The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-28
THE PREsBYTERIANs.

The Report OF the Committee on Closer
Relationship with the SrmInurIrs-oIIs
sion Reports.
SARATOGA, n. Y, May 27.-At the
opening OF the morning session Of the
Presbyterian general assembly to-day
Judge wilston, OF Philadelphia, moved
that the report Of the committee on
conference with theological semlnarics
in order to bring them into closer rcla-
lions with the assembly, be at once
distributed. TO give opportunity for
more elaboration.
Following Is a summary OF the report:
AS a result Of conference and cores
pnndench Princeton, Omaha and Du-
huqus Summaries and Lincoln unlYer-
sity in Pennsylvania, have literally or
substantially adopted in whole or In
part the recommendation OF the assem-
bly,, looking to seminary control by the
assembly, and have either taken steps
to secure appropriate legislation 0r eN-
pressed their willingness TO do so. The
Western Theological seminary at Alla-
Eheny has agreed TO cndcavor to obtain
n general law which should accomplish
the same end, and has appointed COM
mittee for that purpose. The other SEM
inaries. Mccormick, Lane, Auburn and
the action taken last year. Tho plan
Of the committee has in view ian effect
i've, practical and constitutional method
Of safeguarding the teaching ana prop
erty OF the seminarles."
The committsS, presented three rcso-
lutions for adoption:
FIrgt-ThIs general assembly re-
nfFirms the action OF the assembly OF
1895, and In view OF the Importance OF
the interests involved, declare that In
its Judgment the plan approved by the
assembly OF 1895 should be substantially
adopted by all the seminaries.
Sccond-Until the compact OF 1870
shall b. made legal and effective to the
satfsfactiaa OF the assembly by each
seminary. the assembly deems II ex-
nedIsnt 10 suspend the exercise OF the
powers alleged to have been conferred
upon II By said compact over any semi
nary failing within q reasonable Tine
to so make said compact legal anu
effective. 81
ThIrd-That the committee be dis
charged from further services,
This report is signed on behalf ot the
committee by DR.. S. a. Mutchmore.
chairman.
George D. Baker, Of Philadelphia.
recommended the compact OF 1870. the
concurrent resolution No. 2 OF the as.
scmbly OF 1869. IN reference to synOdical
or assembly control Of Heminaries, and
all acts Of the assembly granting. pow
crs OF Felf-control to s"minlr!es be re-
scindcd II is niso recommended that
legislation he formulated which shall
nut into cffect the assembly consutu-
iionnI md charter rights over Prince
ton. Western. Mccormick. Dnnvillc.
Dubuque Newark and Omaha seminar
les and Auburn. Lane and san Fran
cisco scmlnaries bc requested to grant
the same rights 10 ,.H assembly.
During the interval before the order
of the day a plan Of cooperation In tho
work Of home missions between the
Presbyterian and reformed churches
In North America was unanimously
adopted The plan has been approved
h.. Tho Reformed. German Reformed.
limited Presbyterian and Canadian
Presbyterian churches.
The report Of the committee on
foreign missions ives presented by DR..
benjamin G. Henry, OF Canton, CHINA.
IL showed that tho board OF forcign
mlsslons received SS79,H9, expended
jg2g, $50, and reported n debt NJ S'6'IFO.