The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-30
REPORT CUT SHORT
PRESBY TERIANS READY To RELE-
GATE AN OLD QUESTION.

DIR. Breed Reads the Report of the Com
mfttee on Theological seminaries and
1t Is Adopted. Discussion Included, In
Twenty Minutes-EIder Rudolph Hat
field is Roasted by the Lawyers In the
Assembly for His Anti-InternaI Reeve
nue. License Resolution, Which is Called
an Exhibition of Ignorance.
Saratoga, n. Y. May 29-The action
OF the Presbyterian general assembly
this morning in adopting a substitute
for the recommendation OF the commit
tee on seminary control indicated the
spirit Of the body. Commissioners since
have expressed their desire that the era
Of peace might begin and the dismissal
Of the committee and the relegation OF
the questions at issue 70 the seminaries
themselves was the first step in the de-
sired direction.
Great interest was felt in the COM
position of the committee Of eleven. TO
which was referred the matter OF the
proposed sale OF the Presbyterian build
ing in New York. The moderator an
nounced that he had concluded 10 ap-
point only laymen, TO whom he. as
chairman. might act as chaplain. The
committee is as follows: Benjamin
Harrison, Indianapolis; John Wana-
maker, Philadelphia; James A Beaver,
Bellefonte, Pa; Judge Thomas Ewing.
Pittsburg, Pa; Cyrus h Mccormack.
Chicago; Samuel B. Hoey. Philadelphia;
Thomas McDoUgal, Cincinnati; Horace
b. Sileinan, COhoes. y. Y; Alexander
Mcdonald. Cincinnati, and Robert s.
Williams, Utica, y. Y
AT the afternoon session the judiciary
committee reported on the Los Angeles
case, in which the presbytery OF Los
Angeles suspended Rev. Bert E. How
ard. The snyOd reversed the pres bytery
and the judicial committee recommend
ed the reversal of the snSrod. The orders
of the afternoon included a report of
the temperance committee and the re-
ceptiOn Of fraternaI delegates from 9TH
er bodies. The former was presented by
Rev. William Hubbard of Auburn.
IGNORANCE FROM KANSAS.
An additional resolution was present
ed by Elder Rudolph Hatfield Of Wich-
tia, Kan, asking for law to prohibit
the issuance of federal internal revenue
licenses or stamps for the sale of intox-
icating liquors in states whose laws
prohibit the same. The lawyers of the
assembly protested against such an
exhibition of ignorance" as the pass
age of this resolution would give. At
ter a heated discussion the resolution
was tabled.
Addresses were made by Rev. Edward
Griffith Read, representing the Reform
ed church, and William H. Roberts.
president of the Presbyterian alliance.
which is TO meet next month in Glas-
gov. The resignation of DR.. Rufus 5.
Green from the dictatorship of the
Assembly Herald, the UNCONVENTIONAL
paper, authorized by the assembly, was
accepted.
The evening session was devoted in
part TO temperance. DIR. Thomas Mar
shall of Chicago presided and addresses
were delivered by Rev. William NJ.
Leard Of Westchester, Pa; Rev. NJ G..
Johnson of Columbia, S. c.; Elder E. c.
Green Of Macon, Ca, and DR.. S. Il.
Wishard OF Utah.
A collection was taken to provide for
the support of a temperance missionary
among the cOlored people of the south.
TWENTY MINUTES WORK.
The report of the committee on theo-
loglcal sennnarieS was presented later
by Rev. DR.. David r. Breed Of Pitts
burg. This report, which in previous
years has occupied several days in dis
cussion, was finished and adopted in
twenty minutes. Its sole resolution re-
lated 70 the study OF the English Bible
An additional constitutional rule was
proposed requiring an examination in
the English Bible in addition to the sub
jects now required.
A movement in favor OF triennial
meetings OF the general assembly was
inaugurated by DR.. James Mcleod Of
Scranton The matter was discussed at
some length but, a vote being taken, it
was lost by large majority.
The assembly voted to meet next year
at WinOna. MINI