St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-20
SAW THE PRESIDENT.
Members of the Presbyterian Gen.
eral Assembly Gall at the
White House.
Anti-Briggs Men Comprise a Ma
jOrity of the Judiciary
Committee.

WASHINGTON, May 49, The deyo-
tional exercises with which was opened
the second days session of the Presby-
terian General assembly were conducted
by Rev. Mr.. Smith, of Baltimore. A
motion for a reconsideration of the vote
of yesterday on the worlds fair Sunday
opening. for the purpose of offering
substitute for that resolution going more
into detail, was lost. A motion to ap-
mt committee to formulate an eX-
preston of opinion upon the Chinese
exclusion act as it affects the foreign
missionary work was adopted. A. ID.
f. Randolph, of New York, presented
the report of the special committee upon
the publication Church at Home and
Abroad"
After some routine business OF; not
general interest had been disposed OF,
ex-MOderator Young projected into the
proceedings the first Of the important
questions before the assembly-the re-
port of the committee upon the relation
of the assembly and the theological
seminarieS. 1t covered the history and
methods pursued by the committee IN
the progress of its work as we'll as the
history of the relations Of the assembly
and of the theological seminaries, be-
ginning with the organization OF the
Institution at Princeton. which ackn0Wl-
edged the general assembly as its patron
and source OF power and authority. The
committee says:
tIt is thus evidenced that at the time
of the formation of the first theological
seminary of the Presbyterian church 1t
was the purpose of the church TO main
tain direct and complete control by ltS
general assembly of the teachings and
property OF Its theological seminaries.
As the church grew IN numbers with
the growth of the country other semi.
naries and schools were formed, some or
them substantially on the same plan as
that of Princeton. The Seminarles
organized substantially under this plan
were Princeton, W Western, Mccormick,
Danville and Omaha. Other Seminaries,
organized under different plans, have
become connected with the church.
Union and Lane are typical of two
classes, Auburn and San Francisco OF
other classes. While Union and Lane
have been regarded as in connection
with the Presbyterian church, the
church has no control of any kind over
the teaching or the property of those
seminaries, and can afford the donors OF
funds to them no protection i'll the mat
ter Of applying their gifts to the pur'
poses for which they are made. Auburn
| is controlled by certain PresDyterlans
| and San Francisco by certain Synods
| The report was adopted. After other
reports had been presented, wlthou'
taking any action the general assembly
adjourned till tomorrow morning and
| proceeded in a body TO call at the White
| house.
President and Mrs. Cleveland received
the commissioners and visitors to tht
general assembly in the East room
Mrs. Cleveland wore a gray gown o
soft, clinging material trimmed witt
| black velvet, and looked the embodl
ment of good health.
DR.. Craig, moderator. was presented
to the president by DR.. Bartlett, chair
man of the committee OF arrangements
and made brief, felicitous address
President Cleveland made an appro
| pirate response, and the visitors Wer'
then presented by name to the presi
dent by DR.. Bartlett, and to Mrs. Cleve
land by Col. j. NJ. Wilson, superln
tendent of buildings and grounds. VIII
was in full dress uniform. They thel
strolled through the parlors and con
servatory, and afterwards took thei
departure. This evening a genera
meeting in behalf of The Sunday schoo
work of the church was held.
In the general assembly today pei
haDS the most interest clustered abOu
the names of the members of the judi
ciary committee, for this is the commit
tee that will pass upon the appeal in tn
case of DR.. Briggs aid will report to th
assembly upon the question of the pro
priety of that body entertaining the ap
peal. Rev. DIR. George ID. Baker wa
the man selected to act as the chair
man, land as soon as his name was callet
out there was all instant putting o
heads together to discuss the meanin!
of the appointment. DR.. Baker il
| classed among the conservatives, and a
such MS appointment gave the creates
of satisfaction to that faction of TIT
assembly, by all odds the largest. Th'
committee is, for the most part, made
I'D of men who are known to be con
sentative, that is, to be more definite
anti-Briggs men.
The series of Wonen's meetings, IL
connection with the general assembly
began today with that of the women'
| executive committee of missions, which
assembled in the church of the Cove
nant. The auditorium was prettill
decorated with flowers and plants, in
Guided in which was contribution
from the W hite house conServatOrie
by Mrs. Cleveland. Reports were reat
and addresses made, and. this evening
popular meeting was addressed by th
| Synodical secretaries.