The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-18
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
Or. Booths GaveI Made of Woods
From Jerusalem.
Important Committees Announced.
RcPorts Of Special Committees Re-
ceived and Adopted. Ex-Gov-
ernor Beaver is Made
Vice. Moderator.
By Southern Associated Press.

2ITTsBURG, Pa, May l7.-In prapa.
cation for TO DAYS session Of the Pres
byterian General Assembly, the Mod
orators council continued III session at
she Monongahels House until long
after midnight.
Ex-Governor Beaver was selected as
Vice Moderator, the last man in the
church who would open his heart to
liberal. In all committees the lib erals
will be represented, but their repre-.
eentation will be II minority SO small
that their influence will not be felt be
you'd the committee room. DR.. Mutch.
more. the retiring Moderator, becomes
chairman OF the committee on bills and
overtures.
By custom DR.. Page, one OF the un.
euccessful candidates for moderator,
becomes chairman of the Judicial Com.
mttee.
DR.. Frank Montfort, of Cincinnati,
Is named for chairman of the Theo.
logical Seminary Committee.
Or. George Norcross, of Carlisle,
Pa., and Rev. Geo. w. Chalfant, OF
}ittsburg, respectively, will head the
Homo aud Foreign Missionary Com
mittees.
Elder James Yereance, of New York,
Is chairman Of the Finance Committee.
Or. r. n. Adams, of Minneapolis, the
third man in the race for moderator, is
chairman of the Committee on Church
2olity.
Elder E. E. White, of Columbus
o., heads the Educational Committee,
before which questions relating to sem
inary students, may come. He is a
noted liberal, but he and DR.. Booth
have long been warm personal friends.
Tho business session Of the morning
was opened promptly at 10 O'CLOCK.
""c;.Gs2 NcEwrE, :: the entc.:=i-
meut committee, formally opened the
Assembly to PittEburg and presented to
she Moderator gavel made OF woods
srom Jerusalem.
DR.. Booth responded in a brief
speech. The important committees
were then announced, the chairman
being as above.
The resolutions proposed by the
epecial committee on seminary control
recommended that the assembly CON
sinue it's encouragement and fostering
of Lane board in Its efforts to re estab
,sish and reorgsnizs the seminary. The
seport was approved and the committee
was continued.
The Sabbath Observance Committee
presented it's report which was adopted
1t embodies resolutions to the effect
fhat this General Assembly expresses
its profound sense OF the Importance of
Hpculcatlng scrlptural precepts in ref
erence to the Sabbath in the home,
Sunday school and in all young peo.
Pies associations; that it deprecstes
the growing tendency in many places
90 make the Lords Day season Of
worldly entertainments, social vista
lions and personal self indulgence;
particularly enjoins upon the members
OF the church to see to it that they do
nothlng by example to increase the
srightful desecration OF the Lords
Day, and warns the ministers and
church members against tho evil and
ansidious influence of the Sunday
newspapers, and urges them by word
and action to do all they can to de.
crease their unwholesome power.
The report on the Assembly Herald
showed "a profit for the first year, at a
subscription price of 10 cents year,
OF nearly $4,000.
DR.. Young. OF Kentucky, opened the
debate promptly ut $40 O'Clock on the
subject OF seminary control.
Elder E. q. White, of Columbus, led
the attack upon the committee's re.
port.
The hour for adjournment having
been reached tho question of seminary
control was set down for 9:30 O'Clock
TO morrow morning, The Assembly
shen adjourned.