The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-23
JACKSON ASSEMBLY
WORK OF THE SOUTHERN PRES
 BYTERIANs.
Annuonced That the Convention Will Adjourn Sine Die Tonight
 Hot Weather flinders Work of Delegates.

Jackson, Miss. May 23-The seventh
 day of the General Assembly of the Pres
 tyterian Church opened bright with
 promise of being as uncomfortably warm
 as yesterday when several delegates. es-
 pecially those from the mountainous re-
 kions of Virginia, Tennessee. Kentucky
 and the Carolinas complained greatly of
 heat, and some of them remained at home
 with crushed ice to their heads Tor fear
 of sun stroke. The day. was the hottest
 ever experienced here in May, the tenn
 perature being 97.
 Dr. Woods, secretary of the Committed
 on Bills and Oyertures. made report on
 sundry matters. One. demanding .publica-
 red to Sunday School Committee. Anoth-
 CT from the National Reform Association
 asking steps be taken to secure greater morality in schools and that day or prayer be named. The second Sabbath in September was designated. One from q report of the General Assembly of the Australian church asked aid in prevent
 Ing the sale of firearms and hauors m every assistance. ss sa A number of standipE committees re- ported, the report on logical semina-
 aos rsa Ssas Seminary nsss PRss dentsc, Union Seminary sixtyspine; Ken lucky Seminary, fifty-one: Ciarksville. seventeen; total 162. Financial condition of all reported better than for, years: Clarksville have been kept within income. while excess at Union has decreased. Austin, Tex, seminary reports 1t has oper for students October next. W Overture of the Norfolk presbytery ask ing the assembly to decline to recognize any official or ecclesiastical oversight or
 Kentucky Theological Seminary was re- jected.
 Overture Roanoke Presbytery asking assembly to reconsider action of last as-
 sembly. and withdraw assent to consoli- dation of two semnaries 'n kentucky. rejected by committee.
 The Ministerial RehefiEommittee urged raising an endowment fund for It's use and requested that during July eyery church take collection for this fund, so that $30,000 make be appropriated to relief work next year. s,@ t..
 At the afternoon session it was an- nounced by the Moderator that the Con. vention would adjourn sine die tomorrow night. Dr. w. R.s>Dobyns of Missouri, who was recommended by the Foreign Missions Committee as Field Secretary. was unanimously elected by the Assem- bly. The reports of standing committees were submitted. The recommendation of the Home Mis- sion Committee that 20 per cent of al collections be used for the work of mis- sions was referred to the Ad Interm Com niittee with the request to report at the next Assembly. Judge Beckner. Chair man of the Special Committee appointed
 to consider responses of Presbyterians to amendments sent down by last Assembly. reported a resolution to amend paragraph S22. Book of Church Order. page 45 Min utes last Assembly. viz: Provided. fur
 ther that in case or synod sevep eompoSeG ip,s Sl ters together with three ruling elders | shall be quorum"
 The resolution was adopted as a law I of the Church.
 l The overture of the Louisiana Synod | for a change of the boundary lines be-
 tween Loutsiana and Mississippi tsynods l was sent down to the next Assembly, but | Wilkinson counties in Mississippi were | left in the Louisiana presbyteryL
 CaptAn J. R. Peterson of LvnchburR
 Va. spoke earnestly in favor of expung. | government the words, That you may
 be free from worldly cares and ayoca-
 tions." The negative report of the Con-
 mittee. however. was adopted.
 l bath Observance declared that the day | Is falling into disrepute and that the out. | look Is gloomy. The report states that
 the Sabbath is gradually losing its hold l general. The strict views and practices of our fathers in Church are largely mod- | flied by lax faith and practice Of our
 The report charges that while State laws are sufficient to break up Sabbath | dissertation. public sentiment IS against | their enforcement. All ministers are | urged to renew their efforts In the direc- | ton of increasing public sentiment to- | ward better observance of the day.
 The Committee on Christian Education | reported that ten synods have underta . Ken to raise $l,72O.000. Of that amount | s425, 900 has been raised up to the present | time. The Committee on Sabbath School :; and Young Peoples' Societies reported | seventy-nine presbyteries had cubmitted l reports showing 2.3s4 schools. ts.S0S offi- cers and teacnt.s and 173012 scholars. Of this number of scholars 5.064 have been admitted to communion. The con | tributions for the year aggregated s9LOSS.