The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-26
PRESBYTERlAhs MEET.
Two Important Questions Settled at Yester-
days Session Of General Assembly.
WILL RETAIN ITS NEW YORK PROPERTY
CnblcErnm of Thanks From Queen
II Was Decided TO Have Only one
Secretary OF Home bIissions-nis.
position OF Lcgacics.

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Eagle Lake, Ind, May %, 1897.
me presbyterian General Assembly
10 @1o-day settled two important questions.
We irst was not to sell its building in
New York and the second to have only
one secretary OF Home Missions. The lat
est echo OF the controversy over DR..
arlggs and the Union Seminary came up
IN the report of the Judicial Committee,
which extended to all Presbyteries thn
order to exclude students of that semi
nary from their care. 1t was apparent
that rev commissioners knew what they
were voting upon, as the matter came up
On appear from some unnamed action OF
.i .iie SYNOD OF New York, the name OF
the case alone being given.
During the morning session: permis
SION was granted to the Synod CT New
ork 10 change the name to the SYNOD
OF New York and New England as soon
as the necessary legislation can be Sc
cured ~
Applause greeted the announcement
that the grant for Roman Catholic
chapel at West Point had been declared
illegal by the Attorney General, him
SELF a member OF the Roman Catholic
church.. 1 -
The regular order Of the morning was
the report on Home Missions.
Inc report of the Standing Commit
Tee on Home Missions, reviewing the
report Of the board, was presented by
John d. Hewitt OF Emporia, Kas.
The report closed with recommends
IONS looking to eXtnguishing the
boards debt and to extension Of the
work. The assembly then heard Dr.
William G. Roberts, secretary OF the
ooard. and several representatives OF
the work III the West
At the opening Of the afternoon ses-
sion the following reply to a cable
gram to Queen Victoria, sent yesterday,
was read: -
"The Queen thanks the assembly FOR
its kind telegram.
(signeD -. N. EDWARDS"
The special orders for discussion were
two reports on the Presbyterian build
lng at New York and the report of the
Special committee Of conference with the
Board Of Home Missions Several
speeches on the former subject were
Inade under the five minute limitation,
and then the floor was granted to Dr..
WlthroW, chairman or the committee.
VINO defended the action Of his commit
tee.
y motion to lay the minority report
and all substitutes on the table was
promptly carried by an immense major
ity. The question Of the adoption Of
ity. The question Of the adoption Of the
majority report which did not favor the
sale OF the building, was put to a rising
vote and only two commissioners were
seen to be on their feet, one a minister
who ducked down too quickly to be rec
oGnized, and the other an elder who was
so daZed by his loneliness that he stood
longer than his nimble fellow commits
sioner. The result was celebrated by
singing the DoNOlogy.
! AS a sort of compromise measure the
following rule was introduced and
adopted to govern the action Of boards: !:
| w hen any board receives q legacy,
the use OF which is not indicated In the
VIII OF the testator, the funds shall
either be used for current work or in
| vested in accordance with laws provided
for the care Of trust funds in the State
where the board is located. But IL not
so used they shall be held until the
General Assembly approves of some diff
ferent use Of them than that which the
board may propose to make
| At this point Hon. John Wanamaker
took the Moderators chair and par-
liamentary confusion began. Dr. Kane,
chairman Of the important Committee
on Home Missions, took the floor on
Its report and moved the adoption Of
the first resolution, which directed that
the work OF the board be committed to
| one secretary instead OF two. as here
tofore. AS soon as seconded the motion
was put without opportunity for debate
and declared carried. A motion to re-
consider was lost by q large vote. The
iSpN<St VI SCSeIdl 1lSSlOnSTS ana
the chairman that reconsideration be
had. resulted in second motion to re-
consider. but this was blocked by the
objection or one commissioner, DR..
Ward. Of Buffalo. at last the parlia-
mentary knot was cut by 4 motion to re-
scind and thus the way for debate was
opened. Several brief speeches were
made. but the assembly was impatient
to vote. and continued calls OF "vote."
question were made. An attempt to
refer the matter to the board for re-
port was voted down, and after brief
consideration the recommendat tion for
single secretary was adopted.
Home Missions again occupied the at
tention Of the assembly in the evening
ut popular meeting. DR.. John Hall,
or New York presided and delivered an
address. Other addresses were made by
DR.. George J.. Spinning, Of New Jersey;
nr. II. y. Baird. Montana, and Rev.
S. B. Rush, California
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS.