Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-01


The report of the majority was
adopted as Il whole, and the case was
referred to the judicial committee, with
instructions to prepare the case and re-
port it tO-morraw morning.
The Assembly adjourned, to meet at
p. NJ. fos administrative business.
Al the evening session the Rev. Dir.
Calvin w. Stewart presented the report
Of the committee on church erection. 1t
stated that since the organization of the
board the total number of churches
aided was 5,26l; amount granted,
$3,3l6,625; approximate value Of prop.
crly secured, $i0,500,O00 The loan
fund has been put in operation by the
board. The report recommended that
for the work during the present fiscal
year at least Sl5O0Uu should be raised.
The Rev, James IL. Broolscs, D. D.,
| presented the report of the committee
on publication and sabbath work. The
| fifty-ifth annual report of tile board
stated that the year has been one of
prosperity
The sabbath school and missionary
| department organized by the mission
aries SG6 new schools, rcorganized 300
during the year. BY .hc stimulus, and
the aid of its grants, it effected the or
ganlzation Of l24 new schools. Into
these schools about 45, 600 teachers and
scholars were now gathered, and from
these several churches have already
grown. IL gratuitously distributed more
than IL, ,135,3S5 pages of tracts and
periodicals, and nearly $4,000 volumes
Of Christian literature, at cost Of
$l9,232.05.
| An ATTACK oN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
| The leading feature of the morning ses-
| sion was "a bitter attack by the Rev. A.,
Nelson lEolliilelI OF Newark, n. j., ON the
| Episcopal church. This was incidental to
a discussion of the report on church unity.
| hlr, Iolield said the Episcopal church
was nothing more than a back door to
| Rome
| The Rev. Charles NJ Booth Of New York
expressed deep regret at this attack and
was applauded.
The question of the Geary law was then
| taken up rs a special order and discussed
| I'LL the midday adjournment
| The General Assembly adopted resoln-
| tions declaring the Geary law in contra
yention Of treaty obligations and in viola
ton Of the fundamental principles Of our
| government and urging its repeal
| Copies OF these resolutions were ordered
to be transmitted to Congress and com
mittee was appointed to present them to
the President.
WASHINGTON, May 29.--'The gift of di-
vine light and guidance in solving the
| question before the high Judicial court of
| the Presbyterian Church was the earnest
| plea of every prayer offered at the half
hour devotional meeting. this morning,
! which prefaced the session of the General
Assembly. The services were conducted
by Prof. ]. NJ. Coyner of Los Angeles,
| Cal.
While the session of prayer and praise
was i'll progress, the galleries TILED with
an interesting throng, who glanced Curl
ously at the several prominent persons
engaged in tine affair of the day. Colonel
McCook Of the prosecuting committee was
the first Of the leading figures to arrive.
He came in by way of the pulpit and
placed upon the table his leather bag, con-
tanning the documents bearing upon the
case al bar His associate, the Key. MIR.
| Lampe, reached his seat just as Moderator
Craig opened the Assembly with prayer.
While the minutes We're being read, the
| Rev. q. W. II. Birsch, chairman of the
| prosecuting committee, appeared carrying
his familiar bag, and took his seat.
At this time the Rev. d. X. Frazier of
Newark was the only occupant of the
| Briggs table, but before the reading of the
minutes was concluded the defendant, en-