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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-03
GREAT ANIMATION
IN STOCK MARKET
Little Activity Developed in the
General List.
OPERATIONS PROFESSIONAL
Upward Movement in Iron and Steel
Encountered Dif1culties-Bonds
Strong and Active, With
Total Sales $3,3e5,ooo.
OPERATIONS PROFESSIONAL

New York, November 2.-The stock mar
ket took on a show of great animation and
strength today and striking gains resulted.
The general list, however, though higher
in price at the close, developed little ae-
tiyity. The operations, which totalled
95O,2O6 shares sold, were largely confined to
the professional element.
The upward movement was obviously
based upon the notably easier tone of the
money market. The largest operations
were by powerful pools and strong fnan-
cial interests which have at command
money resources outside the usual money
market circles. The prevailing opinion in
Wall street is that prices of stocks would
move upwards easily if the obstacle of
stringent money were removed.
Outside the highly speculative industrials,
the movement in the railroads conferred in
the southwestern group. The special
strength and activity in Southern Pacific
helped the Southwesterns and was based
on current rumors of readjustment of con-
troll. The belated movement in cotton was
factor of strength among both southern
and southwestern railroads. There were
special movements besides in Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago and ST. Louis, and
Chesapeake and Ohio and some demand for
the coalers.
The upward movement in the iron and
steel stocks encountered difficulties, as did
that in Brooklyn Transit. Speculation In
Leather continued on an enormous scale,
the stock rising an extreme 31s. Sugar was
also very prominent and rose at one time
points, There were notable movemnts in
Standard Rope, Peoples Gas and Manhat-
tan The extent of the advance invited
heavy realizing, especially during the last
hour, and some stocks showed reactions or
between 1 and points from the highest.
The general tendency was yielding in spite
of fresh advance in Southern Pacific to
41% and in Chesapeake and Ohio to SO.
The upward impetus at the opening was
caused by higher quotations from London
and the effect was exaggerated by the cir
culation of rumor alleging a disastrous
defeat of the Beers at Ladysmith. Manipu-
day.
The bond market was active and strong,
the demand being very small distributed.
Total sales value 1873 900. United States
old As advanced Ac and the IS, new, Ac
and 5's 1sc in the bid price.
New York, November 2-Money on call
firm at 4QS per cent; last loan, per cent;
ruling rate, per cent.
Prime mercantile paper per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual BUSH
ness In bankers bills at $4.S6A@$4.Sl for de-
mand and at $AS2s@$.4SS for sixty days.
Posted rates, $4.S4@$i.SS.
Commercial bills, $4S21s.
Silver certificates, 5SA@5S,1a.
Bar silver, S.
Mexican dollars, 47A.
Government bonds strong.
State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds strong.
(By Private Wire to Talbot & Palmer)
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The Cattle Markets

Chicago, November 2-Demand for cattle
today did not keep pace with the increased
demand and prices weakened for the gener-
al run. Good to fancy grades sold at $500
$50; common to medium, Sass 45; stock
ers and feeders, $2.75d$4S0; cows, heifers
and bulls. 81. 950s5 10; Texans. s9.4o6s4lO:
calves s46$790. There was a fairly active
demand for hogs and heavy lots were
steady but light weights largely 561O cents
lower Fair TO prime lots. s412h6s4271h
packers. SO, 75Fls4 10: mixed. sS.950s4 221k:
light weights, $a.95d1A.22ts pigs. $S.5O@s41o.
There was an active demand for sheap
ond lambs at the recent advance. Sheep.
$26s2.75 for inferior up to &25ns450 for
good to choice and western yearlings
brought $4.656ls4S0. Lambs were active at
s4FI$5S0: rangers sold at si506s5.60. Re
ce'pts-Cattle, 5000; hogs. 10000: sheep,
1900.
St Louis. Mo. November 2-Catt1e re-
ceipts. 5000. including 300 Texans. Market
steady: native shipping and EXPORT steers.
$5Tse: steers under l. 900 pounds, Sass A.
StoclSers and feeders. So. 5nffsf 80. Gamers
s1T1sSe5 Hog rece'rts. 1900. Market steady.
PIGS ard lights s46Is4 20, packers SO os0N
$40 Sheen recein.s. 500. Market steady.
Native inuttons ss.NnMs4 25: lambs. s4ds5 80:
Texas sheep. S2.s5Gs9.so; Texas lambs, sea
1925
Cincinnati November 2-Hogs fairly ac-
tive. lower s295Gst %. Cattle dull 60 e5a
$40 Sheen active etro~g, s2dss9O. Lan.s
active, higher. s325Gs5.25.
Talhct' r. Vim -'~ ~r~tt,-, T,o.A~-
BY Private Wire from Fairchd & Hobson
New Orleans. November 2.--The cold wave
which visited the cotton states last night
was the supporting factor at the opening.
the mercury at Abilene Tex, being down
to 2S degrees. Liverpool however. seemed
unconeerned Sales, 900 bales: middlng,
American, 4d on the basis of $50 for jan
uary The total in sight since September
is 2,S52 900 vs. 3,24S.491 last year: 1851 1886
year before and 3,152,S43 in 1896, the S,757 900
crop year. A feature. of the movement
which gave some encouragement to the
shorts was the insight for the last four
DAYS of October, it figuring 239,72s bales
against 29O,1O9 last year, 202,5SS in 1897 and
236 os1 in 1896. On the first glance these
figures would indicate a more liberal move
ment for the past few days and on this
presumption the market was sold off to
6S6 for January. The real cause for these
full figures are due to the counting of cot
ton exported to the orient via the Pacific
coast, which is done only at the end of
each month. On the promise of the cold
wave extending further into the cotton belt
tonight also, a small run of receipts and a
good export demand, the market regained
new strength and closed at the best of the
day.
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of the season have been 1,242.s9S bales,
showing a decrease under last season Of
1926 and a decrease under ule same pc
riod year before last of 7O,s41. The loss in
foreign exports during October compared
with October last year has been $50, 1923 bales
and compared With uae same period year
before last, 224 762.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading southern interior markets at
the close of October were 1,47S,6S1 bales
against 1,52S, 81 the same date last year,
and 096, 1898 the year before.
Up to this date last year % 81-100 per cent.
TO the cotton crop had been marketed, and
for the same three months in 1897 the per-
eentage of Ehe crop brought into sight was
Is 44-100, and for the same time in 1896 the
percentage marketed was SO.
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Birmingham City Bonds

Fruits and Produce
Butter-Elgin, Csc; dairy No. 1. zoe; dairy
No. g. 15c country, PFC; cooking, 15c.
Potatoes-Irish, Csc
Lemons-Choice, $4.2564.75; fancy, s.25.
Poultry-Hens, 229221sc; fries, 15Q22c;
small. S1kc; ducks, zoe; geese, zoe.
Eggs, Ice.
Tomatoes-25d35c.
Cabbage-1Ac per pound.
Onions. 11sc per pound.
Grapes-75G90c per crate.
Apples-$3. Oo@$325
Local Staple Groceries
Flour-Best patent, s4.35; straight. $415;
full patents. $500.
Sugar-Granulated. $50; Y. c., 5s@5Ac.
Coffee-Green, SQ1113c; Arbuckle's pack
ages. $1,000; Leverings packages, $10.50
Lyons packages, $1,000.
Lard-6Ac.
Clear rib sides-53sc.
Molasses Centrifugal, 1896; sugar
house. 2Od35c.
Rice-4q6hc.
Corn-Mrxed, 4Sc; white, Soc.
Pearl meal-90c.
Hay-Choice timothy, $3.50; No. 1, $3.50;
clover mixed, $14.50.
Oats-Mixed, 35c; white BIC.
Bran-Mixed, $3.50; pure wheat, $17.50.
Cotton seed meal, $500
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Dry Goods

New York November 2.-The demand and
interest in all departments mas been of the
usual Thursday and close-of-t the week char
acter. Market firm in cotton goods De-
mand on spot ahead Of supplies and more
buyers and sellers of future deliveries in
staple lines. Changes i'm quotations few, but
tone strong and tendency against buyers
Staple prints very firm, also ginghams No
demand for regular print cloths and odd
goods quiet. Cotton Innings in good demand
and strong. Cotton hosiery occasionally &c
per dozen higher. No change in cotton I'M
derWear
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, November IA p. m.-Cotton:
Spot in fair demand at firm prices; Ameri-
can middling, 4d. The sales of the day
we're 1900 bales, of which 1000 were for
speculation, and included 1000 American.
Receipts, 10000 bales, including $500 Ameri-
can Futures opened steady and closed
quiet, but steady, at the advance. Ameri-
can middIing, l.. M. c.: November, 3.5Sq
ASS; November December, 3.57Q9.5Sb; De-
cember-January, 3.57s; January-February,
S56s: February-March. 3.55a356s; March,
April 355b; April-May, S.55s; May-June,
3.55s; June-July, 354@3.55b; July-August,
354M3.55b; August-September, 1853.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-03

If you have rooms for rent,
with or without board, send
with price and location at
once to the sBureau of Infor-
nation" State Fair, Birming-
ham, Ala.
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Chicago Change

Chicago, November 2-Liquidation, en-
couraged by the constant piling up of
stocks and particularly weak foreign mar
kets, caused a decided slump in wheat to-
day, December declining to 6SRc. Part of
the loss was regained near the end on COW
ering but the market closed weak at a de-
cline of Sake. Corn and oats declined 80
&c each. Provisions closed practically I'M
changed.
Artdclas lOnened IHighestl IoMestL CLOSING
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2q5 points lower on large warehouse de-
liveries in this country and decided increase
in the spot demand. Holiday in Rio and
Santos restrained speculation somewhat.
Closed quiet to 10 points higher. Sales,
1850 bags, including December, 5.25@5.3O;
January, 5.35; February 5.45; March, $500
$50; April, $50; May, 5.55 July, SO; August,
5.70d575; September 575@5.SO.
Spot Coffee-Firmer; Mild, firm.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
was quiet, but easy. No spring wheat,
69d71c; No. spring wheat, 53Gp7Oc: No. 2
red s9a701sc No. 2 corn. 91&c No. oats,
2sc; No. white, 26c; No. white, 24l4@25c.
No. rye, size. No. 2 barley, 39d44c. No.
flax seed and Northwestern, si.2S1s; prime
timothy seed, $3.50. Mess pork, per barrel,
$S.09lS.05; lard, per 100 pounds. $5.17k452O;
short rib sides, loose, S4.75GD5.20 dry sailed
shoulders, boxed, 5si657sc; short clear sides,
boxed, $5.35d5.40. Whsky-Distillers' fin
ished goods, per gallon, s1.A. sugars-Cut
loaf, unchanged. No. 2 yellow corn, S2c.
Glover, $3.50. On the produce exchange to-
day the butter market was firm; creamery,
15G23c; dairy, 14a19c. Eggs were steady;
fresh 171171kc. Cheese was steady; creams,
11A@12Ac.
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ARRIVALS.


No from Macon, Columbus. Albany
etc.. 7:45 p. m.
et No from Savannah, Macon, Columbus
etc. 1875 p. m.
etS r,;,eoant through sleepers between Rir-
mingham, Columbus Macon and Savannah
On Nos and A.
on rnnection at Savannah with sunerh
.ue,eht and passenger steamers of tbe
neaon steamship company from New York
Mo cuba and West Indies via Central ~
Georgia railway d by taking the Central Of
S " por. Tampa and Miami for Key West
and Havana.
aI For further information apply to
SCION JACOBS, Commercial Agent
AcK w. JOHNSON.
JAN Union Ticket Agent,
Birmingham, Ala.
e HALLE, General Passenger Agent.
n n HINTON, Traffic Manager,
THEO. d. KLINE, General Sup't..
1OIIN M. EGAN, Vice-President.
Savannah, Ga.
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Financial

New York, November 2.-The Commercial
Advertisers London financial cablegram
says:
The market here had a better tone at the
beginning of the session. but were idle and
they relapsed in the afternoon on the hard
ening of money rates and want of news
from the Transvaal. Consols were steady
till near the close, when they fell BIG.
American securities were strong through
out the session, the leaders being Louisville
and Nashville, Southern Pacific. Southern
ana Atchison preferred. The bank of Eng
land has raised its price for gold to Us sgd.
There is a good continental demand for
specie, but no supplies Money was chop
py.
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Daily Statement

Galveston-Firm; middling, 1-16; sales.
252; receipts, $3.50; stock, 1S9,0S3
Mobile-Quiet; middling, 1916; sales, 500;
receipts, 1,41S; stock, SO, 40S
Savannah-Quiet; middling, 6%; sales, 351;
receipts, 7,S43; stock, 10S,S53.
ChaFleston-Quiet: middling, 6B, bid; re-
ceipts, 500; stock 23,182
Misunderstanding middling, rs; receipts,
2315: stock, 1876.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 1-16; sales,
463; receipts, 1577; stock, S0,o64.
Baltmore-Nominal; middling, 7as; re-
ceipts, 1888; stock, 13,542.
Boston-Firm; middling, 7ss; receipts 593.
Philadelphia-Firm middling, 11-16; re-
ceipts 127; stock, $3.50.
ST. Louis-Steady; middling, 7: sales, 100;
receipts, 6,045: stock. S7,65S.
Memphis-Cotton steady; middling, Z; re-
ceipts 5,OO1; sales, 1000; shipments, 1852;
stock, 1874 $50.
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New Orleans Cotton Marke,

New Orleans, November 2.-Cotton, firm;
sales, 800; ordinary, 7-16 good ordinary,
1916; low middling, ST. middling, 6 15-16;
good middling, 3-16 middling fair, W; re-
ceipts 4,40S stock, 306 1852.
Consolidated statement: Receipts. net,
202,SSS, exports to Great Britain, 75,065:
France 126$$; continent 52,016 stock, 1913, $50.
New Orleans, November 2.-Cotton futures
quiet and steady; November. S.64@6.S6 De-
cember, 6.SSQ6S9; January, 6.91q692; Feb
ruary, 693d6.95; March, 696@6.9S; April,
6.9Sa7.Oo; May. 7O1@7O2: June. 7.O2@704;
July, 7.03@L05; August, 6.94@6.96; September,
666@6.6S; October, 6.60@6.63.
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Treasury Statement

Washington, November 2-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, s2S9,63S;
gold reserve, 1888 191, 1877.
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Godden's Drug Store, bulb headquarteI
SouVenir Books

The Alabama State Fair has issued a
handsome souvenir book which contains
ten admission tickets to tine State Fair.
This book is now ON sale, and the lady
selling the greatest number will be pre-
scented by c. C. Ellis Buggy and Harness
company with a handsome phaeton and
horse, valued at $780, The book and tickets
sell for S. OF this amount the Womans
club and the canvasser gets 81 on every
book sold. Ladies' desiring to sell books
will please cali at the State Fair headquar-
tiers, 2O7 Nineteenth street, North, and con-
fer with the mama cement.
]. A. ROUNTREE,
Secretary Alabama State Fair.
1927 If
Flower bulbs and pot. Godden's.
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BONDS

United States Is, registered.... ........ 1909
United States SIS, registered.... go. .107A
United States IS, coupon.... .......101%
United States new As, registered. ...... .129A
United States new As, coupon.... $3.50 29A
United States old As, registered. ........ 111B
United States old As, coupon.... $1,000. 112A
United States IS, registered. 49,. .11O2s
United States IS, coupon.... 80. ....... HOS
Alabama, Glass A.. -. 80. :. 10S
Alabama, Glass Be-. ...... .............1OS
Alabama, Glass Co.. ...... ......., .....101
Alabama Currency. 80. 80. .....100
Louisiana new consols 4s.... ..,... ....106
North Carolina 6s.... 1900. go. ......127
North Carolina 4s.... -. ...-... .104
Tennessee new settlement 3s.... 80. ... 81
Virginia SenIurleS.. ss....s... o312
Virginia Centuries deferred. 49,. ....
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Texie Cigars are the acme
of perfection.
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GOOD CONDITIONS
In COTTON MARKET
General Trend of Values Up
ward Despite Realization.
OPENING PRICES HIGHER
Commission Houses Purchased Freely
and Bears Renewed Demands
Close Steady at Net Gain of
Two to Three Points.

New York, November Cotton market
conditions exhibited considerable strength
all day, and though heavy realization was
INDUCED lin from time to tfnre, the general
trend of values was upward The opening
was steady with prices to points higher
on scurry of shorts for cover and fair
buying for investment account, started by
firm cables, reports that frost had visited
portions of the belt last night, and indica-
tons that receipts would fail far below ex-
peotations. further rise of l to points
Immediately following the call brought out
several important lots of Old long stuff for
profits, and before midday prices had fallen
to last nights level. The weaker turn of
affairs proved after short duration as COM
mission house purchases and renewed de-
mand from the bear side soon sent values
on bhe upward course again.
Bad predictions kept shorts in UNI
happy frame of mind up Ito the close, but
did NOT materially affect investment buying.
New Orleans and Europe purchased jan
uary and March in a fair way, but ag-
Gressive bull speculation was not feature.
Exporters were showing less confidence
in their position and as a rule outbid Amer
lean sDinners.
The close was very steady at a net gain
of l to points.
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New York, November 2-Cotton firm;
middling, 7-16c; gross receipts, 29SS; sales,
361; stock, 105,993; exports to Great Britain,
1,255; to THE continent 6l2; ITO France, 100.
Total today: Net receipts, 2S,409; exports
to Great Britain, 1852 ito France, 100; to
The Continent, S12; stock, 1913 $50.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 202, 3SS; ex-
ports to Great Britain rs, 065 to France, H.
COS; to the continent, 52,612.
Total since September 1: Net receipts, l.
972,205 exports ITO Great Britain, 562 SIC; to
France, 1906; to the continent, 537, 479.
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Bulbs. every variety. Godden.s.
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Texie Cigars are the best
the purest.
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New York, November 2.-options opened
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Local Stocks and Bonds
Local Cotton Market
Middllng, 6s4d67sc.
The Iron Market.

Corrected daily by D. f. Allen g. Co, 103
Twentieth street. Telephone 331.)
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(By Private Wire to Talbot & Palmer9
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Cincinnati, November 2-Hogs fairly ac-
tive lower. s3.956st 90 Cattle Dull. 50 esA
$40. Sheen active etro~g, s20sS9O Lamts
active, higher, s3251s5.25.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-26

thy with the meeting, and many of
them urging adherence to the Chicago
platform.
Mr.. Bryan said at the conclusion of
the conferences:
ii AM satisfied that great good has
come from this meeting and that the
Democracy will be i'll a better position
to make the fight in the coming elec-
ton than it has ever been. 1t was not
designed tnat any action should be
taken at this meeting. 1t was called
for the sole purpose of getting an, in
sight into the conditions in the differ
ant states and urging those that have
i'll any way allowed their organization
to lapse from what it should be, to get
to work at once with the object of put
ting matters into the best condition be-
fore the serious work of next year.
What action will be taken by the DEM
ocracy regarding its platform, it is too
early 10 discuss, but l am sure of one
thing and that is that the silver will
not be relegated out of sight. IL can
not be- 1t is an issue that has come to
stay and the people will not allow it to
be put i'll the background
Ex-Governor Altgeld expressed views
similar TO those of Mr.. Bryan and said
i'll addition that as far as the fight
against DeylIn is concerned, sit is ridi-
cul0us-Iitiiculous. They cannot hurt
Devlin and they cannot hurt me-
Promptly at 6:45 last evening the
caterers direction bell rang. the band
struck up The Stars and StriDes For
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-26

ever" an army of walters loaded with
viands appeared and the mammoth
| Democratic antitrust banquet was on,
while the / AS banqueters seated at the
tables broke into Il tremendous cheer,
rising III body and waving the small
hand flags that had been provided at
each cover.
. The vast arena of the coliseum was
filed with long tables, tastefully deco
rated with roses, lilies of the valley and
carnations. The table of honor was
placed on a raised platform at the north
side of the arena and at it were seated
Hon. w. j. Bryan, Ex-Governor John P.
Altgeld, o. H. 2. Belmont, NJ @. Wet
more, Harry B. Hawes, president of the
Jefferson club, under whose auspices
the dinner was given, Hon. Champ
Clark, Hon. David A. DeArmond and
number of other prominent Demo-
Gratis.
The coliseum was decorated through
out with flags and i'll the center of these
was fixed Il large silver shield.
The dinner was concluded about S
O'Clock. No speeches were made dur
ing the banquet. 1t was strictly love
feast. By the time the tables were
cleared the 5000 seats of the amphithea-
ter We're filled with spectators, repre-
senting the society of st. Louis, and the
speaking began. The first speaker of
the evening was Harry B. Hawes, preSi-
dent of the jefferson club, who deliv
cred the address of welcome.
President Hawes was followed by
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-26

MINNEAPOLIS, MAY 26.-The case of
Rev. DR.. Arthur C. McGiffert. professor
of church history in Union Theological
seminary, was placed in the hands of
the presbytery of New York by the
gener Il assembly of the Presbyterian
church, after a tumultuous and some
times personal debate, ''for such dis
position as IN Its Judgment the peace of
church and the purity of the doctrine
may require, thus as hoped avoiding
a heresy trial.
When the bills and overtures commits
sion report was announced by Vice
Moderator DR.. l.. Y. Graham, pro-
found silence fell over the assembly,
and the packed galleries. Dr. Wallace
Radchff of Washington, chairman of
the committee, took the speakers plat
form and read first that part of the re-
port on which all members of the COM
mittee agreed. 1t was a review of the
case, and the statement of four funda-
mental doctrines of the church which
DR.. McGlffert's History of Christianity
in che Apostolic Age" is held to deny.
Next Dr. Radclitf read the majority's
report. This report, which was ulti-
nately adopted, left the matter to the
discretion of the New York presbytery
The minority report, read by DIR. Ben
jamin Lewis Robson of Chicago, made
it mandatory upon the New York pres
bytery to appoint a committee to confer
with DR.. McGiffert and if he would
neither modify his views nor peaceably
withdraw from the church, proceed
agrlnst him III accordance with the pro-
visions of the constitution of the
churches That would have meant Il
heresy trial Before taking up the de-
bate the whole assembly voted for the
preamble on which all agreed. From
this scene of unanimity the aspect was
soon changed to one of tumult The.
preamble was frequently spoken of as
magnificent new confession of faith, a
doctrinal Geliverance that the Presby-
terian church is still theologically sound
to the core The preamble follows in
full:
In reference to overtures Nos. I3I to
139 inclusive and overture 223, respect
ing the teachings of the Rev. A. c. Nc
Giffert, d. D., and also i'll reference to
com mmunication No. 40 being the reply
of the Rev. A. G. McGitfert, d. D., to
the deliverance of the assembly of 1898,
the committee on bills and overtures
would report as follows:
Inasmuch as the general assemb " of
1895, ''in the spirit of kindness, no less
than i'll devotion to the truth" coun-
selled DR.. McGiffert to reconsider ques-
tionable views set forth in a book en-
titled ga History of Christianity In the
Apostolic Age" and in his failure to
conform his views to the standards of
our church, to peaceably Withdraw from