The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-05-23
Summaries.


mittee's RepOrt-FOur Recommendation
Are Made " hich Will he Discussed.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, May 1s.-The gen.
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
church opened Fridays session with
(ivine service, and the first business
Meeting was largely attended in antici-
patton of the report of the committee
on control of seminaries, which is one
of the pricipal subjects to come before
the assembly.
When the report of the committee
on seminary control was announced
every commissioner was in his seat
and there was great interest mani
tested, as no one was given an idea be-
fore hand as to the nature of the re.
port The report was read by the
stated clerk and makes the following
recommendations:
1. That it is the sense of this assem-
bly, that the assembly of 1894 did not
intend to prepare the way for any
change in the tenure or management
of the property of the seminaries, or
to do anything which can affect the
autonomy of the seminaries, and that
the said re commentators were in
tended to have the meaning and effect
as recited in this committees report.
This assembly, in reaftirming the reso-
luton of the assembly of 1894, does
30 with the avowed pupose Of leaving
the tenure and title to all property
of the seminaries exactly where
they are now-in the hands of the
various boards of trustees-and with
the further purpose of securing the
veto power to the assembly as an ef-
fective force, by charter provision, and
of safeguarding by charter declaration
the trusts held and to be held by
boards of trustees against perversion
or misuse.
2. That the general assembly reaf-
firms the action of the assembly Of
1894, and declares that in its judgment
the effort should be continued to Sc.
cure the adoption, in substance, Of the
assembly's plan by all the seminaries.
B. That a committee be appointed to
have further charge of this matter,
and to make report to the next general
assembly.
The committee further recommends
the assembly to reply to Princeton's
offer, that while respecting the judg-
ment of the boards and not prepared
to say that it is incorrect, the assembly
is of the opinion that in order to put
the matter beyond all possible ques-
tion it would be we'll for the boards to
do what they express their willingness
| to do, viz: To endeavor to secure such
action as will insure to the general as.
| sembly the right to be represented in
the courts, and to enforce its proper
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erty.
These resolutions on request OF
Chairman Young, were made the spe.
cial order for $3.50 o'clock Friday after.
| noon.
DR.. Cunningham then read the re.
port of the speciul committee on Lane
Theological seminary, Cincinnati. The
suggestions of the committee to the
seminary trustees are the enlargement
and reorganization of the faculty.
The committee recommended thai
the assembly continue it's encourage
ment and fostering of Lane board II
its efforts to re-est ablish and reorgan
ize the seminary. The report was ap
proved, and the committee was contin
ued.
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report presented the following resolu
tions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That the general assembly
expresses the Importance of inculcat
ing scriptural precepts in reference te
the Sabbath in the home, in the Sun
day-school and in all the young peo
ple's associations.
Resolved, That we heartily commend
all Sunday legislation designed to pro
tect the Christian Sabbath as day o:
rest and worship and pledge ourselves
10 resist in every lawful way the effor
to destroy it's civil safeguards.
Resolved, That the American Sab
bath union has our continued sym
pathy and hearty cooperation. W.
also express our cordial approval of tn
Woman's National Sabbath alliance.