Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-30
THE @ GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
Action With Respect to students at Semi
naries Not Approved by the Assembly.

nArieS Not Approved Dy bhe Assembly.
PIrrsBuRa, Pa, May 23.--ln the Presby-
terian General Assembly, this morning,
o'clock On Friday was appointed as the
time for hearing delegates from other
ecclesiastical bodies, such as the Pan Pres
bvterian Alliance and United Presbyterian
Assembly.
Secretaries of the various boards of the
church were allowed to become ministers
of churches.
The question of the relation of the
students of Union Seminary to the Presby-
terry of New York came up oil an overture
from that body. a long opinion was
delivered and it was recommended that
the Presbytery of New York be instructed
and enjoined not to receive students who
are pursuing or who propose to pursue
| their studies in seminaries not approved by
the General Assembly. The recommended
| ton was adopted by q large vote.
The day of PRAYER for colleges was fixed
| foT the second Sunday in January.
| A movement to reduce the ratio OF
representation in the assembly failed to
receive support. The proposals. of several
| Presbyteries to secure reduction in the
expenses of the assembly and change
from annual to biennial or triennial ses-
sions were made special orders for Friday.
Judge William NJ, Jessep read the report
| OH systematic beneficence, summarizing
the gifts of the church during the year to
the various benevolent purposes OF its mis-
sionary and other boards.
PITTsBuRG, Pa, May 24.-At the
opening of the Presbyterian General
Assembly, this morning, 1t was decided
to raise an anniversary reunion fund OF
100000, to llquidate the debts re-
ported by the various missionary boards
of the church. and committee of 2d
was appointed to carry the resolutions
into effect
1t was objected that the plan of q
large fund would reduce the regular
contributions of the church, besides
being more difficult to collect than Q
contribution intended for boards di
rectly, but the resolutions were passet
without opposition.
The standing committee on temper
ance reported through its chairman, thu
} Rev. Ezra B. Newcomb of Laporte
Ind. The previous deliverances o
other general assemblies were reaffirmeC
in favor of total abstinence for the in
dividual and of the abolition of th,
LIQUOR traffic The Legislative panacea'
was disparaged in contrast with method
of repression and education. Eide
George Irwin of Allegheny, secretary o
the committee, also presented work don
by his colleagues.
PITTsBURG, Pa, May 25,-ln the Presby
terian General Assembly, this mornin
| Moderator Booth announced the appoint
ment of the Rev. William 7. McEwan, .
D.. pastor of the Third Church of Pitts
burg. formerly of Wilmington, Del, a
chairman of the committee of twenty-tiv
to have charge of the matter of collectin
the 81 900 900 fund for the liquidation &
the debt of the church's missionary boar
for the further prosecution of their work
The committee on bills and overtures n
norted on request for action on CON
4 plant against Congress because recently
Z continued its sessions on Sunday. Th
j assembly advised the complainant to haN
!, resort to petitions addressed to Congre'
= itself.
: Philadelphia, to the statement of the con
mittee that no circumstance could ev'
Justify the Congress i'll meeting on II
p Sabbath. and the wording of the assen
bly's delverance was changed to accoi
= with his objection.
Il The report of the committee on the,
81 logical seminaries was read by Dr. G.
Monhort of Cipcinnati. 1t was subject {
remark that those seminaries which hay
n accepted the full plan of assemb
" control were urgently recommended fl
ID fuller endowment, while an ominol
.S silence was maintained in regard TO a
l. others.
Pending the adoption OF the report I,
ID T.. L. White of the Lane Seminary dire
II, tory took the floor to thank the committ
y, for the tenor Of its report in regard
~ Lane Seminary.
M M The IO7th General Assembly of Il
il Presbyterian Church was dissolved
ID Pittsburg yesterday. The next assemb
g. is to meet in Saratoga.