Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-26
wlI.s. ME nj IN nlcHxown.
NsSe Ssaaion OF tho Presbyterian Gen
erai Assembly to be Held There :.

4ss. S'ss.on or the Presbyterian Gen.
cruz -Asse m ply to be Held There. -
NEW ORLEANS, May 25.-rhe
presbyterian General Assembly todav
decided to hold the next general con.
vention at RichAaond, Va. The exec
we we committee was authorized to
raise $4,000 for educational work. DIR
ing the coming year, to be apportioned
among the presbyteries. The execu-
i've committees was instructed to dis
continue AID to academical students
il"t IN college classes as Presbyterian
o'ieses ana seminaries afford ample
facilities for the education OF minis
ters.
me following were elected to com
pose me committee on education of
MINISTER'S for the coming year: Rev.
a. n: Lumpkin. secretary; Revs w. F.
AZ le. "a s. II. Foster, N. NJ. Woods.
w Nell. and Messrs. Thomas Wilford
j. 5. Divcnt. S. p. Read, G. w. Macrae,
8 H. Albright and John johnson. The
committee on publication reported in
creased patronage and asked for the
'elppointnent OF the executive com
ii.'''e:. II answered in the negative
me MunienOurg Overture for cheap edi-
IONS OF !octrinal and devotional tracts
Tor free distribution
fe was another impassioned de-
pat" in adopting the report of the
committees which framed the assem-
from south Carolina about that Sy-
moo 5 a+tion protesting against Sab
bait: mail distribution.
he question of foreign missions was
taken UP and discussed. DR.. Hender-
NE, OF Brazil; Rev. S. P. Fulton, of
,"pSuh' ana Lieutenant Commander A.
': Nadllams. United States Navy,
Mo WAS stationed in China and Japan.
iiaue interesting addresses upon the
"lniit!"ns IN those countries.
f"v. +. $. Eenney sent up IL memo
r''l directing attention to the embar-
rasSea condition of the invalid fund.
IL suggests that preachers pay two
per cehtun Of their salaries into this
luna. winch would amount to sl5. 600 or
slG"0O IL year. Referred
ne committee on Overtures reported
IN: committee on overtures' conclus-
IONS ON large number OF oyertures
thiit had been submitted to 1t. The
committee recommended that no action
"aS NECESSARY on the overtureS sent
ny the Norfolk presbytery requesting
me assembly to refrain from assum
li'is financial obligations without reas-
ni''inlc assurance that there will be
funds To meet them. A church sessjon
IS not competent to elect the elemenr
'Sllfying the blood of the Lord 81, the
sacrament of the Lords Supper. The
Lord has indicated bread and wine.
~ reference to the overtures of the
, ~
SWered that desertion total and caus.
less affords proper ground for divorce
ne innocent party, presuming the civ
court has correctly granted the di-
V"rce has both the legal and moral
'iSnt 10 marry again.
The Athens prpsbytery osliny IT,
fharEes are In be preferred against
members wiliully and persistentiy ali
Sehting themselves from Sabbath ser
vices. was referred to the rules and
uIStlplinc committee
An overture from the South Ala
":iih;l prcsbytcry asking that salaries
~ missionaries, secretaries and pro-
lessons be reported in the Presbyteran
statistical tables, was declined.
An overture fom East Hanover. ask
ing mat the baptismal formula be re-
stored to it's original form. was grant
ed.
Ihc overture fom the same church
requesting chapter on Christian Civ
ing Dc added to the directoryl on wor-
snin. was answered in the negative
sun another overture from East Han.
aver. touching changes in the book of
church order was answered in the neg
atiyc.
An overture from Brazos. Texa.
asking what was the view of the as
Scmbly with regard to holding enter
-1alnments in church buildings at which
admit tance was charged, was reported
by the committee thus: THE church
session is to be the judge in each case.
The Brazos presbytery overtures to
know whether n minister or officer can
accept the standards as a whole with-
out subscribing to each particular doc
trinc. The acceptance OF 80 much as
is formal to the system of standards
as a whole is necessary. they answered,
and the assembly adopted this view.
The report of the committe on theo-
logical Seminarics was received and
went over as unfinished business. the
hour OF adjournment having arrived
Tonight there was a joint commun-
ion service. Rev DR.. J. NJ. Palmer,
preaching the sermon.