The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-21

After being amended so as to make a com-
 mission body of Prasbyters in lieu c, !
 body of church officers, the Martin report
 was finally adopted by the Assembly.
 At this mornings session the report Of
 the Board of Directors of the Louisville
 Presbyterian Theological Seminary was
 ment for consolidating the Theological
 Seminaries at Danville and Louisville,
 Ky. Both were referred to the Commit
 tee on Theological Seminaries. A report
 in reference to encouraging the Austin,
 Tex. Theological Seminary was similarly
 referred.
 The Assembly voted to send Dr. S. H.
 Chester. Secretary of Foreign Missions,
 byterian work there. Dr. Chester will
 leave for Brazil tomorrow night.
 The report of the Permanent Committee
 on the Sabbath was one of the most in-
 teresting papers of the day. It says,
 among other things:
 "As long as the Nation continues to
 set aside the Divine law in the carrying
 and delivery of it's mail, thus requiring
 Lords day; as long as 1t continues b wits
 = -rera"' ne authority
 of the Lord in continuing its business on his tsay a. Lne hat ., nHS esS mas done: as long as the different trains allow the running of both freight and passenger
 cars; as long as secular newspapers are
 allowed to pursue their avocaton. as on other days, publishing and selling their
 papers Tor gain, it must be difficult. II not impossible. tn in 1uenca the masses to maintain a decent respect Tor the Lords usy. Yet, Eotwi hstanding, and in the face of all these untoward circum- stances the Church of God must not and cannot let go it's firm grasp upon this Divine institution, the ve"y citadel o.
 it's life as we'll as great tower or | strength
 The report mentions that the Presby- | tery of Norfolk reports it's discontinuance | of Sunday newspapers by some members as the result of faithful preaching on | that subject. the rPesbytery or west | in the City of Lexington upon the Lord day. and the Presbytery of Atlanta re- ports the successful resisting or opening l of Sunday concerts in the City or AL | lanta by the Ministers League Of that | city. Final action on the report was de- | ferred. The Ad Interim Commissions on 1 preparation of a new hymn book report l ed that the new book would be out tnls | Fall and that it would contain IlI pages. The report was received as information | and the Assembly thanked the commit
 tee for faithful discharge of it's duty. A resolution by pr. J. w. Primrose pro- | testing against desecration or cniidren 5 | day was referred to the Sabbath School | Committee. The Committee on Publication reported | adversely with regard to rroVlding ILL | erature for the Westminster League. | The report of the Committee on Foreign | Missions was set for consideration Tues 1 aay afternoon. The report Of the Com, | n.ittee on BiIls aid Overtures was reau and the Assembly declined to grant the reuue.,t of Brownwood, Tex, PreSbytery | to expunge from the pastoral letter the words dancing which is innocent | The reports of the Committee on Mill l lion-Dollar Twentieth Century Educa- | tional Fund showed that some of the | Presbyteries had exceeded the amounts | assigned to them The committee recom- | mends that a new chairman be selected.