The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-24
CONFESSION NOT DISCUSSED.
QUESTION NOT BROUGHT UP BY
PREsBYTERIANs.

of DiscussiOn--Little Rock, Ark,
Chosen as the Place of Meeting
Next Year-NO Change in the
Church Law as to the Marriage of
Divorcees-Many Overtures Were
Acted On.
Atlanta, May 23-Little Rock, Ark, was
chosen to-day as the 1901 meeting place
of the Southern general assembly of the
Presbyterian Church. Two other cities in
vited the assembly. They were Fort
Worth, Tex, and Greensboro, Ky. On the
first ballot Little Rock received ST votes,
greensboro 4S and Fort Worth Al On the
second ballot Fort Worth was withdrawn
and Little Rock received liz and Owens
boro 50. The regular time for the annual
session of the assembly is the third Thurs
day in May.
No discussion on a revision of the con-
fession of faith of the Presbyterian
Church will arise in the present assem-
bly,. The overture from the Brazos, Tex,
Presbytery asking a change regarding the
death of infants, was to-day reported neg
atively by the committee, to which it had
been referred and the report was adopted
by the assembly precluUlHS the pOSSlDlnty
of a discussion over the confession.
Several important reports were received
during to-day's session. The Judicial
Committee reported among other things,
that the complaint against the synod of
Memphis, brought by w. H. Dunlap r
l.. Cline, r. w. McGinnis and others, be
dismissed for the lack of prosecution.
Regarding the memorial from R. j.
Shaw, in which he recites numerous al
legged wrongs done him by the Presbytery
of North Mississippi, the committee says
the assembly has no means of affording
the opportunity of appeals for which he
prays
The action of the synod of Memphis dis
missing r. J. Shaw from the ministry,
was sustained.
Marriage of Divorces
Relative to the overtures from the
Synod of Alabama, and Presbyteries of
Memphis and Norfolk regarding the re-
marriage of Divorces, ministers were
admonshed to be careful of the purity of
the home, but no change in the church
law was recommended. The answer TO the
overture was docketed for debate
The overture from the Presbytery of
Nashville asking the assembly to with
draw from its Executive Committee the
right TO fix salaries of secretaries and
that the assembly itself affix these sala-
docketed for debate.
The following overtures were also con-
sidered:
From the synod of North Carolina ask
ing the general assembly to interpret
whether or not members of the church
may vote by proxy. Answer; Voting by
proxy is not allowed. Adopted.
Overture From Suwanee, Fla.
From the Presbytery of Florida, from
Sb1yta If
john asking that a quorum of synod shall
be representa- ives from two presbyteries
instead of from three, as at present. An
swer: We recommend the general as
sembly send down to the presbyteries for
approval the following amendment to the
book of church order, so that paragraph
So last clause, shall read as follows:
Provided this number include represen-
tatives from a majority of the presby-
teries constituting the synod" Adopted.
From Presbytery of Norfolk, asking the
assembly to direct the Foreign Mission
Committee to publish a detailed state
ment of its account in The Missionary,
and that each of the other committees
publish similar statement in one or more
of the church papers. Answered in the
negative for the reason that the informa-
ton desired is already furnished in the
annual reports of the various committees.
Docketed for debate.
From Robert c.. Osborne Petersburg.
Va, praying an amendment to book of
church order paragraph 1O4, requiring
election by ballot under given conditions.
Answered in the negative. Adopted.
a The report of the Committee on Home
Missions was received, and it showed the
81 field to be in good condition.
DIR. Chester's salary.
There was an animated discussion, with
out result, at the afternoon session with
81 regard to the salary of the secretary of
the foreign mission board The salary of
81 Or. S. G.. Chester of Nashville, who holds
81 this position, was raised by the Executive
Committee on Foreign Missions during
s. the past year from 1000 to $500, and the
#approval of the assembly was asked.
Nine overtures, among them those of
the Columbia, Ark, Macon and Central
MreXas presbyteries were heard, protest
PIE against the increase. The standing
.ommttee on Missions recommended that
#1he matter be left to the Executive Com
'nittee, trusting that they would exer-
|Rlse the most watchful economy in for
Ifeign mission affairs" This brought out
~ Hood of proposals and objections, and
without action the matter went over until
tomorrow.
Iii Inc night session was devoted to for
ign missions There were but two speak
Wv. Z. Buchanan, missionary to ia
Pan and John w. Davis. bf 500 Chow,
nina Rev. Mr.. Buchanan said that ia
{Ferian churches.
"A In China" said DR. Davis 1.-THE British
9Ielgn society has, during the past year,
lsulouted $4,000 copies of the Bible; the
hIinerlcan Bible Society has distributed
R"V9 copies. And still there is a de-
piano for Bibles"
Coinlng to the all-important topic of the
luton r1uon OF China, Mr.. Davis said:
russia will probably take the southern
It OF the empire and part of Korea.
u me great central portion, which is in
any the empire of China, will remain
uer inc control of China. In this work
Missionaries play a great part, and
4Isn their efforts only will China be
aoled to retain their own territory"
CUMBERLAND PREsBYTERIANs.