The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-20

NEW MODERATOR, tendance upon ser-
vices conducted by DR.. Gurley. Tho
namo OF Lincoln was greeted with ap-
plause.
DR.. Craig responded in few we'll
chosen words.
DR.. Harsha, OF Nebraska, moved the
appointment OF a committee to formu'
late an expression OF opinion upon the
Chinese exclusion act as II affects tho
foreign missionary work. Tho motion
was adopted.
Clerk Roberts announced that the re.
ports OF the various boards, committees
and officers OF the church and assembly
had been received with few exceptions
to be duly presented. The reports Of
the church boards, no said, would be
distributed in tho course OF the day.
THE COMMITTEES.
Tho moderator then announced the
standing committees. lie had been un-
able, he said, to complete the committee
on synodical reports, Tho following
are the chairmen OF tho several COM
mittees:
Dills, on overtureH; Wm.C Young, ju.
dietary; Geo. d. Baker. politics; WV.
Harsha, home missions; Loyal l. Gta-
ham. foreign missions; Horrick john
son, education; Thomas D. Ewing, pub.
lication and Sunday school work; jas.
II. Brooks, church erection; Calvin W.
Stewart, theological semiBariesj John
Dixon, ministerial relief; David Gregg,
freedmen; Geo. L. Spinning, aid for
colleges; Charles A. Dickey, correspond.
once; NJ. L. Z. Hill, benevolenco; Geo
ii. Fullerton, narration; Davis, temper.
ancc; James Matthews, leave Of ab.
sence; John Reed, ir., mileage; Frank.
lin L. Shepard, finance.
Tho special committee on the Chinese
exclusion act was announced to consist
OF s. NJ. Cutchings, OF Detroit; NJ. H.
Stratton, Salem, n, j., and Cyrus L,
Pershing Pottsville. Pa.
Rev. VIM. Henry Roberts was an.
nounCed TO be vice moderator,
PlRsr IMPORTANT QUESTION.
After some routine business OF no
general interest had boon disposed OF
ex-Moderator Young projected into tho
proceedings the first OF the important
questions before tho assembly, the re.
port OF tho committee upon the relation
OF the assembly aud the theological
aominariCs. II covered tho history and
methods pursued by tho committee in
the progress Of its work, as well as tho
history OF the relations OF the assembly
and theological aeminarics, beginning
with the organization OF the institution
ut Princeton which acknowledged tho
general assembly as It's patron and
source OF power aud authority. Tho
committee says
"Itli thus evidenced that at tho timn
oil the formation OF tho first theological
seminary OF the Presbyterian church II
wns the purpose Of tho church TO main
tain direct aud complete control By its
general assembly OF tho teaching, and
property Of Its theological scminarIcs.
IA the church grew In numbers with
tho growth NJ the country other sent.
nariUH aud aChools wGTO formed, BOmO Of
them on substantially the snmo plan NJ
that NJ Princeton. Tho suninuriOs or.
gnniLcd substantially under this plan
were Princeton, Western, MCCormiCk,
Danvillc aud Omaha.
Other gcminnrics, organized under
NlNNst ANNNN N'NNfiil' AHlAlNANANl
with tho church. Union and Lane aro
typical Of two classes, Auburn aud San
Francisco NJ other classes WhiIn
Union and Lnno have boon regarded a.
In connection with the Presbyterian
church. tho church ha, no control Of
auy kind over tho teaching OF tho prop.
orty Of those Bomlnnrlcl, nnd eau afford
tho donors Of funds to them no pfolnC.
ton IN tic matter Of applying thuif
gifts TO tho purpol1a for which thoy ara
made,
Tho committee 8ny1 II has como 10 no
conclusion aB 10 whit method should
b. adopted by tho church, either by sr.
curing more effective control over
the properly aud teaGlHng aI eyeFast.
ing Bvmultles, prot securing control oI
the trachlug nnd property " future
FOteinntIua Tho report In ili appendix
furnishes full Information respecting
size plan oi organization aHd mnthbhq
Of management Of tho various in4lilu.
tlons allied ~ the church
Dr. Young surrendered Tho floor "
Elder Thomas MuDOugall, oi Cinrn.
natl, who largely drafted thu rppur,