The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-24
CLOSER REL Tl|NSHP
Committee Makes Recommendation to
General Assembly.
NATTER OF DIVORCE.
This Question Consumed Considerable
Time and Some Interesting Sta.
tistics We're Laid Before
the Commissio 3ers.

fort Worth. May Pat the session
oil the general assembly Of the South
ern Presbyterian church Tuesday the
committee to whom was eferred the
report of the ad interim COMMITTEES
Of conference on closer relations with
other Presbyterian churches. appoint
ed by the assembly at Mobile in 1904
VII" certain overtures from the pres
osterIes Of Central Mississippi, ches-
a reake. Chickasaw. Lexington, Mis-
sissippi and Western Texas, reported
mat after carefully considering the
papers from the above named places
that the would recommend the general
assembly commend the fidelity and dill
lkehc" ~ the committee on closer re-
lalions and that the assembly enn-
unue the committee on cioae relations
WIN Presbyterian and Reformed
churches. and authorize their confer.
ehee with similar committees Of such
churches should they be appointed
WIN view Of perfectlng a plan Of CO.
operation, and that the results OF such
conferences be submitted to The gener-
nj assembly at is next meeting.
The report also recommends that
The committee ON closer relations be
Instructed 10 give due consideration
70 all suggestions and criticisms that
may bss offered. ans ttat TN. u1oIsr~
a'oF 81 the general assembly be added
to the committee and that he shall.
by appointment, add to said commit =
tee one from each synod not now rep
resented in the committee.
The matter was set for discussion
at The morning session Of the assem-
bly, and it ~ expected that sorrs. time
Viii be taken Up before action liz TAX
en- The most interesting question that
came up for discussion Teaday was
TIE report from the committee on bills
and oV~rtures on an overture fftr1
tire Montgomery presbytery ask Ing
thAi a committee be appointed 10 con-
fer with similar committees from other
churches 10 confer on the matter Of
| marriage and divorce
The overture made mention Of The
| alarming number OF divorces that
we're being granted I'm this country
| every year and the ease with which
they may b. obtained, and recommend
ed that something be done in this mat =
ter 10 prevent tire evil, The discussion
| tosk up nearly al the time Of the
morning session, ard Il was finally se-
ef5sd that "a committee will be APP
| pointed. II viii not be Instructed in
/ any say
The moderator read a telegram from
1 the general assembly OF the Northern
Presbyterian church. in session Al
Ninoha Lake, Ind acknow lodging the
| fraternal greetings from tffs commit
/ tee, and sending congratulations In re-
I turn
A report from the American Bible
/ cause was read hy the chairman al
/ the standing committee on the Bible
/ e&ute. 6. &. Carson. CO Ta3dost=. Ca
/ and WAS adopted.
A report frou the standing commit
/ See au houe missions was read and
adopted The repors states that ihs
/ contributions auoaui 10 Sss asST7. be
/ inw M increase over any previous year
I A number uf recommendations were
made 10 the assembly. and the report
/ was t}naly adopted
I TIE assembly adjourned at 4 o'cloel
( in the afternoon 10 accept an tnvifn-
I tton from the Presbyterian ladies' al
T tire city 10 attend barbecue at Hand.
( Icy. summer resort near here