New-York tribune., 1896-05-31

oo,..,,u,,ora, rule regulative of the power OF
the General Assembly and OF candj1aies
For The ministry 70 be reported 70 the mex. mex h ,ba
Assembly. and in me event ot he ~ oyertred to the
next General Assembly 10 ne oNe ~
Presbytery. . nhuaa,n,,a
Elder Franklin L. Sheppard. OF Phlaaelpna Ia a.
presented the following as SUBSTITUTE iof ''e
supplemental report:
Cd sci esnect n the reception under the care OF
Presbvtery OF students for the ministry was a ho.
designed to be understood as under the
constitution nor made In response 70 a Iequeo ,n
for instruction In specific case IN that special case
- - which case alone II has reference. -. .
secondThe General Assembly rss.ct TO caring
60 nd Ucensng candidates for the ministry put
urgently desires the rior 10 oG that no
respect of all the matters IN oraer nc cor,ne Ia
plicants whether students or ministers cofiH ed
to the ministry OF the Church whose views Tne'nS o
Of doctrine or polity, are not in harmony WIN ~"
standards. ,- v,rL
cs..' ,rosan,ed a substitute resolution to this
effect -.
In view of the fact that complaint aganssd odsnS sns
action of the Presbytery of New-f ork IS now ivsu @
and whereas. the case thus likey to come before
the next General Assembly In judicial Ior tba afe tho
whereas it is OF the greatest importance tnat ,hs
harmony hitherto existing in this Assembly should
be maintained II is hereby , . .ho ,ressn.
Resolved That action be taken upon me presem. % en-
report OF the judicial Committee but that an our our
presbvteres be earnestly urged to give need 10 me
Recommendations OF former Assemblies ana 10 tile
nrovisions Of the constitution relative 10 the reCeP
tion of students Offering for censure
Following a long discussion of the various phases
of the question by Drs Monfort, Birch. Ramsay ana
Booth and Elders McDougall, Mcmillan ana Snep-
hard a vote was taken in the following order Inc
Rooth substitute was lost by large majority tle
SHEPPARD substitute lost by vote or les 10 70
the general supplementary report OF the JudlciaI
Committee was adopted by vote or 2ZZ 10 90, ihe
Judicial Committees supplementary report, Whlcn
includes Article V, also adopted by large
vote ,.,..n. ho,or.
This disposed OF the last important business before
tho Assembly, which devoted the balance OF the
afternoon 10 the calling OF the roll of ssioners
and disposng Of other routine matters perfunctory 10
dra wing the l0Sth Assembly to n close Inc Geh-
eral Assembly adjourned at $50 O'Clock
The committee OF five appointed IN pursuance oi
the Judicial Committee supplementary report m
cludes the Rev. DR. Benjamin L. Agnew, or Pniia-
delphla; the Rev. DR.. j. Clement French, or New
ark y j. the Rev. Dr. w. F. Jenkins OF Montclar
x T.: Elders Robert y. Wilson and Franklin 5.
Shephard both OF Philadelphia. 49,
The commissioners this evening joined with others
In Memorial Day service in the First presbyterian
Church The Rev. DR.. Benjamin L. Agnew, pre-
sided and made an address Addresses were also
made by the Rev DR. David L. Tully. OF Medina,
y Y: the Rev Drs. j. A. Worden and H. O. Glib
hons Of Philadelphia Captain +. f. Monfort. or
| Cincinnat; the Rev. Richard b. Dworth. OF Rose
bury ore the Rev. DIR. ID. J. Mcmillan, OF New
York city and others. All of the speakers were
veterans OF the late war