The age-herald., 1900-05-19
PRESBYTERIANS
 ARE HARD AT WORK
Attendance is Large and Great Interest is Manifested.
PERSONNEL OF COMMITTEES
One of the Leading Questions Before the Atlanta Assembly Will Be That of Divorce and
 Remarriage

Atlanta, May 1S.-Commissoners to the Southern Presbyterian general assembly, which is holding its 39th annual session in this city met for the first business ses- sion today. The attendance was larger than yesterday and an active interest was shown in all the proceedings not only by the 200 commissioners, but by a large number of visiting ministers and laymen of the Presbyterian church, not officially connected with the assembly, and many Presbyterians.
 Todays session opened with devotional exercises, after which the transaction of routine business was begun.
 Stated Clerk Alexander read the com tees which had been appointed by the moderator. The personnel of the commit tees is considered very important as much of the work of the assembly will be di- rected by them. The committees on rec- ords for each state were named as fol- lows:
 Committees on Record
 Alabama-Byron Clark, George E. Stew enson.
 Arkansas-W. T. Waller, J. M. Caroth- CTS
 Florida-R. A. Hardin. P McGresor Georgia-R. s. Brown, S. D. Reynolds. Kentucky-J. B. Swann, J. Mediocre Memphis-R. A. Brown, A. E. Dmmock. Missssippi-V. R. Gaston, G. ". Taylor. Missouri-T. D. Latimer, D. McCarey. Nasvile-W. D. Shewaker, J. J. Wood. North Caroiina-Dugold Monroe, George Hartield.
 South Carolina-J. E. Lloyd, H. L. Mon- ey.
 Texas-J. S. Anderson, w. H. Mitchell. Virginia-J. T. Wade, D. M. Killian. Interest was intense as the stated clerk read the overtures from the synods and Presbyteries of the south.
 The overtures were referred to the prop CT committees.
 The presbytery of Suwanee, Fla, pro- tested against the 'spectacular and theat- ricar' show of children wearing fancy cos- tunes In the exercises to be held on children's day, May 27, time set apart for raising funds for foreign missionary work.
 Question of Divorce
 The question of divorce and re-marriage will be a leading one before the assembly, The synod of Alabama and the Presby- teries of Memphis and Norfolk sent n overtures asking for definite church laws governing the re-marriage of divorcees. On the adoption of a new hymn book there were overtures strongly protesting against any change this year. it being claimed that the expense would be too great The report of the secretaries of the executive committee of the foreign mis- sions and the home missions was heard during the day.
 The entire time of the afternoon session was taken up by the reading of reports. In addition to the report of the foreign missions, statements were made by the committees on foreign correspondence, publication, education for the ministry, colored eyangelization and by the perma- nent committee on church and Christian education.
 Reports were also received from the as- semblys home and school at Fredericks- burg, Va, the Columbia, s. C., Theological seminary, the Union Theological seminary at Richmond, and the divinity school of the Southwestern Presbyterian university at Clarksville Tenn.
 Telegrams signed by Moderator Martin and Clerk Alexander were sent to the general assembly of the Cumberland Pres byteran church. now in session at Chat tanooga, and to the general assembly of States, now holding its convention at St. Louis, conveying fraternal greetings and the wish for divine blessings.
 The night session was devoted mainly to Q praise service.