Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-29

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ASSEMBLY RESTS.
United PresbYterians Adjourn
Until Monday.
At THIS NoRHmgs SESSION.
IAs Asoesaal Service Last Evsal.g go
ths Aiaisssss' Assssssy Lass-opsa A.
5fftr- r'-o"'--1. The v.-''..
This morning the assembly was
conveyed with prsyse lad By Rev. J..
F. Ross, Of Kansas City. The roll
was called ana che sbsO6sses marked.
The assembly then proceeded to the
order Of the day. The report of the
committee on theological seminaries
WAS received. a resolution express
ing the sentiment Of the assem bly
With regard to the resignation Of
James Harper. D. D.. professor In
Xenia seminary, and Of sympathy
with him In his ahliction was
adopted BY . rising vote. Quite .
number Of the brethren paid glowing
tributes to his sterling worth. % .
man. ~ q minister and 40 . profes.
sor. The most of the forenoon was
-Pent in considering the report of
the committee on women's work.
Mrs. DR.. W. j. Reid addressed the
assembly on the work of the wom-
ans board. A resolution was passed
authorising the board to give assist
ance to all unmarried female mis-.
sionaries who were unable for SER
vice. and the matter Of retiring mis-.
sionsries upon . salary Was referred
to the next assembly.
The assembly then ad journed nm.
I'll Monday morning.
Last Evsning's Memorial Service.
Last evening at 7:sO the business
OF the assembly gave way to the me-
mortal service to ministers deceased
during the year. Rev. DR.. J. G.
Wilson. OF Erie. Pa, presided. and
after psalm was sung, Rev. J. w.
WATERPROOF, Of Allegheny, Pa, Of
fered prayer, when the list Of minis
ters who have died during the year
was read az follows:
James Brown. Of Kansas CITY
Presby terry.
James Law Buel. Of Los Angeles
Presbytery.
John Clement, Of Gurdaspur Pres
bytery. India.
David Dounan. Of Lake Presby terry.
Alexander Harry Elder, of Cleve-
land Presbytety.
James Mcfarland Fulton, D. D.,
Of Allegheny Presbytery.
Quincy Adams Hamill, OF Cone.
maugh Presbytery.
Andrew Mccartney, Of Des Moinss
Presbytery.
joseph Mckee, Of Los Angeles
Presbytery.
james Carlisle Mcknight. Of Pitts.
burgh Presbytery. -
Neal Kenneth Mac Lehman, Of Bos-
ton Presbytery. -,
Thomas Proudft Patterson, of
Monmouth Presbytery. p
John Terrence Tate, Of Keokuk
Presby terry.
James Lorimer Thompson. d. D.,
Of Caledonia Presby terry.
George Watt florence. Of Des
Motnes Presbytery. 3
John Dement, Whitman. of Puget
sound Presby terry.
James Beggs Whitten. Of Beaver
Valley Presbytery. 80
Isaac Ambrose Wilson, Of Omaha
Presbytsry.
J. 4. Thompson. president Of Tar
kis college. addressed the assembly
upon "rhe Power Of Their Preach
ing" He expressed the thought
that men appreciate that which has
power, whether it be mechanical,
py hsical. intellectual, or spiritual.
The most wonderful exhibition Of
power the world has seen was given
BY the Lord Jesus Christ Men
we're unable to anslyze 1t. Gibbon,
the infidel historian, sought to anal
yse It along natural lines. but he
utterly failed. The secret Of Christ's
power lay in his preaching the Cos
pei. The secret Of power exhibited
BY these men whose loss we mourn
lay In their preaching the gospel.
The fishermen whom Christ called
were men Of little influence in the
world. but Christ said to them, $50
70 into all the world and preach the
gospel" and by preaching the gospel
they became . power for good. The
power Of DR.. james Brown and DR..
J. n. Fulton. and others of these
faithful ministers. lay in their pulpit
ministrations. and in their removal
the church feels . loss Of its power.
They not only preached the gospel
from their pulPits, but they lived IL.
and sweet aroma 10 in the church
today because Of the lives Of these
men. They were equipped for their
work. They were educated. Many
deory the necessity for an education.
but these men made use Of the means
provided sor an education In our col.
leges and ssminaries. They also sat
at the feet Of Jesus. the great
teacher. But above all. they had