Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-29

II WIS resolved to refer the matter 10 the
finance committee with power 10 act.
An announcement was made BIZ Rev. Or. Bart
lett in regard TO repayinE delegates Who were
meeting their own expenses at restaurants. lie
ASKED all such to bring in their bills to the COM
niStce On hospitality.
4 letter in regard to the proposed salt lake
City university site, which the moderator sad
the owner seemed to think the assembly was
bound to accent was referred 70 the committee
on bills and oyerturcs.
Church Peace and Unity.
Dr.. Young. from the committee on bills and
o'ertures, reported hack number OF over
tarcs Those relating 10 the peace and unity Of
the church the committee reported an answer
TO the effect that the assembly would take such
action as seemed TO be necessary TO subsorve
these important ends
The various preshyteTics were urged 20 take
such action as viii tend TO advance the interests
of vacant churches or to disband them. as may
seem best.
The committee recommended that The synod
of Montana be formed with bounds the same
as those of the state and that the synod of | tah
of which Montana was part consists in the
future of the prcsby terics of Utah. BOISE and
Kendall. Tho prcsbytery of Buttc was recon-
mended to be organized. The report in this
particular. rs well as III the others mentioned.
was adopted.
Everance on the inspiration Of the Scriptures
was made the second order after the judicial
case was disposed Of
The Briggs Trial Resumed.
The assembly then convened as court for
the hearing of the case against Or. Briggs.
The report of Dir. Baker. the chairman of the
judicial committee. was first called for lie
prefaced the report by saving that lis recon-
mendanon had met with the approval Of all
the parties in the case. The time tor the hear
ing, as allotted by the report. was as follows:
That the appellants omen and close the case
they being given four and one-half hours
seven hours would be given TO the appellee:
then two hours to the members OF the New York
presbyteries. ten minutes being assigned to
each speaker. and two hours t. the commits
sloners OF the assembly. the speakers being
limited TO ten minutes each At the close Ct
this time the vote is 10 be taken on each spcc:-
cation.
DIR. Baker stated that all the case o. the ap-
pellants will be presented IN their opening
Col. NJ Cook said that while the terms offered
III the report were acceptable to the side of the
appellants he wanted il 10 be understood that
the limit of the time fixed for the speeches for
the members of the assembly was determined
without the knowledge of the appellant
Inc moderator then cautioned the parties IN
regard TO personal statements, and also said
that II any tine missta cmcntS were made. :
fact which was very liable 20 happen. that the
other side had right y correct them.
One OF the commissioners in the rear Of the
church said that in view of the importance Of
the case they were aboIt to hear that Il would
be well 10 call the roll Of the assembly al thu
Outset. lie made motion TO this eject. which
was not seconded
Citations Of the appellants.
Col. McCook tEon took the door and made
the opening address for the appellants lie
read the preliminary sta .oments. as follows:
Moderator. Fathers and Brethren:
Upon the suggestion Of the judicial commit
tee and with the ascent of tn parties il has
been arranged that the appellants shall present
III their opening argUmen: their entire case.
with citation of authorities. and so much Of the
record as they rely upon.
The appellants GLADLY act uncn this s1--cs-
ton of the judicial committee 49, l. Is likely. in
this case, to save the time Of tie assembly