The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-18


self this year in bringing important
business quickly to the front. In the
interval between the appointment Of
the standing com mit.ees and the regular
dates on which they mako their
reports, 1t 10 usual to consider Iou-
tine busine,s, but 1t 10 unusual
for matter oil such widespread intere,t
as tho control oi the UNCONVENTIONAL
seminaries to come TO the fore within
twenty.iour hours Of tho delivery Of the
opening sermon. The questions at iasue
have not yet been decided, but tho dis.
cussion has been begun and it Is TO bo
continued tomorrow without interfup.
ton till tho end Is reached. Tho report
was read this morning and the interval
OF three or four hours given for 1t peru.
sal and digestion.
In the afternoon an hour and q half
was given to debate. three speakers
taking part in it At the close m at.
tempt was made TO set an hour lor TAX
ing the vote, but 1t was not adopted 1ta
effect would have been to limit the
time Of each speaker 10 ten minuses.
Tomorrow the debate will wax hot
and the fur will fly. The opening
speech will be made by Hon. E. E.
White. OF Columbus, O., the newly
elected president OF the directory OF
Lowe Seminary, at Cincinnati, which re-
jec,ed the attempts OF the General
Assembly to gain control OF its funds for
the purpose OF the church.
PlrrsBrRGH, May 1.-THE General
Assembly Of the Presbyterian church
opened to-day's session with divine ser.
vice, and the first business meeting was
largely attended in anticipation Of tho
report Of tho committee on control OF
seminaries, which is one OF the princi-
pal subject, to come before the Assem-.
bly,. Dr.. W. L. McEwan. OF Pittsburgh.
for tho committee on arrangements, de-
livored an address, OF welcome, in
which he said that for the eighth time
Pittsburgh welcomel the General As.
sembly OF the Presbyterian church. He
spoke Of the Synod Of Pennsylvania be-
ing the largest in the church, and al
luded to the fact that it has more MEN,
bers. sends out more missionaries and
contributes more money for their sup
port than any other Presbyterian synod.
He then presented the moderator with
the gavel made from wood from the
Holy Land.
Moderator Booth then responded,
accepting the gavel with pleasing nd.
dresa The business Of the session was
then taken up and the standing COM
mittees wero announced as far IS they
have been made up. When the report
OF the committee on seminary control
was announced avery commissioner was
In his seat and there was great interest
manifested as no ono was given any
Idea beforehand as to the nature OF the
report. The report was read by the
stated clerk.
The committee reported that the com.
mi.tee had held two meetings. ono at
Saratoga, n. T., in August, 1894. and
one at Pittsburgh, May IA and 10, 1895.
BY sub.com mittees It had held confer
ence, with the following sominaries:
Princeton, Mccormick, Auburn, West
ern, Lane, Dauville, San Francisco,
Newark and Lincoln university. Let.
tera were addressed to the boards OF
tho seminaries and tho answors received
arc appended to tho report. Omaha
and Dubuque have adopted all the
Va 4 ~ ha Il
bly,. Tho trustees Of tho others, whilc
thoy agree with the idea OF the general
assembly, give various reasons ior not
following out tho suggestion at present.
Some fear that their charters would be
impaired by it.
THE RESOLUTIONS
The committee recomm ends tho adop.
tion OF the following resolutioni:
First-That 1t is the sense OF. this as.
sembly that the assembly OF 1894 did
not in.cnd to prepare the way for any
change in the tenure or management OF
the property OF tho seminaries, or to do
which can affect the al tonomy
OF the seminarics, and that tho said re.
wero intended 10 have
tho IN Gaming and effect as reci,ed in this
committees report. This assem- bly, in
reRt ming the resolution Of the assem.
bly, OF 1894, docs 40 with tho avowed
purpose OF leaving tho tenure and title
to all property OF tho seminarics exactly
whore thoy are now. in the hands OF tho
various boards OF trustees, and with tho
further purpose of securing the veto
power to tho assembly, as au effective
force. by character provision, aud of
safeguarding by charter declaration,
tho trusts held and 10 be hold by boards
oil trustees against perversion Of misuse.
Socond-rhat this general assembly
rea!lirms tho action OF tho assembly OF
1891, and In view Of the progress made,
and tho importance OF the intorosts in.
volved, declares that in ita judgment
tho effort should be continued to secure
tho adoption, In substance, Of tho
assemhly's plan BY nil tho scminaries.
Third-That n COMMITTEES be an.
pointed TO have further charge of this
matter, and to mako report to the next
general assembly.
On motion tho discussion OF tho 70.
port WAS mnde a special order for $50
this afternoon.
LANE SEMINARY.
Tho report OF tho committee on Lane
Seminary at Cincinnati was thon heard.
A meeting was hold with tho trustees
on November %, 1894, which was har.