The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-19

SARATOGA, N. Y, May lS-In tkc
Presbyterian General Assembly to-day
tho committee chairmanships werc an.
nouncod as followa:
Bills and overtures, DR.. Gardner;
church policy. Dr.. Marquis, Of Chicago;
education, DR.. Holmes, Of Pittsburgh
ministerial rcliof, DR.. Fox, Of Brooklyn
mileage, Eldor Franklin L. Sheppard
1pancc, Elder james icarance.
A ropor. on church unity wus made
by Joseph I. Smith. Of baltimore,
recommending q plan of federation be.
tween tho Presbyterian church hero
represented and seven othor bodies
more or laas allied with |. In belief aud
practice.
The appeal OF Professor Henry Pre-
served Smith against tho action Of the
Ohio Synod was referred to the judicial
council, which met Immediately y after
the morning session.
Two reports werc presented for tho
committee appointed two years ago to
confer with tho directors OF theological
serninarics connected with the church,
with view to bringing these institu-
tions into closer relations with the gen.
cral assembly.
The committe rocommen ded tho adop.
tion of tho following resolutions:
First, That each and all OF tho SEMI
narios OF tho church be requested TO SO.
| Al l. L.,
such changes In their charters or
amendments thereto as will provide
(A) That ell OF their funds and proper
ty shall bo declared to be held BY them
\ in trust for the Presbyterian church in
tho United States OF America for tho
purpose OF theological education ac-
cordiur to the standard Of said church.
| (Bl That tho election OF trustees,
directors, commissioners or whatever
tho bodies governing tho teach
ing OF property shall be named.
shnll be subject to the approval OF tho
next succeeding general assembly and
that no election shall take effect until up.
proved by the general assembly. (C.)
Thut tho election, appointment or trans-
fer OF all professors and teachers in all
seminarics shall be submitted to tho
next succeeding general assembly for
its approval, aud all OF said professors
| and teachers shall be either ministers
or members in good standing OF tho
Presbyterian church. (D) That in the
event OF violation OF any OF tho terms
OF said amendments, the general Assem-.
bly, shall be empowered to provide
against any such violation by Its clerk
in any civil court having jurisdiction
over the corporations whose charters
arc so amended.
Second, that MI eominarics hereafter
established or organized shall contain
in their charters tho foregoing resolu-
ton as an essential part thereof before
they shall be recognized as In connec-
ton with the Presbyterian, Church: OF
| the United States OF America.
Third, that the general assembly
shall, in the event OF tho approval OF
the foregoing resolutions, appoint a
committee Of fifteen to confer with the
various seminaries with q view TO &C.
curing their consent to said changes In
their charter, said committee to report
to the next general assembly for final
action on this whole subject by tho
assembly.
Tho minority report reviewed the pre-.
vious practice Of tho church in regard
to its seminaries, contendinG. that it
had proved satisfactory and sufficient.
Directions by the assembly itself is i'm.
possible in fact, and when tried will re-
duce itself to control by committee, or
by few men in each gathering OF tho
| largo body.