Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-22
RELIGIOUS.

At the General Assent bly, ofthe Pres
byterian Church South, in Memphis,
Tenn, yesterday, Rev. DR.. MalIard'
of New Orleans, was elected mOder-
ator.
At the General Assembly Of the
Northern Presbyterian Church, in Sara
toga, N. Y, yesterday, Rev. DR.. John
L. Withrow, of Chicago, was elected
moderator. DIR. Withrow was regarded
as the candidate of the liberal party in
the church.
In the Methodist Protestant Genera!
Conference, at Kansas City, kas., yes
terday, DR.. Melvin, of Maryland, was
defeated for re. election to the position
of travelling secretary OF the board OF
foreign missions, Rev. NJ. Ogburn be-
ing tho successful candidate. BY an
almost unanimous vote it was decided
to strike out the word ''catholic from
the Apostles creed and substitute some
other word in its place. The revision
committee, in its partial report, recon-
mended the striking out of the article
which declares that this church does
not believe in rebaptism. The report
of the committee on revision was taken
up and its chairman, Rev. J. I. A4f'
ray, of Maryland, introduced a resoIu,
ton providing for the appointment o.
a committee of seven to serve iouE
years, whose duties shall be to revise
the discipline" and report at the next
quadrenuial conference. All amend
ments proposed hereafter are to be re-
ferred to this committee. The commit
tee then reported on several amehu'
ments previously introduced. among
them was one sanctioning immersion
in baptism. An important recon-
mendation was that for the publication
OF a new hymn.book. President Hel
ing was recommended as Chairman u
a committee to prepare it.
In the Methodist Conference q.
Cleveland, o., an effort was made ~
have reconsidered the vote by WnICn
pastors are required to secure the co.,
sent of the presiding elder to secure .to
services of an evangelist other til9n 'n'
conference evangelist. This was ns
feated. The conference CD Wedne'lp5
of the addition to the cnu! iSl
discipline of section providing iof ils
of members induigibE -
theatre going, dancing, horse jaoss o y,
card playing, or being connected ~ | ,5s
way which could be avoided oy w
liquor traffic. Later, at the Request "
Rev. DR.. Fradenbergh, OF Ere o C..
this matter was referred to the CON-
mittee on judiciary. The commi:'issJi
met yesterday, and majority d l.!aueI
that the section was unconstitullO ."Ie
The constitution provides thaI 10 i '1..
shall be enacted which adds to or UNI
away from any general rule. Ile, ,to !.
4 general rule to the effect that llelnU
lists shall not participate in any Io, nt
Of amusement in which they ca', .ao.
AXE the Lord Jesus Christ. Inc Inc ' me
ority of the committee holds that Wv
proposed new rule, in aiming 81 car '5e
theatre going, dancing ana 1i' w N
'ale Of liquor by druggists botn as Tsar Re
md takes from this genera! rule i Ine
will be minority report. Inc cIut me
committee decided to a5A ~ ~
conference to instruct the bisnops ai
appoint four of their OVID numoeL .. ol,e
me man from each OF the loD .se,I
General conference districts TO oO"l cs
# directors for the proposed lnsli 5D a,,s
for the care OF cN''
The following arc the localities %hirly % !,
ave Episcopal residences: Boston New ~ M.
buffalo. Philadelphia, Washingto1' a 'I
Iooga, New Orleans OF Fort WortI' 81 , ann
!, Detroit Chicago, st. Louis Topeka D, An An.
polls, Denver, and San Francisco OF A'' ."
eles.