Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-26


the Gates Are Open Sundays.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Rev.
| Thomas Bracken of Wakeeny, Kan,
| conducted the half hours devotional
exercises with which the second
weeks session of the Presbyterian gen
eral assembly was ushered IN. Prompt
~ at $3.50 Moderator Craig opened the
ass >mbly with a word Of prayer. DIR.
Bartlett, chairmIn of the Committee
of Arrangements, announced the re-
ception to the commissioners in attend
ance upon the asst mbly 10y the trus-
tees and overseers of Cclumb ia Univer-
sity IRON o'clock to Thurs lay after
noon.
DR.. Young, chairman of the commit
tee on bills and overtures, reported
further distribution Of papers sent up
to the General Assem- bly, among the
several committees. Those bearing
dire tly upon the Briggs case were
sent to the judiciary committee and
those referring to the subject of APP
peals generally went to the committee
on church polity. Dr. Herrick john
son succeeded in having the reference
Of the overture from the Chicago
presDy terry changed from the Commit
tee on church polity to the committee
on Judiciary.
he report of tie special committee
on oa bbAth obserN ance, of which the
late Col. Elliott Z. Shepard was chair
man from it's incel ton, submitted it's
18th annual report. which was read by
Elder W. k. Werrell of the New i ork
Preaby The efforts to secure the
opening of the Worlds Fair on Sun
day Was recited, closing with state
ment OF the vote III Congress against
it.
The report stated among other
things that in oil this contest the
friends of Sunday closing have re-
cclved little or no I'D from the secular
press. 1t has been impossible, save N
a few cases of notable Importance, to
secure the insertion OF judiulOus ar
ticles in favor of closing, while whole
columns have frequently appeared
against it. If su cess is attained it
VIII be only because the Lord is on
the closing side.
Among other resolutions offered for
adoption are the following: The as
sembiy receives with deep regret TIE
intelligence of the death, on March "a,
OF Col Elliot +. She pard, the chair
man OF the committee on sabbath OBJ
servance, and desires to express it's
high appreciation of the valua BILE ser
vices he mas rendered to the Sabbath
cause by his liberal efforts and large
cOntri but ionS.
The Briggs question then came to
the front at bound, and it did not
mitigate the RESETS of the short strug-
gle To know when it was over that it
was chiefly the result of a misun Ter
standing. DR.. Young, Chairman of
the committee on bills and overtures,
announced what had been done w tn
number of overtures from the pres by
teries, twelve of them relating to the
Briggs case having been referred to
the committee on ju iciary. DR..
Young had scarcely ceased speaking
when DR.. Herrick johnson of Chicago
inquired what had become Of the over
ture from his presbytery on the Briggs
case, which overture besought the as
sembly to refer this cele DRAFTED case
back to the synod Of New York.
DR.. Thomas c. Hall of Chicago made
a brief speech in favor of send.ng oil
resolutions in the Bl,i. gs case to the
judiciary committee first. Elder
Eudaly of Cincinnati got the floor and
stated that the assembly had to do SIM
ply with the law as it is, not as it
ought to be- There was a general par
liamentary confusion when the an
nouncement was made that the Chi
cago overture had already gone to the
judi iary committee. While the
moderator was attempting to put the
question DR.. johnson remained upon
his feet, calling repeatedly: 81 claim
the right to be heard His words
were received with applause
~
supported the motion. He complained
that the moderator had not permitted
him to speak, although he had been
reps atedly upon his feet. Mr. Cutcheon
said he would appeal from the decision
of the chair and was applaudld. Dr.
Young from the platform asserted
that the moderator could not see every
man who ought to be seen and this
statement received the vigorous APP
plause of the anti-Eri@gs people.
Moderator Craig said: Il never
knew such an outbreak while a vote
was being TAKEN and this remark
was received with loud applause. The
reference of the overture TO the judici-
airy committee was carried anu then
DR. Craig stepped TO the front of the
platform. What he said was short and
sharp.
Don't you try to overwhelm us with
such points at this stage CT the game
he SAID, emphasizing his remarks by
tlouriShing of the gavel, which he held
in his hand. This WIS greeted with
cheers and the incident ended for the
time.
Later there"was another outbreak in
the Briggs case. DR.. Young stated that
the overtures from Chicago and Detroit
had been found to have no reference
to the Briggs case and insisted that they
be sent to the committee on church
policy. He moved to so amend.
There was a season of hot talk then,
but the amendment was beaten and
the overtures went to the committee.
| At1he afternoon session a report of
the committee on Sabbath observances
! coming up for consideration, President
Warfield, of Lafayette College, proposed
an additional recommendation that the
third Sunday in June be set apart as
a day when sermons shall be preached
to keep the gates of the worlds fair
closed
Rev. Mr.. McCauley, of Dayton, offer
another addition, towit: That in case
the Sunday closing rule be violated,
the exhibit of the Presbyterian church
be. removed. Several recommendations,
/ together with these, were adopted.
In the progress of the discussion Rev.
William S. Jerome, of Pontiac, Mich,
4 no, =