The herald., 1893-08-03
THE PRESBYTERIANS.
THE sHCoND DAYS SESSION AT
PASADENA.
Tho Subject OF Immcrsion--Judge Mo-
Kinley ON the Necessary Qualiflca-
tions for the sufrage-To-
days Programme.

The second days session Of the Pres
byterian Alliance met at Pasadena yes
terday afternoon in the First Presbyte
rian church at O'Clock, with . muef
larger attendance presenttha thesopen
ing day.
The first speaker was Rev. II. B. Gage
who took as his subject, Why Not I'm
mersion. The difference between bap-
tism and immersion was dwelt upon
and large list of biblical authorities
quoted to show that where the wore
baptism occurs in the New Tettamenl
that it refers to sprinkling and not tt
immersion, and that the old Greeks die
not observe it as such. The question o.
the baptism of children was touched up
on, the speaker holding they should be
received into the church the same aH
adults.
At the conclusion OF this address it
was again announced that Fridays ses-
sions, both afternoon and evening, would
be held at the Rubio caf1on pavilion and
that half rates had been secured from
the railroad company.
The second topic of the afternoon was
delivered by Judge ]. w. Mckinley OF
the supreme court, upon What Qualifi-
cations for Suffrage may the State Re-
quire of its Citizens.
On opening, brief review WAS made
OF the early organizations of men, both
socially and politically, from which have
come down most of our present customs
and habits and laws.
The necessity of limiting the rights OF
the individual for the benefit of the
many, by the government. was taken up
and the history of the difficulties arising
from attempting to limit suffrage in
several states.
There is danger of too exclusive laws
governing the elective franchise, ag il
Carried too far it would result in mon
archy.
The right oil, how far suffrage shall be
extended belongs to the states them,
selves, and these powers are vested IN
the state constitutions.
The interdiction barring out the
female sex rests upon the idea Of the
old common law, but this has been very
nearly set aside by the courts as well as
practically.
The rights OF citizenship have not
been properly guarded; the length OF
time is not sufficient and the limitations
as to Intelligence are deplorably def
cient. frequently meet men who think
this country is ruled by king. II
seems that an educational qualification
of proper scope is within the rightful
power ana absolutely essential to the
future preservation of our government
In many individual cases this may work
o hardship, bat on the whole it is for the
general good.
One of the causes OF Che corruption in
politics 10 the disposition of d large class
that shrink from joining in political
work because it is corrupt. and it is this
very hesitation that has done much to
corruption. The future of
dark setting, but ana confident that it
will on the whole be just as fair as she
past, and with just as many loyal citi-
zet,s.
preesaSs aSspEXh to qgsatiapss thAsn IN iYagor a5l
woman suffrage. A general discussion
followed this address. which continued
until s O'Clock, the closing hour. The
evening session was well attended, an
address being delivered by Rev. j. B.
Stewart, d. d., upon The Unscho!arly
Search OF a Lower Criticism.
Today's programme will be as follows:
Thursday, 2 p.m.-Petroleum Ecclesi-
astically Considered, Samuel Minor,
ESQ. About Ny Bible, DIR. J. D. Moody.
80 p.m.-What change, If any,
appears in the current angelical belief OF
touching the Doctrine of
Future Punishment, Rev. D. r. Col