Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-29
THE pRESBYTERIANS.
Woodrow Case Disposed Of in The
Nashville Assembly.
BOTH ASSEMBLIES ADJOURN.
A Fierce Debate Over Report from the
Temperance Committee on the
License system.

NASHVILLE. TENN. May 2s.-The
General Assembly OF the Southern Pres
b,t,rian Church reasscmblcd to-day. The
r-lart % the Committee on Bills and
p,rrfures on the question sent up from
,rr Augusta presbytery as 20 the stand
.rc Of pr. Woodrow was adopted. The
r,;aTt was to the effect that the minister
MA, q member Of and had all the rights
and privileges 81 the presbytery from
which he was dismissed until received
B.. the prcsnytcry TO which he decided
81. g.. and that the formal return Of the
letter WAS not necessary,
wre General Assembly decided 70 re-
r... In the Pan-Pvsbyicrian Alliance
rae question Of electing delegates to the
s.,t alliance meeting WAS referred 70 the
,..' General Assembly
Tie recommendation in the report o.
.r committee on Home Missions was
adopted j. names the following as mem
lars ~ the Executive Committee: DTS
10 - S,rigkleI. f. n, Barnett, +. IL.
Gaines aud r. y. Cleveland; Elders NJ. A.
CHANDLER L. A. Beatty, ". a. Powell,
. g. kirkpatrick. and A. r. Holdcrby.
THE NORTHERNERS
SARATOGA. y. Y, May S.-Thc lo6th
rEtauan General Assembly wound up
business to-day. and adjourned 10
,.... To-, Iitsburg on the third Thursday
.. T.. lsa. The last hour was made
-. occasion 81 an exchange OF cour-
...... This has been the shortest as
......r since that held iu New York city
e. Although It's adjournment was
...H.G four days before that OF the
assembly az Washington. il transacted
..-.... Tar more important and far
-.."E
".. .>-ewhly was plunged into a fierce
r' debate to-day over the follow
e -sa..tpu from the report OF the
mm'f.e 0u Temperance:
IS. political party has the right 10
.r-... the support Of Christian men
-..r does not stand committed against
,. license system
.. eastern commissioner moved -
r.-.. This claus" from the report. They
.. r.|s committed the Church 10 the
w. .H.on PARTY. The motion to strike
60 ..' Was lali on the table. and the report
r..H rH- clause omitted was adopted
Forty commissioners asked 20 have their
-.r.- gut on record 0s I'm dissent from
'-- political portion Of the report
~.. assembly formally expressed its
rn-r.' that the Southern General As
.~n." had declined 10 enter into oegotia-
,-ra looking 'o an organic reunion OF
rs churches North and South.
"Ha as7amly met ~ 2.io - NJ. Act
Moderator Iausloy presiding. on mo-
... no 1''r~ Moore tho resolution con-
c.-r.r- unlicensed preachers was taken
tHa docket Elder McPhecters
r-...E CD table the resolution. which mo-
---'"f The report Of the Standing
Committee on Education was taken up
end adopted Following is the EycCu-
..r Committee for the ensuing year:
--ss r. H. Woods. j. H. Lumpkin. W.
..rEHrfar. T.. A. Ramsey, g. T. Harvin
r'#erg .. W. McCrCa. r. h. Reed
Thomas Wexford. and r. H. Rice, and
Eav. + ". Richardson secretary. The
tuscaloosa overture was adopted. The
sane,al committee on the suppression Of
lotteries reported recommending re-
rrnal Of the delivcranCcs OF former as
..n5l'es against this evil which report
wts adopted
nr Mills filed a protest against the
l.'.1n taken In the Woodrow case
The report ON theological scminarics
vas adopted.
s vote Of thanks 10 the officers and
.stor of Moore Memorial church, where
.e assembly has been holding its ses-
Ms was adopted. The report Of the
f-r.aI committee on proper Sabbath OBJ
.arsaura WAS adopted The following
committee on valid funds was appointed:
Rows Daniels Robins, and Roscbrooks,
... Elders Mayer and Reynolds. The
... w.,'ee ON cooperation in home mis-
.- as follows. Rcys. j. y. Craig,
as 81. n Woods and Elder James Cot
O.. a motion 20 dissolve the assembly
... entertained and adopted and the
, rat1r after a short speech. declared
clio assembly dissolved