The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-24
The Days Work in Mobile.

MoDlle, May z.-lne general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States began their fourth days business session this morning with prayer by Rev. W. B. Arrowood of South Carolina.
 Moderator Nee1 announced the follow ing committee to consider all overtures from the church of other calvanistic creeds:
 pr. w. E. Boggs, Jacksonville, Fla, chairman; Dr. J. s. Lyons, Kentucky; Dr. J. H. McNelly, Tennessee: Dr. T. R.. English, Virginia Dr. J. D. Leslie, Texas Dr. A. w. Mister, Arkansas; Dr. J. r.. Farr, Georgia; pr. G. c. Windbridge. Louisianana; Dr. W. M Langtry, Mis- souri, pr. B. w. Wibane, North Carolina; Elder r. P Gloss, Alabama; Elder J. C.. Scott South Carolina Elder S. M Shell ton. Mississippi.
 The report of the interim committee on vacancies and ministers without charge, appointed by the last assembly in re- sponse to an overture from the Presby- tery of Greenbrier, Va, was read and re- ferred to the committee on home mis- sions.
 Overture from the Presbytery of Bra EOS. Tex, for special pr tvisions to be made for a Japanese colony located in Texas for work among them was re- ferred to the home missions committee. Moderator Nee said returned mission
  colony.
 The matter of selecting a place for the next meeting of the general assembly was made the order of the day for to- morrow morning at 9:S0 o'clock.
 Afternoon Session.
 Upon the reassembling of the assembly for the afternoon session, the first bus mess was the submission of the report on the committee on foreign correspond ence which was adopted.
 The committee on bills and overtures made a partial report on bills and over lures submitted to them which was adopt ed. Most of the overtures relate to the construction of the laws of the assembly. In answer to the overture of the Pine Bluff Presbytery asking the assembly to enioin the committee of publication from nrinting In catechisms and other Sunday school literature what Is commonly call ed the apostles creed, the committee re- ported that such request be denied. The same action was taken with regard to the overture from the Presbytery of Asheville. asking that the expenses of entertaining commissioners at meetings of the general assembly be borne by the general assembly.
 The following special order was made:. Thursday D.. m. foreign missions.
 Ministers Without Charges.
 
 The standing committee on home mis- sions to whom was referred by the as- sembly of 1908 an overture from the Greenbrier presbytery, as to misinters without charges and vacant churches made a lengthy report upon the subject showing that the whole number of churches reported to the presbytery of 1908 was 3044 of which 20 per cent are marked as vacant, due to various causes; with regard to the number of ministers without charges it finds three causes dis ease. infirmity and in transtu. Of 1515 p,ir,,st in the assembly reports of 1903, 4 her cent were without charges. The committee recommends that presbyteries making reports should describe ministers without charge "as infirm," 'ln transitu" ar evangelist" as the case may be.
 The interim committee on schedules of collections made their report after which . number of overtures were submitted and appropriately referred.
 Al the night session the special order, ministerial relief was taken up The .,aetinp was called to order by Rev. D,- McElroy, president of the committee 1s,, ministerial relief and very strong ad- Crosses were made by Judge s. NJ. Shel- Cor, of yicksburg and pr. II. G. Hill of Maxton, Mo. The making of an interna- t1onal collection for this branch of the ,vorlx and of creating an endowment fund waa Ntrongly urged. The assembly then af7 }6urned till o'clock tomorrow morn fng.