The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25
NEXT IN FORT WORTH
PREsBYTERIANs SELECT THAT
 CITY FOR MEETING PLACE. f.
At the Night Session, Rev. Dr. Bcggs Conducts the Devotional Exer- ctses---The Commfssfoncrs En-
 Joy Trip On Bay.

at 9:15 o'clock, called to order the fifth lday's session of the General Assembly of
 the Presbyterian Church in the United lStates
 ed the continuation of publishing the min utes of the assembly and that they be distributed more freely than heretofore.
 The report of the conference on theo-
 logical seminaries was referred to the lCcmmittee on Theological Seminaries. Rev. T. w. Sloan nominated Greenville. s. C., for the meeting of the Assembly next year, and pr. ]. s. B. French placed Fort Worth. Texas. in nomination. A vote was taken and Fort Worth was chos- en, receiving 97 votes and Greenville 7s. | memorial on the death of Dr. R. F.. Paris. who was for nineteen years the stated clerk of the assembly was read by Dr. Alexander. stated clerk. It was adopted by a rising vote. \ The following Is the report of the Com jmittee on Closer Relations submitted to- | day before the General Assembly in this | city:
 Your committee, to which were refer red the various overtures and communica- | tion to this General Assembly on the sub l ject of closer relations with the Presby- terian and Reformed Churches In the United States would respectfully state that they have carefully considered the | following overtures and memorials from the Synod of Alabama and the Presbyte- res of Meridian, Mecklenburg and Eno- rec and from joint conferences of the Re- formed Presbyterian Church of Montreal Synod of the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America, the Reformed Church of. America and the United Pres byterian Church. held in New York City December 9-1o, 1903. all asking the ap- pointment of a committee to confer with the similar committees from other churches on the bringing -about of closer relations and cooperation between the various Reformed Presbyterian Church. Also we have considered memorial from the Presbytery of Nashville asking this Assembly to assure our sister churches of our willingness to confer on the sub iect of closer relations whenever such conference would be likely to result in closer fellowship: and asking that As- | sembly defer for a year the appointment of a committee.
 I've have had for our careful consid- eration overtures from the Presbyteries of Arkansas. ouachita and Red River. asking the appointment of committee to confer with q Committee of the Pres byterian Church of the United States of America, looking to closer relations with that church.
 I've have considered also a communi- cation from the Reformed Church in America Dutch) expressing their willing ness to confer with committee from our church on closer relations with us, and also overtures from our presbyteries sof Durant, Wilmington, Tuscaloosa and | North Alabama asking us to appoint a Icommittee of conference with the Re-
 formed Church in America. We have also given due consideration to the action of hxyfor States of America, resembling all former expressions of the general assemblies. re-
 fiecting on the Christian character of our
 church with view to remove all ob-
 stacles to closer relations between these 1.-two churches.
 Your committee recognize that there is not only fin our church, but al-
 so in other chpHches, holding Presby- terian reformed Calvanistic systems of
 a very general and. strong desire of closer relations between these church. es: whereby may be expressed their es- ! sential unity in doctrine and discip- lime: and whereby they may more eff
 fectiveIy cooperate in the work oi Christ's Kingdom.
 we therefore. recommend that this
 assembly wishing to promote closer
 fraternity with a spirit of love and
 candor. appoint a committee of si1
 ministers and three ruling elders
 which committee shall be named by tho
 moderator. who shall be authorized ant
 endowed to confer with similar com
 mittees. that they may be appointed
 by other Presbyterian Reformed
 Church. when notified that 1t is thu wish of such other churches to entel into conference with us. And th' i. committee appointed by this assembl. Is to confer on the subject of closer re
 lations with such churches as may en ter the conference with a view to dis
 cover:
 "1. The real sentiment of thu churches on this subject.
 "2. The Headings of Gods providence in the matter.
 "3. The obstacles that may stand il
 the way of closer fellowship.
 A. Whether and how such obstacle can be removed.
 l "5. And what may be the natur and form of the relations which shal best secure effective cooperation, b, , federation or otherwise. and at tn : same time preserve loyalty to thos 3 great principles for which the variou ] churches have been called to testify. : And this committee shall report t
 the next meeting of the general as lsembly the result of it's conference"
 The report was made a special orde 5 for tomorrow. afternoon.
 8 The following communication was req ! by Dr. Boggs:
 a ..The American section of the Executiv q lC,cmmittee of Alliance Reformed church = es. having received reports from all th . churches represented In it. is deeply I'm l. rressed with the gi eatness of the Wor
 of home missions and the richness c
 lGod's blessing upon it, and suggests tha
 a service ,of special thanksgiving for tn
 Increase of the spirit of fraternity anon 6 inc churches, for the increasing spirit C s missions in all, and for the continue f blessinR of God be held in each Gener; z Assembly and General Synod"
 On motion of Dr. Hopkins, of West Vii O ginia, the special service was ordered l. Including tonight's sessions. The repo # of the Committee on Commissioner F which was made the second order of tf d day. was next taken up. - The question was discussed at lengt '" by pr. T. R. English of Richmond, Va l. pr. s. J. Murray, pr. A. c. Hopkin
 former Moderator, and others. The la
 ter said fhe Assembly Is here not to col I strue Presbyterian Church law, but u make it. He spoke Tn favor of the m . nority report.
 ?, The discussion of the report took up u ~ remaining time of the morning session. v The Assembly adjourned this afternoC !" to take ride on the river and bay.
 The commissioners enjoyed a d. .o1 lightful trip on the deep sea steam | Louis Dolive. The trip included sho ,- ride up the river and then a length T. down M0hiIa Raw cbappaf