The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-05-30
The General Assembly.
MONDAY, MdN 81. 1906.
FOURTH DAY.
MORNING SESSION.

The report of the Board of Trustees of Austin
Theological Seminary read and referred to the
Committee Theological Summaries.
A communication, signed by Rev. e. b. Coe was
read conveying the fraternal greetings of the Re
formed Church in America, and referred to the
Committee Foreign Correspondence
The report of the Permanent Committee Sabbaun
Observance and Family Religion signed by Dr. James
Stacey, chairman read and referred the Com
mittee on the subject The report pleaded especially
for the revival d family religion.
The report of the directors and trustees of Union
Theological Seminary in Virginia was read and re-
ferred to the Committee Theological Summaries.
The report of the Standing Committee on the
Assemblys Home and School was read by Dr. II.
Thornwe and paced the docket.
The Committee Records of the Synod of Ten
nessee recommended the approval of the records
which adopted.
a partial report of the Judicial Committee the
complaint of Dr. S. S. Laws and others against the
Synod of Virginia, made
The Assembly resumed the consideration of the
Standing Committees recommendation to the
Establishment of Executive Committee on Christian
Education. An amendment extending the supervision
of the proposed Executive Committee students in
State universities and other secular institutions was
adopted. Further consideration of the report was
postponed.
The clerk announced that statistical reports show
10000 accession to the church profession during
the past year-2O 600 more than last year.
The records of the Synod of Kentucky were APP
proved.
The Standing Committee Publication reported
through its chairman DR.. Kirk, and its recommen-
dations considered.
The Moderator appointed Drs T. H. Rice, A. c.
Hopkins, H. L. Smith, w. e. Boggs and w. NJ. Scott
to secretary and select location for the new
Committee of Education.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Assembly discussed the recommendation of the
Committee Publication against repubshing the
Distinctive Principles of the Church, and decided
appoint an ad interim committee to revise and
mend additions to the same.
1t was ordered that the Committee of Publication
be authorized, in response to overture from the
Presbytery of Chickasaw, to prepare and publish a
brief historical statement of the formation of the
Confession of Faith in the next edition.
The Minutes of the Synods of Alabama Kentucky
and Tennessee approved.
The overture asking if it lawful for a session
to issue letters of dismissal to any church in
connection" without specifying particular church,
answered in the negative.
1T was ordered that the letters w. c. be omitted
after the names of ministers without charge.
1t directed that hereafter the question Have
you children who able aid your" be omitted
from the blanks asking aid the ministerial re-
lief fund.
a message of greeting was received from the Cum
berland Assembly
Also, from the Presbyterian Church (U. s. A.
in response to messages of greeting from
In response to overture it decided that voting
by proxy in congregational meetings is not allowable
The Committee of Publication directed to pup
lsn year book of the Assembly annually.
DIR. Green advised the republication of the Dis
tinctive Principles in revised form eliminating
parts and introducing matter
DIR. Daniel thought it expedient to reprint
without change. Colonel Built objected to the title
of the book but favored its republication He CON
tended that of its provisions had been an
nulled, and that it recorded political deiverances
made by the church.
DIR Me said no hoo1y ird;o
preface that it was by authority of the General As
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