Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-30
GOES TO WINONA.
The Next General Assembly Of
the Presbyterians.
Hoos1ER CHAUTAUQUA A WINNER.


selves and the Committee Dismissed in
the Desire to InauEurate an Era Of
Peace-Temperance Proposition Shelved
New York Building.
SARATOGA, May 3O.-The first regular
order at the session Of the Presbyterian
general assembly was the consideration of
the next place Of meeting. The claims CT
Winona assembly, near Warsaw, Ind,
were presented by Rev. Solomon C. Dickey
and George Peacock. DIR. Z. G. Mathena,
Of San Francisco, represented the desires
Of the Pacific coast. The assembly voted
to accept the invitation of Winona assem-
bly,.
The action Of the Presbyterian general
assembly in adopting n substitute for the
Recommendation of the committee on
seminary control indicated the spirit Of
the body. Commissioners since have ex-
pressed their desire that the era of peace
might begin and the dismissal of the COM
mittee and the relegation of the questions
at issue to the seminnries themselves was
the first step in the desired direction.
Great interest has been felt in the compo-
sitiOn Of the committee Of eleven, to which
was referred the matter of the proposed
sale Of the Presbyterian building in New
York
Committee That Was Appointed.
The moderator announced that he had
concluded to appoint only laymen tc
whom he, as chairman, might act as chap
lain. The committee is as follows: Ben
jamin Harrison, of indianapolis; John
IWanamaker, of Philadelphia; james A 81.
Beaver, of Bellefonte, Pa; Judge Thomas
Ewing, Of Pittsburg; Cyrus H. McCor-
mick, of Chicago; Samuel b. Hoey, of
Philadelphia; Thomas McDougal, of Gin.
cinnati; Horace Is. Silliman, of Cohoes,
y. Y; Alexander Mcdonald, of Cincin-
natl, and Robert 5. Williams, of Utica,
The Next Place of Meeting.
Winona assembly and summer school,
which was chosen as the next place Of
meeting is located on Eagle Lake two
miles from Warsaw, Ind. 1t is sort of
Presbyterian Ocean Grove, or Chautau-
qua. 1t is the property of joint stock
company, with u capital of 81 10000. The
auditorium has seating capacity of g, 900,
and is in an unfinished state. There is
possibility that the selection will be re-
considered, doubts as to the wisdom Of the
| selection having been freely expressed, and
more suitable place designated.
Report on the Temperance Question.
At the afternoon session the judiciary
committee reported on the Los Angeles
case, in which the presbytery of Los An
geles suspended Rev. Bort f. Howard.
The synod reversed the presbytery and the
judicial committee recommended the re-
| versal of the synod. The orders of the aft
ernoon included a report of the temper
ance committee and the reception of fra.
ternal delegates from other bOdi es The
former was presented by Rev. William H.
Hubbard, of Auburn. An additional res
| olution was presented by Elder Rudolph
Hatfield, Of Emporia, Kas., asking for a
law to prohibit the issuance of federal in
ternal licenses or stamps for the sale of
Intoxicating liquors in states whose laws
prohibit the same.
Lawyers Put in a Protest.
The lawyers Of the assembly protested
against ''such an exhibition of ignorance"
rs the passage Of this resolution would
give. After u heated discussion the reso-
luton was tabled. Rev. Frank Campbell,
OF Chicago. chairman Of the committee on
correspondence, read letters from Rev. d.
W. Bauslin, Of Canton, o., delegate from
the Lutheran synod. and Rev. Henry +.
Mulligan, Of the Reformed Episcopal
| church. Addresses were made by Rev.
Edward Griffith, representing the Re
formed church, and William H. Roberts.
president Of the Presbyterian alliance,
which is to meet next month in Glasgow.
The resignation Of DR.. Rufus 5. Green
from the editorship of the Assembly Her.
aid, the denOminational paper authorized
| " the assembly. was accepted
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