Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-24
LITTLE ROCK CHOSEN.
AS 1901 MEETING PLACE OF
SOUTHERN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

AS 1'0l MEETING PLACE Or
SOUTHERN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot)
Atlanta, Ga. 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 invited the assembly.
They were Fort Worth, Texas, and
lOwensboro, Ky. On the first ballot Lit
tie Rock received 81 votes, Greensboro
As, and Fort Worth Al. On the second
ballot Fort Worth was withdrawn and
Little Rock received H. and Ovens
boro 80. The regular time for the an
nual sessions of the Assembly is tho
third Thursday in May. No discussion
on revision of the confession OF faith
of the Presbyterian Church will arise in
the present session of the Assembly.
The overture from the Brazos, Texas,
lPresbytery asking change regarding
the death of infants, was to-day report
ed negatively by the committee TO
port was adopted by the Assembly, pre-
Guiding the possibility of a discussion
over the confession.
Several important reports were re-
ceived during to-day's session. The Ju-
dicial Committee reported among other
things that the complaint against the
Synod of Memphis, brought by w. II.
Dunlap, +. L. C1fnc, II. " N uiTg rrrd
others he dismissed for the lack of
jurisdiction. Regarding the memorial
from r. j. Shaw. in which he recites
numerous alleged 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.
Diminishing r. ]. Shaw from the min
istry, was sustained.
NORFOLK AND RE-MARRIAGES.
Relative TO the ovcrturcs from the
Synod of Alabama and Presbyteries of
Memphis and Norfolk regarding the re-
marriage of Divorces, ministers were
admonished to be careful of the purity
of the home, but no change in the
church law was recommended. The
answer to the overture was docketcd
for debate.
The overture from the Presbytery of
Nashville, asking the Assembly to
withdraw from its executive committee
the right to fix salaries OF secretaries
and that the Assembly iteelf fix these
salaries. was answered in the negative
and docketed for debate.
The following overtures were also
considered:
Provided this Number include repre-
sentatives from majority of the Pres
ibyteries constituting the Synod"
Adopted.
FROM NORFOLK PRESBYTERY
From the Presbytery of Norfolk, ask
ing the assembly to direct the foreign
mission committee to publish detailed
expense account in the Missionary, and
that each of the other committees pub
lish n similar statement In one of the
church papers. Answered in the mega
tive for the reason that the informant On
desired is already furnished in the an
nual reports of the committees. Docket
ed for debate.
DR.. Robert c. Osborne, Petersburg,
Va, praying an amendment to the Book
of Church Order, paragraph l04. re-
questing election by ballot under given
conditions. Answered in the negative
Adopted.
The report Of the Committee on Home
Missions was received and it showed
the field 10 he in good condition.
There was an animated discussion.
without result. at the afternoon session
with regard to the salary OF the Sec
rotary of the Foreign Mission Board
The salary of DR.. S. G.. Chester, of
Nashville, who holds this position, was
raised by the Executive Committee on
Foreign Missions during the past year
from $1,000 to $500, and the approval
of the Assembly was asked
Nine overtures were heard protecting
against the increase. The Standing
Committee on Missions recommended
that the matter be left TO the EXecu-
tive Committee.
The night session was devoted to
foreign missions. There were but two
speakers-W. c. buchanan, missionary
to Japan. and John w. Davis, OF 500
Chow. China. Rev. Mr.. Buchanan said
that Japan now had six self-supporting
Presbyterian Churches.