The record-union., 1899-05-24
Yesterdays Session at Minneapo-
lis Rather a Quiet One.
Transacted Much Routine Business, Ad-
journing Early In The Afternoon.
The Assembly Without a Dissent
ing Vote Adopts the Committee
Report That No Attempt be
Made This Year at Union With
the Church in the South.

MINNEAPOLIS May 23.-This was
a. quiet day with the Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly. 1t transacted deal OF
routine business without any friction,
and adjourned early in the afternoon
for a trolley car ride to suburban lakes
and Minnehaha Falls
In the McGiffert matter the Commit
tee on Bills and OvertureS is consider
ing two reports, and it is likely that
they Will be presented as majority and
minority reports. One is understood to
favor a committee to wait on DR.. Nc
Giffert and invite him to recast his
theology on Presbyterian lines, or have
the kindness to resign without further
palaver. The other, it is said, is along
sterner lines, and looks to DR.. McGiff-
ert's involuntary withdrawal from the
church at the earliest possible date.
The minor part of the afternoon de-
voted to business was wholly devoted
to the report of the Committee on Aid
to Colleges and Academies, and discus
sion upon it. The report of the board
has been given heretofore. DR.. John
Balcom Shaw of New York presented
the committees report. 1t was a COR
dial Endorsement of the boards work.
Among the recommendations were that
S1oO,OO0 be raised by the churches for
the board next year, exclusive of in
dividual gifts; that men of wealth
keep the colleges and schools in mind
when giving; that some Sunday near
to 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 members of the board
ra-
Without dissenting vote, the as
sembly accepted the report of the Com
mittee on Bills and Overtures in favor
of making no attempt this year at un-
ion with the Church South. More than
sixty overtures had been received from
the presbyteries requesting that some
action in the direction of union be
taken. There has been much prelimin-
ary talk about the matter, and some en-
thusiasts had even predicted that this
assembly would take the first steps to-
ward union
1t appears that the Church North has
decided to hold back until the Church
South gives some signs of reciprocal
Ing the union sentiment which is so
strong in the North
On overtures relating to freedom of
worship at the Annapolis Military
Academy the committee reported fa-
vorably, and the report was adopted.
The committee reported on an over
ture asking whether PRESBYTERIAN
young peoples societies could be per-.
United to affiliate with young peoples
societies of churches which do not be-
heve in Justification by faith alone, but
VINO do not hold baptism necessary to
salvation. 1t was held that this was
not matter for the General Assembly
to rule on.
The composition of tie committees to
try the Warszawiak. Bachus and Lane
cases was announced this morning.
Judge Robert P. Wilson of Philadelphia
is made Chairman of the first. David
G. Wylie of New York of the second
and DR.. Frank W. Sneed of st. Louis
of the third. Warszawiak and his coun-
sci, the Rev. James G. Patterson of New
YORK, are on the ground, and confident
ly expect to be granted a new trial he
fore the session of the Fifth Avenue
Church. S B. Brownell will oppose
them. Both parties are to appear be-
fore the committee tonight. All The
commissions are made of sixteen men-
bers.
Dr. 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-
menoed the reelection of members
whose terms expire. and proposed some
changes in administration.
KEY. Charles T. Thompson Core
epondlng Secretary of the Board OF
Home Missions, and DR.. Dodge address,
ed the assembly