The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
pBESBYTERIANS LESS BUSY.
READING OF OvERTUREs CONSUMES
THE MORNING.

All referred to the Proper Commit
tecs-The standing Committees APP
uOinted at the Morning Session.
FuII List of Their Membership.
rev. DIR. WitherspOOn Delivers the
third of a Series of Eleven Adj
dresses on the Adoption of the
westminster Standards - DIR. Dab
new on the DOctrinaI Contents of
the Confession of Faith.
charlotte. N. c., May 21.-The work of
tho Presbyterian assembly to-day,
conpared with that of yesterday,
us light. The reading of over
t,res consumed the entire morning
session All overtures and memorials
we're referred to- the committee on bills
and overtures, except those in reference
70 publication and colored work, which
we're referred to the committee on publ
cation and colored evangelization.
The standing committees as appointed at
the morning session were;
Rius and Overtures-R. Q. Mallard, S.
A. King, A. w. Mister, L. B. Johnston.
A Doak, B. M. Shive, S. G.. Miller, j.
q Richards f. H. Buchanan, James
Uemphiu, H. NJ. D. Martin, George How
ard !. 10. Kennedy and w. S. Nicely. q
Judicial-S. NJ. Neel, r. A. Nickel, r.
N Hammock, j. NJ. W. Elder ]. D.
Thomas. J. NJ. Smith, j. G. Herndon, A.
G. Howse j. B. Offutt, J. o. Perry, L. A.
Hill D. Askew, Samuel Davis and W.
Hethorn
gins. ]. D. A. Brown, s. w. Davies, F. D.
Hunt. w. S. Porter, II. T. Graham, j. B.
Hutton. E. Mack, w. McPheeters, L. b.
NcCrary, j. w. Crawford, H. d. Peden,
A. C. McAlister, j. A. James and E. NJ.
williamson.
Foreign Missions-F. R. Beattie, A. B.
Curry, W. B. Arrowood, S. c. Alexander,
Daniel Blair, R. S. Brown, E. NJ. Munroe,
c. D. Gilkeson, c. H. Keemper. W. T.
Harmon, r. B. Wexford. j. shillinglaw.
Z. L. Slagle, S. J. Andrew, w. NJ. Gray
bill, George Perkins, r. w. Santos and
]. L. McLees.
Education-R. L, Dabney, H. T. Daman,
W P Hemphill, ]. c. Moloy, W. V.
Frierson, A. B. Colt c. P. Foreman, D.
Patterson, o. e. johnson. Jr., j. L. Rox-
burgh, A. G. Neel, w. w. Simpson and
j. P. Mcclure.
Publication-A. w. Pitzer. G. G. Wood
bridge, ]. K. Hall, H. M Parker, A A.
McGeachy, ]. It. Roethrock, L. S. New
man, J. NJ. Hodgson, J. NJ. Scott, c. w.
Alexander, w p Weed. R. H. NJ. David
son and w. S. Forsythe.
Colored Congratulations. w. Bachmau,
A. R. Cooke, T. M. Hunter, ]. A. Nc
Lees, NJ. A Kerr, H. r. Bradshaw, W. r.
Wilson, T. H. STALL j. G. Hall, j. D.
Crenshaw, c. W. Dorsey and A. Mays.
Home and School-R. c. Reed, A. ".
Crawford, w. B. Bingham, t, H. New
kirk, c. A. B. Jennings, P. H. Gwynn, G.
W. Nickel, w. w. Kerr, B. w. Powell
j. L. Hine and f. NJ. Stiles.
Sabbath Schools-R. K. Smott H. Fl.
Newman, ]. G. Tate, c. M. Richards, T.
NJ. NcCorkle, ]. M. Hoskins, S. E. Welcn,
II. A. Chambers and J. I. Ross.
Theological Seminaries-J. Walden, J.
ID. Dean, J. ]. Hill, r. F. Patterson, w.
NJ McAlester, James McCutchen and Fl.
j.. Caldwell 1850
Systematic Benefcence-T. M McCon.
nell, J. L. r. Walker J. F. Pharr, J. w.
Bird and w. B. Stinson.
Narrative-J. Calvin Stewart, H. @.
Griswold r. H. Adams, Eugene Johnson
and H. GinderN
Bible Cause-w. A. Wood, w. T. Over
street, j. NJ Halliday, F. C. Eaton and j.
H. Anderson ~
Leave of Absenae--W. McF. Alexander,
A. Mayes, c. L. Stewart, J. L. Cunning
ham and r. e. McWilliams.
Auditing Committee. D. Taylor, Fos-
ter Harper and f. H. Curtis.
Devotional Exercises-R. y. Johnson, A.
A. Little and ]. c. MCLAUGHLIN.
Foreign Correspondence-M d. Hoge, j.
Is. Shearer, ]. c. Oehler, D. A. McRae,
e. d. Washburne. J. c. Parkham, w. w.
Watts and F. s. Hall.
Synodical Records-Ala bama, S. c. Alex
ander and H. S. Stanley; Arkansas, w. F.
Alexander and ]. NJ. Dent; Florida, c. l..
Stewart and ]. w. Blue; Georgia, w. II.
Overstreet and E. S. Mayes: Kentucky, ].
NJ. Halliday and P. Pelham; Memphis, F.
ID. Hunt and j. w. Mourning; Mississippi,
J. F. Pharr and H. Mcdowell; Missouri,
G. A. b. Jennings and L. G. w. Outright;
Nashville. T. NJ. Hunter and ]. F. Muir
dock; North Carolina, A. S. Doak and j.
r. Guy; South, Carolina, A A. Little and
Giles Cook; Texas, NJ. H. Kerr and ]. K.
Peck; Virginia, c. M. Richards and F. p.
Matthews.
At u O'Clock, Rev. DR.. /. d. witherspoon
delivered the third of the eleven addresses
on the adoption of the Westminster Stand
ards. His subject was: "A Description
of the Assembly; It's Personnel, Proceed
tngs and Place of Meeting" The address
was a magnificent effort.
The afternoon session was dispensed
with, in order to allow the committees
TO get together and map out their work.
The assembly accepted an invitation to
go on an outing to Davidson College Mon
day afternoon.
The event Of tonight was the reading
of DR.. Dabney.s paper on THE Doctrinll
Contents of the Confession of Faith, with
Its Fundamental and Regulative Ideas
The paper was by Rev. d. r. C. Reed. 1t
was a mastery effort, worthy of the brain
OF a Dabney.
The devotional committee announced
that the remaining eight centennial adj
dresses would be read as follows: Satur.
day noon. d. Daniels; Monday II a. M
DIR. G. B. STichler; Monday night, DIR. ID.
T. Dadler; Tuesday noon, DR.. VI. D. Hoge;
Wednesday noon. DR.. s. NJ. Smith; Thurs
day noon, ID. Cannon.
Public exercises on home missions Tues.
day night.
Foreign missions Wednesday night
The assembly will adjourn after to-mor-