The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-28
THE COLOR QUESTION.
CONES UP ~ THE PRESBTTERIdN
GENEEIL ASSEMBLY.
A Negro Presented Himself 10 Charleston
Presbytery a. a Candidate for tho hin-
isiry-aIission Report Unsatisfactory


..-..- ..-....., ......r,,.., routine Dr j.
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a.. smith, oi richmond va urslie4 ~
record bis vote as negative on the ques-
tton a. state aid 10 the school at Fred
-, No,,., mas ,,ven Of q pro-
-.
test on inc same SUBJECT
Hev. DR. l.. j.. Bowen, Of the Com
mitiaa ON Publication. submitted an
49,. .....,...,..... -. e.. to,d. The
''N'' ~ '''N 80 ''~
ehe. ilon OF y'-'s Ioop'o So0''''s' '''"
asltatlng al churches cropped Up ia con-
utction with the request for prcpara-
tloa- al aootrinaI touics for young pe0-
ff... n.aetfn.- Dr Parks cnamploued
'f. ..... ~. ri... .,l.,.e, ,,...,.ts ,rb- coul-
l.,ff.. .ur,..8 f.. ur.rar1rions Of sucn
i...o. ,,t tr, ...i.,.if,. ,octdad hy a
lsr,,. rra.ryit,, .t.. -hs.r fsvor.
nm. a.srnb,v a..,5ed tbat n could NOT
,,roffera vfs rne p~,c.s Of religtous
Dauer..
Iony deiat. fsll,,roa on tbe est,h-
U.hmDnt of ,r.nrn denoeifnriee or rts
publication hou.. i'm Atlanta Nemnbis
and other cities Dr. Hezen secrefs1,, -,
the publication Compitteo sald tbat "the
.slablsGme.t off sr,n derosifories vvo,,ld
cripple and eventually destroy the pubil-
cation work OF The Church. by dividing
and Impalrng its capital now barely suf-
neieut, IL would be absurd from a
business standpoint. We do not object 10
local deposltOrles II supported by local
capital"
a large majority decided against the
depOsitOrles.
The report Of the Committee on Publ
cation was read and d0cketcd. II refers
To the "busy demons Of the press" which
tie Church must fight with their own
weapons. To C0mmends the work OF the
Executive Committee. and recommends It's
reappoIument.
The Bills and OvertIres Committee then
rose. clearing their hands Of several un-
important papers which passed without
debate Tho f0rcigu-missi0n report was
toEen from the docket and ad0Dted by
sections. The economy OF the Executive
Committee IS commended, the treasury IS
out of debt. Regrets are expressed that
10s4 churches have not given 20 foreign
missions and the report blames the min
lsters for failure 20 present the causes,
Action was taken disDosing OF mission
property i'm Brazil.
The Assembly then took recess until
u. NJ.
MISSIONS REPORT.
o,.l ,...,,,,.i., ,,.,s called 10 orderd al
D., s af,ors ID ID OF
o :. W. 49,. i,,e.,r1.i lie renorf of
.., '''''', l,,,,,,i,i.-. ~, e.Lb,fb school
..-..... r-@l,,ir. to au Overture.
,.5i,h ied G..n placed I'm is hands. &C.
,l.-.,@rn.na.f .thlf tn. Executive Com
,r..t... ,f 1s,,fti.stton D.. instructed 60
',,,io,. q, s.,ifable man. to give his whole
+t''i. y. a.,..,..r....- r.a sIu,G.. school
,ror, and colportage AS missionary
o..nc,." Adepted
tlt.,,,.r, ~ or,effn.r was received
80, r,,,.l..rl.,I prasbyferfau
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min, .,,f ,,s M rs,rfDN
tl- -'..(i..,,'., ,,. o,,.stio,
', .. .i..,, 49,, ,t,. anal the as-
OF o'io' ',,,t.I q. ,.o,,rr
a.. c''.,',er fbe matter
me r4se is as follows. one Reuben
James "a colored man. presented himself
,e . esnliIaf. for the ministry before
,t.. r.....n,.for, of Charleston. which is in
",t. il,ci, telt" of eoltb carolina The
....i.,.,..,,.. .,s,,,fn.t t,r, and MAS satls-
.., .,.,,r.i,. .s f., hi- or.lfglatfon. b..t
,...f,,...l ~, receive him eol.I, because Ae
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ly', ..'1 . ',,l'.a ,''', 80 fi.. s,.,o
,rr. frst sra,l,or was risar Ein.loa
,,.. .,r,niatranf NE dfsrl4imet race
,@..f.,li-. and enat. of bf. ur.-lona iu-
t','', f,' r'e relf,.one training of the
,....,o.. put tha uaooie of Charleston
I.r..h,.tar, do moi deem, IL wise to permit
amy mingIlug Of the races. tits principal
point was that the book of church order
docs not recognize the relationship 90
candidates 10 pre- nyteHes, therefore, 'ie
synod had l." rsht 10 loIee upon '"'
prr-hyteiy relationship "lil'l D. "IcpH-
-utuuohai'
Elder ". Ia tHouli7'l' Oh Sou'" 'oio-
lima represented the syhol. ~. "p-,H-
ca for the coloied race ana sil" iil"l we
have no ishi 10 Iel"se 10 H'e"-e one 81
IT'S members 20 carry 'ne so'p'' 10 -'i5
own people lhele is no l,'I "l ia''
amaisamhtion IN 9'u'n ,aIo.'l'a. ll-se
coloIed men VIII DC u',een 10 ''to t,... ",''
1AufcA, ana enter tHe NoItleIn eA@' ."'
which is holding ont ITS arms TO receive
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NO bECISlON Ahi'
The whole afternoon was taken mp by
this debate. Most OF the speakers eA-
pressed themselves Qs opposed 10 the m