Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-05-22
Annual Meeting OF The Southern Presbyterian
General Assembly.

Little Rock, Arkansas, May l7.-Thc
sixteenth annual session of the Southern
Presbyterian General Assembly bcgai,
here to-day, the opening session being
called to order by the retiring Moderator,
George j. Martin, of Little Rock
DIR. Neander NJ. Woods, of Memphis,
who was this afternoon elected Modera-
tor, preached the opening sermon. He
was assisted by the venerable DR.. G. w.
Boggs, of Holly Springs, Mississippi,
who was a member of the first Southern
Presbyterian Assembly in Augusta, Ga
in 1861.
May lS.-'rwo hundred Commissioners
were present at today's session OF the
Southern Presbyterian General Assem-
bly,.
Separate reports were presented from
tho ad interim committee on the revision
of the church law on ecclesiastical com
missions. DR.. r. &. Reed presented ii
report taking strong grounds against
dolcgating power of the General Assem-
bly, to commission 10 act in the inter-
rcgnum between the annual meetings of
the assembly. Judge Joseph w. Martin,
of Little Rock, submitted the contrary
report, recommending IA substitute for
Section Z, Chapter V, of the church
laws, embracing parae phs 92, % and 81
Rev. II. =. Kerr, of Richmond, Va,
from tho ad interim committee, appoint
ed to prepare catcchiSm on the church
submitted Il report with tile explanation
that the committee had cndcavorcd to
make the catcchiSm harmonizc with The
constitution of tie church and adhcring
to accepted principles and nsagcS Of the
church, avoiding such matters rs might
be subject to change
Dr.. Il. X. BcaLtc, of Louisville, Ky,
as chairman, reported il plan for more
efficient provision for aged and intirm
ministers. The committee recommends
that a separate executive committee of
seven active business men bc created to
take oversight of the whole work, the
committee to have Il Salaricd secretary
and that all ministers whose names are
on the rolls of the PrcSbytcrcS, whether
laboring at home or in the foreign field
shall be eligible to the benefits of the
fund for themselves and their families
The committee recommends the drSira-
bility Of establishing ministers rates or
scale of fees which each minister shall
pay annually into the fund in order to
obtain full participation in its benefits,
those not paying to derive only a partial
benefit. The committee expresses its
well defined Judgment that in caring for
disabled ministers the Presbyterian
church il far behind other churches.
Three reports were made from the ad
interim committee on Il graded system
of Bible study. Two Of The reports
reitcrate expressions Of dissatisfaction
with tho present international lesson
plan. Dr. T.. Q. Muray's report recon
mcnds the changes suggested by Dr.
Chisclcn in his report as to the three.
fold, five year cycle and adoption of the
scheme of studies presented in Iii,
tables.
All the reports we're dockrtcd and the
assembly adjourned to Monday morning
in order to permit the various commit.
tees to deliberate.
Greetings were sent to the Prcshy-
tcrian General Assembly at Philadelphia
and to tho Cumberland Presbyterian
General Assembly at West Point, Miss.
May l0.-Modcrator Woods has ap.
pointed special committee to pass
upon the problem of inserting foot
note to the Confession of Faith on the
ELECT infant clause The report of
this committee will doubtless bring out
q spirited discussion a number Of pro.
tests against inserting the foot note are
before the committee. The moderator
selected the following committee: +. h.
Beatty, Kentucky; y. &. Armstrong
Georgia; j. B. Hutton, Mississippi i
a. Wallace, South Carolina; Thomas
Gallagher Missouri; j. ID. Mclean, Ala
Dama; j. l.. Caldwell, Arkansas; f. H.
Ewing, Tennessee; $. +. Green, Texas
If people only knew what we know
about kodol Dyspepsia Cure it would be
used in nearly every household, as there
are few people who do not sulcr from Il
locllng OF fullncSs after eating, bclchinc
iiatulcnco, sour stomach or water brash
caused by Indigestion or dyspepsia a
preparations such as Kodol Dyspepsia
Curo, which, with no aid from Tie stom
ach, Will digest your food, ceIt,inly
cant help but do you good. j. W. Boil