Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-27
FREDERICKSB'G HOME
prsbylsrlan Assembly Considers It's Con-
tract With The City.
PUBLICATION AND EDUCATION
nodded 40 DC InexpcdicBt to
cocsoIIdnte at This Time the Com
..t,,ces Thercon-An Elegant ne
ccption.

. .to morning session to-day Ho9o"e'
-.,cl,ed from the Northern Assem-
,,. In session at Saratoga.
-..o rsport Of a special committee on the
.. and school at Fredericksburg. IN
.,,5.ne report on an overture from
w.. louis. protesting against the arrange
-. between the city o. Fredericksburg
., che school. elected much discussion.
-. r.nort. approving that arrangement,
s,puortcd by Or. Vance, Of Nash
r, and the Rev. DR.. Park. II was op-
...1 bv the Rev. X. Ryland, Or. Wood
Mr. Lambin. and others. Later In
.,.,inc the report Of the committee
.fop,ed by a vote Of 80 to 43.
t. foreign missions report was pre-
...l Nv Dr. smith. and was placed on
. docket
-,.-eage Of greeting was sent TO the
-.,,berland Presbyterian Assembly a.
birmingham, Ala ,,-..t...
r.. overture asking for a combination
.r. Offices of education and publica-
., Was answered in the negative
,..,ntIon was rendered the assembly
.-tr bv the Second Presbyterian
r pr y. VI. Woods. pastor and
. ar exceedingly handsome affair.
~.. virginia members OF the assembly
.- au wei.
DIR. WILSON ILL.
,rr,puIs. TENN. May 26.-The fifth
-.. ..s.Ion OF the General Assembly
,... orercd with devotional exercises CON
r..,.i ry Elder J. a. Enslow, OF Charles
tr The Moderator ordered the ron
..r.1 and the minutes were then read
,.4 adopted. The stated clerk, Dr. WI
..r IS quite IN, ana is confined 10 MS
om. ,,,. 49,,
-s-,rt on the Assembly Home and School
fredericksburg, Va. A matter or great
...-,rfance is involved in this report.
r.. ..hool has entered into a contract
,,.th the city OF Fredericksburg. in con
tstration Of the payment Of Slo'VVo' 10
frrlsh ten perpetual scholarships. TO De
Gloon 10 worthy pupils OF the pubic
.rools Of the city. special act of the
legislature Of Virginia permitted TINS
,..on The Presbytery Of st. LOUIS, by
overture object 10 this contract on 'he
Ground that u is the sacrifice OF a time
lnnored principle Of the Church' "hlch
f.rbids the acceptance of any assistance
t.om the state for the maintenance of it's
,.rk After some debate upon the ques-
elan the consideration OF the report was
..Ia the special order for O'Clock this
afternoon.
The committee on Publication reported
through its chairman. Rev. W. H. Leavitt'
ID. L.. OF Houston Tex, that IL was the
.raninous opinion Of the Joint commit
-.es on publication and education that IT
ts not oxpcdicnt TO consolidate these com
nIttecs al this time. Adopted.
The consideration Of The election Of the
g.f mis- fIurNti0I.
publication. and colored evangelization,
with the reports on these causes, was
d0cketed.
Dr. Hemphiu made several reports from
the Committee on Bills and Overtures.
The following message was received
from the Northern General Assembly;
Saratoga. y. V. May o. 1896.
"To the General Assembly OF the Presby-
t.rian church. in session az Memphis
Tenn:
THE General Assembly I'm session at
slmtoga Springs. y. y. send kindest
fraternal greetings. Ephesians, fourth
chapter four 20 six.
,simed) JOHN L. WITHROW.
Moderator
William IT. Riberts, Stated Clerk
A motion was made 10 consider the re-
port on colored evangelzation Work IN
executive session BY Or. Prais. OF Ala
laml. who stated that he had matters
~ a private nature to bring before the
assembly The motion to docket 'ne
who'll. matter prevented this acuon'
which may be taken up later In the ses-
zion.
BILLS AND OVERTURES
The Committee ON Bnls and Overtures
brought loo several reports on the over
tunes placed i'm their hands. one from the
r-.savtery Of Florida. asking If il be
lrel.a lar Tor q session 10 be moderated by
Other than by a minister. when the pas
Tor Is absent was answered in the afi1rm-
a.ge. Another, asking as TO whether one
cider can constitute a session. there peine
fr ans reason but the one, was answered
iu the negative There was division OF
opinion ON this matter, ana II went To The
docket Overtures touching the licensure
question were also answered in the mega
Lye it the Assembly
ur smith OF the Committee on Foreign
Missions. rendered "a long report whlcr
Yves d0lketed. Dr. Hitner, Of the Com
mit,ce on the Bible, submitted "a report
as 90 Dr. McIeans address on that cause
which was adopted Dr. Morton submit
fa 20 report on systematic benehcence
which shows that Of seventy-siX presby-
t-aes sixty-seven only report, in which
ais 2.l76 congregations. olswhich 3oS give
to an the Assemblys causes, and 0)6 &c
hone 10y them. The sum paid 10 pastors
.s t4925. 20 foreign missions, $S.S, anl
.0 home missions. S23lO2.
Ih. Assembly then took recess I'll
l.. 81.
FREDERICKSBURG HOME.
Ats p. NJ. an exciting discussion OF
f.e Assembly's home and school al Fred
euck.hurg. Va, was begun, which con
slmel the entire afternoon session.
Has finally decided TO approve the man
aEemeut Of the school and commend i
heartily % the people OF the Church
Zoe discussion was all on the point as L
whether 80 Was in accordance with Pres
p'eran principles to enter into the con
aa., with the city Of Fredericksburg
abov, described.
-ae whole question OF state aid 10 IN
Church was ably and fully dis
clssel and the Assembly finally decide
W about "a twO-thirds vote that the schoo
Dad POO violated any Of the principles o
te Church in making the contract Tn
discussion was heated at times.
speech Was made by Or. Wood
o." n opposition 10 the report, and
''ohs sentiment al one time prevaile
against 10.
iae Assembly adjourned at II. NJ. L
"',-i 40 tomorrow morning.
pREsBYTERIANS NORTH.
SARATOGA. May e6.-The Presbyteriai
GENERAL Assembly opened as usual thi
.''nins with the report OF Chairma.
".'.t or the Committee on Bills an
''eiiifea. The most important bin be
.'r tne committee is the one in regar
.' ihe New York Presbytery, which disc
.'yei the order Of last years assembl
li receiving students from the Uni0