The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-23
FOREVER CLOSED.
Heresy Case Against DR.. McGifert to
Be Heard of No More.

st. Louis, May 23-Pervading the
Presbyterian general assembly at the
forenoon session was a dignifed quiet
which was in sharp contrast to the ex-
citing scene at the hour of adjournment
the night before. The conversation
turned to the revision of the creed with
speculation relating to the gentlemen
who may be appointed members of the
possible committee of fifteen On revision.
The business of the morning, the re-
port OF committee on foreign missions,
attracted another great audience to the
Compton Avenue church.
Rev. DR.. ~Swiggett, chairman of COM
m1ttee on resolutions, presented a me-
mortal on the death of Rev. VIM. A.
Echols, D. D., of the synod of Ohio, who
passed away just prior to the opening
of the assembly last Friday morning.
The remainder of the morning was
taken up with a discussion of the re-
port of the committee on foreign mis-
siOns.
Rev. DR.. Charles Cuthbert Hall of
New York, chairman of the committee,
was by Moderator Charles
A. Dickey. DR.. Hall then read the re-
port, the careful attention of the COM
m~issiOners being paid to it.
DR.. Hall concluded the reading of the
report with the request that the service
Of the following members of the foreign
mission board whose terms expired with
the presentation of the report be on
LlilueQ ana requested the assembly TO
serve unit 1903:
Rev. R. r. Booth, D. D, Rev. w. R.
Richards, d. D., Rev. John Fox, D. D,
Hon. Darwin r. James, Rev. John r..
Davies, D. D., Mr.. Scott Fisher and w.
P. Stevenson.
DR.. Hall supplemented the report with
an eloquent appeal in support of the
recommendation of the corlmittee
which, met much applause. He said the
report revealed a series of most remark
able conversions, showing that the spirit
of God was working nightly in the
hearts of the most degraded. He told
Of the conversion of q Wealthy Chinese
tea merchant, the regeneration of the
Prince of Nan in Laos, the opening of
the eyes of the Mullah in Persia and
the retaining of the sorceress Chauko-
kai of Korea. The whole record of the
Korean mission, he said, had an apOS-
VelOpment Of the native church whether
in Roman Catholic or in heather lands,
in Self-goVernments self support and self
propagation, should the home
church to increased offerings in some
degree commensurate with the mag
nificent opportunities afforded by the
providence of God. He said the prob
lem of the age was the conversion of
the world and paid a glowing tribute to
the noble missionaries who had passed
away during the year.
The second speaker was Rev. w. A.
Woodwork Halsey, D. D, New York,
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has charge of the home work.
Rev. Hubert W. Brown, a missionary
from Mexico. followed DR.. Hall, speak
ing of the needs of his field.
Another speaker was Rev. Joseph P.
Graham, a missionary among the Hin
docs in India. He said the Christian
churches of India were increasing in
greater proportion than the Christian
churches Of America.
Rev. Dr. J.. S. Thomas, medical mis-
sionary of Laos made the closing ad-
dress.
The recommendations embodied in the
report were acted upon seriatim and
adopted by the assembly.
The report as a whole was approved
Just prior to adjournment a com
munication was read by DR.. McKibben
chairman of the judicial committee
from Rev. DR.. George w. F. Birch, ap-
pellant in the McGiffert case to the eff
feet that the heresy case was forever
closed.
A recess until this afternoon was
then taken.