Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-18

The General Assem- 1Iv'r Su0gas-
2 tions-Others Fear Their Cbarters
May Be Impaired.
Pittsburg, Pa, May It'll, General
Assembly's first business ueetnr v9a
largely attended. Dr.. ". l.. WeFwan
of Pittsburg, for the committee ON ar,
rangements, delivered an address ~
welcome. He spoke of the SYNOD or
Pennsylvania being the lare-s. In tho
church and alluded TO the .a.- tbot /.
has more members, sends ont moro
missionaries and couJr 1ufes mors
money for their support than amy o-he,
Presbyterian synod. He then nreseD+-
ed the moderator with the gave. mazda
from wood from the Holy Land.
Moderator Booth responded. accent
ing the gavel with a pleasing address
The business of the Session was them
taken up, and the STANDING committees
were announced as far as thav have
been made up. The report OF the com-
mittee on seminary control was read
by the stated clerk.
The committee on seminary control
reported that the cOmmit0s had held
two meetings, one at Saratoga. n. Y.
in August, 1894, and one aJ Pittsmrr.
May II and Is, 1895.
BY SUB-COMMITTEES
it had held conferences with tho fol-
lowing seminaries: Princeton. NcC0r-
mick, Auburn, Western Lane Dam
vile, San Francisco. Newark and Lin.
coin University. Letters Were address,
ed TO the boards of the seminar.es. and
the answers received are appended 10
the report. Omaha and Dubuque have
adopted all the recommendations or
the General Assembly. The trustees
Of the others, while they agree with tho
idea of the General Assembly. give
various reasons for not following ouL
the suggestion at present. Some fear
that their charters would be impaired
by 1t.
The report Of the committee ON Iane
Seminary at Cincinnati was then
heard. The committee reported that iC
had visited the seminary under in-
structions to confer with the board OF
trustees concerning reorganization
and advise with them in a friendly
manner. A meeting was held with tho
trustees on November %, 1894. which
was harmonious After hearing the
statement of the board OF trustees astz-
the financial condition OF the seminary,
the attendance from 1857 to 1895, and
the prospects for the future. the COM
mittee decided to report 10 the General
Assembly these facts and TO recommend
that additional
TEACHERS ARE NEEDED
They found the board of trustees ready
to do all in their power to bring tha
seminary into closer relations with tho
church. The recommendations Of tho
were that the board he urged
to continue and that additional teach-
ers be employed and thus bring to- tho
the support of the prcsbyte-
rian clients. This report was received
and Will be discussed later
The report Of the Committee ON Sab
bath Observance was read by William
r. Warrall. Among other things 10
said "We particularly eDioin upon
the members Of our own church 10 sen
to it that they do nothing by example,
to insrease the frightful desccration OF
the Lords Day. We heartily commend
all Sunday legislation designed TO pro-
tect the Christian Sabbath as a day OF
rest and worship" The report was ac'
cepted Dr. Johnstone, of Chicago,
recommended a day Of prayer every
year for Sunday Observance. Dr.
Of Boston, spoke on The topic,
cOndemning Sunday ueyspas
pers and their readers and advertisers.
DR.. Fox, of Brooklyn, read the report
Of the Committee on Temporolities %
the Church." which was adopted. DR..
of the Committee ON
THE ASSEMBLY HERALD
submitted his report. The income for
the first ten months Of the papers exc
istence, when over a million copies
were issued, was S11, 1,90A The income
was $19,774. The monthly circulation
will soon bC 400, 900 copies q month
The last weekly prayer meeting in
October was by general consent set
aside az the yearly prayer meeting on
Sabbatl Observance. After various
votes Oh thanks the Assembly adjourn
ed until 2:3O p. m.
The church was crowded I'm the af-
ternoon and the aisles near the pulpit
were full.
DR.. VIM. c. Young, Of Dauvi.ie KY,
chairman Of the COmmittle of Confer
ence with the Seminarios. stepped TO
the platform. He reviewed the history
Of the movement, which had i's or
igin in the vote Of Dr. Briggs. j. |a5
found that the same might occur in
any seminary. as all are civil corpora
tions not amenable 10 the Assembly,.
The plan of giving control Ts not
It was % give t1a As
sembly standing In the courts Tho
title to the property was uor ~ be az
fected, and its use and ma t'n'Sg
we're intended to remain rs a- present.
except in case Of hcretica. iInEt
which has been adjudgel Ua 1J tAe
action of the Assembly.
The evening popular m 'E "a5
devoted TO the nissiOnary iH IS OF
The Board Of Publication an. 10ath
School Work. Hon Roher. Is. "i.5on,
Of Philadelphia, presided. Iae Hhal
and most eloquent speech %. '.' eFen-
ing was made by eX-GOVeru.r l-i'er'
Of Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg, Pa, May 1I-lAe SIX
.eenth annual meeting OF --' "oHanS
Executive Committee Of Homo MIS-
sions Of the Presbyterian O1Nfe1 De-
gan its sessions to-day in --e flrS1
Church.
A FOOT OF SNOW Welcomed.
Trinidad, Col, MAJ il.-I|elya
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