the commit
tee were adopted. The Assembly then
took recess until 2;5O.
the BRIGGS CASE BEGUN.
At the afternoon session Moderator
Craig convened the Assembly as court.
Rev. George d. Baker, Chairman, re-
ported that the Judicial Committee
unanimously recommended that the
Prosecuting Committee be allowed one
hour TO open its case; that five hours be
given to Prof. Briggs; and that the
committee be given :wo hours In which
TO close, to be extended, IL desired, TO
four hours.
As DR.. Briggs ascended the platform
Ihe quiet OF the vast audience was in
tense. His remarks were but prelim-
nary, and his opening sentence was
Ipoken with a distinctness that pene-
srated the entire house.
regret, said he, 10 come before you this
hot weather with request Tor more time.
The importance Of the subject, however,
requires IL, and am glad the committee
has conceded il. will shorten IL so far as
can. My argument on the basis OF the
printed appeal will consume four and q
half hours, and l have allowed myself q
aalf hour in which 70 reply % any argu-
nent which l may not have anticipated.
DIR. Briggs then went on to say that
he had a number OF complaints now be-
fore the New York Synod and still
more TO be presented to it, and he
thought he ought to have the permiS-
sion to have them read the same as was
given, he asserted, to the other side.
With the understanding that be would
be permitted 10 have them printed, DR..
Briggs said he would not tire the As
sembly by reading them now.
Dr. Craig reminded the speaker that
he was just now discussing a question
of time only, and that whed he came to
that point Ia bis argumedt where he
might desire to introduced those com
plants the Moderator " bid interTo-
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