Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-20

tive ability displayed IN ordinary DUST
ness, and that If any teacher employed
for a specific purpose at specific sal
AIRY should for any reason become unnt
to discharge his duties a way might Dc
found
TO DISPENSE WITH HIS SERVICES
without splitting up the church. [Ap-
plause. Owing to the enforced absence
OF DR.. Gregg, DR.. Charles G. Thomp-
son was made chairman Of the Commit
tee on Ministerial Relief.
The Assembly then took a recess.
At the afternoon session resolution
was offered aud adopted authorizing a
committee to invite President Cleve-
land 10 visit the Assembly at his
convenience. Rev. Charles A. Dickey,
chairman OF the special committee on
judicial commissions, reported In favor
OF sending an overture down TO the
Presbyteries for a change in chapter 13,
section 1l3, 80 as TO provide that the
General Assembly, each synod and each
Presbytery shall have power to appoint
judicial commissions from their re-
spective bodies, consisting OF Ministers
and Elders, in numbers not less than
eighteen from the General
Assembly, twelve from any
SYNOD, and seven from any Presbytery.
All judicial cases are to be submitted TO
such commission and their decision
shall be subject TO reversal only by the
superior judiciary, except In matters OF
law, which shall be referred to the ap-
pointing Indicator and adjudicator, and
also all matters OF constitution and doc
trine may be reviewed in the appointing
board and by the superior Adjudication.
The Assembly adopted this report
and ordered the overtures sent down,
accompanied by an additional overture
reported by the committee, intended to
conform the form of government tc the
book Of discipline as proposed to be
changed
UNDER THIS PROPOSITION.
Rev. DR.. Smith, Chairman Of the
Committee on Church Unity, reported
four meetings Of the Committee held in
the past year, the result Of which had
been that IL had been deemed best TO
drop for the present discussion OF the
differences between the two churches
aud leaving to the future the work OF
securing the organic external union de-
sired.
The correspondence between the Epis-
copal ministers in the past year was
read, to the great interest OF the AS
sembly. From this 1t appeared that the
Episcopalian changes In the methods OF
selecting members Of the Episcopate as
might be deemed essential, II only
thereby the union of American Chris
tians could be secured; and further,
that the authority Of the Presbytery
was recognized In the Episcopal
Church. The Presbyterian committee
suggested that the practice OF exchange
Of pulpits, observed in all other evan
gelical denominations, be established,
under suitable regulations between
the Presbyterian and Epipscopalian
Churches of the United States.
The General Assembly then adjourned
It'll tomorrow morning, and proceeded
in a body to call at the White House.
A CALL UPON THE PRESIDENT.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland re-
ceived the commissioners and visitors to
the Assembly in the East Room. Mrs.
Cleveland wore a gray gown OF soft,
clinging material, trimmed with black
velvet, and looked the embodiment OF
good health. DR.. Craig, Moderator,
was presented to the President by DR..
Bartlett, chairman Of the Committee OF
Arrangements, and made a brief felicit-
Gus address, in the course Of which he
said:
"You know somewhat Of the PreSby-
terian Church. Many Of these gentle
men who are here had precisely the
same general experience that you had,
perchance-reared amidst the plain
living and high-thinking OF that Won
derful nursery Of men. We have COM
mon experiences which make US, though
we may never have come together be-
fore, as it were, friends; because we
know the things which have, perchance,
made us to be worthy of the esteem OF
our fellow men, and made you, sir,
worthy Of rule, with the confidence oil
your fellow citizens gathered close
around you, the highest nation Of the
whole world.
'Sir, let me congratulate you upon
the fact that sturdy Presbyterians
! hedge you round about and that the
sturdiest Presbyterian of US all is al
your side, a holy benediction to keep
You straight to the faith Of your ances-
tors, which Is not only the great assur-
ance Of success, but is the highway tC
the immediate
PRESENCE OF THE LIVING GOD.
am not much inclined to the common
saying, you must be obedient unto your
wives never yet wasenabed TO dc
that, as / have been officiating around
the holy altar. But, sir, as you
are entitled to give US not
only instruction from your high
place, but order, now / have this little
chance TO give you an instruction,
tell you be obedient to her.
81 have but one word more to say sir
and this gives me more pleasure than
most men who are addressing you in
these early, and l sm afraid, later
hours. You ought to be refreshed
when you talk with man who repre-
sents ?, 500 people who don't want SIN
gle Office" Applause.
10 conclusion DR.. Craig delivered the
Assembly's invitation TO the President
10 visit the Assembly.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SAID:
''Mr. Moderator. and Gentlemen and
Lsdies:-I assure you 1t affords me
much personal qualification TO meet on
this occasion the representatives OF the
great religious denomination which has
done so much to make our people better
aud happier, and which is associated
with so many tender and pleasing incl
dents OF my individual experience. The
thought is also in mind that, that in
the light Of my public duties and re-
sponSlbilities, there is propriety In