The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-21
ASSEMBLY AT DALLAS.
TRIAL or DIR. GREER ny COM
MISSION AGREED TO.

.,,rrS to several Ovcrtures Re-
norted-One OF Them Asks That the
Practice of Hiring singers he Con-
dcmned-EducatiOn of the Chill
II 5rcu of Missionaries.
rsuas. Tex, May 2o.-The general as
s.-b,y OF the Southern Presbyterian
-.---b. south, met at a. m. Devotional
.,ar-i,es were conducted by Revs. G. W.
F --se-on and J. ]. Read. Tn minutes
mere read and approved. and the assem-
d ,-v under the head of reports of commit
.--s heard the judicial committees par
-.,l report on the appeal cose of Dr.
,.-ser Of Texas. Trial by commission was
,--esd 10 by both parties and the COM
mission was named.
Rev. Dr. r. NJ. Woods of West Virginia
mas made chairman, and in accordance
Min the usual custom, the other mem
. hers were named so as 10 give each synod
rspresentation.
nr I,efevre of the committee on foreign
,9~~espondence reported a recommended
,.or for respectful and cordial answers
~ the communications from the Franco
American commission of Paris, France
which asked aid and sympathy for the
n French Huguenots, the international peace
conference and the committee having in
charge the Monmouth pilgrimage" They
were adopted and will be sent.
Dr Graham, chairman of the commit
eco On bills and overtures, reported an
overs to several overtures, only one OF
,-biob was placed on the docket, the
a others being unanimously adopted. One
NJ these overtures was from Macon,
4 ia and asked that the practice of hir-
ing singers in the churches be condemned
nv the assembly. The answer called at
tention to the rule of the church, plac-
ing these matters in the hands Of the
sessions Of the churches. Another over
,ure was from Norfolk Presbytery, ask
Il ING that an amendment be made to the
hook of church government to the effect
MAJ ,uordained persons Of approved char
s acter and ministers of other demonina-
4 fions be permitted to use the pulpits or
the Presbyterian church. The committee
recommended that such action be not
taken.
The permanent committee on the Sab
bath rendered its report deprecating the
growing dissertation of the Sabbath and
recommending united action by all Chris
ton churches on this subject.
An effort was made TO fix the time and
place Of the next meeting this morning.
! lt was defeated. This matter will be
determined tomorrow morning.
a recess was then taken until 8 O'Clock
tonight.
The commission on the Greer case met
4 Immediately after the assembly took
recess in the Tabernacle Methodist church
4 and was organized in the usual manner.
Several of the members feared their in
i ability to attend all the meetings of the
& commission and il was agreed to excuse
1 these whose duties were pressing else
where The commission will meet to-
night in executive session at s o'clock.
Two years ago at the Macon general as
sembly Of the Southern Presbyterian
church. Rev A. p. Saunders, a mission
n ary returned from Greece and at that
time pastor Of the church at FreGericks-
4 burg Va, addressed the assembly on the
4 Importance Of providing some institution
. wherein the children of missionaries could
be cared for when sent 10 this country
4 for education He spoke of the movement
81 Of which he was the author to found such
an institution and aroused great enthus-
asm for his cause. Last year at Nash
Vile he reported most gratifying progress
4 and his enterprise was formally endorsed
by the assembly and made a department
Of It's work. Tonight the general assem-
bly, for the third time gave It's attention
10 this institution.
Dr. Peyton H. Hoge of Wilmington, n.
c., read the report of the special commit
tee 10 which Mr.. Saunders report was
referred and upon its adoption spoke feel
ngly Of the relief the home offered 10
those ministers whose poverty prevented
the education of their children. He was
followed in an eloquent address by Rev.
DR.. Watkins of Spartanburg, S. c.
Rev Dr. r. H. Fleming of Lynchburg,
Va, then spoke of the duty of individuals
and churches to support this work. He
would he recreant to the noblest instincts
Of his heart if he did not appeal for this
cause He then called attention to the
names of the children on the roll. The
master had taken many of his dear friends
10 Himself, bL. had left to him the care
Of their children.
DR.. Hemphll then spoke of the framing
school feature of this institution and its
importance TO the church.
DR.. Sampson, principal of the school,
spoke in an impressive and touching way
Of Rev Mr. Saunders. He told of his
modesty and his wonderful conservation
10 the cause He reviewed the points made
by other speakers and urged the church
to give full support to this institution.
HIS speech was full of humOr and pathos,
and made a good impression.
Other speakers followed, and on motion
the assembly took up a collection The
n report was then taken up and all its rec
concentrations we're adopted without OPP
position, new standing committee was
decided upon for this cause. The assem-
bly, then adjourned until o'clock "a. m.
tomorrow.
In an interview tonight DIR. S. H.
chester said that the addition to this In
sutution of the missionary school next
IAN which will be in charge of the prin-
clpal, DR.. Sampson, assisted by Miss Ellen
Emerson and Mrs. A. E. Randolph, former
~ OF the China mission, would throw this
institution into closer relations with the
great foreign mission work of the church.
II Will give valuable training to those
under appointment for foreign fields at
minimum cost, who would otherwise have
70 seek their training in outside institu-
4 IONS or go to their work without prepa-
ration.
Dr Chester expressed his hope that this
general assembly would take such action
aS 10 give our female missionary ap-
polntees right to receive help from the
educational fund of the church in this
Institution.
Key DIR. G. D. Matthews, secretary Of
.ue Pan-Presbyterian Alliance of London,
oppressed great delight in the Fredericks-
oDls institution, as something that would
meet want the church has
ons felt The delegates appointed
20 attend the celebration of
i lne foundation of Presbyterianism