New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-26
IN LINE ON DIVORCE.
Presbyteriara@ Recognise Church
Comit9-CoLor Line Dra1cn.
lEx rELxoRAPH TO THE -zrsUSr.l


But.alo Nay &-The Presbyterian General As
senby to-day modified its action on the question
OF marriage and divorce taken Monday by
adopting by 3 two-tair3 vote-she following reso-
luton:
That recognizing the Comfy which should exist
church conference, acknowledging as they do the
minister under the authority OF this assembly TO
refuse 20 2nite IN marriage any member Of any
church where marriage IS known ID such minister
n be prohibited by the laws Of the Church in
when such person holds enbership unless the
Of given case his refusal would do injustice 70
an Innocent Derson-who has been divorced for
scr-pUural reasons
The denominations concerned are the Protestant
Episcopal Church Of the United States, the Presoy-
terrain Church il the United States Of America the
Methodist Episcopa! Church the Baptist Churches.
the Methodist Episcopal Church South the Al
nance Of the Reformed Churches holding the Pres
byte-iaa system. the Synod Of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church, the Reformed Church in Amer
Tea The Congregational Churches. the UniTersalist
Churches. The Unitarian Churches. the Reformed
Presbyterian Church General synod and the Cum
berIand PRESBYTERIAN Church
General Ralph E Prime, Of Tonkers. y Y,
fought the proposed resolution. declaring that
there were Two churches represented in the inter
church conference which were Tot Christian
churches-the Unitarian and the UniversalisT. Dr.
Henry c. Mnton. Of Trenton. y j. declared that
.1s resolution as amended not unsa tisfaCtory
10 him, and ). was adopted almost unanimously
The color line IS now before the assembly. his
afternoon a special committee presented report
utth tile that 10 the Uninitated vas devoid OF
.Dscsl interest Il was The Territorial Limits
~ PresbvterIes" On this report may hang the
cnsS-son II union with the Cumberland Preshy-
t.risn Church ana also with the Southern Presoy-
tartan Church The committee recommends that
-hg eo-rn q government Of the church be amended
- thai IN exceptional cases a presbytery may
s organizeC within The boundaries OF existing pres
S-+eres in The interests Of ministers and churches
rnar
Of particular race, out II no case without their
consent -..s -.
0rt so late this afternoon that II could not be dis
esTssa5 30 Il was put the docket for to-Tnor
ro9 After the assembly has discussed union with
4be Cumberland Church several colored brothers
upe being drawn. and they viii have the backing
% several leading men who oppose union with the
Cumberland people
+ speer OF New York, represented the work OF
TIE Foreign Mission Board this morning the for
rner through q report which gave a vivid and IN
world and the latter by an address which thrilled
the assembly. AS A-. Speer uTiEhed his address
Dr. McASse led the congregation n the hymn,
There's q lard That Is F'airer Than Day" Mr..
srzrtor q TIRE Rev. Benjamin W Labaree in
Persia II March NJ. la BARGE was Mr.. SreeTs
friend ard i win great difficulty that he
could control his emotions as he read extracts
from letters received from Mrs Laba-ee since
her husbands death.
Dr McAfee IN closing his report. recommended
board for three years The Rev William NJ Pax
ton. the Rev John Balcon Shaw. Alexander Matt
land. John Stewart and William 2. Stiger; that the
Rev Dr. James :. Dennis be elected in place Of
The Rev Dr. David Gregg. and the Rev. Dr. Eben
z. Cobb be elected 10 succeed the Rev DR.. John
.. Wells. deceased