Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-24
FOR A STRICTER SUNDAY.
Northern Presbyterians Want No Papers
tH.iF III. ar Exnozitfnus

Northern Presbyterians Want No Papers
or Expeditions.
st. Louis, May is. The observance
Of Sunday was a theme which re-.
ceived the attention Of tho 1l2th annual
General Assembly of the Northern
Presbyterian Church, which continued
its sessions here today. The subject
was brought up by report Of the conf
mittee on Sabbath dissertation
resolution was adopted commend
ing President Mckinley and Secretary
of State Hay for recommending that
the exhibit OF the United Stntes at the
Paris Exposition be closed on Sunday,
even though it was not successful.
1t was recommended to Congress that
no more appropriations be made to ex-
positions Of national character in this
country unless it Is provided that they
be closed on the Sabbath.
Advertising in and reading Sunday
newspapers ON the Sabbath Was de-
clared to be one. of the worst forms of
Sunday dissertation.
DR.. jackson of Jersey City. offered n
resolution requesting the proprietors
of the st. Louis daily newspapers to
refrain from printing reports OF the as
sembly 10 Sunday editions of their
papers, The resolution was adopted.
The attendance was much larger than
on the opening day. The Rev. Or.
Diokey, the new moderator, called the
assembly to order and appointed James
Fl. Converse of Philadelphia, vice
moderator. He also announced the APP
pointment of chairmen CT the following
committees: On bills aud overtures,
Rev. Robert F. Sample, New York /;
judicial committee, DIR. William Mckib.
ben, Cincinnati; polity, DIR. Daniel
Webster Fisher: home, missions, DIR.
Richard S. Holiness; foreign missions,
DIR. Charles Cuthbert Hall; education,
DR.. George b. Stewart; church cree:
tion,. DR.. William ii. Clark; theological
seminaries, Dir. D. r. Kerr; freedmen,
DIR. e. Trumbull Lee and aid for col
| leges. DIR. w. ii. Craig.
Synodical papers to the General As.
sembly were then placed in The hand;
Of the stated clerk. After action 10y the
committee on bills and oyertures, these
papers will be reported.
Provisions were thon made by the
General Assembly to place the election
Of permanent clerk in the hands OF a
committee composed OF one com
| missioner from cath synod to be named
by the moderator. This committee
will give a hearing to all who wish
to nominate candidates and will
eventually present two names tor con
sIderation by the General Assembly.
! Among the candidates. for position Of
| permanent clerk, made vacant by the
death of Rev. DR.. William E. Moore o.
Columbus, O., is DR.. Henry Branch oil
Maryland.
Among the recommendations made by
tho special committee on the oelebra
/ tion of the twentieth century provision
for memorial fund was suggested, tt
be known as the twentieth centuIy
| fund for the endowment Of Presby
terian collegiate and theological III
situations, for the enlargementsof mis-
sionary enterprises, for the erection o
church buildings and payment of debit
on chui ches and educational institu
| tions, and for other work Of the boards
at the option of the donors.
1t was suggested that provisions be
made for the appointment Of a centra
committee, to consist of four ministers
and three elders, with headquarters il
Philadelphia. the committee to have
general supervision for the work.
A message of congratulation from
the Methodist General Conference wa
Tread and answered in kird.
Rev. DR.. Nicolls OF this city pre-
sented the special report OF the com
mitee on ministerial education, il
which he showed the necessity for TIL
education OF ministers and OF guarding
against the lax examination CT candi
dates. -.