Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-20
Second Days Session Of the Great
Presbyterian Body.
THE WORLDS FAIR RESOLUTION
Stands as Adopted on Thursday.
Members Of the Assembly Call
on President Cleveland-An
Exchange of Felcitations-Re-
ports of Departments.


General Assembly were conducted oy
Rev. DR.. Smith, OF Baltimore.
Rev. Mr.. McCauleY, OF Dayton, Ohio,
moved a reconsideration of the vote OF
Yesterday on the Worlds Fair Sunday
opening question, for the purpose OF OIL
fering a substitute for that resolution
going more into detail. Reconsideration
was refused by an almost unanimous
vote, and Mr.. McCauley then moved 10
add the substitute TO the resolution or
yesterday, but the assembly refused 10
adopt 1t or TO consider it. Following IS
the protest unanimously adopted oy the
assembly yesterday afternoon;
"ResOlUed, That this Assembly protests
in bahalf Of the Christian seotim9nt OF the
nation against the opening OF the Colum-
bian Exposition at Chicago on the LORD 5
Day. We appeal TO the National Commis-
sioners 10 assert their rightful authority 70
prevent the local directors from opening
the EXPOSITION on that day, and we re-
spectfully invoke the cooperation or the
= National Executive in the enforcement OF
N all laws designed or calculated 70 secure
that end.
z "Resolred. That a copy Of this resolution
be communicated tn the President OF the
United States and 70 Hon. Il. w. Palmer,
President Of the Worlds Fair Commits
sion"
After the Assembly had refused to re-
consider or amend the resolution, Rev.
DR.. Bartlett, chairman Of the Commit
tee Of arrangements, presented TO Mod
orator Craig the gsyel prepard for this
Assembly, the gift Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
B. Gurley, the former the son Of Rev.
P. D. Gurley, the first pastor OF the
church In which the Assembly meets.
1t is composed largely Of cherry from
Mt. Vernon, with pieces Of the United
States frigate Constitution, the capital
stone of Washington Monument and OF
the pew in the New Bork Avenne
Church occupied by the late President
Lincoln when in attendance upon sery-
ices conducted by DR.. Gurley. The
name of Lincoln was greeted with ap-
plSPse.
Br. Craig responded In a few well
chosen words Of thanks to the donors,
and paid an eloqvent tribute to the
memory Of Rev. Phineas ID. Gurley.
GETTING down TO BUSINESS.
DIR. Harsha, Of Nebraska. moved the
appointment OF a committee to formu-
late an expression Of opinion upon the
Chinese exclusion act, as IL affects the
foreign missionary work. With one
vote in the negative, the motion was
adopted, and Moderator Craig an-
nounced that the committee would be
appointed iu due time.
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.
II covered the history and methods
pursued by the committee in the pro-
gress Of its work, as well as the history
OF the relations OF the Assembly and
Theological Seminsries, beginning with
the organization OF the institution at
Princeton, which acknowledged the
General Assembly as it's patron and
source Of power and authority. The
committee says:
"lt Is thus evidenced that at the time
of the formation OF the first theological
seminary OF the Presbyterian Church it
= was the purpose OF the Church to main
tain direct and complete control by its
general assembly OF the teachings and
nroperty OF its theological seminarieS.
As the Church grew in numbers with
the growth OF the country, other sem
inaries and schools were formed, some
OF them on substantially the same plan
as that Of Princeton. The seminaries
organized substantially under this plan
were Princeton, Western, Mccormick,
Danyille aud Omaha.
.sOther SeminarieS, organized under
different plans. have become con-
nected 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 these
Seminaries, and can afford the donors
Of funds TO them
NO PROTECTION
In the matter Of applying their gifts to
the purposes for which they are made.
Auburn is controlled by certain PreSoy-
teries and San Francisco by certain
synods.
The greater portion of the property
1held by these corporations and which
aTounts to between eight and nine mil
lions Of dollars is not held in trust for
the General Assembly Of the Presby-
,erian church nor is it given the direct
control, management or disposition OF
the same by the terms OF their char
terS.'
The committee says IL has come TO no
conclusion as TO what method should be
adopted bY the church either by sseur-
ing q more effective control over the
property aud teaching OF existtT q semi
naries or OF securing control OF the teach
ing and property Of future seminArieS.
The report in its app bdix furnishes
full Information respecting the plan Of
Organization and methOds of manage
ment of the vario9S institutions allied
20 the church.
DR.. Young surrendered the floor to
Elder Thomas cDougall, Of Cincln-
na'L who lar ly drafted the report
which was the banlmous expression Of
the committee
Mr.. McDoug said that be believed
the time had cd In the matter Of the