The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
PRESBYTERIAN ASSE IDLY.
The Bible Cause Reported Yester-
d~ay-Stnnding Committee Reports.
ings.

Lexington, Va, May 29,-The South
ern Presbyterian general assembly to-
day discussed at length the report Of
the standing committee on home mis-
sions but reached no conclusion.
Standing committee reports on sys-
tematic beneficience, Sabbath and
Church and Christian education were
submitted and placed on the docket.
The reports of the Bible cause and
auditing committees were adopted.
The committees appointed to examine
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carroll
ma, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and
Florida reported the records to be cor
rect.
The overture of the Fayetteville Pres
bytery, asking changes in the require
ments regarding Latin theses, was de-
MED by the assembly.
In response to the overtures from the
Presbyteries of Alabama, Bethel, Cher
okee, Concord, East Hanover, Enoree,
1NIiS = -tOuNIdL1l, ilSoII anu &C
Dee a permanent committee consisting
Of the Rev. Drs. Thomas H. Law, John
S. Watkins, and J. T. Plunkett, and
T. j. Moore, and George B. Harmon
was appointed on the Bible cause.
The following auditing committees
were appointed by the assembly for the
year 1902-G2:
For the executive committee on for
,i~, ,D,;.r;rrr T1o-ro npDx;1- -,
gene Hollins, I. D.. Webb.
For Home Missions-J. B. Daniel. w.
r. Hoyt. Charles X. Martin.
PublicatiOn-H. Swineford, b. E.
Wherry, Edwin Peasants.
Educa tion-George Maxton, II. NJ.
Nicely, A. 3. Hill.
Colonel Evangelization-W. z. Brig
ham, E B. Nuzam, w. E. Harris.
Home and Schools. G. Howsen, DR.
J. 3 Barney, George c.. Morrison.
Ministerial R~elief-James Whittet,
George L. Christian. O.. B. Morgan.
For Treasurer of the General Assem-
bly-B. II. owen, H. c. Merritt, J. NJ.
MacRae.
Trustees of the general assembly for
three years We're elected as follows:
DR.. E. n. Hutchinson, P. NJ. Brown,
George F. Bason.
The afternoon session of the general
assembly was devoted entirely to dis
cussion OF an overture from Tuscaloosa
Presbytery touching on a change in the
wording of the confession of faith rel
alive to infant salvation, in which the
word elect was asked to be omitted
before infant. The committee recon-
mended a negative answer to the over
ture and DR.. w. II. Marques, of Louis
vile. KY, offered the following substi-
ute:
W recommend that the request Of
the presbytery of Tuscaloosa be answer
ed in the negative for the reason that
the section as thus amended would not
fully state and properly cOrrelate the
doctrines OF grace as held by our church
in relation &c the salvation of infants.
This was adopted by the assembly
with q few dissenting voices. This,
with some foot notes which DR.. Mar
guess proposed to be inserted in the con
fession of faith which were to be sent
te each prefbyteries in the assembly for
their future consideration and vote,
brought forth many elopent appeals for
and against the same from some of the
leading commissioners Of the assembly.
The foot notes were as follows:
First, This language is not properly
constructed as teaching that n in
fants dying in infancy are not saved.
Second. The Holy Scripture when
fairly interpreted warrants US in believ-
ing that all infants who die in infancy
and are regenerated and saved by
aand are regenerated and saved by
Christ through the Holy Spirit"
The motion TO sumit the two foot notes
TO each presbytery for a vote was lost.
Some of the commissioners went home
today and if the assemIy does not ad-
journ tonight there is likely 10 be a
lively exodus tomorrow. This assembly
has been in sitting longer than any 9th
er for many years past.