The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-23
SOUTHERN PREsBxTER1ANs.
Colored Evanselization-The Persona.
Purity Resolution.

Nashville, Tenn, May 22-At to-day's
session of the assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian church, the executive com
mittee on colored evangolization pre-
sented their report. The report reafhrms
that the establishment and maintenance
of separate African church assures the
most successful measure Of salvation of
the negroes. 1t urges liberal support of
this work, and asks that Sl5,0 be raised
for this purpose. The report will be CON
sldered tomorrow.
Judge Lapslee presented a report on
the resolution offered by Rev. DIR. Woods
of Baltimore, Md, yesterday concerning
the memorial on the Breckinridge case
The committee had amended the resolu-
tion and brought it back with the recon-
mendation that it be adopted. AS re-
turned, the resolution says THAT as the
supreme judiciary Of our church it would
manifestly be highly improper for the
assembly 10 express an opinion on case
which is before lower court
The resolution closes by saying that
the assembly docs now, as it always has
done, desire and intend in all orderly
ways, to promote, maintain and require
in its people the personal purity which
is the common foundation of the home,
the church and the state"
The committee on organization having
last night submitted report recommend
ing that the assembly decline to open the
question of organic union, the report will
likely be discussed together with a ma
iority report signed by the Rev. G. e,
Campbell, who favors union.
AT the afternoon session the report of
the committee on the Young Peoples So
ciety was heard, which calls for great
on, oraH sf1t 4I
societies. A substitute was offered and
both were docketed.
THE MEANS CASE.
The consideration of the judicial com
mittee's report on the Means case was
taken up.
Mr.. Daniel moved as substitute that
the action be dismissed, as it was pre-
sented in the form of complaint or
appeal, and that, under this alternative
form, there was nothing before the as
sembly.
Elder Hobson opposed the dismissal
because the matter involved had been
tried before the Presbytery and the sy-
nod and the case was before the assem-
bly by appeal. DR.. Summey spoke as to
the technicalities the case involved, and
did not believe that mere technicalities
would prevent the assembly from hearing
and deciding the case. For the sake of
the church he wanted the case heard.
DIR. Daniel again argued in favor of his
position that the papers were irregular.
DIR. Leiper also argued the question
that party had the alternative choice of
appeal or complaint. The question is, is
the court Of the church party, or is it
note If it was, it had to appeal The
Charleston Presbytery asked the general
Presbytery to make deliverance. ON the
controversy between it and Miss Means.
DIR. M'PuETERs FAvoRs HALT.
DIR. McPheters said it was better to
stop now than to decide the case upon a
false issue and the Charleston Presby-
terry had no status in court.
DIR. Converse argued that the synod had
recognized the complaint as regular and
the synod was the body to decide how the
case was to commence. He offered to
amend DIR. Daniels paper so as to have
the assembly recognize the case as one of
appeal.
DR.. Blackburn said if mistake had
been made in bringing the case up, the
Presbytery asked to correct it. A vote
was taken on DR.. Daniels resolution and
it was rejected-S9 TO 81.
After the adoption of DR.. Converse
amendment the report of the judiciary
committee was adopted. The discussion
of the Means case will be continued to-
morrow.
After speeches on home mission had
been made, the report of the committee
on organic union with the northern
church was discussed at length without
reaching a vote.
The assembly adjourned until to-mor-
row morning.