Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-01


to get up on their feet. The announce
ment of the result of this last vote was
received with loud clapping of hands.
There was some further pulling and haul
ing of the matter before a final vote on
the report as a whole was taken. Elder
Robert Crawford of New York-he who read
the Erskine poem on tobacco the day pre-
vious-said, worse sins had been committed
by the assembly than the use OF tobacco
He accused the assembly of narrow
mindedness.'
But the vote on the whole paper was
loud in the affirmative and not one mega
tive voice then was heard.
"ijIs and ~Overtures.
During the evening proceedings the re-
port of the committee on bills and overtures
was acted upon. The assembly agreed to
its recommendation, in response to the Chi
cago tithespayers' convention, of a question
to be sent down in overture obligating the
church members to keep up their contribu-
tions according to scriptural requirement.
The recommendations, in accordance with
a memorial from the Allegheny presbytery,
of steps looking toward a revision of the
church psalter, went through. On the Nc
Caughan complaint against organ voluntar-
les on the Sabbs3h day, the committee took
the position that the general assembly al
ready passed on this point when it permit
ted a Limited number of chants and an
thems" to the regular psalter. This met
with the assembly's approval also.
The Des Moines plan for aiding, in the
shape of ive-year non-interest bearing loans,
young men preparing for the ministry (notes
to bear 6 per cent after maturing until paid)
wac Nyota1 dnvyrf nc the tpattar had already
been covered by assembly action.
A report was fnextsread from the commit
tee on Sabbath schools, Revs. w. A.. Spald-
ing, ]. T. Adams and S. P. Barackman. With
regret it had to record that the growth of
the Sabbath schools had not kept pace with
the church. While the enrolment is 1l5, 1874,
the average attendance is only 72,275. The
loyal army plan of marking or grading
scholars had not worked successfully. The
committee recommended more zeal in Sab
bath school work. Rev. ]. c. Boyd of Pitts
burg followed with an argument dwelling
upon the Importance of this branch of work.
No further action was taken at the time,
the time for the special order of the even
ing having arrived.
Work of the Young People
The report of DR.. d. F. McGill Of Alle-
Bntuy, L a., NV SSbVioi VI oa'
peoples work, consumed the rest of the
evening. zone of the great influences max
ing the United Presbyterian church a pray
ing, working and giving church, is the
Young Peoples Christian union of this de-
nomination." said DR.. McGill. He elaborated
upon it's general effect on the denomination.
The speaker told of some OF the Difficult
ties that had attended the preliminaries,
transportation in particular, for the annual
convention to be held at Saratoga, N. Y,
in August. He had secured rates of about
/ cent a mile. A plan for the convention
had already been placed in the hands of the
assembly for it's approval. The general
committee has extended invitations to the
young people of the Reformed Presbyterian
synod, the Chassis of the Holland Reformed
church and the synod of the Associate
church to participate in the convention.
After DR.. McGill finished DIR. r. b.. Turn
bull and Rev. W. S. McEachron enumerated
the advantages offered by Saratoga for the
convention