The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-27
GREAT SPEECH
BY DIR. STRlCKLER.
DR.. Daniel Declares Result Of
Action Will be to Lay Plan
on Shelf for All Time-As-
sernbly Adjourns to Meet
Next in Green
vile, S. G.
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fBy Associated Press.)


FORT WORTH, TEXAS, May 26.-The
forty-fifth General Assembly Of the
Southern Presbyterian Church adjourned
this afternoon. Moderator Plunkett de-
clared the convention dissolved at $50
| O'Clock, and ut the same time called the
next session to meet at Greenville, s..
G., at II a. NJ. on the third Tuesday In
May, 1906. f #
The discussion Of the question Of fed
Grafton with other branches of the church
was long drawn out, and when the end
came, it was as far from final set
tlement as at any time during the debate
(which preceded the vote. There is an
lirreconciliable element in the church that
forcefully manifested itself, which is op-
posed to federntion, and there Is an ele-
lment slightly stronger that favors It.
but neither side lcould muster the neces..
sary strength to settle the matter defi-
nitely. IN the end. the question by 4, a
vote of 90 to 81, was merely referred back
Ito Its committee 10 which were added
three more members. The committee was
eratton before the next assembly.
The greater portion Of the afternoon IN
session was takenEu with routine WORK
ON the question OF q definition OF the
terms commission and 'committee,' y
the minority report; by tho committee
appointed on the subject at the General
| Assembly of 1902 was adopted. me sal SAL
airy Of the stated clerk was raised from '..n :
$500 TO $3.50 per nnnur,. Ehc reports OF
1 the Committe ee on Colored Eyange lizatlnns
and Ministerial ,ducatio on and Il Rellel were were
4 read and adopt 81 with hout de 1890 ), r. r
port from the Bills land Overtures Com n
III tae wa I 4 read regarding the lnstllln-
i tlor. os ministers an.l the persons lirces-
sary to be in attendance nt the insta!la
4 ton. . /. 3, sS ~ ii. /.
1Other matters OF minor sinlpor fancesw were
taken up and disposed OF as rapidly as
they could be real before the a ssemby
Dr.. Strickler Speaks. &
rhe debate over federation was re-
nnfawed Il early to-day. and DR.. Stricken,
~ Richmond, took the floor. lie was
listened to with deepest interest and =
nrofound Impression was made by ms ms
speech. He hegan by h saying u was
| Stonewnll's way to warn MS men men 21leYet
to engage in a fight necessaliry' !; - NV :
| that being once In. fight with az thel! !.
| might. & He expected to speak 4 WI Win al
cani,or. Dr. Hemphill. whom he was
| answering. had charged that the reaction
| "a ries were moved only by prejudlces ana
an utter 3,unwillingness to have any SORT
Of closer relations with the northern
| Church. Such q charge @Dr.4s StrlcRier.
| said laid him liable to a&retort ne Wouia q
| not otherwise have made DR.. Hempnill
WAS himself now an officer under the
| Northern Church, and could{not be wholly
| lisinterested It brought to mind the
| famous fox in the ia BILE. who had been
curtailed He would be much more ready
| to listen IL he could be sure DR.. Hemp.
hills caudal appendage was pertectiy IN
tact. It was urged that by federation
| aid for the work among the colored peo-
nic would be gotten. DR.. Strlckler
| thought. that II such aid were TO be had
| ,t8ought frst to be ascertained under.
| what condition and with wha view as 10
| special makers the fund should be ad-
| mnistered. AS to aid in mission work,
| the church is as able to support It's work
as the rich Northern Church is to do
| It's work.
would give to the world proof of our.
| unity in doctrine. The German Reformed
| Church was to be embodied In the fed-
| Grafton. 1t held the Mercersburg theol-
| ogy which Dr. Hodge had characterized
| as pantheism. Are we ready" asked
DR.. Strlckler, ito declare our doctrinal
unity with these vlows In the union of
Northern and Cumberland Presbyterian
be consummated are we ready to unite
with them and assent doctrinal unity; il
So why not go into federation with the
| Methodist or Baptist Churches-ln some
respects much nearer to us"
In closing DR., strickler declared HIM
self neither afraid nor distrustful OF his
Northern brethren, but he WIS afraid 10
go into any such arrangement with such
questions unsettled.
Judge Giles Cooke of Front Royal,
followed. and spoke vehemcntly against
federation, because OF essential differ
ences in faith and order between tho
Northern and Southern Churches He
was challenged With rejecting upon the
Northern Church, but dIsclaimed any
such Intentions.
Judge MacRae, OF Alabama, In m i'm
passioned speech, advocated union be-
| tween tho churches,
At this point the assembly became I'M
patient and called for question. The vote
upon tho pending motion to declare In
ability to approve the plan OF federation.
stood 81 ayes and % hayes.
This was seemingly u victory for tho
advocates Of federation, but many count
Daniel. Of Lcwisburg, w. Va. the leader
of the opposition, boing asked Tor his
views Of the situation left by the action
OF the assembly, answered,
.rrhe facts are these: The Mobile as
sembly last year appointed the com
mittee to confer With coinniltees Of other
Presbyterian churches on closer elat,nns.
whether by federation or otherwise. Z hese
committees mt in conference ar Pnts-
burg last Dela'nber. 'rheH agreed upon
q man OF federation. pr. Strickler, CHAIR
man of the Southern Committee. not CON
curing In II. This plan of federation was
sent to this assembly for consideration
and suggestions. The assembly referred
the report of the Mobile assembly to