The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-23
CONSOL IDATION OF
COLLEGES OPPOSED
Union of DanviIle and Louis
vile Seminaries.
A MAI0RIIV AGAINST IT
A MAJORITY AGAINST II
Declare Organic Union With North
ern Church Follows.
FINAL ACTION TO Be TAKEN TODAY
The Southern Assembly Declin an invitation
From a Camp Of United Confederate
Veterans to Attend Confederate
Decoration Exercises.
(By the Associated Press. J

Little Rock, Ark, May 21.-In the
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
today there was much oratory on the
question of consolidating the Louisville
Theological Seminary, Southern, and the
Danville Theological Seminary, Northern.
Opponents of consolidation maintained
that it was either a movement into the
Northern church or would cause friction.
Advocates of consolidation argued that
the two churches were under the same
standards.
matter going over TIL 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. A majority report adverse to
consolidation was presented by Rev S. E.
Morris, of Macon, Ga, and the contrary
minority report was submitted by Col
onel Thomas w. Bullitt, of Louisville, KY.
The majority contended that the basis
upon which it was proposed to unite the
two seminaries naturally and logically
leads to organic union between the North
ern and Southern church, and that it
would exclude the teaching of the South
ern Church's distinctive principles.
At the morning session a motion to ac-
cept the invitation Of Omer R. Weaver
Camp. United Confederate Veterans, to
attend Confederate decoration exercises
Thursday brought forth storm of oppo-
sition on the ground that the position of
the church for forty years had been to
refrain from co-mingling church and po-
ltical affairs. The motion was finally
amended so as to express sympathy with
the occasion and to regret that lack of
time precluded attendance by the commits
sioIers at the exercises In this shape
the motion prevailed. The Committee ON
Christian Education recommended that
Pew. R. c. Reed. of Columbia, S. c., be
made chairman of the Committee on the
Twentieth Century Fund and the recon-
mendation was ratified by the assembly.
THE CUMBERLAND ASSEMBLY.
West Point, Miss, May 21-In the
Cumberland Presbyterian General AS
sembly today the Committee ON Over
lures proposed the appointment of
practically new board of managers, and
gave the board liberty to locate the
Cumberland Presbyterian Orphans Home
and Industrial school at pleasure, but
urging the early location.
The immediate employment Of gem
eTal Sunday school Superintendent was
advised, the church being asked for
$4,000 to meet all the expenses of the
Sunday school bard. The Sunday school
committees report is full of aggressive
suggestions, this department of the
church's work being in a condition most
encouraging.
This afternoon the marriage and divorce
question raised on Saturday was settled
by striking out the requirement that min
listers officiating in the marriage of I'M
scripturally divorced persons together
with the parties themselves be disciplined.
THE NORTHERN ASSEMBLY.
Philadelphia, May 21.-The commits
sioners to the Presbyterian General As
sembly today gave vent to a spontaneous
burst of patriotic enthusiasm which found
voice in the hearty rendition of a nation
al anthem. 1t was fitting conclusion to
a mastery address delivered by Rev. DR..
Charles o. Thompson, Secretary of the
Home Mission Board. The report of the
Committee on Home Missions had been
read and DR.. Thompson arose to make the
usual appeal for aid which developed into
an Grafton and aroused the assembly to
the highest pitch of enthusiasm.
The report urged Congress to act on the
anti-polygamy amendment to the Con-
stitution before the Mormons secure the
balance of political power in any addi-
tional States.