The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-26
Gov. Mount, as Vice Moderator,
Thanks the Visitors for the Help
Given Indiana Church Work.
THE M'GIFFERT HERESY CASE
COMMITTEE DIVIDED, AND THREE
REPORTS PRESENTED.
Majority FnvOrs No Action, Giving the
Historian Chance to Explain
or Withdraw. J
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

| SpcCidt W thc AitUldndpoiAo Joulidi
WINONA PARK, Eagle Lake, Ind, May
| 25.-During the half hour preceding adjourn
ment to-day was crowded in ali the excite
ment of the session. First came the report
of the committee on the next place of meet
ing, in which 1t was set forth that invita-
tons had been sent from the Westminster
Church at Minneapolis, under the conditions
of which entertainment would be provided
for hundred committees and the ex-
pense of the committee on arrangements
would be borne. The committee recon-
n ended the acceptance of the invitation,
and named as the arrangements committee
Rev. Pleasant Hunter and the session of
Westminster Church. in addition to the
state officers of the assembly. The position
of Winona was we'll defined by DR.. w. C.
Gray, of the Interior, who said that all in
vitations previously extended by Winona
we're withdrawn, subject only to the under
standing that IN future the assembly need
Lot wait on an invitation, but was always
welcome, and Winona was always ready for
them. Governor Mount, who had been act
ing in the capacity of vice moderator at
intervals throughout the day, responded to
the calls for a speech, anG said in substance
that he extended 20 the assembly the
thanks of the churches and people of IN
dIdlld. IIdl IiS COIlliHS VI the dSSciliDiy
on two successive years to Winona will bear
fruit and give to the church in this State
new life. Indiana, said he, is establishing
a center of Presbyteriansm in Winona for
the whole country, and will develop from
year to year in the educational and spiritual
lines Of the church. In closing he said that
he would that the church were as eager for
work as the patriotic men who were offer
ing their lives to their country. After suit
able resolutions of thanks had been offered
to Winona vote was taken, resulting in
the choice of Minneapolis as the place for
holding the next assembly
Just at the eleventh hour thu report of the
committee on bills and overtures was
handed in. 1t was divided into three re-
ports, embracing two minority reports and
outlined in the Journal of yesterday DR..
Brown held out to the last, and sent in a
separate recommendation that no vote be
taken; the other minority report embraced
the proposition 20 refer the matter to the
New York Presbytery, as printed yesterday.
The reports were ordered printed and will
be distributed Friday, when the matter will
be disposed Of by the assembly. The ma
jority report asks that no action be taken at
present, and that DR.. McGiffert either make
satisfactory explanation or withdraw
peacably from the ministry.
The discussion of the proposed consolida~
ton of two papers. the Church at Home
and Abroad and the Assembly Herald, con-
sumed the afternoon. Speeches limited in
time were made on each side of the ques-
ton in quick succession All sorts of plans
were presented to the throttling of both
publications and turning over the official
matter of the church to the various indie
pendent church papers After lengthy
wrangle, when but fifteen minutes of the
limited time for debate remained, DR.. w. G.
Holmes, of Pittsburg, the chairman of the
committee recommending the merging OF
both papers in one, was allowed to speak,
and at once assaulted his opponents posi-
| ton by the statement that the opposition to
| the step was caused by the reluctance Of
1.-The dead hand of the Philadelphia delega-
| ton to release the grasp 1t has held for the
past eleven years on the publications of the
church." The original report, as printed in
these columns providing for the amalgama-
| ton of the two papers, was then adopted,
| the name selected being the Presbyterian
| Magazine.