Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-26
THE pRESBYTERIANS.
Ippeal from the Synod In the Means
Case Not Sustained.
SMITH HERESY MATTER
Oninion AT Saratoga Evidently In Favor of
the rrofcssor-Forcign Missions
of southern Church.

NASHVILLE. TENN. May 25.--The
d.. ,crsl Assembly Of the Southern Pres
f..rran church met IN adjourned ses.
.. to-day. The Committee on Foreign
Missions reported that work had gone
t.o.iI with its usual success. that con
,...itons had been larger and that there
.. a surplus IN the treasury Of nearly
s..o There were $50 missionaries In the
..l ana lc5 native helpers. and COO men,
ID. Dad been added TO the Church. The
.aItcc recommended that the follow
persons bc appointed as members Of
executive Committee on Foreign Mis-
Ministers Chester. McNcely Ram
" Lupton. w. H. BrySon J. W.
imam. R. G. Reed. Angus Mcdonald
Patterson. and r. H. webb. and
L.3ers G.. 4 Thompson. Il. !. Cor
W. Ewing. and =. II. Raymond
ming The report 90 the Al Interim
.frr. 10 was recommended that
aries have closer relation with
hrcn az home. that the power OF
nYterles In OTdaining and re
w.u Tor work should be rcVog-
Hat physicians and teachers should
.EniIft as missionaries. and not
tants u was also recommended
. assembly elect Rev :. IL. Ches-
secretary Of the Foreign Mission
ttat The Executive Committee re-
r expenses of missionaries and
lhill.s magazine FOR - cents
ana that the Executive Commit
Empowered TO employ man 10
r.h,s Joe the interest Of the work
r't exceeding $3.50 per aunum.
MEANS CASE.
90 ADS case wIt then taken up. and
..lru. representing the Charles
terry. concluded his argument.
..- followed hy Rev. pr. Flynn. re-
tlc synod Of South Caro-
u..h reversed the prcsbytery ana
tIIt 1i.s~ Means be- granted a
withdrawal in order that she
mttl elsewhere Dr. Flynn
I. synod in "a powerful argu-
which the iutrcat" points in
trr question of the regularity
.Is. were entered into and dis
.f lnc,h
.eNol orator Lapsley called the as
t. order at L. NJ. Dr. Moore
..4 solution affecting irrcspon-
...ll.Iisfs AMI unlicensed persons
u.- .kcttd. pr. Flynn then con-
DIS speech on the judiciary Cons
report on The Means case. discuss
tact, BOD tho case. and claimed that
.tHr distinction had been made in
.e of Miss Means for other people
church were as guilty as she
f.e Church's knowledge. He
. 'aat thc session had COMPOUNDED
..'- aui the legal conclusions 10 be
from them he argued that the
.t .phDnes ON Sunday was neces-
..i That the result OF their use was
sunday labor. Ills speech wis
presentation OF the synods posi-
Lapor followed. and spoke
favor of enforcing the law
stood. aud not constituting
1W to IL every church. 1t
I,f question Of what the law SHOULD.
Do Miss Means worked as a necessity.
s.lgl lot be disciplined. If not, she
li TO-. Tn, question was. DID the
.l DO right lie argued that the sos-
ari the prcsbytcry ala right.
THE VOTE
IHeu TIE vote was taken. and each mem
h1i two minutes 10 explain his vote
ND express his views. The result was.
.'f 90 sustain the appeal from the
uol. a.. IL sustain. iS; TO sustain in
100.
Ih. f1'ioVinr committee was appointed
state me Judgment: Dr. Daniel Nc
..af.rs anl D. rs. Weldon.
. access was then taken until =. NJ.
The Northern Body.
-LIATOGA, y. g.. May 2J.-In the !
..rt.t4n General Assembly the pro-
BOP ule Smith case. which is an |
. .-tiu-t the heresy proceedings at |
ratI to-day reached the last order |
t.. members began TO give express |
'' tn.ir individual views as the roll
called EOrty-tVe three minute |
were delivered. and the trend |
al1u was shown by the fact that !
.,etcu ~ them were in favor Of |
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