The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-27
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
LREDERICKsBURG,S OFFER 10 THE
Assembly NONE and SCHOOL
Meets the Opposition Of ~. Louis Presby-
terry on the Ground That 1t Would
be state Aid.

" ishi MS, Tenn. Aihg - ''N - -
days session OK the General Assembly
Was opened with devotional exercises,
conducted by Elder J a. EnsloW' pl
Charleston. The moderator orueleu t"
roll called, ana the minutes "cI1 u''"
read ana adopted. 81,
Dr. wilson. the stated clerk Is quile ILL.,
anu u confined 10 his room. moor
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SCHOOL.
Rev. Or Vance, OF Nashville, oliered
report on the Assembly home ana Sc.v''
az Frederick burg. Va. a matter OF great
Importance Us involved ia this report.
The school has entered INTO c1"1IdC1
with the city of Fredericksburg, lh con-
sheraton OF the payment or slVVpp' 10
iurnsh ten perpetual scholarships 70 pc
gwen 10 worthy pupils or tH' uuoi1
schoois OF the city. a spe1hi dct or 1'c
Legislature of Virginia permitted tnl7 &C
ton. Tho Iresbytery OF 81. Louis, ny
overture, objects 90 this contract, on t"e
ground mat IL ls the sacTlHce OF N.lng
honored principle of the Churcn' Willc"
iorbld5 tie acceptance OF any asslalaA's
from The state for The maintenance OF
It's work Aiter some debate upon the
question. the consideration OF the report
was made the special order for . O'CLOCK
this afternoon.
The committee on publication reported
through it's chairman. Key. W II.
Lcavitt. j.. D.. of Houston. Texas. that
10 was the unanimous opinion Of thr JOINT
committees OF publication and educaton
that 10 D. not eXpedient 10 consolidate
these committees az this time. Adopted.
The consideration Of the election oil me
secretaries of home missions, cdu. alton
publication. and COlOred eyangelizat.0u,
with The reports on these causes was
dOckcted.
Dr. Hemphil made several records from
tie committee 0u bills and 0yertures.
FkAIERNAL GREETINGS.
The FOLLOWING message was receiver
from the Northern General Assembly:
SARATOGA. y T.. May a. 1896.
To the General Assembly OF The ireshY-
terrain Church. ln session az Memphis,
Tenn.
The General Assembly I'm session at
Saratoga Springs. y. T.. send kindc-t iid-
ternal greetings Epheslans u.s.. 4-0.
(5igncD JOHN J.. WITHROW,
Moderator.
WM. II. ROBERTS.
Stated Clerk
4 motion was made 20 consider the rec
port on The cOI0rCd GENERALIZATION work
iu executive session by Dr. Praig. Ot Ma
blm1. who stated that Doe bad matters or
private nature 20 bring before the as
aemply. The motion to docket tAc whole
matter prevented This action. which may
Doe taken uy later in The session
Tho Commltfos OLA Bills aad Ovcrturcs
brought 10 several reports on tha over
lures placed in riclr hands. one from the
PrcsDytery o. Florida. asking if it oe
regular for a session 10 be moderated uy
other tLan a minister when "a pastor was
absent. was answered IN the affirmative.
Another asking ias 10 whether one elder
can constitute session. there being, fQr
any reason. bur the one. was answered
ln the negative There was n division
Of opinion on this natter. and 30 went
20 the docket Oveftuies touching the
licensure question were also answered
frI "a Itr naegruIlIF
Smith, OF the Committee on Foreign Mis-
sions. rendered III long report. which was
dOcketed. Or. Hi,ner. of the Committee
Oh the Bible submitted a report as 90
Dr. McLeans address on that cause.
which was adopted Dr Morton submitted
a report on systematic benelcenco, which
shows that OF 16 Prcshyterlcs, "a only
report. in which are ZIG congregations
Of which Dos give % aL the Assembly
causes and $50 to none Of them. The sum
paid to pastors is S9492J. 70 foreign mis-
sions. $3.50. and 10 home missions. SZ3,-
l02
The assembly then took "a recess TO 3
=. NJ
At 3P. ". an exciting discussion on
the assembly, home and school al Fred
orick burg. Va. was begun. which COM
sumcl the entire afternoon session. IL
was finally decided 90 approve the mum
agement of the srhool and commend it
heartily 10 tine p.ople OF the church.
The iiscus'0 ION was AN on the point as
10 whether 10 was in accordance with
Presbyterian principles 20 enter into
contract with the c.ty of Frcdericks-
burg. whereby iu consideration of f.N,-
600 the school establishes ten perpetual
scholarships The whole question OF
State AID to the church was ably and
F.rH H.N H ID l.