The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-27
The Presbyterian and the Re-
formed Churches.
AND DIVORCE
Southern Assembly Passes Strong Resolutions
on This Subj ci---Agad Ministers 10
be Cared for as They Have
Not Been in Past.
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
Lexington, a., May 26.-The session Of
the Southern Presbyterian Assembly this
morning was addressed by Rev. DR.. John
Balcom Shaw, of New York. a member OF
the committee to forward the evangelistic
movement in the Northern Presbyterian
Assembly. in the interest Of that cause
The overtures from the synods of Tennes
see, Alabama and Missouri and the pres
byteries of Maryland, Brazos, Fort Worta
and Red River for closer relations with
the Reformed Church of America were re-
ported with the recommendation that the
assembly appoint committee of confer.
ence whenever the Reformed Church
should indicate its readiness to receive the
committee and the report was adopted.
DR.. J. R. Graham was appointed delegate
to lay the matter before the Reformed
Church
Upon the recommendation Of the Audit
ing Committee the bequest of Miss Stuart
of Alexandria, was placed to the credit
of the Endowment fund for ministerial
relief. The request Of the Presbyterian
Society of Philadelphia for historical pa
pers relating to the assembly was
agreed to.
kilograms OF fraternal greetings. were
received from the Cumberland Presby-
terian Assembly and the Northern Pres.
byterian Assembly. Upon the recommen-
dation of the Foreign Correspondence
Committee the assembly declined to ap-
point an evangelistic committee, for CO.
operation with similar committees o.
allied bodies and declined to appoint a
delegate to the Joint conference on di-
vorce and remarfiage." Strong resOlu-
tions were adopted on the subject OF mar
rage and divorce. The assembly then took
recess until the afternoon.
with At the afternoon session an address
on Christian Education was delivered by
Rev. DR.. Rice, of Atlanta. to one of the
largest congregations yet assembled dur
ing the assembly.
The special committee appointed to con-
slider the anti-saloon leagues communica-
tion asking the assembly to send delegates
TO its national convention next December
in Washington in a report expressed full
sympathy for the leagues object, but said
the assembly as a spiritual organization,
which does not affiliate with secular or
ganizations, could not comply with the
leagues request without departing from
established precedent, and that there is
not sufficient reason for such a departure
in this instance. The report was adopted
The New Orleans Presbytery in an over
ture to the assembly, asked that no change
be made i nthe confession of faith. The
assembly finally after a heated debate
participated in by a large number OF the
commissioners, neither adopted nod denied
the overture. The Pee Dee Presbytery
submitted an overture that a list Of all
be,
ascertained. The assembly recommended
that this be done by the presbyteries OF
the assembly, and that steps be taken so
that an ierease in salary may be made.
The Presbytery OF North labama in an
overture asked at what time baptized non
communicates should be dropped from
church rolls, If ever. The assembly an
swered that there was no authority for a
time when they should be dropped, and
adopted report that presbyteries in
struct churches to keep rolls of baptized
non communicates and report to the
Dresbyteries.
The Committee on Ministerial Relief
then made its report through the Rev.
Henry Moore The report showed much
reason for encouragement, and said that
the church was in accord with the times
and that aged ministers viii be cared for
as they have not been in the past The
section relative to changes Of times OF
collections for this cause was referl-ed to
the Committee on Systematic Benefcenee.
Tonight a popuar meeting in the interest
of foreign missions was held. ddresses
were made by Rev. H. f. Williams, of
Nashville, editor of the Missionary, and
Dr. S. H. Chester, of Nashville, Secretary
of Foreign Missions. The latter's address
was illustrated by views of foreign lands.
showing the missionary and his people
in all phases.