The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-27
DEBATE IS MORE TAME
ORATORS ARGUE
 FOR AMI AGAINST UNION.
Speakers Are Limited ts Five Mtnutes Each. Except the Leaders ef the s Oppeslng Forces--Cciered
 Evamgellnnt ton.

MoSila. May a.--The storm of yestef- day ii the General Assembly was follow ed today by a calm which came with the inal action on the conispittee on closer relations. ending the rather spirited de- bate which was at times very exciting. In the afternoon session there was some further debate on the subject of the re- port of the committee on colored evar- gelizttion, but there was nothing out of the crdinary in this debate, and the mat ter vas brought to head by thes fnal adoption of the report, including the rec ommsndation of the appropriation of $lb,- ooo fr this work during the ensuing year.
 Thedebase in the afternoon was some what snlivened by the report of the com mittee on foreign missions, which made no recommendation for the retention of Dr. Chester, the present secretary Of the fereigs mission board. who has occupied the po,ition for the past ten years. His friends took exception to this part of the report and some of them characterized it as a stab in the back at pr. Chester, and his friends offered a substitute te the feptrt looking to his retention in the ofice.
 The mstter went over to the night ses- sion, but that being a popular meeting on the sahjeet of foreign missions. action was deferred until tomorrow.
 The adoption of the report of the Com mittee on Theological seminaries was the first business transacted today by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. Dr. A. c. Hopssins, Chairman of the Standing Com mittea on Bills and Overtures. read the report of the committee Disposition was made of tle report as follows: The ansters to the overtures from the Presbyteriks of Missouri. Orange and Green Brisr were adopted. while the an- over and Fort Worth were ordered dock eted. as vas also the answer to the over- ture from Chesapeake on polygamy.
 Rev. VI s. Campbell. of the standing committed on Bible Cause, read the re- port. which was received and adopted.
 4 resolution was offered by Rev Allen Of Afissisbippi that the work of the Vest minister Assembly be printed in the con- fession cf faith. The matter was referred to the Committee on Publication.
 Discussion of the report of the special committee on Closer Relations which was unfinisAed from yesterday, was then taken ap By vote of s7 to 79, debate on the subject was limited to five minutes by each speaker. An exception was made in the cases of pr. Bosgs, Chairman of the special committee. and Dr. A. C.,
 
 the adoption of the report.
 Speeches advocating the adoption of the majority report for closer relations were made by Judge s. M. shelton of Vicksbarg, Miss. pr. J. c. Fair of Savannah, Ga. Dr. H. G. Hill of Max ton. N. C.. pr, H. W. Purnell of Augus- ta. Ga. and Rev. A. F. Baker of Nary land. Speeches In opposition to tho report were made by Rev g. Archer of Aks of Virginia,
 Rev. A. c. Hopkins said he was against the appointment of what he termed an omnibus conference commit tee as called for in the majority report. but favored a conference for closer relations with the Dutch Reformed Church. He said that in his opinion. the Northern church had expunged nothing, as the resolution of 1881 had church wanted to be on friendly terms, but did not desire a union.
 Dr. W. F. Bogss, chairman of the special committee that brought in the majority report favoring closer reia- tions spoke for the adoption of the re- port He said it would be diseourteous to adopt the substitute report.
 The report was called for on the adoption of the Hipkins substitute and it was loet--lOA 70 JO.
 The majority report. which favors closer relations was then adopted. At l2:05 the assembly, adjourned until 2 o'clock,
 Tn the afternoon session. which convened at o'clock st which Mod orator Neei presided. the most iHnpor- tant action taken was the adoption of the report on eoiored evangeiizas ton, which carried with it a reeom- mendation for an appropriation of eIb,- 900 for this work for the ensuing year.
 The reports of the committee on Bible Cause and Theological Seminary were adopted and then the foreign missions committee submitted q report of the progress of this work. There was nothing in this report recommend ing the retention of pr. Chester. pres ent secretary of the foreign missions board, and his friends thereupon took exception to the report, and offered a substitute looking to his retention. The matter went over to the night session. without action.
 The following ts the committee ap- pointed by the moderator on the sub Ject of closer relations, in accordance with the report adopted in the morn ing session. which caused such warm debate:
 Rev. c. B. strieklsr. D. D., Rich- mond, Va. Rev. c. R. Hemphill. D. D.. Louisville, Ky; Rev. s. M. Neel. D. D., Kansas City. Mo. Rev. J. H. McNeilly. D. D.. Nashville, Tenn: {: Rev. W. E, Bogss. D. D., Jackson vile, Fla; Rev. J. R. Howerton. D. D., Charlotte. N, C.; Captain c. N. Roberts, Sherman. Texas; Hon. Chsrl- ton H. Alexander, LID. Jackson, Miss; Thad Harrison. Mobile. Ala
 The night session. by previous ar- engagement had been set aside for a public meeting in behalf of the for- eign mission work and any definite action on the report of the committee on foreign missions was deferred un- til the morning session, on that ae- count.
 Rev. F. 1T. Fleming of Richmond. Va. presided. and addresses were made by pr. Morrison. pr. Allyn and Rev. l.. P. Vass. The meeting was large ly attended and the congregation lis- tened with much interest to the expe- riences of the missionaries who spoke.
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