The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-27
INTEREST IS WANING
SENSATIONAL WORK OF THE PRES
BYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, COMPLETED.
EXODUS ALREADY BEGUN.
DESIRE TO FINISH SEEN IN AN UN-
WILLING TO ENDURE
DEBATE.
wINoNA ASSEMBLY IN THE FIELD.
But 1t Is Probable the Next Meeting
VIII Be Held In the Quaker
City.
EXODUS ALREADY BEGUN.
wINONA ASSEMBLY IN THE FIELD.

EAGLE LAKE, Ind, May 26.-The
exodus from the general assembly has
already begun. Today the meetings
of the Women's Foreign missionary ex-
executive committee closed, and the
number Of those who left at once was
considerable. At noon the grounds
about the Auditorium were dotted with
picnic parties and bright colors re-
placed the more somber hues that have
been in evidence. The assembly has
fininshed most of its sensational work
and has settled down to business. The
desire to reach the end was seen in an
unwillingness to endure long debate
even upon important matters. Calls
for invitations for the next general as
sembly have already been made. WI
mona assembly is in the field, asking
the body to return. but the probability
is that the majority Of the commits
sioners will favor Philadelphia WI
nona's chief argument is that the loca-
cation is so favorable that it saves
$4,000 in mileage alone. The plea Of
Philadelphia is that the new Wither-
spoon building Of the board of pub
locations will have been finished and the
assembly should visit the Quaker City
to inspect it's property.
The devotional exercises Of the Pres
byterian general assembly today were
led by DR.. Ray Ewing, of India. Hon.
John Wanamaker occupied the mod
orators chair. A report was presented
by DR.. John A. Liggett, chairman on
reception and licensure of candidates.
The committee recommended the adop-
tion of the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the general assembly ex-
presses confidence in the sufhciency of the
constitution as it new is and does not deem
it wise at this time to propose any changes
therein or additions thereto.
Resolved, That, in view of the extreme i'm
portance of safeguarding the polty and doc
trine of our church, this general assembly af-
firms as applicable to all theological students
the deliverance made by the general assembly
of 1906, concerning students who received aid
from the presbyteries, viz. That the presby-
teries inspect their education during the
course of their theological studies, choosing
for them such schools seminaries and teach
ers as they may judge most proper and ad-
vantageous so eventually to bring them into
the ministry well furnished for their work.
Gen. Ralph E. Prime reported on the
council of the Presbyterian alliance at
Glasgow, Scotland, last June. The
next meeting of the alliance is to be
held at Washington, in September,
1899. in New York Avenue church. The
regular order of the morning was the
report Of foreign missions. The report
Of the standing committee on foreign
work was presented by J. Wilbur Chap
man, Of Philadelphia. The committee
recommended the adoption Of resolu-
tions directing that two collections for
foreign missions be taken each year,
one to be in April, and deprecating
gifts to foreigners soliciting in Amer
lea.
Much confusion was caused by the
recommendation that two collections
for foreign missions be taken in the
churches each year, and the number
was finally reduced to one, against the
protest of the secretary of the board.
DR.. Elwood. The other recommends
tions were adopted.
The afternoon session was largely de-
voted to the report Of the special COM
mittee on temporalities of the church
which was read by Rev. John Fox, Of
Brooklyn. The report recommended
that the control Of church property be
committed to the board of session and
deacons Of each organization so far as
the same was consistent with the laws
OF the several states. An amendment
was adopted recommending the various
synods of the church to prepare model
of charters for churches and forms or
bequest so that property may be safe