The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-29
COLORED CHARACTERIZATION.
An Attempt to Place lhe Work in lie
Hands Of The Hcme EiSSiCn Secretary.
THE ASSEEBLY'S HOaE AND SCHOOL
Being Authorized 10 Accept freueriShs-
burg's Offer Causes "A Protest To De
Submitted by Ihirt3-four
Commissioners.

MEMPHIS. May y. me Soulh'4" AiSS-
bvtorian Assembly held a heated session
this morning.
Rev. DR.. Prag. Of Tuscaloosa, Ala
made a strong effort to have the Execu-
tive Committee OF Colored Eyangelizatlon
abolished. and the work placed IN the
hands OF the secretary Of Home Missions.
He said that under Or. Praig, there was
a steady increase I'm receipts, but under
DIR. Phillips. the secretary. there had been
a great decrease IN the last three years
while the expenses bear a larger proper
ton 10 the receipts than any other DraHSh
OF the work. The expenses or the ioE-
cign missions office We're $40 per cent
and of the home mission office per cent
of the receipts, while the colored evan
polistic work absorbed 80 per cent. OF
the receipts. "Ono hundred ana thirty
six dollars goes 10 the secretary for
SALARY, and expenses for every hundred
dollars divided among the forty or forty
five c0lorcd preachers
He said that there would be saving 70
a church OF s2.i per annum II his SUD
stltute prevailed. He gave facts and ng-
ures for an his statements.
SUBSTITUTE LOST.
Drs Hemphnl and James 1. Vance at
tempted to silence Or. Praig by uuouster-
ing but by a two-thirds vote he was
permitted 10 proceed His substitute was
lost by a large majority. The committee
and secretary were reelected.
Prayer was offered by the moderator AZ
the opening Of the session. by order or
the assembly. for stricken St. Louis.
4 protest. signed by thirty-four com
missioners. was recorded without answer
against the aesembly's action on the home
and school.
Rev. Paul F. Brown reported strong
paper on the address Of Rev. K. -.
steel chaplain Of the New Orleans Sea-
mems Bethel.
At y O'Clock the assembly took vote
on the judicial case between Elder Ems
loe and the synod OF South Carolina,
which was decided by vote Of us 10
sustain the synod and 20 10 sustain the
preshytery. voting TO sustain IN part
THE PROTEST.
The protest against the action OF the
Assemblys Home and school was as
follows.
1.-THE undersigned DO solemnly protest
aaalnst the action OF the Assembly IN
adopting the answer OF the stahdlhg
committee on the Assembly, Home ana
s. hool 20 the overture from the fresD!-
terry of ST. Louis. and We base our protest
upon tho following:
81. That we believe Il 20 be In direct
violation q our time-hon0red principles
and n departure cf an unbrOkcn custom In
refusing 10 accept State MD I'm support
Of den0mlnati0nal and religious work.
"2. That II is lnoxpedient, providing a
constant menace TO our peace. likelihood
OF frequent emharrassm and expense
IN defending suits nc law. liable 10 arise
under the peculiar nature Of the contract
and in ie0parfizlng the interests OF the
Home before the Church and world.
'3. That 90 viii b. a source OF grief and
! regret To- q large constituency IN our
church, furnish occasion 10 our enemies 10
tunt Us with Inconsistency. and thus ar
TX a stigma upon the fair name of tho
bride Of Christ whose reputation no less
than character should be without spot
or wrinkle or any such thing
IL was signed by Lambdin. Ryiand.
Brannon. Praig. 1fdbau. Duncan. Green.
trenholm Mccain, Virgins. Cameron.
Brown. Jones. Carson. Glenn Engle. Tel
ford. Kestlcr. Bocock. Holt. Tate. Rens-
ford Craig Woodrow. Woodbridge. Van
lear. Powell, Kennedy, Miller McAlpine
and others.
IL Wiz d4loNfiEA lANN4 III Nti' NtAF ~
admitting a copy OF the contract also 10
tho minutes.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
The afternoon session was an important
one Several answers 70 Overtures inter
pretlng the constitution OF the church
were adopted
Among tho answers 10 overtures were
the following
The installation Of pastor must be by
n presbytery or a commission OF the pres
bytcry.
When a church has only one elder he
does not constitute a session and cannot
act as such This was warmly debated,
but the answer was adopted.
The assembly then took up judicial case
against the Synod OF Memphis. Argu-
ment was still proceeding when the As
/ sembly took recess at 6 o'clock. % meet
again az Z. VI.
The time-honored custom Of the Pres
! byterian Church OF the South is 10 have
no dealings with political parties. The
following telegram. received after the as
sembly closed tonight, was noticed I'm q
way:
"Pttsburg. Pa. May q. 1896
ITO Southern Presbyterian Assembly.
Memphis. Tenn:
The Prohibition party gives assurance
that Il will take no backward step IN its re-
lentless war against the arch enemy Of God
and humanity-the licensed liquor traffic
(Signed) ID. o. W. STEWART.
Chairman.