Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-24

| dent This fear-hessaSe OF Good Will
MINNEAPOLIS, Nay 24-The Presby.
terian general assembly transacted a
deal of routine business without any
| friction, and adjourned to view the
| Minneapolis suburban lakes and Mime
haaa Falls. The McGiffert case and the
Peoria oyertures will soon come before
| the assembly. In the McGiffert matter,
the committee ON bills and overtures
was considering two reports sind it was
likely that they would be presented as
majority and minority reports. One
was understood TO favor committee TO
wait on DR.. McGiffert and invite him
to recast his theology on Presbyterian
lines or else have the kindness to resign
without further discussion. The other,
is was said, was along Sterner lines and
looked TO DIR. McGiffert' S involuntary
withdrawal from the church at the
earliest possible date. But the New
York presbytery wants no more heresy
trials. The Peoria overture had strong
backing and was expected TO bring out
an exciting debate. The liberals in
church policy, who include the large
numbers OF the theological conserva-
tives, was expected to unite their forces
i'll support of the Peoria method of ap-
pointing committees by the assembly,
instead of by the moderator.
The short afternoon session was
wholly occupied by discussion of the
report of the committee on aid for col
leges and academies and discussions
upon it. The report had already been
published in part. DR.. John Balcom
Shaw of New York presented the COM
mittee's report. 1t was u cordial in
dorsement of the board S work. Among
the recommendations were that $780, 200
be raised by the churches for the board
next year, exclusive of individual gifts;
that men of wealth keep the colleges
and schools in mind when giving, that
some Sunday near the day of prayer
for colleges be set aside as education
Sunday and that collections be at that
time taken up for the board. 1t was
recommended that the retiring men,
report was adopted.
Though reunion with the church
south got no hearing before the assem-
bly,, meeting of the elders sent this
dispatch to the elders of the church
SOulll DIT LII lllt udlllc VI
our common Master we send greeting
and pray in your behalf. Read Num-
bers, chapter vi, verses "A, % and 26:
THE Lord bless thee and keep thee.
The Lord make his face to shine upon
thee and be gracious unto thee. The
Lord lift up his countenance upon thee
and give thee peace, and Ephesians iv,
Is and 16: But speaking the truth in
love, may grow up into him in all
things which is the head even Christ.
From whom the whole body fifty joined
together and compacted by that which
every joint supplieth according to the
effectual working i'll the measure OF
every part, making increase of the
body unto the edifying of itself in
love-"
The general assembly without dis
senting vote accepted the report of the
committee on bills and overtures in
favor of making no attempt this year
at union with the church south. More
than GO overtures had been received
from the presbyteries requesting that
some action in the direction of union
be taken. 1t appeared that the church
north decided to hold back until the
church south gave some signs of re-
ciprocating the sentiment which was so
strong in the north.
The composition of the judicial COM
missions to try the Warszawiak, Bachus
and Lane cases was announced. Judge
Robert n. Wilson of Philadelphia is
made chairman of the first and DR.. G.
Willie of New York of the second.
Warszawaik and his counsel, the Rev.
James G. Patterson of New York, are
ON the ground and confidently expect to
be granted new trial before the session
of the Fifth Avenue church. S. B.
Brownel will oppose them. All the
commissions are made Of IL members.
DIR. Robert f. Coyle of Oakland, Cal,
presented the report of the committee
on home missions. 1t highly approved
of the boards work, of its new presi-
dent, Rev. d. Stuart Dodge, recon-
mended the reelection of members
whose terms expire and proposed some
changes in administration. Rev. Charles
L. Thompson, corresponding secretary
of the board of home missions, and DR..
Dodge addressed the assembly.
On overtures relating to freedom of
worship at the Annapolis academy the
committee reported favorably and the
report was adopted. The committee re-
ported Oh an overture asking whether
young people societies |
could be permitted to affiliate with
young people societies of churches who |
do not believe in justification by faith /
alone, but who do not hold baptism ne
cessary to salvation. 1t was held that !
this was not matter for the general as
sembly to rule on.
The work accomplished during the
day includes an expression OF approval |
of the work of the alliance of the Re-
formed church holding the Presby
terian system, and the addition of the
Duluth and Platte overtrlres recom-
mending that a committee of six min
listers and five elders be appointed to |
report to the next assembly plan for |
the end of the nineteenth |
rentury.
German Baptist Association.
ROANOKE, Va, May 24.-The first
business session of the German Baptist |
ASSOCIATION was held here. Officers
were elected as follows: L. T. Holt
finger of Indiana, moderator; Bennett
Troute of Illinois, reading clerk; J. II.
Moore of Illinois, writing clerk; S. M.
Eby of Missouri, doorkeeper. The
standing committees were also named.
c. z. General Assembly.
DENVER, May 24.-At the Cumber-