The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-21

ias these disiniegratiuE or mixed societies
ycD VII ind them favoring woman SUI
irAse- such are organized on lines Of con-
eTtsation&llsIa instead Of PTesbyteTianlsIn
ur- W. Il Leayell followed, stating, IN
substance. tha; hc perhaps had wider ex-
PsTlence than any other member Of the
E! Dc4 During his ministry he has had tui
! ie" instances where women took part N
sfEoilc meetings The instances we're TO-
IN harmony with his i6ea Of the matter Al
'ssle. de lad requested his own people
nci 10 put the young women ~ these prom
lneni positions He wanted the organic
cooperation Of the church in The govern
.utli Of such proposed societies lie ga
-oi believe The flocr Of the synod was the
! place 10 settle the question Of young p,o-
iis societies. The only practicable thing
70 90 was to commit the report 10 COM
mission and tina, the organic cooperation
I ci these societies be limited 10 that VI other
similar organizations ~ Presbyterian
! churches.
! Rev. !. G. Tanner said this matter had
been pTocrasilnAted too lous and IL would
gs harder 10 corral the young people
yoar from now than at this synod He
anew these outside societies we've attract
iuE the young people away frola the church
&c wanted the synod to decide so the igs-
. ir9s could 20 home ard tell their people
Z What Vas TO be done regarding these secie-
tees Ae was not IN favor Ok postpone
NV. Nj. c hilton. chairman o, I'll, COM
rliiiee who Iade the al interim report,
spoke IL favor % organization. expressing
himself tina, women were capable Of par
-ic.qati1e in church discussions and cleo
ucus, they were the main support % tho
pastor in his work and Il tine women were
N be taken out OF the work ne felt as
though he would abandon the ministry. He
;al ored making haste slowly and prepare
/ for tcal consideration at the next synod.
o.
20 special committee to report Tuesday
evening.
THE SYNOD COMMITTED
Rev. ". y. Scott felt there should not
be much synodical legislation on the league
question. lie recommended that synod com
INST itself in the organization o. Westmiu-
sier leagues In the churches and 90 The
orsauizatiou Of a syuodiral Wes,m.ns .er
league. lie offered the following successful
resolution:
Resolved. That the synod viii orean,ae a
Westminster league as soon as b; can fully
lertt the details thereof and TO this eu1
i- ads iscs al It's pastors and sessions 10
organic e.their local societies lu conformity
Ni'h the plan outlined by the assembly OF
That, as part Of the synod plan Ve
instruct our sessions to limit tho organic
I'-..b ytcrian societies OF like order
That committee Of one from ca b pres
if;ery be appointed as follows 10 draft
constitution aud bylaws and go report a.
lhe ueNt synod Fort Worth ires1s1ery,
o. p Briiewell. chairman Bratos. vs.. s
Red Central Texas. NJ G Hinton Dallas
Moore Eastern Texas, G. " cham
fers Paris c. r. Caldwell. Western
.Tesss r. VI Hall. Indian. C. j Rai,rou.
The second section was presented by Dr.
Lcarol and the last by Or. French
The report Of the committee on bills and
oycr'uYcs concerning the appointment OK a
committee TO consult with a similar COM
Wlttee Of the Fort Worth PrCsbytery with
a view to having a Joint convention of
Young peoples societies of Die TWO boG,e.
1' the Presbyterian church IN Texas Was
adopted, the committee recommendation be-
INK IL the negative.
, THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
} The matter Of the location and cons,ruc,
3 tion o.. theological seminary was taken
from the docket Chairman Campbell spoke
fayorsbly to the report urging the secure
mont Of a charter and other necessary
steps to be taken to materialzo the prop
osition.
Rev 7. r. Erwin. the financial agent
: delegated to raise the funds for the sue
= cess OF the enterprise, sam 4 substance
that this was The most important under
y taking the church had had 30 deal with IL
!. forty years. He gave brief history Of
. | subscriptions 10 aud establishment Of the.
Il niogical school in other States. lie wante,
Texas Young men educated in home insti
\ buttons. The report indicates that through
N OoHrses and promises OF grounds endow
m'hts ana subscriptions. the members o
= the church would not be turdened witt
but little outside Of probable expense il
al a at ar @
- establishment The lack Of a charter KEEP
. the hands OF the committee tied.
i, Or LeaNell occupied the moderator
" chair during most of the address OF Or
, Erwin tie was relieved by Moderator Me
y Rae and spoke TO the seminary quesiio
- He did not think 1t was necessary to hay
another semmary-thc church already hav
ing four-on account of the expense, an
i other reasons, He offered a motion tina
- the committee be continued and that tn
action on the report far as its definite
ness and synod commitment were concerne,
be postponed.
II Hon. j. f. Miller. an elder. explane
10 mat any property could be placed in tn
hands OF trustees for the use of the syuo
n for any purpose without the synod haVtn
y charter lie won the title Of honorable
e by having been a member of congress sey
n eral years ago
10 The motion to postpone and continue tn
= committee made by Rev. Leayell, was car
90 ried.
IL 1t was moved that the four oxecutiv
y committeeman he designated as trustees I
Al hold any property donated for the bench
70 or endowment OF the seminary The mo
1t ton was carried They are j. b. French
t ;. b. Campbell j. ID. Leslie and J. $
If Moore.
o Recess was taken until 1880 O'Clock y II
Is EVENING SESSION MEMORIALS.
Is The order OF the hour was reading re
ie ports of memorials on deceased member
J. hey. c. T. Caldwell read the memorial fC
A. Rev. A, W. Wilson on the life of Re
" Lemuei Murray lac died at Eckton. Texa
i In October, 1891, 50 years Of age
Rev a. II, p. McCurly read the memor
iai on Rev. r. c. Garrison. who died
o June. 1898. in cuerc, Texas. at the age