The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-25

MINNEAPOLIS. May A-Rev. Need
Holmes, OF Rockford. Ill. aged and bent.
climbed upon the tribune in the Presby-
terrain general assembly this afternoon and
extracted from a worn little pocket book
. draf. for S. 600 on the Chemical National
bank OF New York Rents were terribly
low, he said, and money was hard TO get,
but for the freedmen's cause be would
give that draft. provided all stood by
their pledges and promises and that more
than S4oOO promised was actually deliver
ID. Then while the assembly appiauaea
loudly, the gray-bearded man painfully
clambered down.
DIR. Charles Herr, presented the amend
nent 70 the report Of the freedmen's COM
mittee as to lynch law outraSes In the
south. The iurid language OF the other
place to the harmless paragraph: The
freedmen's Is q cause that appeals 70 us
with particular indStence IT this time, be-
cause Of the development Of the mop spirI
with our fellow citizens and fellow CHRIS
tians OF all sections in their horror OK
those dreadful manifestations and We be-
hsve It - an hour for our church to pledge
heuels afresh in sacrifice and service 10
the redemption Of the negro from his sur
feringe and his Sins
Nobody had any fault to md with tnsee
words
II want to ask a question:. said George
w. p. Birch, the ''heresy hunter. while
Judge Wilson. of Philadelphia. was talking
bath school board. DR. Birch said that he
had seen in publishing house the other
day . book which declared Daniel. coun-
tenigned by our Lord Jesus Christ. to b
Dr. Birch wanted no such books from the
board. Judge Wilson assured him that ne
you'd not &c; any; This board had the
Rev. DR.. Meidrum, Of st. Paul. chairman
OF the standing committee on the boards
a6airs. made highly eulosistic report in
tics previously given in the boards re-
port During the year books to the value
Of $lN.sS7 had been cold and SIG 80 had
been realised 90 nom pssiodicais ,n The net
been placed to the credit Of the Sabbath
school department.
Tho twentieth century movement which
contemplates dsnalis.ng the opening Of the
new century with the addition Of $4,000
children to the Sabbath school, was ap-
proved pr. F. 3. Raven; secretary; made
AZ Rs .pp Sc + E H hs ssssssm y Aa for ne
editor Of the old Assembly Herald, which
was put to death by a decree OF the assem-
bly, December 81. made his final report on
that publication. showing that II has ceased
to exist with a balance on the right side.
After the report DIR. Hubbard, who feels
somewhat aggrieved because the CONSOLE
dalton OF the Assembly Herald and the
Church at Home and Abroad was not given
into hts management followed hi. report
with a speech. Then DR.. Knox. of spe
new Assembly Herald. presented his report
and recommended that the periodical be
managed hereafter by committee OF
three. one member to be appointed by the
home missions and the third by the six
other boards In recognition OF DIR. Hub
bard's faithful services. the balance was
voted TO him. But then DIR. Knox made
speech In which he compared the old and
new Heralds in way which did not please
DR.. Hubbard. The latter begged the as
mittee insisted that he must have chance
TO answer. The prospect promised a lively
controversy. but II was postponed until to-
strong element wants the board OF publica
ton TO take charge OF the official organ and
that board Is adverse to taking the incubus.
asked that ii be permitted to report the
McGiffert case at 2 o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon instead Of 10 a. M. the time previ-
a Gus fixed That e; e ISIS, supposed to mean that
case: that the extremists are laboring to
have drastic action taken with the profess
sor. who does not believe that the Sacra-
ment or the Lords Supper Is of Divine in
stitution.
The judicial committee made the follow
ing reports:
Appeal of Rev James H. Baird from
the synod OF Pennsylvania. not sustained.
Trial of the complaint of the Rev. Charles
A. Taylor against the Illinois synod
Appeal OF Justice Woods. OF the synod OF
Nebraska, dismissed.
There IL a prospect that the committee
on bills and oyertures will bring In a re-
port en- the state OF affairs growing out of
the Spanish-American war which may be
construed as an Endorsement OF the admin
istrations Philippine policy. Friends Of
the foreign missions approve the expansion
policy and Secretary Brown practically said
so this morning.
By unanimous consent a cabiegram OF
congratulations on her birthday was today
sent to Queen Victoria by the assembly.