The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-21
Young People. Societies, Theological
Summaries and Licensure Of Ger
tain Students to he Considered.
BAPTIsTs AT AsBURY PARK
ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN
PUBLICATION SOCIETY.
Addresses by Prominent Dfvfnes-
Southern Presbyterian General As
sembiy at Memphis To-day.

NEW YORK, May 20.-The One-hundred-
and-eighth General Assembly of the Presby-
terrain Church Of the United States Of Amer
lea Is to begin It's sessions at Saratoga at IL
o'clock tomorrow. The retiring moderator,
the Rev. Robert Russell Booth. d. D., of
New York. will preach the opening sermon.
The scheduled business Of the assembly Is
the consideration and furtherance OF the
benevolent and missionary work OF the de-
nomination For this purpose certain days
and hours are set apart according to a fixed
schedule. Ministerial relief Is TO be consid-
cred the morning OF Saturday. the third
day OF the session. the freedman's board and
education on Monday: home missions and
aid for colleges on Tuesday; foreign missions
and publication and Sabbath school work on
Wednesday: church erection and benevolence
on Thursday and temperance on Friday. On
the evening Of these days special popular
meetings are TO be held, at which the same
interests are considered in longer and more
formal addresses.
Interspersed among these regular orders Is
the consideration of other incidental matters
which have great interest to many who are
outside as well as inside the church. Prom
tnent among those this year is a report to
be submitted by a committee Of eleven, Dr.
David r. Reed. OF Pittsburg chairman to
which was committed the consideration of
THE Whole Subject OF Young Peoples So
cieties and their Relations to the Church"
AL attempts 10 anticipate this report which
Is regarded with widespread interest, have
been unavailing and it will probably be care
fully concealed until 1t is ready 10 be pre-
sented TO the assembly.
An attempt has been made 10 agitate for
the restoration of Prof Henry Preserved
n .orlx~ Il I'M.
Seminary. who was suspended from the min
tstry two years ago on account Of heretical
teaching. 1t Is reported that the conserva-
tives have threatened to complete the pro-
cess In his case by deposition, unless a stop
Is put TO this movement. and IL is said that
PROFESSOR smith would prefer such action
rather than TO remain longer under suspen-
sion In connection with Lane Seminary at
Cincinnati there will come before the assem-
Dly for acquiescece or veto the recent ap-
continent OF the Rev. Henry Goodwin
Smith, Of Freehold. \; j., to its chair of
systematic theology. Mr.. Smith is regarded
as q hereditary theologian, his grandfather
having been DIR. William Allen president OF
Bowdoin College in the old days, and his
father the famous professor of theology in
Unicn Seminary, in New York, twenty-five
years ago.
Another burning question has regard to
the answer of New York Presbytery to the
action OF the last assembly enjoining it from
receiving under its with view to Il
The Presbytery adopted a resolution drawn
by DR.. John Hail. declaring that the pre-
y19us practice Of the presbytery to receive
quirements laid down In the constitution OF
che church, and announcing its determine
zion 10 proceed in future according 10 the
same pan. There is no probability that the
assembly viii recede from its position, and
sr remains 9n 10 be seen how far i NIL re-
tery as INSTRUMENTATION contempt. Mean
while. other presbyteries have been receiv-
Ing and licensing Union students as though
there never Injunction
on the seminary.
Another report that viii be awaited with
interest is one dealing with the relations
OF the assembly to the theological seminaries.
II Is claimed that no attempt has been
made TO interfere with the Autonomy OF
these Institutions, but nevertheless they
have been shy Of entering into any closer
relations with the assembly or of giving
the assembly power through commission
TO enforce any supposed rights in any court
or law. Some Of them have fatty refused to
consider the matter any further and others
promises to end in failure. except in the
cases OF a few minor seminaries. The re-
port will be heard with interest and the
attempt TO persuade the reluctant seminary
boards OF directors Will probably continue
sanolner year. Last year a lawyer adj
Seminary and said that when il terminated
Its relations with the assembly it stole
Its endowments away from the Presbyterian
Church. He was Instrumental i'm having
adopted the following resolutions, and was
promptly Placed on the committee having
Resolved, That the committee on con-
ference with the theological seminaries be
requested to inquire into and report to the
the PRESBYTERIAN Church in the United States
OF America, in the property now held by the
Union Theological Seminary OF the city OF
New York and TO recommend what measures
should be taken to enforce said rights"
The report OF this committee is also held
secret and its contents have not yet leaked
out, but II is reported on good authority
that the committee has not been idle in It's
investigation. Many other matters of in
terest Will fully occupy the ten or twelve
the absence OF such cases as those of
Doctors Briggs and Smith. the body ought
10 be able 10 adjourn even before the usual
time--noon Of the second Tuesday.
Talk as TO the next moderator is already
rife. but most of the electioneering and
caucusing viii be done as usual on the
train that brings the large delegations from
the West The home missionary interest
seems likely 10 center on DIR. Thomas l..
synodlcal missionary OF the State OF Ne
braska. IL Will not be the first time that
the home missionaries have dictated
moderator for the assembly. The straight
out conservative party seems to be divided,
but the majority OF that vote would proba-
bly, go 10 DR.. David r. Reed, Of Pittsburg;
rather than 10 DIR. Frank G. Montfort. of
Cincinnati. DR.. John l.. Withr0w, OF Chi
cage. Is also mentioned
During the day and evening conferences
or the Presbyterian and synodical cha
men OF foreign missionary committees were
held, the evening meeting being large and
enthusiastic. Addresses were delivered by
Rotary OF the board of foreign missions:
Dr. +. F. EEinwood, OF New York, CORE
spending secretary OF the same board. ard
by DR. John r Davies. OF New York. Prof.
William H. Hubert of Lane Theological
Seminary, presided.
In the hotel Hobbies knots OF theo:ogians
and especially the chances OF the various