The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-06-06
The General Assembly.
HE GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT DAY.

Robert Adams, of South Carolina.
The minutes read and approved.
The following partial report from the Committee
Church and Christian Education made by the
chairman, DR.. Rice, nominating the Executive Com
mittee, and fixing the salary OF the secretary and
naming Atlanta the location of the committee:
For three years. s. w. Somervie, L. III. Rice; for
two years, j. j. Eagan, f. II. jones' for year,
S. Ii. Inman, b. j. Hughes. The salary OF the
secretary of this committee, George IL. Cornelson
Concord, is fixed at $4,000 year.
The report referred again to the committee
DIR. Daniel offered a resolution recommending that
the Assembly take action regarding a memorial
church which is to be erected i'll New Orleans to the
memory of DR.. b. Nj. Palmer Objection made
to the resolution upon the ground that it would
not be wise to establish precedent.
INTERCHURCH CONFERENCE.
The Committee on Bills and Overtures reported
overtures from some of the Presbyeres asking that
the Assembly appoint delegates to attend the next
meeting of the Inter Church Conference The COM
mittee reported favoraby, and the subject was dis
cussed
Dr. McPheeters opposed the appointment of dele
gates to this conference, giving his ground that
from information he had received, the doctrines OF
the atonement and the divinity of Christ were not
given proper recognition at the last conference. Dr.
McKelway stated that he attended the conference
held in New York, and that the only churches not
represented in that great religious body were the
Roman Catholic, the Universaist, the Unitarian and
the Southern Presbyterian The point was made that
the next session of the conference would not be held
until 1908 1909, and that it wiser to post
pone the consideration of the subject until the
Assembly held just prior to the meeting of the con
ference motion to that effect made by DR..
G.. b. Stricken and carried.
Drs T. A. Wharton and S. R. Preston APP
pointed to bear the fraternal greetings of the AS
sembly to the Reformed Church in America at the
meeting of the General Synod of that churcn in New
York June 9th.
The Articles of Agreement were then considered.
DR.. Stage spoke in favor of adopting them re-
commended by the Charlotte Conference. Dr. I. a.
Wharton offered resolution to refer the consdera
ton of the Articles back to the Presbyteres for
consideration for the following l. Because
there is doubt among members as to the constitu-
tional right of the Assembly to act this subject
2. Because the Presbyteres right to be heard.
g. Even if the Presbyteres have right to be heard
it is wise for them to be heard.
Colonel Bullitt objected to referring them to the
Presbyteries, did also DIR. Hemphlll, who said
the people were just as much represented now
they ever would be. DR.. Stricker favored referring
the Articles to the Presbyeres The motion to refer
adopted by a vote of SO to a.
DR.. Stage announced that the special committee
appointed to bring in the judgment with reference to
the vote in the Caldwell Case" ready to report
and read the statement of the committee which is
follows
The committee appointed to formulate the iudg-
ment of this court in the complaint of members of
the session the First Presbyterian Church of Fort
Worth against the action of the Synod of Texas:
Find, that in sustaining the complaint of
bers of the session of the First Presbyterian Church
of Forth Worth the action the Synod of Texas is
thereby reversed.
The effect of this judgment is, that the Rev.
William Caldwell has been, since the day of his recep-
ton into Forth Worth Presbytery, and is now
member of that Presbytery; that the Rev. William
Caldwell since the date of his installation, November
30, 1904. pastor of the First Presbyterian Church
of Fort Worth has been, and is now, the pastor OF
said church."
The following offered by DR.. Boggs and others:
" We, the undersigned, voting to sustain in part,
L. - L. L..