The age-herald., 1900-05-25
THE PRESBYTERIANS
 END THEIR LABORS
CumberIandS Will Meet Next in
 West Point, Miss.
SOME IMPORTANT ACTIONS
Greatest Work Accomplished Was the Impetus Given the Cause of Edu- cation-Report on Marriages
 and Divorces Postponed

Chattanooga, Tenn, May a.-The sev- enty-frst annual general assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, which has been in session in this city for eight days adjourned sine die this afternoon, to meet at some date yet to be fixed at West Point, Miss, in 1901 This has been the largest delegate assembly of the church ever held there being 330 commissioners on the roll of the assembly. The most import ant work accomplished in the estimation of the leading commissioners is the impetus given the cause of education and the sue cessful inauguration of the movement for million-d dollar centennial education endow- ment fund. This matter has been put in the hands of a jealous and thoroughly com petent committed and it is expected that the work will be eminently successful.
 At the morning session committee was appointed to act with a similar committee appointed by --eS Southern Baptist conven- tion to be appointed by other church bodies in the furtherance of plan for the more complete unifcation of the societies of all these denominational Christian churches for the advancement of the Christian religion
 synod of Iowa
 The most exciting matter to come before the morning session was the action taken with reference to the synod of Iowa and it's action taken in dismissing Rev. M E. Moore from the ministry of that iurisdic- tion. Some very acrimonious language was used in the discussion. It was att tempted to limit the remarks of speakers to facts only in the record, but Rev. J. w. Henderson of the Iowa synod took the fo ha the ruling of the moderator. a resolution be- ing finally adopted allowing MT. Henderson to say whatever he pleased. MT. Hender- son stated that MT. Moore was very bad man, and that the action of the synod ought to be endorsed. It was finally de- cided to refer the matter back to the synod for further investigation and action.
 Greetings were sent to the Methodist Episcopal church now in general confer ence in Chicago, and to the United Presy- terian assembly also in session at Chicago, and then the protest against the action of the Tennessee synod in admitting men to the ministry who were deficient in literary training.--After a discussion vote of cen sure was adopted against the Tennessee synod and strong resolution calling for the strictest regard for the educational qualifications of the applicants for minis-
 terial rights be observed. Marriages and Divorcps The Judiciary committees deliverance on the divorce question: which was that the general assembly interpret the confession of faith with respect to the marriage of divorced parties was considered. In the discussion on this report it was decided that the judiciary committee had nothing to do with the question and a motion was
 made to refer it to a special committee to be appointed by the moderator, and that the committee report at the general as- sembly of 1901. The motion was carried
 and the appointment of the committee de- ferred until later.
 A resolution was introduced by Dr. Dar- by and carried, endorsing the action of
 the synod of Tennessee with reference to
 Bethel college, and this closed the episode that created such ill-feeling at yesterdays session.
 A strong resolution was adopted pledg- ing the Cumberland church to do what it
 could to aid all legislation looking to the more general and satisfactory observance of the Sabbath, and calling on all evangel- ical churches to stand by the church in its efforts to bring about better observ- ance of the day.
 l At the afternoon session the stated clerk
 was directed to notify all delinquent churches of their indebtedness to the con- tingent fund, and that these presbyteries should be notified that they would be dis
 solved if they did not make reasonable efforts to make payment The report was adopted.
 Stated Clerk Hubbert asked for the pas sage of a resolution that he be permitted to deposit the portion of the funds already collected for the mileage fund with the | publishing house. The request was grant l ed
 1 The committee on church government re- l fused to grant the petition from the Ar | kansas synod concerning the dissolution of | pastoral relations. The report expressed l pleasure at the marked improvements in | the statistical table, and urged that the l clerk make greater efforts to get better
 and more complete details Dr. Earle and | others opposed the adoption of the item | with reference to the installation of min isters, but the report in full was adopted. The report of the historical committee was then submitted and adopted.