The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-02
A RUSH or WORK IN
THE FINAL SESSION
The Southern General AS
sembly Has Adjourned.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
No Committee Appointed to Confer With SIM
lar Body From Reformed Churches
To Revise Proof Text Of CoIfeS.
sion of Faith.
sion Of Faith.
(By the Associated Press


Lexington, Va, May SO-This morning 5
session of the General Assembly passed
upon much business. Consideration of re-
ports by committees developed so much
discussion that five minute rule for
speaking was adopted. The committee on
the narrative state of religion was sub
mitted and ordered to be inserted as an APP
pendix to the minutes. 1t was also or
dered to be read from the pulpit and in
serted in all church papers. The report
showed 81 out of 50 Presbyteries had sub
mitted narratives to the committee
The Committee on Foreign Correspond
ence reported relative to communication
from the synod of the Reformed Presby
terrain Church asking that committee
be appointed to consider, with like COM
mittees closer union with Reformed
churches. that the appointment of such
a committee be not made as there was
no evidence in sight that justified the
assembly in hoping that the object pro-
posed might be gained in this way. 1t
was adopted.
A resolution of thanks to Robert Wyte,
elder of Regent Square Presbyterian
Church, London, England, for services
rendered the assemby's African Mission,
as its representative in London, and for
kindly aid given missions and mission
aries, was passed The report of the COM
mittee on Sabbath Schools was adopted
by the assembly. DR.. A. L. Phillips, of
Richmond, as recommended in this re-
port, was retained as general superintend-
ent of Sabbath Schools and Young Peo-
Piles Societies. The report on systematic
beneficence was adopted. 1t showed that
every Presbytery on the roll, including
two new ones organized during the past
year or total of 81, had sent report.
This report showed that grand total
of 1856, 753 had been given for the specific
causes during the year ending March 81
which. compared with last years report,
showed a net gain of $13,975. An ad-in-
term committee was appointed to take
up the question Of schedule of systematic
beneficence and report to the next as
sembly. The report of an adinterim
committee on committees and commits
sions was put on docket for consideration
at the next assembly. 1t was ordered
published as an appendix to the minutes
Adjournment is not yet in sight. Many
commissioners have gone home.
The forty third General Assembly of
the Southern Presbyterian church formal
ly adjourned tonight. The afternoon ses-
sion was long and all unfinished business
was cleared from the docket AS an an
swer to overtures from the Presbyteries
of Parish, Charleston and Pee Dee touching
unsound literature issued by the Execu.
time Committee of Publication it was re-
commended that the committee be in
structed to guard against the publication
of all books, papers and programs for use
in churches which contain matters not
commonly believed and approved by Pres
byterians The Executive Committee of
Publication was directed that after con
ference with Presbyterian authorities, the
sum of $40. 900 be raised for the publication
cause. The assembly's standing commit
tees of Publication and Sabbath Schools
and the Young People Societies were con
solidated into one committee under the
name of Committee on Publication
and Sabbath Work The following were
appointed Executive Committee of Pub
lcation-Rev. DIR. James P Smith (chair-
mani: Revs DR.. Stewart, Stricken, Rose
bro, Wynn, Witherspoon, Cecil and Phil
lips, Messrs. Wexford, Gillian, Tinsley
Muncy and Bryan.
The standing committees report on col
ored evangelization showed that there
were SIS churches, 81 ministers and can
didates for the ministry The Stillman
Institute for training of colored ministers
received the assembly's endorsement. The
request of the chairman of the 10th cen.
fury fund for discharge of his committee
was granted and the following committed
was appointed: Rev. Dr. Henry A. White
(chairman); Rev. Drs. Preston, Graham
Sampson, Nisbet, Anders, Little, Long
Wallace and Clark Messrs. Walker, Levi,
and Hutton. committee consisting o
Judge w. II. Mann, Clifton r. Breckin
ridge. F. L. Livingston, A. G. Daytor
and Henry ST. George Tucker were ap
pointed to present to the President of thu
United States the petition of the Genera
Assembly on the evil state of affairs il
ing of Rev Drs Hall, Webb. Stricken
Beattie and King was appointed to re
wise the proof text of the Confession o
Faith and report at the next General AS
sembly. The report of the Committee OF
Sabbath was presented and adopted as
whole and the same executive committe
was elected.