Evening journal., 1898-05-13
WILL MEET AT WINONG.
Big Gathering of Presbyterians
in Indiana.
A "HERBsY' CASE IS TO BE TRIE1

BOARDS WILL MAKE REPORTS.
ANNIVERSARY or THE ADOP-
TIoN OF TINE WESTMINSTER
STANDARD.
The General Assembly Of the Pres
byteuan Church i'm the United States
OF America. known for short" as the
Presbyterian Church North which is To
INSET at the W W.nona ASSEMBLY Grounds
near Warren, Ind. on Thursday. May
49, will be the HON meeting Of the
body It's s,ssion usually occupies
about twelve days, though last year
eight sufficod for The transaction Of
BUSINESS. 1T Will be composed of about
239 members, oQuaiy divided between
clerical and lay commissioners, sent to
represent the 239 Prcsbythrlps i'm the
church, The General Assembly rs tha
highest court OF the denomination. and
has both executive and judicial fune-
tiOne. It's chief business Is to hear the
report Of the ten benevolent aud mis-
sionary boards, or committees which
work under it's control TO- supsrvlss
and direct the operations I'm general, TO
order courses OF action and hines Of
TO THE church that they cOntribut3 cer-
tain amounts for the use OF the boards.
but 10 has MO power 10 enforce such
recommendations. The assembly is Oc-
cupigd with questions OF extranrous
interest. For several years The body
WAS occupied more or less with the
Briggs case in it's vanous pnlaEas, to ths
oyrrshadOwing detriment OF the ordi-
ing 10 IT, There is a chance that the
present may see the inauguration Of a
new case OF a similar chara.Cter, which
may prove aus stubborn and even more
troublesome than that cc,ebratcd case.
The Presbylrry OF Pitsbung has me
moralized the assembly to inaugurutC
"a case Of heresy against Prof ssor A..
| {. McGimert ID. D.. Of Union ThenlOgi-
cal Seminary, on account OF certain OK
| pressiOns I'M his recent HISTORY OF
| Christian Age" This movement has
not found much active support In other
| Tdesbyteries, but THE action Of tha
highest court is not dependent upon
| tle in.tiative Of the lower judica-
| tories New York Preebytery has not
shown a great readiness 10 take up the
cnse. and tine emily way to bring 10 q
/
private prosecutor, M member OF thf
Pnebytery, or by order from the as
sembly TO the Presbytary 20 formulate
and try charges. In the former CON
tingency appeal from the Prc8byteTl
would have to be made to the Synod O
New York, its next higher iudicatOry
and thence to the assembly In thf'
way a fnnl decision on appeal w1ull
| nod D hHurr
In the case Of trial ordered by th'
assembly. the church itself would b
the technical prosecutor, and, on tn
/ ! ground on precedents established in th
/ Briggs appeal could be taken to tn
asse emlI,y that this consideration ma
account for the apparent apathy c
New York Presbytery and expHin Oh
recent statement Of eX-Mcderau-
Booth. that NE had been Sitting ON th
, safety valve for several mcnth5." ].
amy event the action OF the assombl.
is awaiting with no small interest ID
ak sides.
, Another special feature OF THE as
sembly this year will be the celebratio
Of the 25Obh anniversary of tine formu
lationof the Westminster Confession O
Faith. last year a vigorous contest wa
made In favor OF Phiadelphia as TN
next place OF meeting one Of the rea
SONS given being the fitness OF the cit
2 where conference was adopted as On
dOctrinul standard OF the church TO b
I also the place where its quauter mil
lenial ce,cbuatiOn shOu.d occur. Blu
} that effort failed, and the celebra.trJ
Is TO take place under the ehado7
. Of the groves OF Wlnona, where was
D | Veritalble wilderness when the Presby
I | terlan church adopted it's symbols {
D | dOotrince and practice. But Philade.
b phia. in tine persons Of DR.. Wildum
Roberts and Hon. George Junkin hd
D had the main Part in the arranging {
the program OF exercises. The ceis
s braton is TO occur On Thursday, Ma
2 26.
p The reports Of the missionary an
D | other boards occlIr according to fil
y cd schedule unless chang5d by vote ,
!, | the assembly from time DO time o
p Saturday, May q, the BOaud CT Minis
o terial Relief Will present it's report
e 1920 O.. m. on Monday, May %, tl
? | Frcedm0ms BCard az 10 o.. m, Oh
ICErd Of Education at 3 p. m; O
> | Tuesday, May "a, Home Missions 40
e a. m, and the Beard Of Aid for Co
- ltges and Academies at p. m; {
a | Wednesday, May 25, the Foreign Mi
si1ne at 10 a. m, and the PubAc7tic
e cf sabbath School Work at D. n
{ Church erection and 'benevOl1ncc Nihl
q | should come en- Thursday. viii hay
!, 20 I G deferred on account Of THE W.s
f. mlns,cr anniversary set for tt2t day.
u The report Of the committee on ten
" pcrlncc is set for Fniday. the ?it
% but its assignment may be lntic'?at.
10 In view OF the interest which atiach'
j. b T. On account of THE Prinee.3a In
r incident. There is a strong Prohih
II t,nisi representation in cash srsen
n by. but heretofore It ihas mot succeo
p cd I'm committing the assembly and u
l. church to the endorsement OF tho
n views. They have not given up d
Il fight however. amid There Us no tellh
% when they will succeed.
j. The report Of the Board of Hon
1t Missions will be the occasion of al
m other controversy as to the nrOper I
l. cation Of the Offices Of the board M
l. contest is between New York. whi'
is claimed to be a base OF supplies, al
lr Chicago. because II is nearer THE wei
The problem OF the s2.00O,O0O Presb