The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-25
Southern Church Recon- :
mends a Committee.
TO REPORT NEXT YEAR
A Committee is Appointed to Confer
With Bodies to be Nane1 by 9th
er Churches to Take Action
on the Divorce
Evil.
(By the Associated Press.)

Fort Worth. Texas. May 23.-At to-
days session of the general assembly
of the Southern Presbyterian church.
the committee to which was referred
the report of the ad interim conference
committee on closer relations with
other Presbyterian churches. which
was appointed by the assembly at
Mobile in 1904. on overtures from the
presbyteries of central Mississippi.
Chesapeake, Chickasaw. and western
Texas and Missouri, reported that
after carefully considering the papers
from the above named places. they
would recommend that the general
assembly commend the fidelity and
diligence of the committee on closer
relations with Presbyterian and Re-
formed churches and that the assemb-
ly appoint a committee and authorize
their conference with similar commit
tees of other churches with view to
perfecting a plan of cooperation. 1t
was recommended that the result of
such conferences be submitted to the
general assembly at the next meet
ing
The report also suggested that the
committee on closer relations be in
structed to give due consideration to
all suggestions and criticisms that may
be offered and that the moderator Of
the general assembly be added to the
committee and that he shall by APP
pointment add to theI committee one
from each synod not now represented
in the committee.
The matter has been set for discus
sion at the morning session of the
assembly and it is expected that some
time will be taken up before action is
taken.
Marriage and Divorce.
An interesting question that came
up for discussion in the sessions of the
Presbyterian general assembly today
was the report from the committee
on bills and overtures on an overture
from the Montgomery Presbytery ask
ing that a committee be appointed to
confer with similar committees from
other Christian churches on the sub
ject of marriage and divorce.
The overtures made mention of the
alarming number of divorces that
were being granted in this country
every year and the ease with which
they may be obtained and recommend
ed that something bd done to prevent
the evil. The discussion took up the
greater part of the morning session
and it was finally decided that COM
mittee be appointed. The committee
will not be instructed.
when the assembly was cdlleu TO
order the moderator read a telegram
from the general assembly of the
Northern Presbyterian church. in seS-
sion at Winona Lake. Ind. acknowl-
edCing the fraternal greetings from
this committee and sending congratu
latiOnS in return.
A report from the American Bible
Cause was read by Chairman Carson
of the STANDING committee on the Bible
cause and was adopted.
This afternoon report from the
standing committee on home missions
was read and adopted. The report
states that the contributions amount
to $6S.2SS.77. being an increase over
any previous year.
A number of recommendations were
made to the assembly and the report
was finally adopted. The assembly ad-
iourned at o'clock this afternoon TO
accept an invitation from the Presby-
terrain ladies of the city to attend
barbecue.