The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-20
THE SMITH HERESY CASE
THE COMMITTEE TO REPORT IN IA
vOR or ENTERTAINING APPEAL.
The Assembly Must Hear the Long Debate.
The Summaries Question-The South
ern Prcsbyterians.

ern FrcsDytertans.
SARATOGA. N. Y. May 19.-The bust
ness Of the l06th Presbyterian Assembly
was resumed al $3.50 this morning.
DIR. Craig. OF the Committee on Bills
and Oyertures. presented partial report
from his committee. This was, in effect,
as follows:
On the question OF reunion with the
southern Church, the committee recon-
mend that the Assembly take action 10
appoint a special committee OF nine 10
confer with a similar committee, If one
should be appointed by the southern
Church, to take into consideration the
whole question Of organic union OF the
two Churches, and to report to the next
General Assembly.
The resolution was greeted with ap-
plause and was adopted By a unan-
imous and rising vote. The Moderator
and stated clerk were authorized 10 tele-
graph the news 10 the southern Church.
Overtures were reported for organic
union OF Churches North and South Re-
ferred to Committee on Bills and Over
lures.
TO ENTERTAIN DIR. SMITHS ApPHh~
The report of the Judicial Committee
on the smith heresy case, which was
TO close the third days session OF the
assembly, was suddenly shelYed TINS
morning. after hurried confer nee oil
the leading members Of the committee
| held In the pulpit, back Of the ;Iodera-
| tor. The hour for the reading OF report
arrived lust as the conference was CLOS
| ed and the chairman announced thtt
| the committee decided TO withhold the
report until Monday. This was disap-
pontment to the Liberals. who would
| have enjoyed the privilege Of studying
! the report over Sunday, had the original
| programme been followed
| DR.. Gardner. chairman Of the commit
tee has the report in his possession aad
Il will be read at the opening hour or
Monday II finds that the appeal OF Or.
| smith OF the Cincinnati Prcsbytery is IN
| order and recommends that II be "hter-
| tanned This will be a surprise 70 me
| commissioners as it was given out that
| the finding would be against It's being
| entertained, and thus the disdgfceaple
task OF listening to hours OF hersey de-
! hate would be avoided. The committee
| takes the position that the assembly
| should give the Smith case ialr near
ing on the committee are several men
Of large experience In the heresy 'rlais'
who went through the Briggs case. The
to hear argument on the judicial COM
mittee's report on Monday, for as soon
as it is read it loses its place in the order
| OF the day. and the chairman must yield
| the floor 10 the chairman Of the special
| Committee on Theological Seminaries. II
| Will be put on the calendar for Wednesday
| or Thursday, by which time the theology
cal seminary reports will be out Of the
way.
THE sFN1N AR1vs QUESTION.
The majority report on the seminaries
question briefly stated recommends the
| creation Of trust under which all the
endowments Of seminaries shall be- held
ord gives the General Assembly veto
,,o,rer over. election TO the faculties ana
boards of trustees. Power IS also given
for the enforcement Of the veto and the
terms Of trust.
The resolution. # carried, will not be
binding. as the seminaries are inaepeh-
dent Of the General Assembly and can
not be forced 20 change their chaIte -
Their effect win be simply 70 apprlse
,icb presbvterians that money given 10
tbeolocical seminares refusing 10 amend
their charters viii be given AT the riSA
| az alterations from the rules ana falth
Of the Presbyterian Church.
| The sominaries themselves stand prac-
tcally solid I'm their opinion TO any IN
reference in their business by be"ei"'
| assemblies. 49,.
Lane Seminary Of Cincinnati. which
was cut off from the General Assembly
az Washington on account of its relations
10 the case of Professor Henry IfeserFed
smith, to-day presented through lis ooaI d
Of directors an overture to be restored
10 all the rights and privileges or the
| Church. IT also asks that ala 10 SUI
dents which was withheld last year by
the Board of Education. be restored. De
bate on this subject was begun to-day.
only one session was held to-day; the
assembly then adjourned until MONDAY
The Southern Assembly.
NASHVILLE. TENN. May 19.-The
| General Assembly OF the Southern Pres
byterian Church received the report OF
me committee on the Birmingham con-
| ference, which recently reached an agree
ment to practically turn over the WORK
| OF negro eYanSeliZatloh 70 uie fieeuii'''i' >
I After some discussion the agreement
reached by the joint committee At Birm-
| ingham was rejected
| The General Assembly received TWO
| overtures from the Presbyterians ot
North Alabama, one asking for the APP
| pointment OF a committee on Iresby
terrain unity and the other requesting
| the standing committee De hpPoii'SN va
| cO-oDeraton in home mission WOIk, 10
confer with a like committee Of the
Northern Presbyterian Church at sara
toga, the powers Of tie committee 10
be simply advisory.
The following telegram, received from
the Northern Presbyterian Assembly at
Saratoga, n y, was read and referred
to the Committee Q Organization:
The General Assembly in session al
SARATOGA has cordially ana unanimously
adopted the following resolution:
Resolved. That q special committee Of
nine be appointed by the Moderator L
confer conf with a similar committee II one
should be appointed by the General !. As
sembly of the Southern frespy 'e il,.l
Church. in the United States. to take
into into co. the whole question Of
organic union Of the two bodies on th'
basis of our common standards ana L
| report to the next assembly
Cautions About Green Things.
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