The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-21
THE pHesBYreI,iays,
Saturdays session Of tho GsnoraI AsJom
blythe smith Case To-day.

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Saturdays session Of tho Gsnornl AsJom.
blythe smith Case To-day.
SARATOGA, NJ Y, My 21.-Tho sub
Iect OF tho proposed closer relations bo-
tween tho General Assembly and tho
various Presbyterian theological s0ml.
n%Rrlcs, with a power OF absolute control
over them oil the part Of tho General
Assembly, which VIA spruug upon the
Commissioners near tho close Of Friday
afternoons session, has boon tho sub.
joct oil conversation aud coutotcnCo ever
since.
Whom II was proposed 10 make tho
discussion n special order for Saturday
afternoons Il mombor OF the board OF di-
reCtors OF Mccormick Seminary ut Chi.
cago objected very vigorously. saying
that such an arrangement would cut oil
many from taking part In tho debate,
since thoy had boonappointod to preach
In out.ot.town pulpits. Tho final ar
rancGmcnt provided Tor dnicrrIDg the
days regular order for 10 o'clock, sub
Btituting tho two reports OF tho commit.
teG which bns been considering thcso
important aubjccts for two years.
Tho adoption Of tho minority report
would simply leave things whore they
arc, whilo the outcome OF the majority
report would 10 n renewed battle be-
tween tho Summaries and tho assembly.
Some OF those institutions aro already
upon the proposed basis, while others
nre not. The SUCCESS OF tho matter in
tho long run must depend upon tho grit
Of the trustees and their rcGdincaa to
fight for their independent corporate
existence.
Whom tho assembly mot, It was with
tho prospect Of ulIot and perhaps aCti-
monious debate. = report came from
tho committee on bills and ovcrturos on
reunion OF tho Southern Presbyterian
church. Without discussion, 4 rcsolu-
ton vas adopted by Il rising vote, and
with applause, providing for the APP
pointmCnt Of q committee OF nine TO
take into consideration tho whole qucs-
ton Of organic union with that church
on the basi5 OF the common standards
OF doctrine held by both bodies The
Clerks wore authorized to send iraternal
greetings to other churches now In
session, tho Southern Presbyterian
church at Nashville. tho Cumberland
church Mt Eugcut, Ore, and tho United
Presbyterian church ut Albany, Ore.
Elder John J. McCook, OF New York,
was appointed vice moderator, n new
departure In the practice Of the Assem-.
bly,.
The subject Of theological Summaries
was opened by Or. William c. Young,
chairman OF the committee. Ile began
by speaking Of tho vide import OF the
question, suggesting that the agitation
OF tho past two or thrco years had been
providunlial, and was intended to lead
to a careful examination OF the meth
DDS heretofore in vogue and the substl-
tuition OF 4 better eyatem.
The legal questions involved in tho
nov proposals Of the committee were
discussed by Lawyer Thomas McDou-
gall. OF Cincinnati.
Further consideration OF the subject
was postponed till Monday at 10 4, IN.
After adopting the recommendations Of
the committee on ministerial relief, tho
assembly adjourned till 0 o'clock oil
Monday. a report from tho judicial
committee, which has the Smith case
in its hands, had been got for 1890, but
at the last moment it was deferred till
next week.