The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-23
PRESBYTERIANS ARE WARM.
Mercury Lays Many Delegates Out at
JacIxsOn-Reports on Summaries
Received

Mercury Lays Many Delegates Out at
Jackson-Beports on Summaries
Received.
Jackson, Miss, May 22.-The seventh
day of the general assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States opened bright and clear with
a promise of being as uncomfortably
warm as yesterday, when several dele
gates, especially those from the noun
famous regions of Virginia, Kentucky
Tennessee and the Carolinas, complain
ed greatly of the heat, some of them
remaining at home with crushed ice
to their heads for fear of sunstroke.
Yesterday was the hottest day ever
experienced here in May, the tempera-
ture being 81.
DR.. Woods, secretary of the Commit
tee on Bills and Overtures, made a re-
port on sundry matters. One, demand
ing the publication of a Sunday school
hynnal, was referred to the Sunday
School Committee. Another, from the
National Reform Association, asked
that steps be taken to secure greater
morality in schools and that day of
prayer be named. The second Sabbath
in September was designated. One
from the general assembly of the Aus
tralian Church, requesting aid in pre-
venting the sale of firearms and liquors
in the South Sea Islands, was prom
Used every assistance.
A number of standing committees
reported. That on theological semi
naries showed that Columbia seminary
has 20 students, Union seminary, SO;
Kentucky, 81, Clarksville, II, a total of
1862. The financial condition of all was
rpnnrtHd
expenses at Columbia, Louisville and
GAINESVILLE have been kept within the
income, while the excess at Union Sem
mary has decreased. Austin, Tex, SEM
mary reported that it has 100000 in
terest-bearing assets and will open for
students Oct. l, next.
The overture of the Norfolk presby-
terry asking the assembly to decline to
recognize any official or ecclesiastical
oversight of the Kentucky Theological
Seminary was rejected. The overture
of the Roanoke presbytery asking the
assembly to reconsider the action of
the last assembly and withdraw its
assent to the consolda ton of the two
seminaries in Kentucky was rejected
by the committee.
The Ministerial Relief Committee
urged raising an endowment fund for
it's use, and that during July every
church take up a collection for this
fund, so that $4,000 may be appro-
priated to relief work next year.
At the afternoon session it was an
nounced by the moderator that the as
sembly would adjourn sine die to-mor-
row night.
DR.. w. r. Dobyns of Missouri recon-
mended by the Foreign Mission Com
mittee as field secretary. was unani-
mously elected.
resolution which was reported by
Judge Reckner, chairman of the Spe-
cial Committee, to consider responses
of presbyteries to amendments sent
down by the last assembly to amend
paragraph S22, Book of Church Order,
page As, minutes of last assembly so
that in case of any synod composed of
only three presbyteries any seven min
listers together with three ruling elders
shall constitute a quorum, was adopted.
Capt. J. r. Peterson of Lynchburg,
Va, spoke earnestly in favor of ex-
punging from chapter 6, section 8, form
of government, the words ':that you may
be free from worldly cares and avoca-
tions." The negative report of the
committee, however. was adopted.
sabbath Outlook Is Gloomy.
The report of the Committee on Sab
bath Observance stated that the day
is falling into disrepute, and that the
outlook is gloomy. Their report de-
clares that the Sabbath is gradually
losing its hold on the heart and con-
science of the people in general. The
strict views and practices of our faith
ers in the church as largely modified
by lax faith and practice of our men,
bers to-day.
The report charges that while the
state laws are sufficient to break up
the Sabbath Dissertation, public senti-
ment is against their enforcement.
The Committee on Christian Educa-
ton reported that ten synods have I'M
dertaken to raise $1720,000, and that
$425,000 had been raised already.
The Committee on Sabbath-schoois
and Young Peoples Societies reported
favorably upon these organizations of
the church.