The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-26
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
MODERATOR WITHRoW PLEADS ron
A WEEK or HIRMONT.
A Propo.i,on 20 Sell th. Costly RsissioV
House and Returu 60 So Firth Avenue II
Received with Much Appiauso-roung
Peopie's Societies Arc Auntn Discussed.

Hons, nnd Returu 60 So Fruh Avenue n
Received with Much A~ppiauso-rouns
Peoples Societies Arc Again Discussed
SARATOGA. N. v, May 25.-The General
Assembly resumed It's business sessions to
dny with the usual half hours devotional
exercises.
Moderator withrow appealed TO tho Coin.
missIoncrs in the Assembly TO strive during
the coming week to no harmonious. lie
based this appeal upon tho great number OF
kilograms which had come to him urging
pence and harmony In the deliberations OF
tho assembly. lie said that thirty or forty
such kilograms had been received by him
this morning, and he declared that II the
week should pass without q clash Of oppos.
Ing parties in the assembly, the Church
would I've more pleased thcreat than with
anything else that could he done.
The report OF the special committee on
young peoples societies was again taken mp.
Chairman Breed had the floor. This matter
was raised at Pittsburgh by n request for
the formal endorsement of the Christian
Entlen yor Union and for tho establishment
In the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian House of a
young peoples societies headquarters, with
a Board and secretaries. A special committee
was appointed ut Pittsburgh and q report
was prepared adverse TO tho proposals. A
plan for tho supervision and government OF
.uch societies as already exist In tho church
was prepared by the commit ee and reported
20 the present assembly. The Christian En-
deavor forces were mustered to protect their
interests In the assembly when this question
should he considered.
Last week the assembly defeated one i'm
Jortant provision in the report, the proposed
plan for Presbyterian unions of young peo-
pies societies. They also adopted n clause
forbiddinR the Introduction OF politics into
the societies. The consideration OF n pro-
posal to prepare n plan for union Of oil Pres
lytertan young peoples societies was then
taken up.
The Rev. Or. Lane Of Westminster county
opposed the clause under consideration and
argued for the discharge OF the committee,
on the ground that the proposal of denom-
national young peoples societies to take the
place Of the Christian Endcavor was unncc-
ccssary, unwise, ard alien to the cause OF
port. Tn" Assembly adjourned for recess
with The REPORT still under G2nsi1GTntion.
Hubbard of Auburn, editor of the .tscmhiu
Herald; obtained the floor 70 read a series OF
MS TiGe%islt'IinI ous IN %rEfFhR r ar sG pr nrop asSii0y TccitSa
that al Bar Harbor last Scot"mLcr. John $.
and Secretary Roberts i%IS:'" Of the Home Roi a'T B"ard.
proposed that; Il the Church was not entire
!, Tes sn,isfted AND with aid ehG NOT nrw sce S" iis 4aE as c pn 'n to
continue to own the same, he was perfectly
willing e p9rchasS it. at the prize of its cost:
was out OF reach OF the-tclcgraph and that a
renewal Of this proposttiion was not possible;
i i%srd Is Of sda H Ss.%nJ and d f Eg;SiE av. Missi :. ;,r Re:
oficial home, IN the confident hope that tho
boards will continue to occupy the same as
large, or improve the premises by changes
or additions thereto 80 as To- make them
viicd this offer is accepted. by the Boards on
or before SEPT. l.. 500; IN view OF these
adoption the following:
Thercns. The General Assembly feels that such an
e eaaS, S"x PiTye TO OF ,R Re"EEo orTIs m of Home ne t ana ' Posels on
missions IN the profitable management OF the
prove to tho best interest OF the causes represent.
ed by the Boards: and
from assurances from all parts OF the Church, that
,sisn missi"ns a aG ' nsin Fan at!c SHsie By Of the nSp E%a 9as f Ss:
& responsible for SO; large an Investment; and
des,sd !%: . on the e H lnyss t %%t,Ss eScl H /" S'9 Of the IN
sum Of ste1 5C3l9 OF the Ieg,Sis; Of Mrs. R. |.
port or the building Committee shows an actual
sive Of III" two doors used by the Boards and the
chapel. and actual fixed charges. as estimated. of
WhersGs, The premises No. 50 Fifth avenue are
nov and have been FOR over a year past vacant.
or the SAME. and the rental value of the two floors
estimated by the Auditing COMMITTEES % N % IN 8ui this res rs
t lSc p to BE s y 90 ri Rss annmm: ,asnndd,tth The ea re en- OF
terest of economy; Now, therefore. he 1t
Resolved. That the General Assembly recommend
to the Boards of Home and Foreign Missions to sell
said Investment. and TO accept each OF these prop:
9s savt' tne G noar Terr = n .hs sHm n,re ,nIr e ,ns u n- and
or the will OF the late Mrs. Robert l.. Stuart. wheth.
fahsi could be reconsia i "d'T and a any = amount Psrmnneo of
the same be applied to the payment of the debts
DR.. Hubbard proposed that II IT. should ap,
pear that this could be done, The General
i Hss%ms'y as er em n1siIasls th .hoS SO much pS hnn Of sp i'd
that purpose. The reading of the PROPOSE
ti9ns was received with APPLAUSE.
DIR, R SSSG B b; prT Ties, Of ,hs the Foreign T Mis-
ferred to the Finance Committee, with in.
.tructions not to report upon the same until
ths two Snmnittees on Home and Foreign
Elder Mc66ougnli asked to have the mat,
e:so O'clock, and DIR; Davies consented there
TO-, provided that the Committees on Home
end Foreign Missions and such members of
proper matter for discussion in advance OF
the Finance Committee should report TO-
norrow; This met with the approval OF the
DR.. joseph smith Of baltimore read the re.
port OF the special committee on Church
Unity, a subject which has been before the
the table Indefinitely, and the Assembly adj
jon1rned for the day.
count OF the mission house investment has
caused II gathering OF the friends OF the BOARD
son Of New York and charies A. " Bick i: dff PER.
Saeiphia arEiyed to,night. John Hail. Presi-
a fGs B % s9E h eHan.s Il h hssG been doG eny,i Fl l p"ITs s M:
sistanee, and other influential IrcshYterinns
ihH , been snmmonsd. the date q the attack
those mentors Of the Board whose terms ex-
trrians from other parts OF the country, thereby
,nirndncing new blood into the Board and
into the hands OF the Wall street bankers T'