The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-30
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.


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ssratoxs. v y. Msy S-Th~ a-s. r~xa-
ssr order in ;As say sesssen OF the Prsshy-
terssn general assembly was the eonSia-
erAto1 OF The nsxt aisc~ % meeting The
Claims cs Wirors assembly,. near War
saw. AHa.. we're presented by Rev Solomon
e ntesse. and George y Peacock. Or
r e. Aathsna. OF san Francisco repre-
sentsd the desires of sAe Pacific coast
SAVING that the Influence Of the assembly
was wanted there. AMI had been desired
for tvenfy-Hvs years. He said thai p-srs-
sar- aaa been made for the free entertain
n1enf OF oEe-thsrs OF the assembly, rlde-
IrGr1euil OF San Rafael. seconded the
proposal, saying that there was no land
Doom IN the invitation Warsaw was
chosen
The subject ef seminary control came
Up next DR.. Agnew. OF PHILADELPHIA pre-
sensed a substitute for the second resosrs-
saoH OF The cosrssittee's report. recon mend
ing The waving Of the assernbiv's veto
power on professional appointments in the
seTninarses> TIE substitute was adopted
by unanimous vote
Jew moments before adjournment n
report from the judicial committee was
made In reply TO a memorial from tho
New YORK presbysery IN regard 10 the II.
censsng OF the students from Union senlin-
~.
was made second order for Saturday
morning. II reafYirned the action OF last
years assembly. eat recognized the con-
ssitu,ional rights Of presby.eries in neens-
ing students The report Of the committee
on theological seminaries was made q
special order for this evening.
Asixat satssEest has o1en Ielt in the conn
position OF the committee OF eleven to
which was referred the matter OF the
postponed sale of the Presbyterian build
ing In New York The moderator an
nounced that he had concluded to appoint
only laymen. TO whom he. as chairman,
might act as chaplain. The committee is
as follows: BENJAMIN Harrison. rndianap-
Oils: John Warasnaker. Philadelphia:
James A. Beaver. Beliefon.. Pa: Judge
Thomas Ewing. Pittsburg. Cyrus H. Nc
Cormick, Chicago: Samuel b. Hoey. Phila-
delphia; Thomas McDougali. Cincinnati;
Horace B. Silenan. Cohoes, n. Y. Aiexan-
der Mcdonald. Cincinnati. and Robert s.
Williams. Utica. n. Y.
AT the afternoon session the judiciary
committee reported on the Los Angeles
case In which the presbytsry OF Los An
seies suspended Rev. Bert e. Howard.
The synod reversed the preshytery and the
judicial committee recommended the re-
versal Of the synod.
The order for the afternoon included a
report OF the temperance committee and
the reception of fraternal delegates from
other bodies. Addresses were made by
Rev. Griffith Read. representing the Re-
formed church. and W. s Roberts, presi-
dent of the Presbyterian alliance. which
Is to meet next month in Glasgow.
The resignation of Or. Rufus Green from
the dictatorship OF the Assembly Herald.
the denominaiional paper. authorized by
the assembly. was accepted.
The evening session was devoted in part
to temperance. The report of the COM
mite con theological seminaries was pre-
sented by DIR. David r. Breed. OF Pitts
burg, and adopted In twenty minutes. Its
sole resolution related to the study Of the
English Bible.