The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23
DEMOCRACY IS VICTORIOUS.
No Reduction in Membership in
tho General Assembly.
VOTED DOWN WITH A SHOUT.
The Case of ueRDan WaFsawiask,
Suspenaea fer Alleged Gambling
FRon the Fourth Avenue Church,
Referred 70 Coanittee-1c0i1e
Natter NaAe Special order for
Thursday Next-ExDecteA Action.

MYNNEApoLzs, Nay 1-Demccracy ss-
serted Itself IL sAS prssbyteF4an general
assembly this afternoon. with = shout
the assembly voted down i've carefully
considered and prepared plans to reduce
the msmbership. enc by = third. and the
ether ~ more than . half Tho commit.
tee on reduced representation. appointed
year ago. was scarcely given courteous
treatment, so pronounced was the feeling
against getting farther away from the peo-
pie. Two members Of the committee pre-
scented the two proposed plans. one making
tho basis Of representation 900 communi-
canfs and the other making the basis thir.
ty-stx ministers In the presbyteries. In
stead Of twenty-four. - at present.
Col f. L. Hitchcock. ef the committees
argued for the representation by synods
according to membership. and declared
that there was no doubt that ga. the pres.
ent membership OF the assembly. viii be
far too large II was plain from the inter-
rup,ions that Col. Hitchcock was on the
unpopular side. and when he sat down ex-
pressions Of tho Democratic spirit came out
strongly and profuseay.
No T1me fer Reduction.
They call this q mob" said Or. Pare.
of Topeka LII II n . mob. God grant that
there may be moro such. God pity the
Presbyterian church, with the bulk OF the
weslsh Of the United States In its Golfers.
X II cannot AFFORD 4 large assembly"
THE timA has not come 10 reduce the
assembly, and I hope II never will come"
cried Or. George w. Birch. OF New York.
I'VE ought 10 keep m near tho people ~
we can. The backwoeis presbyteries now
hold the balance OF power. ! don't know
what We would do without them, they hold
the balance % true"
Impressed by the strength OF the oppo-
sition. q friend OF reduced representation
proposed 20 send an overture down 10 the
pressyteries. asking their advice Tho mo.
ten was promptly laid on the table
DR. John W. Dsnsmors. Of San Jose Of.
fercd a substitute motion, thanking ana
discharxing the committee and indefinitely
deferring the question of reduced yepresen.
sa.ion. When the vote came. there was =
mighty yea ana q feeble nay
TIE decision against another part OF the
same committees report was close BY .
vote of ls4 TO its the assembly decided not
20 Increase from ave to ten .ha number of
ministers necessary 10 constitute . pres-
bytery.
Trials Go - Special Comaitsees.
The judicial COMMITTEES reported on =
number Of matters and was granted per-
mission 20 rcs~e TO special committees for
trial such cases AZ required supreme ad-
iudicasion- The appealed case Of Herman
warsawsack. suspended for alleged gam
bling from the Fourth Avenue church.
New York two years Agv. was referred to
q committees
TIE Mc<;iRert matter Was made . spe-
ciai order for Thursday. The feeling now
Is that drastic action viii BE taken
The dsnunciation q recent mob ousyaxes
IL the South made IN the report Of tae
committee OF the freedmen was finally re-
eerr-s Ia that COMMITTEES fer reeonssdera-
fias.
Over.ures now before shs committee on
At.s aad oversures IN favor q expeli!ng
Congressman Reesfts. sf CtAA. fron the
aease sf reprssensattvea are likely TO ~
rAsHe1 ey the aaDsmbey aarnO0 unanimous.
iy. II they ges BY the eom1itsses
sC00Astlon ef Vpeo00en's DooS4
Bescre the popular meeting fouigAs cf
.aa srceamen.s board. tAe largest os the
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