The record-union., 1899-05-23

plain, from the interruptions, that
Colonel Hitchcock was not on the popu-
lar side, and when he sat down express
sions of the democratic spirit came
out strongly and profusely.
'They call this mob" said Dr.
Page of Topeka. If it is a mob. God
grant that there may be more such.
God pity the Presbyterian Church,
with the bulk of the wealth Of the
United States in its Golfers, If it can
not afford a large Assembly"
The time has not come to reduce the
Assembly, and hope it will never
come,'' cried DIR. George w. P. i3ierch
of New York. I'VE ought to keep as
near the people as we can. The back
woods presbyteries now hold the bad
ance of power. I don't know what we
would do without them, they hold the
balance so true
Impressed by the strength of the op-
position, a friend of reduced represen-
tation proposed to send an overture
down to the presbyteries asking their
advice. The motion was promptly laid
on the table.
DR.. John. w. Dinsmcre of San Jose
offered a sub-motion thanking and dis
charging the committee and indefinitely
referring the question Of reduced rep
resentation.
When the vote came there was a
mighty Yes and a feeble mo"
The decision against another part of
the committees report was closer. BY
vote of 1S4 to 16S the Assembly de-
cided not to increase from five to ten
the number of ministers necessary TO
constitute a presbytery.
The Judicial Committee reported on a
number of matters and was granted
permission to refer to special commit
tees for trial such cases as required su
preme adjudication. The appealed case
OF Herman Warsawaick, suspended for
alleged gambling from the Fourth-ave
nue. Church, New York, two years ago,
was referred to a committee.
The Rev. Mr.. Backus of Kansas got
committee to try his appeal, from the
synod of that State
DR.. w. r. KirkWood of Fmporia,
Kansas, presented a report of the Com
| mittee of the Board of Education The
report held that the expense of The
board was not undue and that it could
not be reduced without consolidation of
boards, which was not wise. The stan
dard of ministerial education was de-
clared not to be declining, and the day
of shrinkage in the number of candi-
dates fer the ministry was said to be in
the past. The reelection of the mem
bers Of the board whose terms expire
this year was recommended.
The Chicago and Schuyler overtures
calling for a commission to investigate
the whole subject of ministerial educa-
tlon, were approved by the committee
and it was recommended that a COM
mittee of not less than eleven be ap-
pointed for that purpose
The report was adopted intact
The McGiffert matter was made a
special order for Thursday The feel
ing now is that drastic action will be
! taken
The denuneiation of recent mob out
| RACES in the South made in the report
OF the Committee Of Freedmen was
finally referred to that committee for
| reconsideration.
Overtures now before the Committee
| ON Bills and Overtures in favor of ex-
pelling Congressman Roberts of Utah
from the House of Representa- tives are
likely to be passed by the Assembly al
most unanimously if they get by the
committee
| Before the popular meeting tonight
OF the Freedlnen's Board, the largest of
the Assembly, Rev. H. w. Hubert Of
Cleveland, originator of the movement
to raise the $40, 600 indebtedness of the
board. announced that subscriptions
and apportionments will foot up $50 900
or 500, ,OO0 For the first time in a gen.
Grafton all departments of the Presby-
terian Church are free from deht II
was announced, however, that every
presbytery is expected to pay the ror-
tion of the debt apportioned to it. as all
excess above the quota which any pres
bytery gives Will be devoted to openirty
some of the schools which have been
| closed for lack of funds