The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-19
ASSEMBLY AT LITTLE ROCK.
Greetings Sent to the Sessions a West Point and Philadelphia,

West Point and Philadelphia. | Little Rock, Ark, May 1S.-Opening devotional exercises at the third days
 session of the Southern Presbyterian | General Assembly were conducted by Rev. J. L. Bachman of Tennessee. Two hundred commissioners were present today. Separate reports were present. ed from the ad interim committee on the revision of the church law on ec- | clesiastical commissions. pr. K. C. Reed presented a report taking strong grounds against delegating the power of the General Assembly to a .commis- sion to act in the interregnum between | the annual meetings of the General Assembly. Judge Joseph w. Martin of Little Rock submitted the contrary report, recommending substitute for | section '. chapter of the church laws, | embracing paragraphs 92. 93 and 94. The two reports were docketed and made a special order for Monday morn- ing.
 Rev. R. P. Kerr of Richmond. Va, from the Interim Committee to prepare catechism on the church. submitted a report with the explanation that the committee had endeavored to make the catechism harmonize the organization
 of the church and adhering to accepted principles and usages of the church,
  subject to change. Only such state ments were incorporated as the com mittee believes can be established by appeal to the Holy Scriptures. Con-
 sideration of the report was set for Monday.
 pr. F. R. Beattie of Louisville. Ky, as Chairman reported plan for a more efficient provision for aged and infirm ministers. The committee rec ommends that separate executive committee of seven active business men be created to take over sight of the whole work. the committee to have salaried secretary, and that all minis ters whose names are on the rolls Of the Presbyteries, whether laboring at home or in the foreign field, shall be eligible to the benefits of the fund for themselves and theirs families. The committee recommends the desirabili- ity of establishing ministers rates, or a scale of fees which each minister shall pay annually Into the fund m 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 is far behind ot ner churches. The report was made A special order for Tuesday.
 Three reports were made from the ad interim committee on graded sys- tenn of Bible study. Two of the re- ports reiterate expression of dissatis- faction with the present international lesson plan. Dr. E.. c. MurrayG re- nort recommends the changes suggest ed by Dr. Chiselen. in his report as to the three fold five year cycle and adop- tion of the scheme of studies presented in his table Dr. Chiselen in his re- port says;
 adonted instead of the present single sIx wear circle. Let the three series of lessons primary. junior and senior, simultaneously cover the same part of the Bible. having different scripture passages. but all three proceeding on naralIel lines through tine I5iSie tn five ] years Let the Scripture matter be | selected for nine lessons and the review | that IS. ten lessons for each quarter. | Three Sundays in each quarter. or | twelve in each year. will be left as | movable Sundays for the demonstra- lions to introduce special lessons as to distinctive doctrines of Church days, by means of catechism. hymns. liter gies, etc.
 All the reports were docketed and the assembly adjourned to Monday morning, in order to permit the Vari- ous committees to deliberate.
 Greetings were sent today to the Presbyterian General Assembly at Philadelphia and to the Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly at West Point, Miss.
 The various protestant pulpits of Lit file Rock viii be filled at tomorrow's services by visiting Presbyterian min- iSterS,