The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-18
PRESBYTERIANS MEET.
CONvENING or THE IO6rH SESSION
OF THE GENERAL assembly,
A Big Fight Between the Briggs and Anti
Briggs Delegates In the Election Of
Moderator-Ths Latter Won.


General Assembly was convened to-day
by Moderator w. G. Craige in the audi
torium Of the First Presbyterian church.
The assembly is composed largely OF
new men, few Of whom have taken any
part In the struggle that has brought the
Presbyterian Church into prominence
during the past few years. Estimates
have been made as to how these new
men stood on these issues, but to-day's
contest for the Moderator upset all
these estimates. Delegates all over the
house kept tab. on the vote as 1t was in
progress. Before the telers had summed
up the result it was learned that OF the
four candidates the liberal man was far
in the lead.
The New Workers made efforts TO get
their votes changed by the Moderator.
and in a moment the assembly was in an
uproar. Loud calls OF "Order" were
heard all over the church. Dozens OF
preachers were on their feet at once cry
ing out to the Moderator. on a second
vote the liberal was defeated by but IL
votes. This announcement was loudly
questioned by the liberals. but the Mod
orator ignored the clamorings, and de-
clared DR. Samuel a. Mutchmore, OF
Philadelphia, the Moderator.
The other three candidates were Rev.
Arthur j. Brown. of Portland, ore; Rev.
William b. Noble. Of California. and Or.
James Gardner. OF Gloversville. n. Y.
CHANGING THEIR VOTES
The roll is arranged by synods in al
Il ~.
ern cities, where the churches are chiefly
mission stations. on the first ballot II
was seen that not only the Briggs men.
but all the young preachers and elders
from these sections. were voting for DR..
Brown. Committees from the New York
Presbyter, nearly hundred in number.
were counted upon 10 vote almost solid
for Or. Gardner, but DR. Brown received
twenty-five Of these votes. The New
York city delegation was also divided.
DR.. Birch and Elder Worral voting for
Or Mutchmore. The vote as summarized
showed DR.. Brown about thirty votes in
the lead. with Or. Gardner credited with
! about one hundred votes Mr. McCook.
from the New York delegation, arose and
! requested the tellers 10 change his vote
! from Or. Gardner 10 DR.. Mutchmore.
| other New Workers followed with the
same request, and Immediately there
was an uprising OF Gardner men to get
| themselves counted on the Muthchmore
side. The home missionaries arose against
this and attempted 10 check the tide.
They made motions and raised points
| Of order
A motion was finally made to hear the
report Of the teers. This was carried
with a whirl Here is the vote as an
| nounced
Browne, 223; Mutchmore, 27 Gardner
| 90; Dinsmore, "a.
pg. MUTcYMogK FINALLY WON.
Dr. Duhleld then withdrew Or. Gard
| ner's name. DIR. Dinsmore was also with
drawn. and the roll was called agar
for votes on Or. Mutchmore's and DR.
| Brownies names. 1t was after O'CLOCK
when the call was over and the result
! announced. Or. Nlutchmore received 2S
votes and DR.. Browne 269. A committe,
| was dispatched for the successful can.
didate. and. i'm a pleasant exchange ol
courtesies. retiring Moderator Craige wei
coined his successor TO the platform. and
passed over the gavel into his hand.
! The assembly then adjourned after the
most surprising contest for moderator IN
its history. The evening session was
given up to the regular service OF Holy
! Communion. in which all the commits
sioners joined.
| rh~ Spu' hem Presbyterinns.
NASHVILLE. TENN. May 1.-THE
| Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
met I'm annual session here to-day. Judge
Lopsley, of Annston. Ala, the retiring
moderator, opened the session. and Rev
J. NJ. Potts, Of Talladega, Ala, preached
the opening sermon.
The following officers were elected Rev
J. r. Graham, Of Winchester, Va, mode
rator; Rev Thomas H. Law. OF NORTH
| Carolina, clerk; f. r. Webb. Of Tennes
see. clerk.
There are n large number Of delegates
both lay and clerical. from all parts o
the Sonth I'm attendance.
At 3 o'clock the General Assembly re
sumed It's session with a full attendance o
| commissioners. The session was devoted
10 the presentation OF reading Of tn
| reports from the standing, executive an'
special committees The reports were ac
companied by explanations and sDeeche
by members of the committees. and sev
eral were not completed when the con
vention adjourned until 8 p. NJ Th
night session was also devoted 10 tn
presentation OF reports. which consumed
the entire session. The following report
made at the afternoon and night session
were referred
! Annual report OF the Executive Com
nittee Of Home Missions: report Of IN
Executive Committee on Publication; re
port Of the Executive Committee on ECU
cation for the Ministry; annual report o.
Foreign Missions; report or the Ne'
| l. fafs
Of the colored evangeization; report OF
the Fredericksburg Collegiate Institute.
4 report was also made by the specia
| committee for Forelgn Missions.