Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-20
THE PRESBYTERIANS
Committee Action Favorable 10 North
and South Reunion.
SMITH HERESY CASE.
It 10 TO he Como Into by tho Assembly
Ut saratoGa-The Nashville
Body.

SARATOGA, N. Y. May 1.-THE busl-
ness OF the 1csth Presbyterian Assembly
was resumed at $50 this morning.
DIR. Craig, OF the Committee on Bills
and Overtures, presented partial re-
port from his committee. This was. In
effect. as follows: ION the question of
reunion with the Southern Church. the
committee recommend that the assembly
take action TO appoint a special COM
mittee OF nine TO confer with a similar
committee. IL one should be appointed by
the Southern Church, 10 take into con-
sideration the whole question OF the or
ganic union OF the two churches. and TO
report to the next General Assembly
The resolution was greeted with ap-
plause, and was adopted by unanimous
and rising vote. The moderator ana
stated clerk were authorized TO telegraph
the resolution to the Southern Church.
OVerturcs reported for the organic union
OF the churches North and South were
referred to the Committee on Bills and
Overtures.
Colonel John J. McCook. F'ifth-Avenue
church. New York, was appointed vice.
moderator.
The report OF the Judicial Committee
On the Smith heresy case. which was 70
close the third days session OF the as
sembly, was suddenly shelved this morn
ing after hurried conference OF the
leading members Of the committee, held
in the pulpit back OF the moderator The
hour for the reading OF the report arrived
Just as the conference was closed, ana
the chairman announced that the commit
tee had decided TO Withhold the report
until Monday. This was a disappointment
10 the liberals. who would have enjoyed
the privilege OF studying the report over
Sunday had the original programme been
followed.
THE SMITH REPORT.
Or. Gardner chairman OF the commit
tee, has the report In his poss ssion, and
II viii be read at the opening hour on
Monday. IT finds that the appeal of DR..
Smith, Of the Cincinnati Presbytery. IS in
order. and recommends that it be enter
tanned. This viii be a surprise to tho COM
missioners, as it was given out that the
finding would be against it, being enter
tanned. and Ithus the disagrccable task
of listening to hours of heresy debate
would be- avoided The committee takes
the position that the assembly should
give the Smith case a fair hearing. ON
the committee "ie seN''di ''0' Va TO-
experience in heresy trials. who went
through the Briggs case.
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my 70 "var "Is"."eHs" T' ''' g., 49,
committees report on d'HutF' ~ 80
soon rs II Is read IL loses its place in the
order Of the day, and the chairman must
Yield tho floor to the chairman of the
Special Committee on Theological Semina-
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SEMINARY QL 10 HUN
The majority report on the seinlnarles
question, briefly stated. recommends the
creation Of a trust, under which all the
ehuo"nehts Oh SeiilIi'ti'.9 sl''i, , ,.l,'
anu E'Ns' ' n,aa,io, - th f,cnl,i~s and
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the terms OF tie .ruS'' IN, 49,. 10
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bndlns' as the rs dic ~.
Of the General Assembly ana 'liil ~, -
forced 10 chahse 'hei' OiaI vi w..
tnect VIII b. SIMPLY 10 appi.se iiVh
byterians that money gwen 10 the"ios'0"i
s"mlnares refusing to amend thelr chdr-
tiers will be given at the risk OF arena
ton from the rules and faith OF the ires-
byterian Church. The seinlnhIleS theih-
selves stand practically 5oHl III 'neiI "p
lection To any interference IN thelr bu9l-
ness by general assemblies.
Lane Seminary, Of cincinnati Whlch
was cut of from the General Assembly al
Washington on account OF its relations to
the case Of Henry Preserved Smith, to-
day presented through its Board OF Di-
rectors an overture TO be restored 10 an
the rights and privileges Of the Church'
1t also asks that the aid 10 SluH'ntS Nn'0i.
was withheld last year by the Board OF
Education be restored. Debate ON thls
subject was begun to-day. only one SeH-
sion was held to-day. The assembly then
adjourned until Monday.
,,axts so,th
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NASH lit'-|' ~ G,,ttry, preshv-
eral AS ss VI ,bo ro,,"rt of the
|riI'm I','' 80, tbe Eirmineham Confer
o,'a ,,.nicb rooontlv reached an agree