The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-24

tization presented their report. The
report reaffirms the establishment anu
maintenance of separate AFRICAN
church as a most successful method OF
salvation for the negroes. It urges
liberal support of this work ana asks
that $15, 900 be raised for this purpose.
The report will be considered.
Judge Lapsley presented a report
on the resolution offered
by DIR. Woods of Baltimore
Yesterday concerning the memorial on
the Breckenridge case. The commit
tee had amended the resolution and
brought it back with the recommen.
dation that it be adopted. As returned
the resolution reads that ''As the SUI
preme iudiciatory of our church 1t
would manifestly be highly improper
| for the assembly to express an opinion
in case which is before a lower
court" The resolution closed by
saying that the assembly "does now
as it always has done, desire and ins
| tend in all orderly ways to promote,
maintain aud require in its people that
personal purity which is the common
foundation of the home, the church
and the state" The resolution was
adopted. The committee on organic
union having last evening submitted
report recomme lding that the assem-
bly, decline to open the question of Or
ganic union, it will probably be dis
cused this afternoon.
The general assembly met at 2:30
O'Clock, Moderator Graham presiding.
The report of the committee on young
peoples societies was heard, which
calls for greater prudence in the COLI
duct of these societies; substitute
was offered and both were doCketed.
The consideration of the judicial
committees report on the Means case
was taken up. DR.. Daniel moved as
a substitute that action be dismissed,
as it was presented in the form of a
complaint or appeal and that under
this alternative form there was
nothing before the assembly. Elder
j. p. Hobson opposed the dis
missal because the matter involv-
ed had been tried before the
presbytery and the synod, and the
case was before the assembly by ap
peal. -, -, "a.
DR. ) ummer spoke as to the techni-
calities involved and did not believe
that mera techuicalities would pre-.
vent the assembly from hearing and
deciding the case. For the sake of the
church he wanted the case heard.
DR.. Daniel again argued in favor of
his position that the papers were ir-
regular. The question is, is the court
of the church party or is not is it
not? Ii it was, it had to appeal. The
Charleston assembly asked the as
sembly to make deliverance on
the controversy beween it
and Miss Means. DIR. McPhee.
ters said it was better to stop now
than to decide the case upon false
issue and the Charleston presbytery
had no status in court. DR.. Converse
argued that the synod had recognize
ed the complaint as regular and the
synod was the body to decide how the
cause was to commence, He offered
to amend Dr.. Daniels paper so as to
have the assembly recognize the case
as one of appeal. DR.. Black burn said
if a mistake had been made in bring
ing the case up the presbytery asked
to correct it.
A vote was taken on DR.. Daniels
resolution and it was rejected, SO to
81. The night session was largely at
ter ded and was devoted to reports
and discussions relating to home mis-
siOns.
BAPTIST EDUCATION SOCIETY.
SARATOGA, May 22.-The American
Baptist Education society convened
in its sixth animal meeting in the
convention hall tonight, being the
first religious convention to assemble
in this big auditorium. DR.. Edward
Judson of New York presided. The
report of the executive board was read.
S. s. Hall Of Albany read an able and
exhaustive paper on Right of the
State to Educate. He spoke against
appropriations for any sectarian
schools and urged the constitutional
convention to adopt measures to pre-
vent the use of public money for re-
ligious schools of any character. DIR.
E. D. Thompson of Toronto, Canada,
delivered a carefully prepared paper
on the division Of school funds in
Canada The Rev. DR.. Wayland
Hoyle of Minneapolis spoke extern
porarily on the Faribault Plan and its
failure.