The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-26
THEY DEPRECATE LYNCHINGS.
pREsBYTERIANs SEEK TO STRONG
LY CONDEMN MOB LAW.

posoTution offered by DIR. Kerr,
Passed After observation-disclosures
ministers to Do Their Utmost for
law and Order-Mr. Weaver Want
Oh to suppress Humorous Re-
.,ort Rut 1t Nevertheless Went
Through.
richmond, Va, May 25.-At the morning
..s=ion of the Presbyterian general assem-
Nh. the following. offered by DR.. Kerr of
mis- city, was docketed for further discus
SION
"Tbe general assembly takes occasion
% EXPRESS its strongest condemnation OF
the Iawless spirit abroad in the scenes
IF mob violence and the taking Of human
life in cases of supposed or proven crime,
,.i,bout due process of law, involving the
awful danger of infiicting death upon an
innocent person, while the real criminal
,,oes free; tending also to cheaper human
he to unsettle the social order, and to
weaken and destroy that reverence for law
and constituted authority which the scrip
lures require all to uphold.
I'VE. therefore, urge all our people and
ministers. in all scriptural ways, TO do
tbsir utmost toward cultivadng and main
aiming that order and reverence for au-
,boritv which are enjoined by the word
of Cod
The standing committee on publication
commended the approval of the publica-
non of the report, which was done.
Little Fun Relished.
The committee report on the records Of
the SYNOD of Texas was very humorously
PRESENTED and criticised by Chairman
craig. The report created much laugh
ter hut at its close Mr.. Weaver of Texas
moved that it should be recommitted as
contrary 90 the dignity of the body. II
was submitted he said, in a spirit of
cloWnishness, such as ought not to be per-
mitted TO creep into the report of body
of he dignity of the general assembly.
The motion was voted down, being sup
ported only by Mr.. Weaver and four other
members. The report was then adopted,
after being amended in some few particu-
lars
The assembly adopted the recommended
ton of the committee on overtures, that in
cases of emergency, the moderator can
call a meeting of a presbytery without
the concurrence of two ministers or two
elders.
Inc reply Oh tne COIuIilttttS " the over
ture from the presbytery of Athens, that
there is no warrant for the observance of
Christmas and Easter as holy days, was
adopted unanimously.
The assembly concurred in the recon-
mendation of the committee that altern-
ates may take the place of principals, or
vice versa, after a church court has been
constituted. and one or other has taken
part in the proceedings.
NJ arifo
the further consideratio of the report
of the committee on overtures. The as
sembly refused TO concur in the recon-
mendation that the reports on the statis-
tics and systematic beneficence should
embrace the same amounts.
Dancing and Card Playing.
The recommendation that in view of
the former of the deliverances on the
subject, the assembly should not issue
a pastoral on the subject of dancing, card
playing and theater-goTng, and that
growth of ungodliness. was met with an
amendmsnt proposed by Mr.. Aud of
Florida. He cited cases where ruin and
trouble" had come as result of dane
ms and he urged the assembly to issue
new address on the subject, in answer
to the overture of Fayetteville presbytery.
After long debate the pending question
was called, and Mr.. Auld's substitute was
adopted A further motion to amend the
amendment in accordance with the sug-
gestions of Mr.. Price, so as to include
structures upon the neglect of private
prayer and public worship, and the pa
tronage of the Sunday newspaper, was
made but this was declared to be out of
order by the moderator.
kerr's Resolution Amended.
DR.. Kerr's lynching resolution was
adopted after being amended by inserting
the following words:
While expressing our adherence of the
crimes which have led to these irregulari-
ties"
me night session was devoted TO dis
cussion of the report on colored evange-
lzation